Emma Loades

• Senior Director, Programme Development Team, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

BA (Hons), University College London; Executive MBA, Imperial College Business School. Since 2000, with World Economic Forum including: Editor, Media and Communications; Manager, Global Competitiveness Programme, engaging over 120 academic and research organization partners worldwide in effort to help stimulate and achieve sustained economic progress; currently, oversees Programme Development Team in design, development and delivery of Annual Meetings in Davos, Annual Meeting of New Champions in China and regional activities worldwide, focusing on design of session formats that enhance interaction, collaboration and ensuring actionable outcomes; spearheaded creation of the Forum's Global Agenda Council on Design. Guest speaker at numerous conferences worldwide. Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), International Association of Facilitators.