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World Governments Summit
ConferenceGovernmentIn-personAnnual
Dubai, AE3 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 20263 days
Countries
150+
Duration
3 days · 3 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2026
Frequency
Annual
About this congress
The World Governments Summit is a global, neutral, non-profit organization dedicated to shaping the future of governments. It explores the agenda of the next generation of governments, focusing on harnessing innovation and technology to solve humanity's universal challenges. The summit acts as a knowledge exchange hub between government officials, thought leaders, policymakers, and private sector leaders to discuss future trends, issues, and opportunities facing humanity.
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Key details
- City & country
- Dubai, AE
- Dates
- 3 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2026
- Duration
- 3 days
- Frequency
- Annual
- Format
- In-person
- Rotation pattern
- Fixed
- Commercial type
- B2GConference
- Official website
- www.worldgovernmentssummit.org — register free for link access
Who attends
Governmentsinternational organizationsthought leadersprivate sector leaderspolicymakersCEOsexpertsministersheads of statecivil societyNobel laureatesscientists
Programme
Tracks
Global Governance and Effective LeadershipSocietal Wellbeing and Capacity BuildingEconomic Prosperity and Emerging OpportunitiesUrban Futures and Evolving DemographicsFuture Realities and Next FrontiersEffective Governance and AccountabilityFinancing the Future and the Global EconomyClimate, Crisis Mitigation, and Resilient CitiesHuman-centric Futures and Capacity BuildingGlobal Health TransformationsEmerging Frontiers and the Future
Host city history — 14 congresses since 2013
2026DubaiAE← current
2025DubaiAE
2024DubaiAE
2023DubaiAE
2022DubaiAE
2021DubaiAE
2020DubaiAE
2019DubaiAE
2018DubaiAE
2017DubaiAE
2016DubaiAE
2015DubaiAE
2014DubaiAE
2013DubaiAE
Middle East
AE ×14
Based on the rotation history, the next congress is likely to move to a different region. Dubai has hosted 14× (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).