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  Oceans: A New Resource Frontier for Africa

  Thirty-eight of 54 African countries have access to a coast, and ocean-related activities employ over 50 million people in Africa. Join a conversation about the crucial role of ocean resources for Africa's growth.

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  Connected Africa: Can We Get There Faster?

  How can infrastructure opportunities be accelerated to improve African transport systems?

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  New Solutions: Arts, Culture and Media

  How can Africa's creative culture be more fully developed and shared across borders through art and media?

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  Delivering a Promising Future

  In the past decade, Latin America has maintained consistent levels of growth and lifted thousands out of poverty. The co-chairs of the 2013 World Economic Forum on Latin America discuss with regional leaders the actions needed to address the challenges and seize the opportunities that lie ahead, to ensure the delivery of sustained and inclusive growth in the region.

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  Education for Employment

  How can education and training better equip Latin Americans for skilled and productive employment?

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  Old Problems, New Solutions

  As Internet penetration and connectivity continue their rapid pace towards ubiquity, a new generation of Latin American change-makers is collaborating to implement digital solutions to some of the region's most long-standing problems.

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  An Insight, An Idea with Kumi Naidoo

  A conversation with renowned activist and Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo on his breakthrough idea for a transformational approach to addressing climate change by redesigning current economic models.

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  Special Address
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  Open Forum: Mega Sporting Events -- In Whose Interest?

  Mega sport events are of great interest to regions all over the word. The costs and benefits of hosting these large-scale events are matters of continuous debate. While they are viewed by some parties as a means to stimulate economic growth, social benefit, tourism, infrastructure improvements and national pride, others are concerned with increased taxes and cost overruns, local disruptions and “white elephant” buildings.

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  Global Governance Outlook

  What is the new international context and what are the future implications on global governance? 

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  Improving Global Decision-making

  The Global Confidence Index shows increasing concern over the ability of existing institutions to cope with multiple crises. As the world moves from crisis to crisis, global decision-makers face severe difficulties in developing a long-term vision for the future. How can the World Economic Forum and the Network of Global Agenda Councils help to improve global decision-making in this challenging context? 

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  Global Growth Challenges: Regional Responses

  What will shape the global economic outlook in 2013 and how will these factors impact the employment crisis, particularly among youth? 

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  Davos Conversation with Anand Sharma

  Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Textiles, addresses the implications of the recent economic reforms in India and the opportunities for restoring growth in the world's largest democracy. 

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  From Deliberation to Transformation

  The co-chairs of the World Economic Forum on India 2012

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  An Insight, an Idea with Mallika Sarabhai

  A performance and conversation with dancer and choreographer Mallika Sarabhai on innovatively using arts to tackle the social challenges women face in modern-day India. 

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  European Crisis, Global Impact

  What is the impact of the European crisis on the global economy? 

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  Driving Forces of the Creative Economy

  How are new champions fuelling the creative economy?

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  Asian Trendsetters

  How are Asian consumer tastes influencing design, fashion and entertainment worldwide?

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  World Economic Brainstorming: Youth Employment Crisis -- Time for Action
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  The MENA Geopolitical Outlook
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  Planting the Seeds of Green Growth