Børge Brende

• Managing Director, Government Relations and Constituent Engagement, World Economic Forum

BA, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Tech. Former: Political Adviser to Conservative Party Chairman; Chairman, Young Conservatives; Member, Municipal Executive Board, Trondheim; Deputy Chairman, Norwegian Conservative Party; Member, Storting, Norwegian Parliament; Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and Deputy Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy and Environment; Cabinet Minister of the Environment; Chairman, UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Cabinet Minister of Trade and Industry; Chairperson, PD Burma - Int'l Network of Parliamentarians promoting democracy; Secretary-General, Norwegian Red Cross. With World Economic Forum: 2008-09, Managing Director, Regional Teams, Governments and Constituents: since May 2011, Managing Director, Government Relations and Constituents Engagement. Int'l Vice-Chairman, China Council for Int'l Cooperation on Environment and Dev.; Chairman of the Board, Mesta. Recipient of awards and honours, including: Commander, Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav (2005); Cavaliere Di Gran Croce, Italy (2005); "Gift to the Earth", WWF (2004).