Who will participate

Given China’s critical importance in the global recovery process, the meeting will be held in close partnership with the People’s Republic of China Forum. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has been engaged in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions since its inception and has once again expressed his personal support to make the “Summer Davos” a great success.

Abridged List of Participants
See the current abridged list of participants including CEO's of the world's up-and-coming business champions, CEO's of the most influential global companies - World Economic Forum Members and Partners and other confirmed guests.

Mentors
A select group of business leaders from the World Economic Forum’s Partner and Members with extensive international experience in building global businesses will act as mentors.

Timothy P. Flynn, Chairman, KPMG International, USA
Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcoa, USA
James J. Schiro, Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Group Management Board, Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland
Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP, United Kingdom
Tarek Sultan Al Essa, Chairman and Managing Director, Agility, Kuwait
Ben J. Verwaayen, Chief Executive Office, Alcatel-Lucent, France
John Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Hony Capital, People's Republic of China

In addition:
• 400 Global Growth Companies – businesses that have demonstrated potential to become leaders in the global economy

• 300 CEOs, CTOs, chief economists and corporate strategists from the Forum’s Members and Partners

• 150 Young Global Leaders – a unique multistakeholder community with a commitment to improve the state of the world and insight into the priorities and expectations of future generations

• 100 Public Figures including heads of government and ministers for energy, science and industry

• 100 Media Leaders – publishers and editors-in-chief, top columnists and economic editors

• 60 technology pioneers - companies and leaders at the forefront of innovation

• 60 Young Scientists – scientists from around the world that have produced groundbreaking research in different fields; nominated by the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP)

• 50 Members of the Global Agenda Councils – thought leaders on the foremost challenges on the global agenda

• 40  Mayors of the fastest growing cities in the world

Regional representation of registered participants: