Official Pre-Summit Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026
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World Futures Forum (WFF) is a biennial platform of the World Entrepreneurship Development Organisation, USA and hosted by the India SME Forum, India’s largest organisation for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in a strategic collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, to advance innovation, digital transformation, and MSME competitiveness as key levers for accelerating sustainable industrial growth, across the Global South.
The strategic collaboration was formalised through a Joint Declaration signed in October 2025 to advance innovation, digital transformation, and MSME competitiveness as key levers for accelerating sustainable industrial growth, across the Global South.
The World Futures Forum 2026 is recognised as an Official Pre-Summit Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026 by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, and is organised with the support of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Economic Diplomacy Department of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India.
WFF 2026 aims to discuss roadmaps for shaping the future of industry, enterprise, and livelihoods across the Global South, bringing together MSMEs, policymakers, industry leaders, multilateral institutions, and technology enablers to advance practical, future-ready solutions for competitiveness, innovation, and inclusive growth.
The 2026 edition highlights AI-enabled industrial competitiveness, MSME readiness, quality and manufacturing standards, and cross-border digital trade, positioning the Global South as an active shaper of the global AI and industry agenda.
Designing high-performing industrial clusters through coordinated policy, shared infrastructure, and execution-focused growth models.
Transforming ideas into protected assets by enabling MSMEs to create, manage, and scale intellectual property.
Strengthening MSME credibility by improving standards, compliance, and readiness for global value chains.
Applying AI tools to manufacturing operations to unlock efficiency, precision, and measurable business outcomes.
Enabling MSMEs to expand internationally using digital platforms, trade technologies, and new export models.
Building practical digital systems across finance, operations, and sales to support long-term enterprise growth.
World Futures Forum (WFF) is a biennial platform of the World Entrepreneurship Development Organisation, USA for discussing the future of industry, enterprise and livelihoods across the Global South, to advance practical frameworks and future-ready solutions for competitiveness, innovation and inclusive growth.
