Thank you very much.
First of all I want to thank you both for the warmth, the hospitality; for the very good meeting. I agree with you. It's been a very strong start. And there is a context to what we are doing. In this era of volatility and uncertainty, it's important to de-risk the global economy and yet to ensure that there is very responsible growth.
So a lot of what we discussed related to resilient and reliable supply chains, to trust and transparency in the digital domain; in the fact that we today, will have to focus on how to get the best out of a global talent pool in a knowledge economy.
So during the course of the meeting one of our colleagues described this as a techade-a decade which is going to be shaped by technology. And our effort has been to create the trusted collaboration, so that we ensure that in this era with all its challenges globalization remains strong, that we remain open economies; that we are able to forge ahead in various areas.
We have three working groups that met today. We had a stakeholders consultation. And I think what was most important-we had a clear plan for and calendar for how we are going to go ahead.
So once again a big thank you and I think truly a very productive meeting.
Brussels, Belgium
May 16, 2023