World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012

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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The Global Agenda 2012 - Annual Meeting 2012

The Chairs of the Annual Meeting will debate the emerging issues of 2012, and the implications for the global economy and for their industries.

This session is developed in partnership with CNBC.

  • Yasuchika Hasegawa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012; Global Agenda Council on Japan
  • Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Citi, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012
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Date posted: January 29, 2012
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Session Summary

The Future across Generations

Sunday 29 January

This session was on the record and open to reporting press.

Key Points

  • The key challenges faced by society are debt, sustainability and social equity
  • To meet them, the world needs new models of collaborative leadership
  • Youth can and must play a greater part in that leadership
  • Social objectives should be less exceptional and woven into the structure of society

Synopsis

“Debt is discussed in technical terms, deleveraging and so forth,” said ...

Date posted: January 29, 2012
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Session Summary

The Global Agenda 2012

Sunday 29 January

This session was on the record and open to reporting press.

The Chairs of the Annual Meeting will debate the emerging issues of 2012, and the implications for the global economy and for their industries.

Key Points

  • The top priority on the global growth agenda is to resolve the Eurozone crisis.
  • Governments must involve business leaders in addressing the change ahead.
  • The Internet sector is creating jobs and driving change.
  • Price volatility for energy is here to stay.
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Date posted: January 29, 2012
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Preventing the preventable in a new era of health

The day began with an invigorating session on the challenges posed by non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The sense in the room was that unquestionably a new era for global health is upon us. Countries are simultaneously struggling with communicable and non-communicable diseases, challenging their healthcare systems to be able to address primary and secondary prevention and to effectively respond to both acute and chronic care needs. All of these challenges emerge against the backdrop of a financial crisis and in times of serious economic uncertainty, when all public spending is...

Date posted: January 29, 2012
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Session Summary

The Davos Debrief: Growth and Employment Models

Sunday 29 January

This session was on the record and open to reporting press.

Global Agenda Council Members and select experts summarize and synthesize the key insights related to growth and employment from the Annual Meeting 2012.

Key Points

  • The development of a human capital index can help close the gap between the skills that are available and what business requires.
  • Education is the key piece in growth and employment.
  • Entrepreneurship should be actively encouraged.
  • Governments should...
Date posted: January 29, 2012
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