GFC Network End of Year Insights Summary 2025

Network insights The 2025-26 term began with a virtual launch session. The session introduced members to the objectives of the new term, outlined opportunities for engagement and previewed the engagement opportunities offered at the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils in Dubai, hosted in collaboration with the Government of the United Arab Emirates. Across the network, experts from various councils were invited to contribute their insights to critical global publications, including the “Global Risks Report”, the “Global Cooperation Barometer” and the “Global Cybersecurity Outlook”, all of which will be released in early 2026. Members provided input through surveys and targeted interviews. Output Labs In October , a series of cross-council Output Labs were held at the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2025. These were dynamic workshops convening more than a dozen councils each, designed to draw on the breadth of expertise and to uncover fresh, often unexpected, insights. These interdisciplinary sessions explored some of the most pressing issues shaping the global agenda and surfaced critical insights. The T echnology and Digital Security Lab generated a deep dive on Securing the Digital Future . The Global Economy Scenarios Lab is informing the forthcoming “Future of Jobs: AI and T alent in 2030” publication to be released in early 2026. The Nature and Climate Lab produced two new pieces on geopolitics in the green transition and how science, technology and governance can advance prosperity within planetary boundaries. T ogether , these Output Labs examined emerging trends and also laid the groundwork for deeper collaboration across the Network of Global Future Councils. Insights Summary December 2025 6