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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 Programme Global Agenda World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 Programme Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 17-20 January Programme Pillars Programme Icons Programme Co- Chairs Experience Webcast Session Frans van Houten, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips, Netherlands Immersive experiences across time, space and emotions made memorable by Interpretation Brian T. Moynihan, Chairman of the inspiring interactions and thought- Board and Chief Executive Officer, provoking settings On the record Bank of America Corporation, USA Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Discover Sign-up required Documentary Filmmaker, SOC Films, Pakistan; Young Global Leader Engaging explorations of the conceptual breakthroughs of our time and their Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Chief transformative impact on society, industry Executive Officer, Save the Children and policy International, United Kingdom Meg Whitman, President and Chief Debate Executive Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, USA Insightful exchanges bringing together diverse opinions and ideas on today's most relevant economic, scientific and political issues Collaborate Hands-on sessions where leaders from all backgrounds come together to shape solutions to the world's most pressing challenges World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 - Programme 2 Sunday 15 January 06.00 - 01.00 Registration - Mühlestrasse 6 - 7260 Davos Dorf 1 registration Registration Opens Pick up your badge as of Sunday 15 January at 06.00 at Registration located at Mühlestrasse 6. Please note that the Congress Centre opens on Monday 16 January at 14.00. World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 - Programme 3 Monday 16 January 18.15 - 18.30 18.30 - 18.45 18.45 - 19.45 Congress Centre - Congress Hall Congress Centre - Congress Hall Congress Centre - Congress Hall 2 welcome message 3 crystal awards 4 opening concert Welcome Message by The 23rd Annual Crystal Opening Concert the Executive Chairman Awards Join us for the Annual Meeting's opening Simultaneous interpretation in all languages The 2017 Crystal Award honours artists whose concert featuring Crystal Award honouree Anne- important contributions are improving the state Sophie Mutter and the "Mutter's Virtuosi" This session will be livestreamed on TopLink of the world and who best represent the ³spirit of musicians from her academy. and the Forum website. Davos´ This concert is held in partnership with Intesa Simultaneous interpretation in all languages Sanpaolo. Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum This session will be livestreamed on TopLink and the Forum website. With Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violinist, Germany With Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violinist, Germany Shakira, UNICEF Global Ambassador; Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation, Colombia Forest Whitaker, Social Activist and Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, USA Chaired by Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 - Programme 4 Monday 16 January 19.45 - 21.45 Congress Centre - Plenary Hall Lobby 5 welcome reception Welcome Reception Professor Klaus Schwab and Mrs Hilde Schwab, together with the Managing Board, invite you to a welcome reception to reconfirm the spirit of friendship and community that defines the Annual Meeting. World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 - Programme 5 Tuesday 17 January 08.15 - 09.15 08.15 - 09.00 08.15 - 09.30 Congress Centre - Arena Congress Centre - BetaZone Congress Centre - IdeasLab 8 future of work 6 betazone/post-fact world 9 mit/energy tech Promise or Peril: Why Facts Don't Unify Us Rethinking Energy Decoding the Future of How does the brain process information to form Technologies with the beliefs, and what does science tell us about why Work evidence about climate change, migration and Massachusetts Institute privacy produces such divergent views? Forecasts on the impact of technology on the of Technology future of work are deeply polarized, creating This session was developed in partnership with fear of the challenges to come and inaction on Nature Publishing Group. Discover new ideas and insights with leading new opportunities. What do we know about the researchers in the IdeasLab. transformation underway and what short- and long-term innovations hold the greatest potential Tali Sharot, Associate Professor of Cognitive - Using dynamic metrics to assess the climate to navigate these changes? Neuroscience, University College London impact and cost of energy scenarios (UCL), United Kingdom - Breaking the innovation paradigm of solar Dimensions to be addressed: Harvey Whitehouse, Chair, Social technologies at the nano-scale - Decoding trends and blind spots Anthropology; Director, Institute of Cognitive - Developing novel materials for lightweight, - Social and political implications and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of long-life battery technologies - Public-private partnerships Oxford, United Kingdom This session will be livestreamed on TopLink Moderated by Discussion Leaders and the Forum website. Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature, United Vladimir Bulovic, Associate Dean for Kingdom Innovation and Fariborz Maseeh Professor of Emerging Technology, MIT School of Alain Dehaze, Chief Executive Officer, Adecco Engineering, USA Group, Switzerland Yang Shao-Horn, W.M. Keck Professor of Philip J. Jennings, General Secretary, UNI Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Union, Switzerland (MIT), USA Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter- Jessika Trancik, Associate Professor, Energy American Development Bank, Washington DC Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology C. Vijayakumar, President and Chief Executive (MIT), USA Officer, HCL Technologies, USA Facilitated by Moderated by Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Megan Murphy, Editor, Bloomberg Science, Harvard University, USA Businessweek, USA World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 - Programme 6 Tuesday 17 January 08.15 - 09.15 08.30 - 09.00 08.30 - 09.00 Congress Centre - Sanada Congress Centre - Global Situation Space Congress Centre - Mixed Reality Space 7 cnbc/big business 13 gss/food crisis 1 15 mixed reality 1 Size Matters: The Future Food Crisis: The Big Immersive Learning with of Big Business Picture Holograms Fewer than 10% of the world¶s public companies From water waste to nutritional deficiencies, Embark on a guided holographic exploration, account for 80% of all profits. What does embark on a visual exploration that reveals the from the inner recesses of the human body to operating at this scale mean for competition, causes and consequences of food insecurity the immensity of outer space. Could this be the collaboration and innovation? now and through time. future of learning? Participants can also visit the Mixed Reality Space outside scheduled session This session was developed in partnership with The Global Situation Space combines NASA times. Time slots are available every 30 CNBC. time-lapse satellite imagery, geospatial data and minutes. predictive modelling. This session will be livestreamed on TopLink This experience was developed in partnership and the Forum website. Please arrive 15 Located on the Lower Level (-1) of the Congress with Case Western University and Microsoft minutes early, as the doors will be closed at the Centre HoloLens. scheduled time. Please arrive early, as seating is limited in the Located in the Gallery on the Middle Level (0) of Global Situation Space. the Congress Centre Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company, Please arrive early, as seating is limited in the USA With Mixed Reality Space. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Tim Benton, Dean for Strategic Research, Enterprises, India University of Leeds, United Kingdom Ruth Porat, Senior Vice-President; Chief Illah Nourbakhsh, Professor, Robotics Institute, Financial Officer, Alphabet, USA Carnegie Mellon University, USA Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP, Frances Seymour, Senior Fellow, Center for United Kingdom Global Development, USA Tidjane Thiam, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Suisse, Switzerland Moderated by Andrew R. Sorkin, Editor-at-Large; Columnist, New York Times, USA; Young Global Leader Alumnus World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 - Programme 7 Tuesday 17 January 08.30 - 09.00 08.30 - 09.00 08.30 - 09.30 Congress Centre - Science Hub The Loft - Agora Congress Centre - Aspen 1 16 science hub/4d printing 10 agora/ai & robotics 11 digital economy update Ask About: 4D Printing World-Changing Strategic Update: The Explore how to achieve the full potential of 3D Technology: Artificial Future of the Digital and 4D printing through computational design. Intelligence and Economy Located on the Lower Level (-1) of the Congress Centre Advanced Robotics What are the major drivers transforming the digital economy and how should leaders Please arrive early, as seating is limited in the Join leaders from the field for an executive prepare for this new context? Science Hub. briefing on the state of artificial intelligence and robotics in the context of the Fourth Industrial Dimensions to be addressed: Revolution. - Digital transformation of industries With - Cybersecurity of the industrial internet of things Kristina Shea, Professor, Engineering Design The Loft features lectures, exhibits and - Trust-based partnerships and collaboration and Computing, ETH Zurich, Switzerland technologies that explore the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This session will be livestreamed on TopLink
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