Highlights of day 4:
Good morning, and welcome to the fourth and final day of our Annual Meeting in Davos.
Among today's sessions, we have The Global Economic Outlook with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and British Finance Minister George Osborne. Then a little later we're looking at the top science trends for 2016, and what we can do to preseve our humanity in an age of technology.
While you wait for today's sessions to begin, why not look back at what happened yesterday.
Our first session this morning (starting in an hour, at 9.15am CET) looks at what we need to do to ensure that technology serves humanity to its fullest potential.
It's central to the theme of this year's Davos - Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Click here if you need a refresher.
And for more, try The 7 technologies changing your world.
We have another live Facebook chat underway - this time with André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard of Solar Impulse, who are attempting to fly around the world using only the energy of the sun.
This session is underway - watch in the video player above. Here are some of the key quotes so far:
Starting in 30 minutes: What does 2016 have in store for the global economy? The panel includes IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda, and British Finance Minister George Osborne.
Prepare yourself with this background reading:
Some more from this wide-ranging session:
The Chinese economy is bound to be high on the agenda of this upcoming session following a bumpy start to the year on the country's stock market.
The world's second-biggest economy grew by 6.9% last year - the slowest rate in 25 years.
What does it mean for the global economy? Find out in 15 minutes.
And one more useful piece of background for this session - the IMF's latest growth projections:
This session is just starting now - watch in the video player above.
The key points from the first half of this session:
How will the Fourth Industrial Revolution affect the Japanese economy? Watch this session to find out - starting in 10 minutes. And for background, read Why we shouldn’t underestimate Japan’s economy.
More from this session:
This session is just beginning - watch it live in the video player, and follow our live tweets @Davos on Twitter.
What can some of the most influential people in the world teach us about leadership?
What are the top issues on the global science agenda? This session - starting in 20 minutes - looks at what 2016 has in store for science.
While you wait: Can we really trust scientists?
Source: Pew
Watch this session in the video player above - and follow live tweets @Davos on Twitter.
From the session:
"As emerging technologies open up new prospects for enhancing health and productivity, how can we ensure that our humanity and humanness are not lost?"
This is the final Davos session for this year, and explores the key issues surrounding the theme of our Annual Meeting - Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
It starts in 20 minutes and is chaired by our Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab - here's his blog on the subject: Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution have a human heart?
This session is just starting now - watch in the video player above, and follow live tweets @Davos on Twitter.
The panelists have been discussing the CRISPR gene editing technique during this session - read more about it here.
Our Annual Meeting in Davos is drawing to a close with a powerful musical and visual performance by cellist and composer Zoe Keating. Watch in the video player above.
And that brings us to the end of our 2016 Annual Meeting, thanks for following our live blog.
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Goodbye from Davos.
