Davos Annual Meeting 2009 – Benjamin Zander

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by admin in meeting | 14 Comments »

http://www.weforum.org 28.01.2009

Managing Complexity: A Different Approach
From complexity to possibility – an artist’s approach, presented by Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and co-author of “The Art of Possibility”.

With
Benjamin Zander, Conductor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, USA

Duration : 1:16:17

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Phelps Discusses U.S. Economy, G-20 Meetings: Video

Posted on June 30th, 2010 by admin in meeting | 4 Comments »

June 28 (Bloomberg) — Edmund Phelps, a Nobel Prize-winning Columbia University professor, discusses the U.S. economy, last weekend’s meeting of the Group of 20 leaders and the European sovereign debt crisis.
Phelps speaks with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness.” (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Duration : 0:3:54

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Davos Annual Meeting 2009 – Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace

Posted on June 9th, 2010 by admin in meeting | 25 Comments »

http://www.weforum.org 29.01.2009
Gaza: The Case for Middle East Peace
The uncertainty and complexity surrounding the crisis in Gaza have captured the attention of the world.

What needs to be done to prevent the Middle East peace process from slipping away yet again?

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey
Amre Moussa, Secretary-General, League of Arab States, Cairo
Shimon Peres, President of Israel

Chaired by
David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post, USA

Duration : 1:8:29

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Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – Rethinking Compensation Models

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by admin in meetings | 2 Comments »

http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2010
A 2009 study revealed that 70% of the 200 largest companies (by market capitalization) in the S&P 500 Stock Index reported changes to their executive compensation programmes.

How should compensation systems be redesigned in the wake of the “Great Recession”?

Shumeet Banerji, Chief Executive Officer, Booz & Company, United Kingdom
Mark Mactas, President and Chief Operating Officer, Towers Watson, USA
Stephen G. Pagliuca, Managing Director, Bain Capital, USA
Peter A. Weinberg, Founding Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners, USA

Moderated by
Adi Ignatius, Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Business Review, USA

Duration : 1:18:43

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Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – India’s Future Agenda

Posted on May 18th, 2010 by admin in meetings | 1 Comment »

http://www.weforum.org 30.01.2010
The 2009 victory of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was the first time since 1962 that an Indian prime minister was elected to a second five-year term.

How will this renewed political mandate reshape the country’s agenda in key areas of public finance, trade, investment, infrastructure and rural development?

Reuben Abraham, Executive Director, Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions, Indian School of Business, India; Young Global Leader
Montek S. Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India
Hari S. Bhartia, Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Jubilant Organosys, India; Vice-President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Shyam Saran, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India; Global Agenda Council on Climate Change
Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India
N. K. Singh, Member of Parliament, India

Chaired by
John K. Defterios, Anchor, CNN Marketplace Middle East, CNN International, United Kingdom

Duration : 0:58:0

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Davos Annual Meeting 2008 – Bill Gates

Posted on April 20th, 2010 by admin in meeting | 25 Comments »

http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 24.01.2008
A New Approach to Capitalism in the 21st Century
William H. Gates III, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Chaired by
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

Duration : 0:36:56

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Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century

Posted on April 5th, 2010 by admin in meetings | 3 Comments »

http://www.weforum.org 30.01.2010
For children to reach their full potential, the gains in universal primary education need to be replicated at the next level; only 54% of children in developing countries attend secondary school.

How can education systems be rebuilt to deliver their full potential in the 21st century?

Queen Rania Al Abdullah, H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Global Agenda Council on Education Systems
Irina Bokova, Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris
John T. Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco, USA
Trevor Manuel, Minister of the National Planning Commission (NPC) of South Africa
Harold McGraw III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA
Moderated by
Riz Khan, Anchor, Al Jazeera, USA

Duration : 1:1:52

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