World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013
Speakers
The Annual meeting of the World Economic forum involves some 3,000 participants representing all sectors of global society, from business and government to civil society, spiritual and media leaders. The people on these pages appear in the public programme, streamed live and archived on the internet.
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Victor H. Yngve Professor and Director, The Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science (CNS) Center, Indiana University, USA
1991, MSc in Electrical Eng., Univ. of Tech., Leipzig; 1997, PhD in Computer Sci., Univ. of Kaiserslautern. With Indiana Univ: Victor H. Yngve ...
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President, Internews, USA
Former: strategic adviser, media development programmes in post-war Kosovo; manager, community development projects, Serbia and Montenegro; ...
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Associate Professor, Media Lab and McGovern Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Degrees in Electrical Eng. and Physics, MIT; PhD, Neurosciences, Stanford. Currently, Assoc. Prof., Bio. Eng. and Brain and Cog. Sci., Media Lab ...
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Chairman of the Board, Nestlé, Switzerland
Degree in Economics, University of World Trade, Vienna. 1997-2008, led the Nestlé Group, first as CEO, until 2005, and then as Chairman and CEO. ...
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Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, USA
2000, degree in Law, University of Helsinki; 2002, LLM and 2007, Doctor of Juridical Science, Harvard Law School, US. Formerly: Antitrust and EU ...
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Professor of Public Health, Yale University, USA
Currently Director, Global Health Initiatives and Health Management Program, Yale School of Public Health, and Professor of Public Health, Yale ...
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus, France
Graduate, Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines, France. Formerly, several years with French ministries. 1993, with Matra Defense; 1998, Chief ...
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President, Eurasia Group, USA
1994, PhD in Political Science, Stanford University. Founder, Eurasia Group, analysis focuses on global macro political trends and emerging ...
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Chief Executive Officer, Amec, United Kingdom
Degree in Engineering; MSc in Thermal Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; 1991, YMP Programme, INSEAD; 2000, Senior Executive ...
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Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, NetHope, USA
Graduate (Hons), American University; graduate degrees, including Doctorate in Organizational Renewal; postdoctoral coursework, Wharton, Columbia ...
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Associate Secretary, Domestic Policy Group; G20 Sherpa, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Australia
Bachelor's (Hons) and Master's in Economics, University of Melbourne; Doctorate in Economics, ANU. Formerly, in senior positions in economic ...
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UN Special Envoy for Global Education; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007-2010)
Degree (Hons) and PhD, Edinburgh University. 1972-75, Rector, Edinburgh University and Chairman, University Court; 1976-80, Lecturer, Edinburgh ...