GFC Network End of Year Insights Summary 2025

Executive summary The World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Future Councils (GFCs) is the foremost global multistakeholder and interdisciplinary knowledge network. It convenes leading experts from academia, business, government, civil society and international organizations to generate forward-looking insights that help inform global, regional and industry agendas. This report provides an end-of-year overview of the insights generated in 2025 by the 37 councils in the GFC Network. It presents the insights across four dimensions: (1) Network- wide and cross-council insights, including the councils’ outcomes from the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2025 (AMGFC 2025) held from 14 to 16 October in Dubai; followed by insights from individual councils across three themes: (2) insights on the global economy; (3) insights on technology and digital security; and (4) insights on nature and climate. This summary of intellectual contributions serves as a strategic guide for future collaboration across and beyond the network. It captures how councils have advanced knowledge exchange and strengthened cross-sector collaboration. It is also intended to inform partners’ strategy development and efforts to build more inclusive, sustainable and resilient global systems. Insights Summary December 2025 3