Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 25-29 January
The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos has wrapped up. It has been as ever, a cornucopia of intellectual fare, with some 260 sessions on everything from the Secrets of the Universe to Fixing Capitalism, and a cast of the world's intellectual, business, arts, cultural and social giants. It has been a week of superlatives, the most participants, sessions, snow, media coverage... you name a record and we have broken it.
In short, The outlook, after a week of intense discussion, is of a troubled world pressed for solutions across a number of fronts, but with optimism provided by human ingenuity and progress. Rather than attempt to summarise or curate, we direct you to the full library of content, videos, summaries, tweets, quotes, blog posts and highlights. Enjoy.
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Saturday 28 January
This session was on the record and open to reporting press.
With Europe, Japan and the United States facing serious structural and societal challenges, will India remain the exception to the rule in the future of democratic capitalism?
In partnership with the World Economic Forum, NDTV hosts this live debate on the future of democratic capitalism in India.
Key Points
In order to feed a population of 9 billion in 2050, the world will need a New Vision for Agriculture - delivering food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity through agriculture. This will require producing more food with fewer resources while reinvigorating rural economies. It can only be achieved through collaboration, investment and innovation among all stakeholders. This report outlines the concrete actions that can be taken to achieve such a vision, and the tools we can use to measure progress.
A number of countries are now undertaking ambitious...
Julie Gerberding, President, Merck Vaccines responds to the Ask a Leader campaign at the Annual Meeting Davos, Switzerland 25-29 January 2012.
Omar Ishrak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic at the Annual Meeting Davos, Switzerland 25-29 January 2012.
David Agus, Professor of Medicine at University of Southern California, responds to the Ask a Leader campaign at the Annual Meeting Davos, Switzerland 25-29 January 2012.
Dr. Oz,New York Presbyterian Hospital responds to the Ask a Leader campaign at the Annual Meeting Davos, Switzerland 25-29 January 2012.
Francis S. Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health, responds to the Ask a Leader campaign at the Annual Meeting Davos, Switzerland 25-29 January 2012.
Peer M. Schatz, CEO, Qiagen, responds to the Ask a Leader campaign at the Annual Meeting Davos, Switzerland 25-29 January 2012.
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Friday 27 January
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From compensation to credit, the fault line between the banking industry and the rest of society continues to widen. Are the world’s biggest banks a greater problem than solution to the global recovery?
In partnership with the World Economic Forum, Bloomberg Television hosts this debate on the role of banks.
Key Points
A record 2,600 business, government and civil society leaders – including nearly 40 heads of state or government – participated in the 42nd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, which took place under the theme The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models. The record participation indicated the international community’s level of concern for the world today, as one crisis after another emerges. It also underscored the commitment of the Forum’s Members, Partners and communities to improving the state of the world.
The great transformation is generating tremendous...
Over 2600 leaders from 100 countries addressed some of the world's greatest challenges at the Annual Meeting 2012 in Davos-Klosters. Discover the insights gained on the overall theme of The Great Transformation, Shaping New Models.
The turmoil in today’s world has generated greater scrutiny of business. As the world experiences momentous change, there is an urgent need for business to rethink its role and responsibilities towards society and reposition itself as an active leader in the current environment.
Join business leaders, the Forum's Global Shapers, Global Agenda Council Members and other experts in this brainstorming session to explore facets of this critical issue:
Thursday 26 January
This session was on the record and open to reporting press.
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