What innovations are needed to meet the basic needs of a growing population?

• Aligning science and technology with societal needs
• Designing new developmental models
• Rethinking global cooperation and partnerships

 Discussion Leaders

• Seth F. Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, GAVI Alliance, Switzerland
• Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA; World Economic Forum USA Foundation Board Member
• Luis A. Moreno **, President, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member; Global Agenda Council on Latin America
• Ben J. Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer, Alcatel-Lucent, France; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member
• Wang Boming, Editor-in-Chief, Caijing Magazine, People's Republic of China; Global Agenda Council on China

Moderated by

• Marietta DiChristina, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific American, USA

Rapporteur

• Richard Jefferson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cambia, Australia; Social Entrepreneur