Top quotes from the opening of Davos 2015
The 45th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum has opened in Davos, Switzerland, with a welcome message by founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab and the presentation of this year’s Crystal Awards. Here are some key quotes from the opening.
“We do not want to just define issues; we want to help create solutions.”
Professor Klaus Schwab
“We are not here to pursue just our own interests, but as a community of purpose to improve the state of the world.”
Professor Klaus Schwab
“People are not killed by earthquakes alone, but by collapsed buildings.”
Shigeru Ban, architect and Crystal Award winner. Ban has used paper and cardboard tubes to build low-cost, durable shelters for disaster survivors around the world.
Watch Professor Klaus Schwab’s welcome message
Watch the 21st Annual Crystal Awards ceremony
Read more on why we bring artists to Davos
Image: The Orchestra Sinfonica Rossini di Pesaro preforms during the opening concert at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, January 20, 2015. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Michele Limina
Don't miss any update on this topic
Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.
License and Republishing
World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
The Agenda Weekly
A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.