The Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC) is a new global network of leaders from competitiveness councils around the world aimed at enabling information exchange and cooperation on global economic challenges and opportunities. Innovation, sustainability, and resilience are key to national competitiveness but must now be addressed globally. The GFCC was founded by leaders from Egypt, Brazil, South Korea, Russia, UAE, US, and Saudi Arabia to guide national competitiveness based on 10 principles including public-private partnerships, investment in R&D, developing workforce skills, and benchmarking competitiveness metrics.

4. GFCC Founders Egypt Helmy Abouleish Chairman of the Board of Directors Egyptian National Competitiveness Council; Managing Director, Sekem Group Mona El Baradei Executive Director, Egyptian National Competitiveness Council Brazil Reginaldo Arcuri President, Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) Erik Camarano President, Brazilian Competitiveness Movement (MBC)

6. GFCC Founders United Arab Emirates Abdullah Nasser Lootah Secretary General, Emirates Competitiveness Council United States of America Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Chairman Emeritus, Council on Competitiveness Deborah L. Wince-Smith President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on Competitiveness Saudi Arabia Amr Al-Dabbagh Chairman, National Competiveness Center; Governor and Chairman of the Board, Saudi Arabian General Investment Awwad al Awwad Chief Executive Officer, National Competitiveness Center; Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority