World Economic Forum (WEF), Abu Dhabi: Sheila Sri Prakash, the Chief Architect of Shilpa Architects will be in Abu Dhabi from the 18th to 20th November 2013 to participate in the Summit on the Global Agenda 2013.
The Summit on the Global Agenda is the world’s largest brainstorming event, bringing together the most relevant thought leaders of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils. Comprised of more than 80 groups of experts from academia, business, civil society, international organizations and government, the Councils advance knowledge and collaboratively explore important issues shaping the global, industry and regional agendas.
Over 900 Members of the Network will engage this year in interactive workshops and sessions to provide comprehensive insight and recommendations on some of the most pressing global challenges. This Summit on the Global Agenda 2013 will focus on the advancement and achievements of the Councils that started collaborating since July 2012.
She will participate as a panellist in the following councils:
1. Urbanization council: “Urban Anthologies” learning from our cities and council on social innovation.
2. Sustainable Consumption: “Engaging Tomorrow’s Consumer” project to design collaborative initiatives that will shift consumer attitudes and behaviour around sustainable lifestyles.
3. Design Innovation
4. Developing Indices and Benchmarks – Workstudio