The annual meeting of the WPC is restricted in size so that participants can create lasting bonds with one another. It brings together leading figures from all five continents – political and business leaders, academics and journalists – in a spirit of tolerance that is the only one conducive to the pursuit of the common good. Beyond the participants, this meeting aims to help all populations affected in a time of constant upheaval.

Numerous cities hosted the World Policy Conference over the sixteen editions, including Evian, Monaco, Vienna, Seoul, Montreux, Marrakech, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Prestigious guests took part in the high-level discussions held during this 3-day event: H.S.H. Prince Albert II (Sovereign Prince of Monaco), H.R.H. Prince Turki Al-Faisal (Chairman of the KFCRIS), Khaldoon Al Mubarak (President of the Executive Affairs Authority), Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani (PM of the State of Qatar), Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia), Ban Ki-moon (SG of the UN), Robert Gates (Former US Secretary of Defense), Abdullah Gül (President of the Republic of Turkey), Angel Gurría (SG of the OECD), Mo Ibrahim (Chairman of Mo Ibrahim Foundation), Dmytro Kuleba (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine), Dmitry Medvedev (President of the Russian Federation), Mario Monti (PM of Italy), Amr Moussa (SG of the League of Arab States), Joseph Nye (Distinguished Service Professor of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government), Alassane Ouattara (President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire), Park Geun-Hye (President of the Republic of Korea), Mary Robinson (Former President of Ireland), Nicolas Sarkozy (President of the French Republic), Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the ECB), Paul Kagame (President of the Republic of Rwanda), Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice President of the European Commission). 

Find a full version of the previous WPC debates in video, audio and text, as well as access to our social networks on our website www.worldpolicyconference.com.