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World Economic Forum Pre-Davos 2008 Press Conference http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 16.01.2008 Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum and Managing Board members Richard Samans and André Schneider answer journalists questions about the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum held from 23-27 January 2008 under the theme: "The Power of Collaborative Innovation". Tags: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting WEF Davos davos08 2008 Press Conference Klaus Schwab André Schneider Richard Samans |
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Global Competitiveness Report 2007 - Michael Porter http://www.weforum.org/gcr 31.10.2007 Interview with Professor Michael Porter for the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008 Tags: World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2007 Harvard Professor Michael Porter commentary analysis news |
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Middle East World Economic Forum 2007 - Queen Rania http://www.weforum.org 19.05.2007 Defining Global Citizenship: From Philanthropy to Activism Contributing to the common good takes many forms, from individual acts of philanthropy to ongoing patterns of social activism. 1) How can individual philanthropists make the best use of their resources? What successful frameworks exist inside and outside the region? 2) Do companies have a responsibility to the wider community, or should they simply contribute funds to "specialist" institutions? 3) What can ordinary members of society do to become active global citizens? How can such activism be encouraged? Carly Fiorina, Chairman, Fiorina Foundation, USA Fadi Ghandour, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East;Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aramex International, Jordan Omar Ghobash, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Foundation, United Arab Emirates Barbara L. Ibrahim, Founding Director, John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo, Egypt H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia Moderated by H.M. Queen Rania of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum Tags: World Economic Forum Middle East WEF DeadSea Jordan 2007 Queen Rania Carly Fiorina Ghandour Ghobash Ibrahim Prince Turki news commentary analysis |
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Davos Annual Meeting 2008 - Lee Howell http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 16.01.2008 Lee Howell, the Annual Meeting Director comments on the upcoming Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to be held from 23-27 January 2008 under the theme: "The Power of Collaborative Innovation". Tags: World Economic Forum Davos Annual Meeting WEF 2008 davos08 Lee Howell |
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Middle East World Economic Forum 2007 - Stability http://www.weforum.org 19.05.2007 Stability in the Broader Middle East: Who Is Taking the Lead? Many international powers have scaled back their involvement in the Middle East for domestic reasons. This has created an opportunity for regional political leaders to seize the initiative on the region's political conflicts and challenges. 1) How strong is the determination of regional leaders to solve issues on a regional basis? How can recent progress be maintained? 2) What are the linkages between the various issues, and what are the prospects for a "package"? 3) What do regional leaders need from the international community to increase their chances of success? Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan Marouf Bakhit, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan H.H. Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia Chaired by Raghida Dergham, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, Al Hayat, USA Tags: World Economic Forum Middle East WEF Dead Sea Jordan 2007 Aziz Bakhit Karzai Khalifa Mottaki Prince Turki Dergham news commentary analysis |
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Africa World Economic Forum 2007 - India, China, Africa http://www.weforum.org/africa 14.06.2007 Africa and Asia: Creating a New Axis of Partnership With the rising economic importance of Asia, Africans are delicately forging ties with both East and West. 1) What roles will Asia, in particular China and India, play in fuelling Africa's economic growth? 2) In what ways will Africa's growing ties with Asia be similar to and different from those with its traditional partners? 3) With the boom in trade and investment, have "South-South" opportunities replaced the traditional "North-South" relationship? 4) What should Africans do to optimize the benefits and manage the challenges of these new cultural and economic ties? Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of Mozambique Li Zhaoxing, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (2003-2007) Mandisi Mpahlwa, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa John Page, Chief Economist, Africa, and Director, Poverty Reduction Group, World Bank, Washington DC Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences of India Chaired by Li Ruogu, Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of China, People's Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa Tags: World Economic Forum Africa 2007 India China Armando Emilio Guebuza Zhaoxing Mandisi Mpahlwa John Page Kapil Sibal Ruogu commentary analysis news |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2007 - Innovation Mantra http://www.weforum.org 25.06.2007 The Innovation Mantra: The Key to Asian Competitiveness? Citing innovation as the key to global competitiveness has become a reflex in Asia. But is innovation understood, and applied, in the context of meeting the unmet needs of consumers and markets through insight and invention? Is an incremental, product-based approach the best for Asia? Which industries and companies have it right, and which have it wrong, in Asia? What has been the track record of governments so far to foster real innovation? Jim Goodnight, Chief Executive Officer, SAS, USA K. V. Kamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Science Adviser to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Office of Japan Lim Siong-Guan, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore Liu Jiren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neusoft, People's Republic of China Jignesh Shah, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Technologies (FTIL), India; Young Global Leader Chaired by John K. Defterios, Group Vice-President, Content, and Anchor, United Kingdom, FBC Media, United Kingdom Tags: World Economic Forum East Asia WEF 2007 innovation Goodnight Kamath Kurokawa Siong-Guan Jiren Shah Defterios commentary analysis news |
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Davos Annual Meeting 2008 - A Unified Earth Theory http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 24.01.2008 A Unified Earth Theory: Combining Solutions to Extreme Poverty and the Climate Crisis Traditionally viewed as separate issues, the discussion will explore the interrelations between the climate crisis and extreme poverty and solutions common to both. How should international efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and to solve the climate crisis be coordinated to improve the chances for success in both efforts? Bono, Musician, DATA (DEBT, AIDS, TRADE, AFRICA), United Kingdom Al Gore, Vice-President of the United States of America (1993-2001); Nobel Laureate 2007 Chaired by Thomas L. Friedman, Columnist, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, USA Tags: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 WEF Al Gore Bono Thomas Friedman Davos davos08 commentary analysis news |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2008 - Food and Fuel http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2008 16.06.2008 Fears over Food and Fuel Food and fuel prices have reached historic highs across Asia - the price of rice, the staple food of 2.5 billion people in Asia, has more than tripled in Thailand since January, while diesel has risen over 36% in Vietnam. Given the region's dual dependencies on food subsidies and energy imports, how can Asian economies address the inflation challenge to ensure continued sustainable growth and avoid a domestic backlash? Ahn Ho-Young, Deputy Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board, Nestlé, Switzerland Chen Zhangliang, Vice-Governor of Guangxi, People's Republic of China Musa Hitam, Chairman, Sime Darby, Malaysia Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia Tags: wef World Economic Forum East Asia food fuel Ahn Ho-Young Peter Brabeck-Letmathe Mari Pangestu Musa Hitam commentary analysis news |
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Middle East World Economic Forum 2007 - Sheikh Al Maktoum http://www.weforum.org 19.05.2007 Leadership and Education in the Arab World Special Address by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates; Ruler of Dubai Introduced by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Tags: World Economic Forum Middle East WEF Dead Sea Jordan 2007 Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Klaus Schwab news commentary analysis |