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Merkel to hold keynote debating ways to improve the world

Researches, international policymakers and business leaders will convene at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin on March 18 and 19 to address the world's most urgent political, environmental and societal problems.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will address 1,200 participants with her keynote.

The Global Solutions Summit is held annually by the Global Solutions Initiative, a global think tank network that brings together G20 leaders and scientists to find solutions to the world's great challenges.