Former: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway; Minister of Trade and Industry; Minister of the Environment; Deputy Chairman, Norwegian Conservative Party; Member, Storting, Norwegian Parliament; Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and Deputy Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy and Environment; Chairman, UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Secretary-General, Norwegian Red Cross; International Vice-Chairman, China Council for Int'l Cooperation on Environment and Development (advisory board to the State Council); Chairman of the Board, Mesta (Norway's largest company in infrastructure maintenance); Member of the Board Norwegian School of Economics; Managing Director, World Economic Forum. Member of the Board, Statoil. Member of the UN High-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child. Political Adviser to Conservative Party Chairman; Chairman, Young Conservatives; CFO, KB-entrepreneur; Member, Municipal Executive Board, Trondheim; BA Norwegian Univ. of Science and Tech. Since 2017, President, World Economic Forum. Member, Harvard International Negotiation Program, Core Advisory Council (since 2018). Recipient of awards and honours, including: Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico (2018); Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos, Colombia (2018); Commander, Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav (2005); Cavaliere Di Gran Croce, Italy (2005); Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Greece (2004); "Gift to the Earth", WWF (2004).
At a time when trade tensions and geo-economic instability are predicted to wipe billions off the economy, our only hope of facing down global risks is to work together, writes the World ...
グローバリゼーション4.0の経済的、社会的、環境的な変化がもたらす課題に世界が直面する中、人材投資の重要性がかつてないほど高まっています。
Conforme el mundo enfrenta los desafíos económicos, sociales y ambientales transformadores de la Globalización 4.0, nunca ha sido más importante invertir en las personas.
More than half of all employees will need new job skills by 2022 - but only 30% received training in the past year. If we want to ensure inclusive growth, we need to invest in people.
近年の地経学的な発展は、国際的な連携の影響力を反映している一方で、既存システムの限界を浮き彫りにしている。日本がG20の議長国を初めて務める年でもある2019年は、国際社会が経済成長を目指した協力の在り方を再確認し、新しいテクノロジーへのレジリエントかつ柔軟性のある貿易の在り方を見直す機会になるであろう。
As Japan begins its presidency of the G20, there is an opportunity for the international community to update our trade system so that it is more resilient and responsive to new technology.
En la Conferencia de Seguridad de Munich, la semana pasada, moderé una mesa redonda sobre un tema intrigante: ¿Podemos hacer que los competidores vuelvan a comerciar?
Putting up barriers to trade is not the answer to domestic economic woes and only increases the risk of conflict between nations, writes Børge Brende.
In the race to solve the challenges facing our planet, we can't afford to ignore the threat to biodiversity. This should be the year that sees real momentum behind a biodiversity action a...
As governments retreat from global commitments, the private sector and NGOs have to step up. Here's how they can do it.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution presents a tremendous opportunity for India to bypass traditional phases of development and improve the quality of life of its citizens.
ASEAN has important decisions to make about its role in regional affairs. If it make the right ones, the bloc can turn disruption into an opportunity.
With more than 50% of its population under the age of 27, India will play a pivotal role in shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution in a responsible, scalable and inclusive manner.
