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Dr. Bourguignon drew attention to the urgent need to take

more steps to achieve carbon neutrality to avoid the future

repercussions that any additional delay in responding to

climate change could cause. He explained that the current

framework in place for the manufacturing and production of

global goods needs to be replaced with a new one.

Meanwhile, Dr. Sheets expressed a more optimistic view about

the global economy's health, suggesting that an ever-

advancing technology ecosystem has confronted many

challenges the world has faced in recent years.

Concerning the UAE's economy, Dr. Bourguignon said that

what enables the country to face the economic challenges the

world is its flexibility and resilience.

In another panel, John Defterios, Professor of Business at

NYU Abu Dhabi, spoke to three government officials. H.E.

Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Kingdom

of Morocco; Jose-Maria Figueres, Former President of Costa

Rica; and H.E Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister for

Enterprises and Made in Italy; all contributed to a lively debate

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