World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Preliminary Programme
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The Power of Collaborative Innovation
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting offers the 2008 will also witness a number of innovations that will make opportunity for leaders from all walks of life – business, the “Spirit of Davos” more powerful. One such innovation is government, media, academia, the arts and civil society – to WELCOM , which integrates Web 2.0 technology in a new not only shape the global agenda at the beginning of the new collaborative intelligence platform and is the result of the joint year but also to make change happen. At our 36th Annual effort of a number of Strategic Partners of the World Meeting, we will again convene a distinguished group of world Economic Forum. This platform will be crucial to a second leaders to address the most pressing issues on the global, innovation : the launch of Global Agenda Councils around regional and industry agenda . selected agenda areas. These Councils, composed of prominent experts, practitioners and policy-makers, will guide As we enter 2008, there is growing uncertainty surrounding the development of issues across all the Forum’s initiatives the future outlook for global economic growth and increasing and events. unease over the prospects for peace and stability in various regions of the world. Looking to the future, it becomes readily The programme of the World Economic Forum Annual apparent that complexity, competing interests and scarce Meeting 2008 will also harness the wisdom and experience of resources remain the greatest obstacles to progress on the the Co-Chairs, each bringing a distinguished background in global agenda in the absence of greater leadership and business and public service. They are: stewardship. It is in this challenging context that the World Tony Blair , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997- Economic Forum will highlight The Power of Collaborative 2007) and Member of the Foundation Board of the World Innovation as the principal theme for the World Economic Economic Forum Forum Annual Meeting 2008 in Davos. This focus James Dimon , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, underscores the opportunity to leverage the Forum’s JPMorgan Chase & Co. multistakeholder model , and discussions will serve not only to K. V. Kamath , Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, identify key issues but also to build partnership platforms to ICICI Bank Henry A. Kissinger , Chairman, Kissinger Associates initiate the necessary changes together. Indra K. Nooyi , President and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Under the theme The Power of Collaborative Innovation , David O’Reilly , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, we will together take an interdisciplinary and systemic Chevron, USA view of the major economic, political, societal and Wang Jianzhou , Chairman and Chief Executive, China technological forces currently at work in the world that form Mobile Communications Corporation the conceptual pillars of the 2008 programme and the framework for the global agenda in Davos. Attached you will find the current programme. It is also available on the Forum’s website and will be updated on a We will explore the following five sub -themes : regular basis through to the Annual Meeting. Business : Competing While Collaborating Economics and Finance : Addressing Economic Insecurity We look forward to seeing you in Davos. Geopolitics : Aligning Interests across Divides Science and Technology : Exploring Nature’s New Frontiers Values and Society : Understanding Future Shifts Klaus Schwab Lee Howell Founder and Chairman Senior Director, Head of Global Agenda and Head of Asia
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Business: Competing While Collaborating
Economics and Finance: Addressing Economic Insecurity
Geopolitics: Aligning Interests across Divides
Science and Technology: Exploring Nature's New F rontiers
Values and Society: Understanding Future Shifts
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Tuesday 22 January
18.30 - 20.00 welcome reception Hotel Belvédère - Lobby East Welcome Reception
Professor and Mrs Klaus Schwab, together with the Managing Board, will host a welcome reception to reconfirm the spirit of friendship and community that are the hallmarks of the Annual Meeting.
20.00 - 21.30 newcomers Hotel Belvédère - Salon Atlantis Gathering for Newcomers
A get-together for participants who are coming to the Annual Meeting for the first time to introduce them to the “spirit of Davos”
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Wednesday 23 January
09.00 - 10.15 09.00 - 10.15 asia’s new actors forecasting Congress Centre - Forum Congress Centre - Sertig Update 2008: New Actors in Asia Update 2008: The New Forecaster’s Toolkit
Leadership is changing in the major economies of North- Traditional forecasting tools and methods are no longer East Asia while South-East Asia is moving towards greater adequate in an era of increased volatility and complexity. integration with the signing of an ASEAN Charter and political dramas continue across South Asia. What new approaches to forecasting should organizations use when formulating their strategies? What are the implications for policy-makers and business across the region and worldwide? Ian A. Goldin** , Director, School of 21st Century Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Dae-Whan Chang* , Chairman and Publisher, Maeil Jim Goodnight** , Chief Executive Officer, SAS, USA Business Newspaper and TV, Republic of Korea Peter Schwartz** , Chairman, Global Business Network, Mark B. Fuller* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, USA Monitor Group, USA Angela Wilkinson** , Director, Scenario Planning and Hassan Marican* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Research, James Martin Institute for Science and PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional), Malaysia Civilization, United Kingdom Yorihiko Kojima** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan Moderated by Kenneth G. Lieberthal** , Professor of Business Paul L. Saffo** , Author and Forecaster, USA Administration, University of Michigan, USA
Moderated by 09.00 - 10.15 Kishore Mahbubani** , Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of geopolitics Public Policy, Singapore Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Update 2008: Dividing the World Once Again?
09.00 - 10.15 Old fault lines are re-emerging in international relations economics while new partnerships are being organized around a wide Congress Centre - Aspen 1+ 2 range of global and regional issues. Update 2008: Economics What are the most challenging, and galvanizing, In partnership with Time magazine, the World Economic geopolitical issues? Forum hosts the Time Board of Economists for a discussion of the issues and themes likely to dominate the Opening Remarks by global economy in the coming 12 to 18 months. Henry A. Kissinger** , Chairman, Kissinger Associates, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Montek S. Ahluwalia* , Deputy Chairman, Planning Meeting 200 8 Commission, India Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala* , Distinguished Fellow, Global Brahma Chellaney** , Professor, Strategic Studies, Economy and Development, Brookings Institution, USA Centre for Policy Research (CPR), India Stephen S. Roach* , Chairman, Asia, Morgan Stanley, Richard N. Haass** , President, Council on Foreign Hong Kong SAR Relations, USA Nouriel Roubini** , Chairman and Professor, Roubini José Miguel Insulza* , Secretary-General, Organization Global Economics, USA of American States (OAS), Washington DC
Moderated by Moderated by Michael J. Elliott** , Editor, Time International, Time, Dominique Moïsi** , Deputy Director, Institut Français des Hong Kong SAR Relations Internationales, France
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Wednesday 23 January
09.00 - 10.15 10.45 - 12.00 innovation africa Congress Centre - Parsenn/Pischa WorkSpace Congress Centre - Forum Update 2008: Defining Innovation Update 2008: Africa’s Governance Dividend
The word “innovation” is a much overused and Good governance is beginning to pay dividends in some misunderstood term, particularly within management African countries in the areas of infrastructure circles. development, improved human security and expanded social services. How do the world’s leading innovation experts define innovation today, and where is innovation going Which leaders and institutions are leading the way forward tomorrow? in Africa?
Tim Brown** , President, Chief Executive Officer and Paul Collier** , Professor of Economics, St Antony’s Partner, IDEO, USA College, United Kingdom Kigge Hvid** , Chief Executive Officer, Index:, Denmark Pat Davies* , Chief Executive, Sasol, South Africa Larry Keeley** , Innovation Strategist, Doblin, USA Donald Kaberuka* , President, African Development Kiyoshi Kurokawa* , Science Adviser to the Prime Bank (ADB), Tunis Minister of Japan Paul Kagame* , President of Rwanda William E. McGlashan Jr* , Partner, TPG Growth, USA Stephen Lussier** , Executive Director, De Beers Group of Companies, United Kingdom Moderated by Abdoulaye Wade* , President of Senegal Bruce Nussbaum** , Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek, USA Moderated by Simon Maxwell** , Director, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom 10.45 - 12.00 cnbc 10.45 - 12.00 Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 CNBC Debate: Who’s In Charge? climate Congress Centre - Aspen 1+ 2 In partnership with the World Economic Forum, the CNBC Update 2008: Progress on Climate Change Debate will focus on the role of leadership and collaboration in the context of growing economic The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook insecurity in many parts of the world. projects that by 2030, 60% of all energy demand will be fuelled by coal while over 40% of the demand growth will The debate will address the following three motions: come from India and China alone. 1) Have central bankers lost both their focus and control with respect to economic governance? What does this bode for future emission reduction 2) Have new stakeholders, such as sovereign wealth, hedge targets? What steps are being taken to reduce and private equity funds, become the new power dependency on fossil fuels? brokers? Rajendra K. Pachauri* , Chairman, The Energy and 3) Do we need a new sheriff to police global financial Resources Institute (TERI), India markets? Jim Prentice* , Minister of Industry of Canada
Barney Frank** , Congressman from Massachusetts (Democrat), 4th District, USA Joseph E. Stiglitz** , University Professor, Columbia University, USA
Moderated by Maria Bartiromo** , Anchor, CNBC’s Closing Bell, and Host and Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal Report, CNBC, USA; Young Global Leader
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Wednesday 23 January
10.45 - 12.00 10.45 - 12.00 global risks sustainable consumer Congress Centre - Studio Update 2008: Assessing Global Risks Congress Centre - Jakobshorn WorkSpace Update 2008: The Sustainable Consumer Global risks affecting business and governments are increasing and diversifying, ranging from climate change 60% of consumers claim they would pay more for items to pandemics. sold by a socially responsible company – but in reality, sustainability often loses out to price, convenience and Which risks should be addressed most urgently because habit at the point of purchase. of their probability and their severity? What should be done to increase the value of Carl Bildt* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden sustainability in the eyes of the consumer? Sean M. Cleary** , Chairman, Strategic Concepts, South Africa Jeffrey B. Swartz* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Howard Kunreuther* , Cecilia Yen Koo Professor of The Timberland Company, USA Decision Sciences and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Lord Levene** , Chairman, Lloyd’s, United Kingdom 12.00 - 13.45 opening buffet Moderated by Congress Centre - Throughout the Congress Centre Ian Bremmer** , President, Eurasia Group, USA; Young Opening Buffet Global Leader Participants and their spouses are cordially invited to a buffet in the Congress Centre. 10.45 - 12.00 latin america Congress Centre - Sertig 13.45 - 15.00 Update 2008: Surprise Rise of Latin America cancer Congress Centre - Sertig Equity markets in Latin America are outpacing the rest of Update 2008: Designing a Cure for Cancer the world by over 20%. Cancer is projected to take the lives of over 11 million Which countries and sectors are driving this rise and what people annually by 2030. Today 70% of cancer deaths are the policy-making implications? Is the rise a reflection occur in low and middle income countries. of long-term improvements in the real economy? What are the main barriers to finding a cure for cancer? Arminio Fraga Neto* , Founding Partner, Gávea And what are the prospects for overcoming them? Investimentos, Brazil Andronico Luksic Craig* , Vice-Chairman, Banco de Francis S. Collins** , Director, National Human Genome Chile, Chile Research Institute (NHGRI), USA Guillermo Ortiz* , Governor of the Central Bank of Judah Folkman** , Director, Vascular Biology Program, Mexico Children’s Hospital Boston, USA Félix Peña** , Director, Institute of International Trade, John Mendelsohn* , President, University of Texas Health Stantard Bank Foundation, Argentina Science Center at Houston, USA Charles Sawyers** , Chairman, Human Oncology and Moderated by Pathogenesis Program (HOPP), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Javier Santiso* , Deputy Director and Chief Development Cancer Center, USA Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris Moderated by Patrick Walsh** , University Distinguished Service Professor, Johns Hopkins University, USA
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Wednesday 23 January
13.45 - 15.00 13.45 - 15.00 central asia technology Congress Centre - Rinerhorn Congress Centre - Forum Update 2008: Central Asia – Beyond Pipeline Politics Update 2008: Technology
With over 700 million inhabitants, Central Asia is not only As devices of all kinds become ever more networked, and endowed with natural resources but also has a wealth of interfaces and online behaviour are evolving rapidly, this human capital. panel considers where some of these trends are leading.
What are the key economic, social and political issues Glenn H. Hutchins* , Founder and Co-Chief Executive, facing the region? What are experts predicting for its Silver Lake Technology, USA future? James E. Rogers* , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation, USA Ilham Aliyev* , President of Azerbaijan Randall L. Stephenson** , Chairman and Chief Executive H.R.H. The Duke of York* Officer, AT&T, USA Andrey R. Kuzyaev* , President, Lukoil Overseas Cher Wang** , Founder and Chairman, HTC-VIA, Taiwan, Holding, Russian Federation China Ruben K. Vardanian* , Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Troika Dialog Group, Russian Moderated by Federation; Young Global Leader John Markoff** , Senior Writer, The New York Times, USA
13.45 - 15.00 middle east 13.45 - 15.00 Congress Centre - Studio us economy Update 2008: Middle East Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Update 2008: If America Sneezes, Does the World The dichotomy of the Middle East, with protracted political Still Catch a Cold? conflicts on one side and robust economic growth on the other, remains the region’s dominant characteristic. As uncertainty looms over the US economy, there is confidence in some circles that China and India and other What does 2008 hold for the region, politically and emerging markets will drive global growth – despite the economically? What are the prospects for overcoming fact that G7 countries still represent over 50% of the political divides and for expanding economic growth in the global economy. region? Are we finally witnessing the long predicted decoupling of Khalid A. Alireza* , Chairman, Xenel/Saudi Cable global growth from the US economy? And is the dollar’s Company, Saudi Arabia current weakness a long-term, versus cyclical, trend? H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates C. Fred Bergsten** , Director, Peterson Institute for Ismail Serageldin** , Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, International Economics, USA Egypt Cheng Siwei* , Vice-Chairman, Standing Committee, National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China Moderated by Alexandra E. Cook-Schaapveld* , Chief Executive Husain Haqqani** , Director, Center for International Officer, Global Clients, ABN AMRO Bank, Netherlands Relations, Boston University, USA David H. McCormick** , US Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Taizo Nishimuro* , Chairman, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan Dominique Strauss-Kahn* , Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC
Moderated by Marcus W. Brauchli** , Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal, USA
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Wednesday 23 January
15.30 - 17.00 Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Quintero* , Chief web Executive Officer, Empresas Polar, Venezuela; Young Global Leader Congress Centre - Congress Hall Nikhil Meswani* , Executive Director, Reliance Industries, 2008 World Economic Brainstorming: Addressing India; Young Global Leader Uncertainty Elvira Nabiullina* , Minister of Economic Development Continued losses from the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, and Trade of the Russian Federation record highs in energy and commodity prices, and Sadako Ogata* , President, Japan International bubblish equity markets in emerging economies have Cooperation Agency, Japan eroded global confidence in the economic outlook for Robert Portman* , Director of Office of Management and 2008. Budget, Office of the President of the United States, USA Randall L. Stephenson* , Chairman and Chief Executive Through a series of boardroom style roundtable Officer, AT&T, USA discussions, the World Economic Brainstorming (WEB) will Joseph E. Stiglitz** , University Professor, Columbia identify the most pressing threat to growth and then University, USA engage in a facilitated group discussion to prioritize a plan Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem* , Chairman, Dubai World, of action using an electronic voting system. United Arab Emirates Lawrence H. Summers** , Charles W. Eliot University Issues to be discussed are: Professor, Harvard University, USA 1) What is the greatest threat to global economic growth Heizo Takenaka** , Director, Global Security Research in 2008? Institute, Keio University, Japan; Member of the 2) How should this threat be addressed? Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum 3) Which institutions or countries need to address this Lars H. Thunell* , Executive Vice-President and Chief threat? Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington DC Discussion Leaders Laura D. Tyson** , Professor of Business Administration Youssuf Boutros-Ghali* , Minister of Finance of Egypt and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA Hans-Paul Bürkner** , President and Chief Executive Andrés Velasco* , Minister of Finance of Chile Officer, The Boston Consulting Group, Germany Michael Wareing* , International Chief Executive Officer, William M. Daley** , Vice-Chairman, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG, United Kingdom USA Abdullah Zainal Alireza* , Minister of State of Saudi E. Mervyn Davies* , Chairman, Standard Chartered, Arabia United Kingdom Mario Draghi* , Governor of the Bank of Italy Facilitated by Roger W. Ferguson Jr* , Chairman, Swiss Re America Steve Adler* , Editor-in-Chief, BusinessWeek, USA Holding Corporation, Executive Committee Member and Lionel Barber* , Editor, Financial Times, United Kingdom Head of Financial Services, Swiss Reinsurance America Tanya Beckett* , Presenter, BBC World, United Kingdom Corporation, USA Vikram Chandra* , Managing Editor, New Delhi Television James M. Flaherty* , Minister of Finance of Canada (NDTV), India; Young Global Leader Luiz Fernando Furlan* , Chairman of the Board, GALF Mohamed Chebaro* , Bureau Chief, MBC-Al Arabiya, Empreendimentos, Brazil United Kingdom Thomas H. Glocer* , Chief Executive Officer, Reuters, Jörg Eigendorf** , Senior Editor, Economics, Finance and United Kingdom Real Estate, Die Welt, Germany Richard J. Gnodde* , Co-Chief Executive Officer, Robert Friedman** , International Editor, Fortune Goldman Sachs International, United Kingdom Magazine, USA Angel Gurría* , Secretary-General, Organisation for James Harding* , Business and City Editor, The Times, Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris United Kingdom Donald Kaberuka* , President, African Development Daniel Hertzberg* , Deputy Managing Editor, Wall Street Bank (ADB), Tunis Journal, USA Ricardo Knoepfelmacher* , President and Chief Andrew R. Sorkin** , Chief Reporter and Editor, Mergers Executive Officer, Brasil Telecom, Brazil and Acquisitions, The New York Times, USA; Young David H. McCormick** , US Undersecretary of the Global Leader Treasury for International Affairs Ross Westgate* , Anchor and Presenter, CNBC Europe, Henrique de Campos Meirelles* , Governor of the United Kingdom Central Bank of Brazil
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Wednesday 23 January
17.00 - 18.00 David J. O’Reilly** , Chairman and Chief Executive opening reception Officer, Chevron, USA Wang Jianzhou** , Chairman and Chief Executive, China Congress Centre - Congress Hall Lobby Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of Opening Reception China The community of Davos welcomes all participants. Chaired by Klaus Schwab** , Founder and Executive Chairman, 18.00 - 18.10 World Economic Forum welcome Congress Centre - Congress Hall 20.00 - 22.00 Welcome to the Annual Meeting brain/mind Hotel Bahnhof-Terminus - Albula Ost and West Pascal Couchepin** , Federal Councillor of Home Affairs Solving the Mysteries of the Mind and Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation Klaus Schwab** , Founder and Executive Chairman, The mysteries of knowledge, memory, learning and World Economic Forum emotion are unravelling with advances in brain and cognitive research.
18.10 - 18.30 What will be the implications of this research for psychology, religion and philosophy in the years ahead? message 1 Étienne-Émile Baulieu** , President, MAPREG, France Congress Centre - Congress Hall Baroness Susan Greenfield* , Director, The Royal Opening Address Institution of Great Britain, United Kingdom Miguel Nicolelis** , Professor, Ecole Polytechnique by a leading public figure Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Ernst Pöppel** , Professor, Institute for Medical Chaired by Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Klaus Schwab** , Founder and Executive Chairman, Germany World Economic Forum 20.00 - 22.00 18.30 - 19.30 business diplomacy opening plenary Hotel Meierhof - Restaurant Congress Centre - Congress Hall The Art of Business Diplomacy Opening Plenary Industry leaders today are trusted to safeguard their The co-chairs of the Annual Meeting 2008 give their companies’ reputations, employees and investments perspectives on the theme of the meeting and the issues across international lines. to the fore of the agenda. How should multinational corporations address Tony Blair** , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom international issues within the scope of their business (1997-2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the strategies, and does this require formulating a corporate World Economic Forum foreign policy? James Dimon** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA Lázaro Campos* , Chief Executive Officer, SWIFT, K. V. Kamath** , Managing Director and Chief Executive Belgium Officer, ICICI Bank, India Michael L. Ducker* , Executive Vice-President, Henry A. Kissinger** , Chairman, Kissinger Associates, International, Federal Express, USA USA Phil Gramm** , Vice-Chairman, UBS Investment Bank, Indra K. Nooyi** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, USA PepsiCo, USA Paul A. Laudicina* , Chairman of the Board and Managing Officer, A.T. Kearney, USA
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Wednesday 23 January
Didier Lombard* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Garton Ash** , Professor of European Studies, France Telecom, France University of Oxford, United Kingdom Hector de J. Ruiz* , Chairman of the Board and Chief Antonio Guterres* , UN High Commissioner for Executive Officer, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), USA Refugees, Geneva Amy Gutmann** , President, University of Pennsylvania, Moderated by USA Yoko Ishikura** , Professor, Graduate School of Ellen Langer** , Professor, Department of Psychology, International Corporate Strategy (ICS), Hitotsubashi Harvard University, USA University, Japan Geoff Mulgan** , Director, The Young Foundation, United Kingdom Eric Yoffie** , President, Union for Reform Judaism, USA 20.00 - 22.00 defining greatness Moderated by Hotel Cresta Sun - Restaurant Alec Hogg** , Editor-in-Chief, Moneyweb Holdings, South Africa Defining Human Greatness: Why Culture Matters
Any attempt to define human greatness across civilizations is certain to stir strong emotions and earnest 20.00 - 22.00 debate as personal ambition is celebrated in some education/learning cultures and is taboo in others. Hotel Central - Säumerstube What Kind of Education for What Kind of World? How is ambition treated differently in various cultures, and how do definitions of business and political success differ Beyond academic achievement, formal education and along cultural lines? teachers are one of the key influences on people’s values and attitudes, even late in life. Yuichiro Anzai** , President, Keio University, Japan Alfonso Cuaron* , Film-maker, Mexico Revisiting the philosophy behind education, what types of Marilyn Carlson Nelson* , Chair and Chief Executive lifelong learning systems should be created today to Officer, Carlson, USA shape and sustain the desired citizenry for the global David Rosen** , Chairman, International Jewish future? Committee for Interreligious Relations (IJCIC), USA Ruth J. Simmons* , President, Brown University, USA Mary Catherine Bateson** , President, Institute for Intercultural Studies, USA Moderated by Senapathy Gopalakrishnan* , Chief Executive Officer Moisés Naím** , Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine, and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, India USA Jonathan Grayer** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaplan, USA Yo Yo Ma** , Cellist, USA 20.00 - 22.00 Koichiro Matsuura* , Director-General, United Nations diversity/society Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Hotel National - Dining Room (UNESCO), Paris Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya* , Sultan of the Bamum, The Diverse Society: Why It Matters Cameroon A number of studies show that diversity is beneficial to Geoff Mulgan** , Director, The Young Foundation, United people, countries and cities, while other research reports Kingdom suggest that diversity leads to lower levels of trust among Yahya Pallavicini** , Vice-President, Comunità Religiosa people and increased societal problems. Islamica Italiana, Italy Vasundhara Raje* , Chief Minister of Rajasthan, India What is the value of diversity, and where is that value the Ann M. Veneman* , Executive Director, United Nations highest and lowest in our lives? How should diversity be Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York managed at various levels of society?
Carl Bildt* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Bob G. Elton** , President and Chief Executive Officer, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, Canada
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Wednesday 23 January
20.00 - 22.00 20.00 - 22.00 energy/kyoto food series 2/health Hotel Seehof - Seehorn Hotel Central - Bündnerstube Beyond Kyoto: Is Collaboration Possible? Preventive Menus – The Science of Eating Smart
The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012 but the goal of As modern biology increasingly offers clues to the reducing emissions by 25-40% has little chance of being molecular foundations of ageing and neurodegeneration, met. the health effects of food products are becoming increasingly relevant to consumer choice. What should the core elements of a new international framework be in order to be accepted by industry and How can food be actively used to prevent age-related governments? disease, and to what extent does this imply the convergence of markets for food and pharmaceutical Lars G. Josefsson* , President and Chief Executive products? Officer, Vattenfall, Sweden Ichiro Kamoshita* , Minister of the Environment of Japan Patrick Aebischer** , President, Swiss Federal Institute of and Minister-in-Charge of Global Environmental Problems Technology (EPFL), Switzerland Georgina Kessel* , Secretary of Energy of Mexico Alberto Weisser* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rajendra K. Pachauri* , Chairman, The Energy and Bunge, USA Resources Institute (TERI), India Jim Prentice* , Minister of Industry of Canada Achim Steiner* , Executive Director, United Nations 20.00 - 22.00 Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi happiness Björn Stigson** , President, World Business Council for Hotel Seehof - Palais Winga Sustainable Development, Switzerland Happiness – How Much Can You Take?
Moderated by Advances in drugs and treatments for mood and cognitive Julia Marton-Lefèvre* , Director-General, The World enhancement, designed to help individuals suffering from Conservation Union (IUCN), Gland clinical states such as depression, are opening the vista of a society immunized from the lows of everyday life.
20.00 - 22.00 What would a society where everybody can easily boost food series 1/general their level of happiness be like and is it desirable? Hotel Schatzalp - Dining Room 2 Food – A Whole New World Brian Baird* , Congressman from Washington (Democrat), 3rd District, USA From a basic need that even today remains a challenge Karl Deisseroth** , Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, for many to a driver of economies and a reflection of the Stanford University, USA particularities of different culture, food plays a huge part in Ian A. Goldin** , Director, School of 21st Century Studies, all our lives. University of Oxford, United Kingdom Baroness Susan Greenfield* , Director, The Royal Join this unique meal, sourced locally and designed to Institution of Great Britain, United Kingdom illustrate the power of food. Thomas R. Insel* , Director, National Institute of Mental Health, USA Michael Pollan** , Author, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, USA Moderated by Alice Waters** , Chef, Chez Panisse, USA Philip Campbell** , Editor-in-Chief, Nature Magazine, United Kingdom Moderated by Peter Sellars** , Artistic Director, USA
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Wednesday 23 January
20.00 - 22.00 20.00 - 22.00 online communities science/society Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 1 + 2 + 3 Hotel Victoria - La Terrasse Add a Friend: Accept or Decline When Science Outpaces Society
While the hype around life in virtual worlds has somewhat With advances in nanotechnologies, genetics and subsided, they still hold the promise of what might come computer science in combination with other disciplines, next in terms of interfaces and new networking tools. the extent to which humanity can control and manipulate the natural world is reaching beyond the comprehension Is Second Life, like the other social networking sites that of the general public. appeared before Facebook, ahead of its time? How can virtual worlds be used beyond socializing as a tool for What are the long-term political, economic and societal content creation, testing new concepts, and relationship risks if scientific literacy declines in an era of rapid and brand building? technological advance?
Danah Boyd** , Researcher Adam Bly** , Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor- George F. Colony** , Chairman of the Board, Chief in-Chief, Seed Media Group, USA; Young Global Leader Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer, Rajagopala Chidambaram** , Principal Scientific Adviser Forrester Research, USA to the Government of India Gordon Conway** , Chief Scientic Adviser, Department Moderated by for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom Donald Tapscott* , Chief Executive Officer, New Delos M. (Toby) Cosgrove* , Chief Executive Officer and Paradigm Learning Corporation, Canada President, Cleveland Clinic, USA Pardis Sabeti** , Assistant Professor, Harvard University, USA 20.00 - 22.00 Burkhard Schwenker* , Chief Executive Officer, Roland recession reaction Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany Hotel Seehof - Palais Mitte Moderated by Just in Case Philip Campbell** , Editor-in-Chief, Nature Magazine, The global economy may be headed for a worse United Kingdom recession than foreseen only a few months ago. Different sectors have very different approaches on how best to plan against such an event, from adjusting inventories to 20.00 - 22.00 altering capital structures to funding reserves. storytelling Hotel Waldhuus - Jakobshorn A + B What best practices can companies employ to shelter The Wisdom of Storytelling: Using Fiction to Attain their business from a weakening economy and take Truth advantage of associated opportunities? Literature is known to understand what science cannot Jeff Clarke** , President and Chief Executive Officer, comprehend – that human beings often resist wanting to Travelport, USA hear the truth. Eckhard Cordes* , Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, METRO Group, Germany How have great storytellers from all walks of life been able Joseph L. Rice III** , Chairman, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, to use fiction – so called images of truth – to help us USA overcome this resistance to inconvenient truths? Christian Streiff* , Chairman of the Managing Board, PSA Peugeot Citroën, France David Bodanis** , Writer, United Kingdom Paulo Coelho** , Author, Brazil Moderated by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck** , Writer/Director, Laura D. Tyson** , Professor of Business Administration USA and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA Brian McLaren** , Author, USA
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Wednesday 23 January
Orhan Pamuk* , Author, Turkey 22.30 - 23.30 Elie Wiesel** , Professor of the Humanities, Boston nobel University, USA Hotel National - Living Room Moderated by Nobel Nightcap Jay Nordlinger** , Managing Editor, National Review, USA Join Nobel prizewinners for a conversation exploring their thoughts on the power of collaboration.
20.00 - 22.00 Al Gore* , Chairman, Generation Investment Management, urbanization series 1/museums USA; Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001) Hotel Victoria - Victoria Rajendra K. Pachauri* , Chairman, The Energy and McMuseums: Can (High) Culture Be Transferred? Resources Institute (TERI), India Orhan Pamuk* , Author, Turkey The Guggenheim first introduced the concept and the Edmund S. Phelps* , McVickar Professor of Political Louvre Abu Dhabi project has brought into evidence the Economy, Columbia University, USA notion that (high) culture can be transferred to other Myron S. Scholes* , Frank E. Buck Emeritus Professor of places and to the fore of public debate. Finance, Stanford University, USA Philip Sharp* , Professor, Massachusetts Institute of How can this model truly drive cultural and economic Technology, USA development of a country or city? A. Michael Spence* , Chairman, International Commission on Growth and Development Paola Antonelli** , Curator, Department of Architecture Joseph E. Stiglitz** , University Professor, Columbia and Design, Museum of Modern Art, USA University, USA Bertrand Delanoë* , Mayor of Paris, France Elie Wiesel *, Professor of the Humanities, Boston Michael E. Haefliger** , Executive and Artistic Director, University, USA Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland Larry Keeley* , Innovation Strategist, Doblin, USA Linda Lorimer* , Vice-President, Yale University, USA Toshiko Mori** , Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture and Chair, Department of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA Julia Peyton-Jones** , Director and Co-Director, Exhibitions and Programmes, Serpentine Gallery, United Kingdom
Moderated by Alice Rawsthorn** , Design Critic, International Herald Tribune, United Kingdom
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Thursday 24 January
09.00 - 10.15 09.00 - 10.15 change/journey 4 physics/cosmology Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta West Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta East Journeys of Change: The Author Accelerating Physics
Chris Abani, Nigerian writer, poet and jazz musician, Physicists offer rival theories about the elements of the shares his experiences as a young novelist critical of his universe, the fundamental nature of matter and forces country’s government. including gravity.
with Join this briefing to find out how some of the most Chris Abani* , Author, Nigeria fundamental questions in science might be solved in the near future.
09.00 - 10.15 Briefing by love Lisa Randall** , Professor of Physics, Harvard University, Hotel Belvédère - Spina USA The Science of Love Moderated by Attachment, romantic love and sexual attraction influence Philip Campbell** , Editor-in-Chief, Nature Magazine, much of our behaviour and choices throughout our lives. United Kingdom
What can neuroscience and anthropology offer as explanations of why, how, with whom and when we form 09.00 - 10.15 attachments, experience passion and fall in love? rna/therapy Hotel Belvédère - Ducan Briefing by The Scientific and Medical Revolution of RNA Helen Fisher** , Visiting Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA Research on the various dimensions of Ribonucleic Acid (RNA), particularly in translating genetic information from DNA into proteins, continues to progress rapidly and to 09.00 - 10.15 present new insights on the control of cellular activities. photonics/nanotechnology Hotel Belvédère - Rotary What key advances in RNA research should both the public and policy-makers be made aware of and Working at the Speed of Light understand? How will recent discoveries about RNA lead Optical signals can now be squeezed into tiny structures, to fundamentally new approaches to medical therapy and paving the way for photonic devices that could replace drug development? traditional electronic circuits, improve the efficiency of LED displays, lead to new therapeutic approaches for cancer, Briefing by and even enable efficient power transmission wirelessly. Philip Sharp** , Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Why is photonics considered by some to be the science of the 21st century? 09.00 - 10.15 Briefing by geopolitical risk/business John D. Joannopoulos** , The Francis Wright Davis Congress Centre - Forum Professor of Physics , MIT - Department of Physics, USA Risky for Business: Flashpoints in Focus
Moderated by A number of simmering geopolitical tensions risk triggering Keith Schwab** , Professor of Physics, Cornell University, global economic sanctions or disrupting major commodity USA; Young Global Leader markets and supply routes.
Which geopolitical risks should business pay particular attention to over the next 18 months?
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Thursday 24 January
Michael G. Cherkasky** , President and Chief Executive Emery Brown** , Professor of Computational Officer, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), USA Neuroscience and Health Sciences and Technology, Anthony Hayward* , Group Chief Executive, BP, United Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Kingdom Hugh Herr** , Assistant Professor in Media Arts and H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa ** , Chief Sciences and Health Sciences and Technology, MIT - Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Media Laboratory, USA Bahrain; Young Global Leader Miguel Nicolelis** , Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Michael S. Klein** , Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Officer, Markets and Banking, Citi, USA Ralph W. Shrader** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton, USA 09.00 - 10.15 nuclear proliferation Moderated by Congress Centre - Aspen 1 Gideon Rachman** , Associate Editor, Chief Foreign Nuclear Energy vs Non-Proliferation Affairs Columnist, Financial Times, United Kingdom In an age where nuclear power presents an attractive energy alternative, the spillover risk of increased nuclear 09.00 - 10.15 proliferation becomes an important issue. globalization of finance series1/wealth funds Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 How should the international community balance valid Myths and Realities of Sovereign Wealth Funds nuclear energy needs with concerns about nuclear proliferation? Sovereign wealth funds are now estimated to be as large as US$ 2.5 trillion and expected to reach US$ 12 trillion in Brahma Chellaney** , Professor, Strategic Studies, 2015. Centre for Policy Research (CPR), India Shirley Ann Jackson** , President, Rensselaer What is their impact on the global economy? Polytechnic Institute, USA Reuben Jeffery III* , US Undersecretary of State for Richard S. Fuld Jr* , Chairman and Chief Executive Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Officer, Lehman Brothers, USA Lady Barbara Judge** , Chairman, United Kingdom Kristin Halvorsen* , Minister of Finance of Norway Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), United Kingdom Lou Jiwei* , Chairman, China Investment Corporation, People’s Republic of China Moderated by Stephen A. Schwarzman** , Chairman and Chief James F. Hoge** , Editor, Foreign Affairs Magazine, USA Executive Officer, The Blackstone Group, USA Lawrence H. Summers** , Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University, USA 09.00 - 10.15 us/eu/china Moderated by Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Martin Wolf** , Associate Editor and Chief Economics US-EU-China Relations: A 21st Century Vision Commentator, Financial Times, United Kingdom The evolving relationship between the world’s last superpower, the European Union and the world’s fastest 09.00 - 10.15 rising power will profoundly affect the trajectory of the 21st neuroscience century. Changes in the troika are already being seen: The Congress Centre - Sertig EU has recently overtaken the US as China’s largest Redefining the Limits of the Human Body trading partner.
The capability to engineer links between the nervous What do Europeans, Chinese and Americans think are the system and electronic devices or prosthetic limbs is important issues for their collaborative future as global already a reality with medical, military and gaming players? applications developing rapidly. Joseph S. Nye Jr** , Distinguished Service Professor, How can artificial interfaces to the brain and nervous John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard system change an individual’s experience of, and control University, USA over, his/her environment?
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Thursday 24 January
Pei Minxin** , Senior Associate and Director, China 09.00 - 12.00 Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, middle east USA Congress Centre - Jakobshorn WorkSpace Wu Jianmin* , President, China Foreign Affairs University, People’s Republic of China Building Robust Economies in the Middle East Economies in the Middle East have to address the Moderated by challenges posed by the threat of actual or perceived Timothy Garton Ash** , Professor of European Studies, insecurity, whether emanating from internal or external University of Oxford, United Kingdom forces. Some countries are struggling to escape a vicious circle of insecurity and underdevelopment, while others are experiencing rapid economic growth – for now. 09.00 - 10.15 visual series 1/design By examining the relationship between security and Congress Centre - Studio economic development in the region, what are possible Visual Series: Future Design models for collaboration within and between countries that can help overcome the associated challenges? Some of the world’s leading design experts introduce the concepts that they believe will define the design of the This is a collaborative session in the WorkSpace. future. Discussion Leaders with Brian Baird* , Congressman from Washington (Democrat), Paola Antonelli** , Curator, Department of Architecture 3rd District, USA and Design, Museum of Modern Art, USA H.R.H. The Duke of York* John Maeda** , Associate Director of Research, MIT - Husain Haqqani** , Director, Center for International Media Laboratory, USA Relations, Boston University, USA Alice Rawsthorn** , Design Critic, International Herald Ismail Serageldin** , Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Tribune, United Kingdom Egypt
09.00 - 12.00 10.30 - 11.30 ceo series 3/risk water series 1/security Congress Centre - Parsenn/Pischa WorkSpace Congress Centre - Congress Hall Designing for Resilience Time Is Running Out for Water
Businesses operate in increasingly uncertain, Nearly one-third of the world’s population is expected to uncontrollable and complex environments that limit the be living in regions facing severe water scarcity by 2025. extent to which they can predict possible shocks. What should be done now to ensure that water scarcity How can organizations build organic resilience to absorb does not become a source of international conflict and shocks and respond to uncertainty? human misery?
This is a collaborative session in the WorkSpace. Ban Ki-moon* , Secretary-General, United Nations, New York Discussion Leader Peter Brabeck-Letmathe** , Chairman and Chief David Bodanis** , Writer, United Kingdom Executive Officer, Nestlé, Switzerland; Member of the Ian Bremmer* , President, Eurasia Group, USA; Young Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum Global Leader E. Neville Isdell** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Insel* , Director, National Institute of Mental The Coca-Cola Company, USA Health, USA Ichiro Kamoshita* , Minister of the Environment of Japan and Minister-in-Charge of Global Environmental Problems Facilitated by Fred Krupp** , President, Environmental Defense, USA Hirotaka Takeuchi** , Dean, Graduate School of Ralph R. Peterson** , Chairman and Chief Executive International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Officer, CH2M HILL Companies, USA Japan
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Thursday 24 January
10.30 - 11.30 Pei Minxin** , Senior Associate and Director, China peace stability Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, USA Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Stephen S. Roach* , Chairman, Asia, Morgan Stanley, Peace and Stability at What Cost? Hong Kong SAR The arc of instability extending from the Middle East to Wu Ying* , Co-Founder, UTStarcom (China), People’s South Asia is a grim reminder for the international Republic of China community that it not only must continue its rebuilding and reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon Moderated by but must also focus greater attention on developments in Huang Yasheng** , Associate Professor of International Bangladesh, Iran and Pakistan. Management, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA What steps are need to address growing public pressure to revisit international military and development commitments in both regions? What are the dangers of 12.30 - 14.00 ignoring looming security and governance challenges? corruption/endemic Hotel Post - Davoserstube Fakhruddin Ahmed* , Chief Adviser of Bangladesh The Challenge of Endemic Corruption Maxime Bernier* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Without exception, countries and companies espouse trust and transparency, and profess zero tolerance for 10.45 - 12.00 corrupt practices. Yet corruption continues to be one of jec the biggest problems facing business. Hotel Belvédère - Salon Atlantis In the absence of strong leaders and institutions, what Joint Swiss-US Economic Commission innovations are being developed to manage the problem? Leading figures from the US and Swiss governments and business will discuss key issues on the global trade Leo Apotheker* , Deputy Chief Executive Officer, SAP, agenda. Germany Francisco Diaz* , Chief Executive Officer, Organización Susan Schwab** , US Trade Representative Corona, Colombia Huguette Labelle* , Chair, Transparency International, Germany 12.30 - 14.00 William T. Loris** , Director-General, International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Rome asia Hotel Sunstar Park - Jacobshorn Moderated by Asia on the Global Stage: Is It Ready to Perform? Mark Pieth** , Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, University of Basel, Switzerland The political, economic and cultural influence of Asia will rise dramatically in the coming months as ASEAN launches its new regional charter, Japan chairs the G8 12.30 - 14.00 Summit, and China hosts the Olympic Games. green jobs Will the region’s main players be able to live up to the Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 1 leadership expectations of the rest of the world with Green Jobs: Putting Climate Change to Work respect to the top issues on the global agenda? Discussions on climate change often focus predominantly Palaniappan Chidambaram* , Minister of Finance of on the costs of action or inaction but the opportunities India that “green growth and development” can offer, in Yutaka Kase* , President and Chief Executive Officer, particular in the areas of entrepreneurship and job Sojitz Corporation, Japan creation, are drawing more attention. Kenneth G. Lieberthal** , Professor of Business Administration, University of Michigan, USA What are the prospects for green jobs within different Sadako Ogata* , President, Japan International industries and regions, and what roles can business play Cooperation Agency, Japan in partnership on investment and skills development?
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Guy Ryder** , General Secretary, International Trade Ernst Pöppel** , Professor, Institute for Medical Union Confederation (ITUC), Belgium Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Juan Somavia** , Director-General, International Labour Germany Organization (ILO), Geneva Geoff Riddell** , Member, Group Executive Committee Achim Steiner* , Executive Director, United Nations and Chief Executive Officer, Global Corporate Business, Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland James Rutrough** , Vice-Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer, State Farm Insurance Group, USA 12.30 - 14.00 jobs Moderated by Hotel Seehof - Palais Mitte Rana Foroohar** , International Business and Economics Editor, Newsweek, USA What Job Should My Child Take in a Globalizing Economy?
The rise of global outsourcing surfaced job security 12.30 - 14.00 concerns in the IT industry, but a number of new shareholders professions are also considered vulnerable to overseas competition – between 8 to 20 million jobs in the US alone Hotel Cresta Sun - Restaurant are now seen at risk. The Rising Influence of Minority Shareholders
How are companies, universities and governments in Minority shareholders, often with less than 1% stakes, are industrialized economies working together to adapt to increasingly influencing strategic and operational decisions rapidly changing employment trends? of major public corporations.
Lubna S. Olayan* , Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Why are the smallest of shareholders wielding more Financing Company, Saudi Arabia influence over corporate boards than ever before? Dennis J. Snower** , President, Kiel Institute of World Economics, Germany David Childs** , Managing Partner, Clifford Chance, John J. Sweeney* , President, American Federation of United Kingdom Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, USA Thomas J. Donohue** , President and Chief Executive Officer, US Chamber of Commerce, USA Moderated by Daniel S. Loeb* , Chief Executive Officer, Third Point, USA Rui Chenggang** , Director and Anchor, China Central Nathaniel Rothschild* , Co-Chairman, Atticus Capital, Television, People’s Republic of China USA; Young Global Leader Jean François Theodore* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Euronext Paris, France 12.30 - 14.00 retirement Moderated by Michael Useem** , Professor of Management and Hotel Victoria - Victoria Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Long Shift into Retirement The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Unlike the recent past, retirement will now occupy, on average, the last 20 years of a person’s life in the 12.30 - 14.00 industrialized world. stimulation What are the major implications for lifestyles, family and Hotel National - Dining Room society as we move away from shorter retirement Stimulation – A 21st Century Addiction periods? As technology enables ever faster communication and Mary Catherine Bateson** , President, Institute for multitasking, people seem to have less patience, shorter Intercultural Studies, USA attention spans and an increased need for stimulation. Peter Oakley** , Vlogger, United Kingdom Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa* , Minister of Economy and What are the implications of this in the way we learn and Finance of Italy in professional life?
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Thursday 24 January
Patrick Aebischer** , President, Swiss Federal Institute of 12.30 - 14.00 Technology (EPFL), Switzerland water series 2/pricing Ellen Langer** , Professor, Department of Psychology, Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 2 + 3 Harvard University, USA John Maeda** , Associate Director of Research, MIT - The True Value of Water Media Laboratory, USA Water demand has more than tripled over the last half Peter Piot* , Executive Director, Joint United Nations century, but its management appears immune to Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Undersecretary- traditional market mechanisms. General, United Nations, Geneva What is the most effective way to allocate water between Moderated by industry, domestic and agricultural use? Would efficient Jeff Jarvis* , Blogger and Professor, Buzzmachine.com, pricing systems solve the problem? If so, how do we price USA water?
Montek S. Ahluwalia* , Deputy Chairman, Planning 12.30 - 14.00 Commission, India sub-sahara Graham Mackay* , Chief Executive, SABMiller, United Hotel Seehof - Seehorn Kingdom Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa Achim Steiner* , Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi While both West and East are competing for influence and John J. Wilkinson** , President, International Federation resources in Africa, many of the global challenge fault lines of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), Paris run across the continent – climate change, security, income inequality, natural resources – calling for a global Moderated by consensus on Africa’s development agenda. Daniel C. Esty** , Director, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, USA What do the international community and African leaders foresee as a way to move the region towards stability? 12.30 - 14.00 Paul Collier** , Professor of Economics, St Antony’s change/journey 6 College, United Kingdom Congress Centre - Forum Gareth Evans** , President, International Crisis Group, Belgium Journeys of Change: The Film-maker Sir John Holmes* , Undersecretary-General for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, whose movie The Life Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, of Others won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in 2007, talks about what it took to complete the project (OCHA), New York that led him to win an Oscar for his first film. Louis Michel* , Commissioner, Development and Humanitarian Aid, European Commission, Brussels with Valli Moosa* , Chairman, Eskom, South Africa Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck** , Writer/Director, Supachai Panitchpakdi* , Secretary-General, United USA Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva Abdoulaye Wade* , President of Senegal 12.40 - 12.45 Paul S. Walsh* , Group Chief Executive, Diageo, United open forum 1: introduction Kingdom Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Moderated by Introducing the Open Forum 2008 Nicholas D. Kristof** , Columnist, The New York Times, USA with André Schneider** , Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum Thomas Wipf** , President of the Council, Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Switzerland
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12.45 - 14.15 Kofi Annan* , Chairman of the Board, Alliance for a Green open forum 2 Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Geneva Pascal Lamy* , Director-General, World Trade Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Organization (WTO), Geneva The Comeback of Religion: A Potential Danger for Kamal Nath* , Minister of Commerce and Industry of India the Secular State? Barbara Stocking** , Director, Oxfam GB, United Secularization was a decisive step towards peaceful Kingdom cohabitation of different religions in Europe. However, not Patricia A. Woertz* , Chairman, Chief Executive Officer every religion considers the separation of state and and President, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), USA religion as a natural course of action. For example, Islam is a unity between sacred and profane spaces of society. Moderated by Thus, Islamic states claim that the state represents Islamic Daniel Franklin** , Executive Editor, The Economist and communities and that state law is rooted in religious law. Editor-in-Chief, Economist.com, United Kingdom
1) How can states in Europe guarantee religious plurality and 14.30 - 15.45 religious freedom while simultaneously maintaining their leadership/skill development own forms of life and culture embedded in Christian Congress Centre - Aspen 1 values and traditions? Leadership and Skill Development: A Cross-Cultural 2) How does Islam see the relationship between state and Debate religion? Are there any repercussions on the cohabitation of different religions in secularized states? The future business environment will be more 3) Does Islam face a similar question to the one Christians collaborative, fast-paced and global; yet there is no have intensely struggled with since the time of consensus within academic and business circles on the core skills necessary for the next generation of leaders. Enlightenment, namely recognition of a separation of state and religion? Which skills will be critical for tomorrow’s leaders, and how do different cultures prioritize those skills? Ingrid Mattson** , President, Islamic Society of North America, USA Paul Achleitner* , Member of the Board of Management, Ulrich Schlüer** , Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, Allianz, Germany National Council of Switzerland, Switzerland Roland Berger* , Chairman, Roland Berger Strategy Thomas Wipf** , President of the Council, Federation of Consultants, Germany Swiss Protestant Churches, Switzerland Joel M. Podolny** , Dean, Yale School of Management, USA Moderated by Azim H. Premji** , Chairman, Wipro, India Marco Meier** , Journalist, Swiss Television SF, Juan Somavia** , Director-General, International Labour Switzerland Organization (ILO), Geneva
Moderated by 14.30 - 15.45 David R. Gergen* , Director, Center for Public Leadership, agriculture John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Congress Centre - Sertig University, USA The Straggler of the Global Economy
40% of the world’s population is still working in agriculture, but increasing productivity, demand and trade liberalization pose threats to their future livelihood.
What polices are needed to ensure a “win-win” outcome that can lead to increased productivity without creating a major labour crisis in countries with large rural populations?
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14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 terrorism c-100 Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Terrorism in a Networked World Faith and Modernization
Terrorist groups and extremist voices of all persuasions Faith is playing an increasingly influential role in this are the most adept users of the Internet and new media. century’s political, economic and social landscape, while intercultural divides are diverting valuable resources away What are the related security and policy implications? from addressing the pressing global issues of today.
David Cameron* , Leader of the Conservative Party, Are the religious mores of faith-based societies an United Kingdom impediment to, or an asset for, social progress, political Robert Mueller* , Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation order and economic development? What prospects exist (FBI), USA for collaboration between the West and the Islamic world Ahmed Rashid** , Journalist and Writer on fulfilling the economic agenda of the Makkah Kenneth Roth** , Executive Director, Human Rights Declaration of the Organization of the Islamic Conference? Watch, USA Abdullah Ahmad Badawi** , Prime Minister of Malaysia Moderated by David Ignatius** , Associate Editor and Columnist, The Chaired by Washington Post, USA Tony Blair* , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997- 2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum 14.30 - 15.45 urbanization series 2/infrastructure 14.30 - 15.45 Congress Centre - Forum Fixing Critical 20th Century Infrastructure new concert of powers Congress Centre - Congress Hall Recent events have exposed the risk of ageing Orchestrating a New Concert of Powers infrastructure in cities, which some studies suggest would cost as much as US$ 1 trillion to rectify in the US alone. In any future “concert of powers,” the old guard – United States, Japan and the EU – would be expected to work How can cities such as London, New York and Moscow alongside new champions, such as Brazil, Russia, India update their critical infrastructure for sustainability in the and China, to address global and regional challenges. face of shifting risks such as climate change and terrorism? Could such a concert of power strategy provide international security, ensure regional stability and improve Stephen E. Flynn** , Senior Fellow, National Security global governance? Studies Program and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Chair in National Security, Council on Foreign Relations, USA Celso Amorim* , Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil Luis A. Moreno* , President, Inter-American Development Lloyd C. Blankfein** , Chairman and Chief Executive Bank, Washington DC Officer, Goldman Sachs Group, USA Henry A. Kissinger** , Chairman, Kissinger Associates, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual 14.30 - 15.45 Meeting 200 8 visual series 4/conceptual artist Congress Centre - Studio Visual Series: The Conceptual Artist
The artist, known to explore the often ignored objects in the world, shows what it takes to make art out of what may be considered nothing. One of the world’s most sought after artists speaks about the philosophy behind his work.
with Gabriel Orozco* , Artist
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14.30 - 17.00 Michael E. Porter* , Bishop William Lawrence University biology/personality Professor, Harvard Business School, USA Kenneth Rogoff** , Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta East Policy and Professor of Economics, Harvard University, The Biology of Personality USA Personality – the sum of distinctive qualities that form Nouriel Roubini** , Chairman and Professor, Roubini each individual – can largely be determined by biological Global Economics, USA factors. The personalities that we are attracted to are Xavier Sala-i-Martin** , Professor of Economics, often a function of these biological characteristics, largely Columbia University, USA defined by the varying levels of testosterone, oestrogen, Heizo Takenaka** , Director, Global Security Research dopamine and serotonin levels found in the body. Institute, Keio University, Japan; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum How can this knowledge help us to determine with whom Laura D. Tyson** , Professor of Business Administration we work best, what environment is most suitable to us, and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA and even help to define our ideal partner? Facilitated by Facilitated by Daniel Hertzberg** , Deputy Managing Editor, Wall Street Helen Fisher** , Visiting Research Professor, Department Journal, USA of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA 14.30 - 17.00 14.30 - 17.00 life sciences competitiveness Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta West Hotel Belvédère - Ducan How Science Will Redraw the Business Landscape Global Competitiveness 2015 of the 21st Century History has shown that some countries are more successful than others in raising the living standards of In the 21st century the prospects of biotechnology raise their citizens. National prosperity is driven by many diverse fundamental questions about what it means to be and interrelated factors which must be implemented in ‘natural’, ‘human’, ‘living’ and require us to rethink notions unison to achieve sustained growth over the long run. of ‘property’.
Which countries are well poised to take the lead in the As we stand at a new tipping point in the convergence of competitiveness league table over the next decade and new sciences and novel technologies what can we see why? and what are the strategic questions business leaders should be asking? Discussion Leaders Richard N. Cooper** , Professor of International Discussion Leader Economics, Harvard University, USA Adam Bly** , Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor- Michel Danet* , Secretary-General, World Customs in-Chief, Seed Media Group, USA; Young Global Leader Organization, Brussels Ricardo Hausmann** , Director, Center for International Facilitated by Development, and Professor of the Practice of Economic Angela Wilkinson** , Director, Scenario Planning and Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Futures Research, James Martin Institute for Science and Harvard University, USA Civilization, United Kingdom Andrés A. van der Horst* , Executive Director, Consejo Nacional de Competividad, Dominican Republic; Young Global Leader Yoko Ishikura* , Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS), Hitotsubashi University, Japan Neelie Kroes* , Commissioner, Competition, European Commission, Brussels Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala* , Distinguished Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution, USA
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14.30 - 17.00 16.00 - 17.15 scent/general china Hotel Belvédère - Spina Congress Centre - Aspen 1+ 2 The Power of Scent China’s Policy Agenda
The nerve receptors in our noses are 100 times stronger China’s economic success is raising more questions than than those in our eyes, and reach our brain in a unique answers both at home and abroad; concerns over income manner; yet our sense of smell remains largely underused. disparities and core inflation are increasing domestically But as perfume houses, winemakers and horticulturalists while international pressure for the rapid appreciation of attest, smell evokes strong and long-lasting emotions. the renminbi and stronger action on climate change is also rising. How does the sense of smell work, and how can we become more aware of its uses? How can China achieve its growth objectives in a manner that meets the needs of domestic stakeholders while also Facilitated by recognizing international concerns? Christophe Laudamiel** , Senior Perfumer, Fine Fragances, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), USA Dai Xianglong* , Mayor of Tianjin, People’s Republic of China Hu Maoyuan* , Chairman, Shanghai Automotive Industry 14.30 - 17.00 Corp. (SAIC), People’s Republic of China silence 1 Hotel Victoria - Royal 2 Moderated by Victor L. L. Chu* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Scenes of Silence – Dialogue in Silence First Eastern Investment Group, Hong Kong SAR; Most human communication today happens through an Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic exchange of words. Still, we unconsciously rely on many Forum of our other senses to express our feelings, read other people, make decisions and judgments. 16.00 - 17.15 How can we communicate our messages in a clear convergence manner and understand others without using words? Congress Centre - Studio Innovation through Convergence Facilitated by Andreas Heinecke** , Founder and Chief Executive With the elucidation of DNA structure more than 50 years Officer, Dialogue in the Dark, Germany; Social ago, the near-complete mapping of the human genome in Entrepreneur 1995 and fundamental discoveries in molecular biology, the world is poised for a new era of innovation at the convergence of the biological sciences and engineering. 14.30 - 17.00 true colours Emery Brown** , Professor of Computational Hotel Belvédère - Rotary Neuroscience and Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Reveal Your True Colours Arthur D. Collins** , Chairman of the Board, Medtronic, An introduction into the world of colour physiology, this USA session will detail how colour defines our surroundings Philip Sharp** , Professor, Massachusetts Institute of and influences our perception. We can also perceive Technology, USA colours through our other senses as colours enter into our subconscious and influence our moods.
Facilitated by Eric Chiavi** , Perception Physiologist, Switzerland
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16.00 - 17.15 16.00 - 17.15 human rights youth Congress Centre - Sertig Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Human Rights on the Global Agenda Future Shifts: The Voice of the Next Generation
Although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will The combined forces of globalization and technology have celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2008, its influence, changed aspects of societies across the world in a adherence and adoption is far from universal , while relatively short period of time. With six teenagers from culture, belief systems and national history are often cited around the globe, selected through the British Council’s as the reasons for this. global network, this session will discuss what influences are shaping this generation’s views and concerns. How can governments, business and civil society collaborate in a more proactive and constructive manner to promote human rights? 16.00 - 17.15 middle east with Congress Centre - Congress Hall Jakob Kellenberger* , President, International Committee Middle East: Aligning Interests of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva Anant Singh* , Film Producer, Videovision Entertainment, Renewed US efforts to bring about a political settlement South Africa between Israelis and Palestinians is an important and necessary condition for peace, but the internal political Carl-Henric Svanberg* , President and Chief Executive situation for both sides remains far from optimal. Officer, Ericsson, Sweden Emma Thompson *, Actress, United Kingdom How can these obstacles be overcome in 2008?
16.00 - 17.15 17.30 - 18.30 rise civilizations us politics Congress Centre - Forum Adapting to Multiple Civilizations Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Rebuilding Brand America: Five Suggestions for the Most of the world has yet to contemplate the growing Future President influence of a Chinese or Arab civilization or others that could compete with Western cultural and economic Global opinion surveys consistently show that the level of influence. confidence in the US is declining in a number of areas.
What are the implications of this shift? How should the next US president reverse this trend and rebuild the brand equity of the country? Ian Buruma** , Author, USA Jack Ma Yun* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Al Gore* , Chairman, Generation Investment Management, Alibaba Group, People’s Republic of China; Young Global USA; Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001) Leader Irene Khan* , Secretary-General, Amnesty International, H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite United Kingdom Kingdom of Jordan* , Member of the Foundation Board Rupert Murdoch* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of the World Economic Forum News Corporation, USA Elie Wiesel** , Professor of the Humanities, Boston Sir Martin Sorrell** , Group Chief Executive, WPP, United University, USA Kingdom
Moderated by Chaired by Riz Khan** , Anchor, Al Jazeera International, USA Moisés Naím** , Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine, USA
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17.50 - 18.50 19.30 - 21.30 globalization of finance series2/systemic risk m&a heatmap Congress Centre - Congress Hall Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Systemic Financial Risk The M&A Heatmap for 2008
Financial markets continue to drive global growth by Merger and acquisition volumes continued to break deepening economic connections among countries, but records in 2007 until the prolonged period of abundant these linkages are also vehicles of crisis contagion. liquidity came to an abrupt halt over the summer. However, many deals are proceeding either under similar What have we learned from the sub-prime crisis and other or renegotiated terms, and full impact of the recent credit crises in recent memory? How should policy-makers and crunch on the prospects for 2008 remain unclear. Under the financial services industry work together to avert a the auspices of the World Economic Forum’s Industry reoccurrence of a similar crisis? What are the risk issues Partnership Programme, investor sector participants, and financial innovations that require greater attention? experts, investment bankers and other Forum Members will explore the key drivers behind the changes in the M&A James Dimon** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, forecast for 2008 and beyond across different regions, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA; Co-Chair of the World sectors and asset classes. Economic Forum Annual Meeting 200 8 Wes Edens** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Leon D. Black* , Chairman and Senior Founding Partner, Fortress Investment, USA Apollo Management, USA Henry M. Paulson Jr** , US Secretary of the Treasury Martin Blessing* , Member of the Board of Managing Yoshimi Watanabe* , Minister of State for Financial Directors, Mittelstandsbank, Corporate Banking, Services and Administrative Reform of Japan Commerzbank, Germany Paul Calello* , Chief Executive Officer, Investment Chaired by Banking, Credit Suisse, USA James J. Schiro** , Group Chief Executive Officer and Alexandra E. Cook-Schaapveld* , Chief Executive Chairman of the Group Management Board, Zurich Officer, Global Clients, ABN AMRO Bank, Netherlands Financial Services, Switzerland John P. Drzik** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Wyman Group (MMC), USA Stuart T. Gulliver* , Chief Executive and Head, Corporate 18.00 - 19.30 Investment Banking and Markets, HSBC Bank, United open forum 3 Kingdom Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Robin Hall* , Managing Partner, Cinven, London, UK Thomas Krenz* , Partner and Member of the Operating Private Equity and Hedge Funds - Friend or Foe? Committee, Permira Beteiligungsberatung, Germany Private equity funds and hedge funds allow pension funds, Rolly van Rappard* , Managing Partner, CVC Capital foundations and wealthy individuals to invest in Partners Group, Belgium alternatives to shares and bonds. These investments are Björn Savén* , Chairman and Chief Executive, Industri important for economic growth and have enabled the Kapital Ltd, United Kingdom creation of many start-ups. Nonetheless, critics argue that Herbert Walter* , Chairman of the Board of Managing private equity funds and hedge funds put short-term Directors, Dresdner Bank, Germany returns before the sustained development of companies. Moderated by Stephen G. Pagliuca* , Managing Director, Bain Capital, 1) Which funds are buying major companies? USA 2) What does private equity achieve in a company – strengthening and supporting long-term development or dismantling in view of quick profit? 3) Are regulations needed to protect the economy from the influence of private equity funds or hedge funds? Does their negative image make them more of a risk for our system?
Christian Levrat** , National Councilor, National Council of Switzerland, Switzerland Hans Ruh** , President, BlueValue AG, Switzerland
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19.30 - 21.30 Louise Neri** , Curator and Editor, Gagosian Gallery, USA visual series 3/science Julia Peyton-Jones** , Director and Co-Director, Exhibitions and Programmes, Serpentine Gallery, United Congress Centre - Studio Kingdom Visual Series: Science Meets Design
Science and design combined create some of the most Moderated by efficient and visual understanding of both topics. A. Craig Copetas** , Senior Writer, Bloomberg News, France with Paola Antonelli** , Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art, USA 20.00 - 22.00 Adam Bly** , Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor- beliefs in-Chief, Seed Media Group, USA; Young Global Leader Hotel Post - Davoserstube Belief Systems: To What Extent Do They Guide Us?
20.00 - 22.00 Belief systems often lie at the heart of human values and arctic borders behaviour; however, they are based on a “mental acceptance of a proposition, statement or fact, as true, on Hotel Fluela - Fluela Post the ground of apparent authority, which does not have to The Arctic: Less Ice, More Oil be based on actual fact.” The Arctic initially made headlines due to climate change, but it now draws international attention because of Where do our belief systems come from, how do they increased access to the vast natural resources it shelters. shape our identity, and what are the implications of believing in something that we have not personally What should the international community do to address experienced? both geopolitical and environmental interests in the Arctic Circle? Mary Catherine Bateson** , President, Institute for Intercultural Studies, USA Jim Leape* , Director-General, WWF International, World Baroness Susan Greenfield* , Director, The Royal Wide Fund for Nature, Switzerland Institution of Great Britain, United Kingdom Helge Lund* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Ingrid Mattson** , President, Islamic Society of North Statoil, Norway America, USA Gary Lunn** , Minister of Natural Resources of Canada Brian McLaren** , Author, USA Daniel Yergin** , Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Alessandro Profumo** , Chief Executive Officer, Associates (CERA), USA UniCredit Group, Italy
Moderated by Moderated by Leif Beck Fallesen** , Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive David Bodanis** , Writer, United Kingdom Officer, Dagbladet Borsen, Denmark 20.00 - 22.00 20.00 - 22.00 bush/putin art Hotel Waldhuus - Grill Hotel Seehof - Seehorn The Legacies of Bush and Putin Art Swing The presidencies of George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin The last few years have not only brought about a boom in will end in 2008, but their policies are likely to cast a long the price of art, but also in the number of people who shadow over the conduct of international affairs as well as collect art, the range of art they buy and the number of over key domestic institutions. people visiting museums. How will their legacies be evaluated going forward? Is investing in art ultimately an investment in ideas? What is spurring this trend? John Chipman* , Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies (Iiss), United Kingdom Dominique Moïsi** , Deputy Director, Institut Français des Relations Internationales, France
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Kenneth Roth** , Executive Director, Human Rights How is the emergence of this new, middle class affecting Watch, USA the business and political landscape? Can the local social Lilia Shevtsova** , Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow and economic policies that have reduced poverty become Center, Russian Federation a pan-regional agenda, a “Latin American Model”, that offers an alternative to neo-socialist voices? Moderated by Josef Joffe* , Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit, Germany Carlos Julio Ardila* , Managing Director, Ardila Lulle, Colombia Alejandro Baillères* , Chief Executive Officer, Grupo 20.00 - 22.00 Nacional Provincial, Mexico carbon trading Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter* , Chairman of the Board, Hotel Rinaldi - Terrasse Gerdau Aços Especiais, Brazil Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon* , Director, Yale Center The Effectiveness of Carbon Trading in Reducing for the Study of Globalization, Yale University, USA; Emissions Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic The value of the carbon market was estimated at US$ 30 Forum billion in 2006, three times greater than the previous year. But preliminary figures from the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) for 2006 recorded a 1 to 1.5% overall rise in 20.00 - 22.00 emissions. cyberspying
Does this imply that carbon trading schemes are not Hotel Victoria - La Terrasse effective, or would emissions have grown even faster Cyberspying: A Tangible Threat? without carbon trading? The Pentagon, Chancellor Merkel’s office and the Stavros Dimas* , Commissioner, Environment, European government of Estonia all have one thing in common: they Commission, Brussels have all been cyberattacked. Christoph Franz** , Chief Executive Officer, Swiss International Air Lines, Switzerland How much of a threat does cyberspying represent and Lars G. Josefsson* , President and Chief Executive how should it be countered? Officer, Vattenfall, Sweden Edward J. Markey* , Congressman from Massachusetts Robert Mueller* , Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Democrat), 7th District, USA (FBI), USA John P. Mullen** , Member of the Board of Management, Viviane Reding* , Commissioner, Information Society and Deutsche Post World Net, Germany Media, European Commission, Brussels Dan S. Olsson** , Chief Executive Officer, Stena, Sweden John A. Swainson** , President and Chief Executive Anders Fogh Rasmussen* , Prime Minister of Denmark Officer, CA, USA Peter Schwartz** , Chairman, Global Business Network, Hamadoun I. Touré* , Secretary-General, International USA Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva
Moderated by Moderated by John Elkington** , Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, Jonathan Zittrain** , Professor, Internet Governance and SustainAbility, United Kingdom Regulation, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Young Global Leader
20.00 - 22.00 cena iberoamericana Hotel Sunstar Park - Jacobshorn Latin America: Towards the Re-emergence of a Middle Class
The middle class in Latin America shrunk in the past three decades due to instability and half-implemented policies and reforms. However, in recent years, economic stability, remittances and innovative social policies have lifted millions of people out of poverty, beginning to signal a reversal to 30 years of increasing inequality.
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20.00 - 22.00 Michael Pollan** , Author, UC Berkeley Graduate School education/technology of Journalism, University of California, USA Alice Waters** , Chef, Chez Panisse, USA Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 1 + 2 + 3 What Does Technology Do for Education? Moderated by Nicholas Lander** , Food Writer Debates on the effectiveness of education systems increasingly focus on the role of technology in improving access to education and the quality of content. 20.00 - 22.00 globalization How does IT affect the delivery of education, the acquisition of skills and what is the potential for Hotel Post - Restaurant La Cave experimentation with technology-enabled learning? Global World…Really?
Baroness Susan Greenfield* , Director, The Royal Increased human migration, changes in international trade Institution of Great Britain, United Kingdom patterns, more movement of capital and integration of Fernando Haddad** , Minister of Education of Brazil financial markets force us to rethink the definition of Nicholas P. Negroponte** , Chairman, One Laptop per globalization and analyse its outcomes. Child, USA Miguel Nicolelis** , Professor, Ecole Polytechnique What does globalization really mean today? Where is Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland globalization accelerating and where is it slowing down? Ernst Pöppel** , Professor, Institute for Medical Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Mark Foster** , Group Chief Executive, Management Germany Consulting and Integrated Markets, Accenture, United B. Rama Raju* , Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kingdom Satyam Computer Services, India Alan Gershenhorn* , President, UPS International, UPS, Belgium Moderated by Pankaj Ghemawat** , Professor of General Management, Ismail Serageldin** , Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, IESE Business School, Spain Egypt Yorihiko Kojima* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan Juan Somavia** , Director-General, International Labour 20.00 - 22.00 Organization (ILO), Geneva food series 3/civilization Barbara Stocking** , Director, Oxfam GB, United Kingdom Hotel Waldhuus - Dischma Food, Culture and Civilization Moderated by Frances Cairncross** , Rector, Exeter College, United The history of dietary culture is, in many ways, a reflection Kingdom of people and civilizations. Our relationship to food played a key role in developing customs, culture, where and how we settled, trade, travel, family hierarchy and pleasure. 20.00 - 22.00 healthcare/regulation What role does food play in cultures today and what predictions can be made for the future? Hotel Bahnhof-Terminus - Albula Ost and West Reforming Healthcare Homi K. Bhabha** , Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Department of English and American For decades, reforming healthcare systems has been on Literature, Harvard University, USA the top of the agenda of both the public and private José Antonio Fernández Carbajal* , Chairman and sectors. Global demographic trends and projected levels Chief Executive Officer, FEMSA, Mexico of health-related spending make the need for change Yuzaburo Mogi* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, more acute than ever. Kikkoman Corporation, Japan Hemant Oberoi* , Chef, India Why could various reform plans work this time and what are the common issues in designing optimal healthcare systems globally? How should they guide the regulation of innovative healthcare in the 21st century?
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Christopher J. Elias* , President, Program for 20.00 - 22.00 Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), USA; Social iraq Entrepreneur Hotel Cresta Sun - Restaurant Orrin G. Hatch* , Senator from Utah (Republican), USA Markos Kyprianou* , Commissioner, Health, European Iraq and Its Neighbours Commission, Brussels In addition to internal strife, the Iraqi government faces the Edward J. Ludwig** , Chairman of the Board, President challenges of managing increasingly difficult relations with and Chief Executive Officer, Becton Dickinson and neighbouring countries. Company (BD), USA Michael E. Porter* , Bishop William Lawrence University What are the key strategic issues with respect to Iraq from Professor, Harvard Business School, USA the perspective of Turkey, Iran, Jordan and others in the region? How should security and economic issues be Moderated by addressed in anticipation of a reduced US military David E. Bloom** , Clarence James Gamble Professor of presence in Iraq? Economics and Demography, Harvard School of Public Health, USA Mohammad Hossein Adeli* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Economic Trends, Centre for Economic and International Studies, Islamic Republic of Iran 20.00 - 22.00 Ali Babacan* , Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief immigration Negotiator of Turkey; Young Global Leader Hotel Victoria - Victoria John Chipman** , Director, International Institute for Immigration, Integration and Security Strategic Studies (Iiss), United Kingdom Markku Niskala* , Secretary-General, International Immigration is a natural by-product of a globalized world; Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies yet immigrant communities often become the scapegoats (IFRC), Geneva for economic and social problems and the target of Joseph E. Stiglitz** , University Professor, Columbia choice for racist or nationalistic movements, particularly University, USA where there is weak cultural assimilation. Moderated by How should immigration policy be reformed, particularly in Peter David** , Foreign Editor, The Economist, United countries where security concerns are now Kingdom overshadowing the economic benefits of immigration? Are there successful models in place that adequately address both interests? 20.00 - 22.00 security/biotechnology Antonio Guterres* *, UN High Commissioner for Hotel Rinaldi - Grosser Saal Refugees, Geneva Kishore Mahbubani** , Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of The Threat of Biotechnology Public Policy, Singapore Advances in life sciences, coupled with information Miguel Ángel Moratinos* , Minister of Foreign Affairs and technology, are not only enabling life-saving discoveries Cooperation of Spain worldwide but are also increasing the public’s exposure to Emma Thompson* , Actress, United Kingdom future biological threats.
Moderated by What are the clear dangers associated with the current Evan Davis** , Economics Editor, BBC News, United development and management of biotechnology? How Kingdom should industry and government work together to ensure that harmful biotechnology does not fall into the hands of terrorists or military institutions.
Michael Chertoff* , US Secretary of Homeland Security Julie Louise Gerberding* , Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA David Miliband* , Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom
Moderated by Trudy Rubin* , Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA
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20.00 - 22.00 urbanization series 3/globalization Waldhotel Davos - Restaurant Globalization = Cultural Homogenization?
As the movement of capital and goods increases along with the migration of people across borders, many of the world’s major cities have evolved with these shifts, but cultural diversity has not necessarily increased as most of us would assume.
Which cities and countries are becoming truly multicultural and why? And which are actually aiding in the homogenization of culture?
Jean Charest* , Premier of Québec, Canada Peter B. Gabriel* , Musician, Real World, United Kingdom Michael E. Haefliger** , Executive and Artistic Director, Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland Shintaro Ishihara* , Governor of Tokyo, Japan Ken Livingstone** , Mayor of London, United Kingdom Yo Yo Ma* , Cellist, USA Toshiko Mori** , Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture and Chair, Department of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA Shashi Tharoor** , Author, Afras Ventures, USA
Moderated by Peter Gumbel** , Europe Editor, Fortune Magazine, United Kingdom
22.30 - 23.30 favourite books Hotel Schweizerhof - Dining Room Your Favourite Books and Authors
With time such a precious commodity, personal libraries can reveal as much about the individual and the institutions they lead.
A nightcap discussion on the books and authors that leaders make time for and why.
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09.00 - 10.15 09.00 - 10.15 cancer/genomics female/male mind Hotel Belvédère - Rotary Hotel Belvédère - Ducan Cancer Meets the Human Genome Capitalizing on the Male and Female Mind to Grow the Bottom Line The completion of the Human Genome Project, which identified the approximately 20,000 to 25,000 genes in Scientific studies show that, beginning from the embryonic our DNA and determined how the 3 billion chemical base stage, male and female brains develop differently and pairs in our DNA were sequenced, is a major step behave differently in various instances such as in the early towards discovering new approaches to cancer therapy. intense stages of falling in love.
Does this achievement mean that cancer can be How can this knowledge be used to help us collaborate predicted? How will this data ensure the design of better more effectively? How can this help us to improve cures for cancer? performance in various domains?
Briefing by Briefing by Francis S. Collins** , Director, National Human Genome Helen Fisher** , Visiting Research Professor, Department Research Institute (NHGRI), USA of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA
09.00 - 10.15 09.00 - 10.15 change/journey 3 neuroscience Hotel Belvédère - Spina Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta West Journeys of Change: Ability Mood Manipulation
Caroline Casey introduces Francesca Martinez, who will Depression is the leading single cause of psychiatric do a sketch on the remarkable abilities of {dis}ability. diseases affecting lifespan, with over 121 million diagnosed cases worldwide. Introduced by Caroline Casey** , Founding Chief Executive Officer, The How can new, minimally invasive tools, such as Aisling Foundation, Ireland; Young Global Leader electromagnetic induction and light sensitive implants, radically improve the treatment of depression? with Francesca Martinez** , Artist, United Kingdom Briefing by Karl Deisseroth** , Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University, USA 09.00 - 10.15 Moderated by cosmology/universe David Bodanis** , Writer, United Kingdom Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta East Before the Big Bang? 09.00 - 10.15 Cosmology has long been dominated by the idea that the universe emerged in a big bang followed by a burst of forecasting limits inflationary expansion. Join this briefing for an introduction Congress Centre - Sertig to the cyclic universe, a challenging alternative that What Can We Forecast? explains what happened before the big bang and how it will affect the future of the universe. Risk management has evolved from protecting against a potential catastrophic event to forecasting a wide range of Briefing by possible loss-inducing future events. Paul Steinhardt** , Professor, Princeton University, USA In an age of increasing global interdependency and Moderated by sophisticated modelling, what forecasts do business Adam Bly** , Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor- leaders and policy-makers trust, and rely on, the most in-Chief, Seed Media Group, USA; Young Global Leader today? What are the best applications of forecasting?
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Alain J. P. Belda* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Arkless* , Executive Board Member, Manpower, Alcoa, USA United Kingdom Amy Brinkley** , Chief Risk Officer, Bank of America, USA Michael Chertoff* , US Secretary of Homeland Security Lord Brittan of Spennithorne** , Vice-Chairman, UBS Maurice Flanagan** , Executive Vice-Chairman, Emirates Investment Bank, United Kingdom Group, United Arab Emirates Alan Gershenhorn* , President, UPS International, UPS, Stephen E. Flynn** , Senior Fellow, National Security Belgium Studies Program and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Chair in Robert J. Shiller** , Stanley B. Resor Professor of National Security, Council on Foreign Relations, USA Economics, Yale University, USA Peter Mandelson* , Commissioner, Trade, European Commission, Brussels Moderated by Ian A. Goldin* , Director, School of 21st Century Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 09.00 - 10.15 talent series 2/top performers
09.00 - 10.15 Congress Centre - Aspen 1 globalization of finance series 3/hedge funds Finding Your Top Performers: The Corporate Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Treasure Hunt Myths and Realities of Hedge Funds 83% of managers and 97% of executives believe they are With hedge fund assets nearing US$ 2 trillion, the industry in the top 10% of performers inside their firms according is moving towards increasing its transparency, disclosure to a recent survey conducted in the United States. and risk controls. Given this pronounced skew in self-evaluations, how do Given growing anxiety over systemic financial risks, will the best corporations evaluate talent and retain it for the increasing disclosure and transparency be enough to long term? What are important cultural and industry satisfy regulatory concerns? What impact will hedge funds factors to consider? “going public” have on financial market stability? Bradbury H. Anderson* , Vice-Chairman and Chief Christopher Cox* , Chairman, US Securities and Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., USA Exchange Commission, USA William D. Green** , Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Mindich** , Founder and Partner, Eton Park Capital Officer, Accenture, USA Management, USA; Young Global Leader L. Kevin Kelly** , Chief Executive Officer, Heidrick & Daniel S. Och* , Senior Managing Member, Och-Ziff Struggles International, United Kingdom Capital Management Group, USA Maurice Lévy** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Publicis Group, France; Member of the Foundation Board Moderated by of the World Economic Forum Lawrence H. Summers** , Charles W. Eliot University James H. Quigley** , Global Chief Executive Officer, Professor, Harvard University, USA Deloitte, USA
Moderated by 09.00 - 10.15 Herminia Ibarra** , Chaired Professor of Organizational mobility/security Behaviour, INSEAD, France Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Moving Goods and People around the Globe 09.00 - 10.15 The efficient and secure transport of millions of travellers water series 3/supply chain and millions of tons of cargo is necessary to keep the Congress Centre - Forum global economy functioning. Who Is Managing Your Supply of Water?
What are the most pressing security concerns threatening 40% of Fortune 1,000 companies agree that the impact of to impair the mobility of people and goods worldwide? a water shortage would be severe, but only 17% admit to How should government policy-makers and industry being prepared for such a crisis. stakeholders work together to ensure that a resilient and efficient system is in place to address both security and How should firms approach their future operations to logistical challenges? ensure that they are not impacted by water degradation and scarcity?
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Fred Kindle* , President and Chief Executive Officer, ABB, 10.45 - 12.00 Switzerland emerging markets Lubna S. Olayan* , Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Financing Company, Saudi Arabia Sadayuki Sakakibara* , President, Chief Executive The Next Emerging Markets to Explore Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Toray Industries, The economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) Japan dominate most discussions on emerging markets, but Achim Steiner* , Executive Director, United Nations attention is now turning to lesser known countries with Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi attractive demographic profiles and high growth rates.
Moderated by Which economies are the most plausible successors to Margaret Catley-Carlson** , Chair, Global Water becoming the emerging markets of choice outside of the Partnership (GWP) / International Water Management BRICs, and to the BRICs themselves? Institute, Sweden
10.45 - 12.00 09.00 - 12.00 corporate global citizenship technology/development Congress Centre - Congress Hall Congress Centre - Jakobshorn WorkSpace Corporate Global Citizenship in the 21st Century Leveraging Technology for Development As the global agenda is increasingly shaped outside the IT and Web 2.0 technology now underlie global traditional framework of nation states, corporations not collaboration in many areas. How can technological only have licence to operate in the global system, but also capabilities be leveraged to tackle issues related to a civic duty to contribute to its sustainable health. economic and social development worldwide? How should corporations exercise their civic duty with This is a collaborative session in the WorkSpace. regard to major global issues?
Discussion Leaders John T. Chambers** , Chairman and Chief Executive Gordon Conway** , Chief Scientic Adviser, Department Officer, Cisco Systems, USA for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom Indra K. Nooyi* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Henrietta H. Fore* , US Undersecretary of State for PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Management Annual Meeting 200 8 Vyomesh Joshi** , Executive Vice-President, HP Imaging Peter Sands* , Group Chief Executive, Standard & Printing Group, USA Chartered, United Kingdom Michel Mayer** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wang Jianzhou** , Chairman and Chief Executive, China Freescale Semiconductor, USA Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of B. Ramalinga Raju* , Founder and Chairman, Satyam China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Computer Services, India Meeting 200 8 Donald Tapscott** , Chief Executive Officer, New Paradigm Learning Corporation, Canada Chaired by Hamadoun I. Touré* , Secretary-General, International Klaus Schwab ** , Founder and Executive Chairman, Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva World Economic Forum Facilitated by David Kirkpatrick** , Senior Editor, Internet and Technology, Fortune Magazine, USA
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12.00 - 14.30 12.30 - 14.00 ceo series 2/talent business/development Congress Centre - Parsenn/Pischa WorkSpace Hotel Seehof - Stübli Bridging the Skills Gap The Hidden Power of Business
For most of modern economic history, CEOs, educators, Competitive, for-profit and inclusive business models are labour leaders and government ministers have all required to provide economic, social and cultural struggled to find solutions to address a perennial skills development. gaps. How can companies contribute to development and What innovative behaviours, processes and models strengthen the trade capacity of countries? How can should be implemented to address the skills gap within private cooperation help to reach the MDGs? your organization? Peter Bakker** , Chief Executive Officer, TNT, This is a collaborative session in the WorkSpace. Netherlands Carlos Danel* , Co-Chief Executive Officer, Banco Facilitated by Compartamos, Mexico; Young Global Leader J. Frank Brown** , Dean, INSEAD, France Geoffrey J. W. Kent** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Abercrombie & Kent Group of Companies, United Kingdom 12.30 - 14.00 William R. Rhodes** , Chairman, President and Chief bretton woods Executive Officer, CITI NA, USA Waldhotel Davos - Restaurant Michael W. Spicer** , Chief Executive Officer, Business Leadership South Africa, South Africa Beyond Bretton Woods: Who Should Lead the Way?
The Bretton Woods institutions were established to rebuild Moderated by the international economic system after World War II, but Shekhar Gupta* , Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, their governance model and policy mandate have not India evolved with the global economy.
What should be their future role in ensuring and 12.30 - 14.00 maintaining international financial stability? chronic disease/health systems Hotel Victoria - La Terrasse Mario Draghi* , Governor of the Bank of Italy Preventing the Spread of Chronic Disease James M. Flaherty* , Minister of Finance of Canada Henrique de Campos Meirelles* , Governor of the Preventable, non-communicable diseases such as obesity, Central Bank of Brazil diabetes and cancer are slated to become the leading Alessandro Profumo* , Chief Executive Officer, UniCredit cause of death in low-income countries by 2015. Group, Italy Dominique Strauss-Kahn** , Managing Director, How can governments, international organizations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC private sector collaborate to reverse this trend? Axel A. Weber* , President of the Central Bank of Germany Margaret Chan* , Director-General, World Health Robert B. Zoellick* , President, World Bank, Washington Organization (WHO), Geneva DC Michael J. Critelli** , Executive Chairman, Pitney Bowes, USA Moderated by George C. Halvorson** , Chairman and Chief Executive Lawrence Elliott** , Economics Editor, The Guardian, Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, USA United Kingdom Markos Kyprianou* , Commissioner, Health, European Commission, Brussels Jonathan T. Lord* , Senior Vice-President and Chief Innovation Officer, Humana, USA Indra K. Nooyi* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 200 8
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12.30 - 14.00 12.30 - 14.00 commodities genetic data/regulation Hotel Fluela - Fluela Post Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 2 + 3 How Much for the Basics? Rules for the Genome Era
Record-setting prices for oil, iron ore and precious metals Genetic data about specific populations may soon be in continue to make financial headlines, but historic prices the hands of a wide variety of interested actors from for staples such as wheat, milk and meat are making pharmaceutical firms to insurance companies for many governments much more nervous. scientifically and commercially valid reasons.
Has a commodities bubble, driven by global speculation, How should access to, and the application of, this formed as some insist? Or is this a long-term trend that information be managed to both promote collaborative will continue to be driven by continued high growth in innovation and address societal concerns? China and India and a weakening dollar? George M. Church* , Director, Lipper Center for David L. Emerson* , Minister of International Trade of Computational Genetics, Harvard Medical School, USA Canada Francis S. Collins** , Director, National Human Genome Miguel Jorge* , Minister of Development, Industry and Research Institute (NHGRI), USA Foreign Trade of Brazil J. Craig Venter* , Founder and President, J. Craig Venter Andrey R. Kuzyaev* , President, Lukoil Overseas Institute, USA Holding, Russian Federation Thomas A. Russo* , Vice-Chairman, Lehman Brothers, Moderated by USA Robert M. Winston** , Emeritus Professor, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom 12.30 - 14.00 corruption 12.30 - 14.00 Hotel Meierhof - Restaurant International Economic Crime infrastructure/ppp Hotel Bahnhof-Terminus - Albula Ost and West International economic crimes, such as counterfeiting, Infrastructure: Who Is Going to Pay for It? money laundering and bribery, cost businesses and governments over US$ 1 trillion each year, as estimated Infrastructure is crucial to create an environment by the World Bank. conducive to entrepreneurship and to attract FDI. But it requires regulatory transparency, strong institutions and How should corporations and governments cooperate to effective financing tools. address economic crimes without creating excessive regulatory burdens and privacy concerns? What are the most effective means to finance and develop major infrastructure projects today? Fernando Araújo Perdomo* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Montek S. Ahluwalia* , Deputy Chairman, Planning Alan L. Boeckmann* , Chairman and Chief Executive Commission, India Officer, Fluor Corporation, USA Khalid A. Alireza* , Chairman, Xenel/Saudi Cable Huguette Labelle* , Chair, Transparency International, Company, Saudi Arabia Germany Stuart E. Graham** , President and Chief Executive Robert Mueller* , Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Officer, Skanska, Sweden (FBI), USA Jean Lemierre* , President, European Bank for Moisés Naím** , Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine, Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London USA Hartmut Mehdorn** , Chairman of the Board of Management, Deutsche Bahn, Germany Moderated by Shezad Rokerya** , Chairman, The Interlink Group, USA; Mark Pieth** , Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Young Global Leader University of Basel, Switzerland Jeffrey H. Schwartz** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ProLogis, USA
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Hans N. J. Smits** , President and Chief Executive 12.30 - 14.00 Officer, Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands management long term Carl-Henric Svanberg* , President and Chief Executive Hotel Victoria - Victoria Officer, Ericsson, Sweden Lars H. Thunell* , Executive Vice-President and Chief Long-term Value in a Short-term World Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), A paradox of business today is that companies are Washington DC expected to create long-term value but are measured on short-term performance.
12.30 - 14.00 How should executives and boards reconcile these ipr/consumer competing objectives? Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 1 My Idea, My Design, but Whose Property? Louis J. D’Ambrosio** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Avaya, USA Companies are actively soliciting user-created innovations Ian E. L. Davis* , Managing Director, Worldwide, in their products and services, but the intellectual property McKinsey & Company, United Kingdom rights (IPR) associated with these innovations are unclear. Moderated by Which companies have successfully engaged their Rakesh Khurana** , Professor, Harvard Business School, consumers to contribute great ideas, and what IPR USA models are they using?
Robert E. Beauchamp* , President and Chief Executive 12.30 - 14.00 Officer, BMC Software, USA music David R. Brennan* , Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca, Hotel Sunstar Park - Jacobshorn United Kingdom Richard Cotton** , Executive Vice-President and General The Post-Content Explosion Era Counsel, NBC Universal, USA Technology is bringing content straight to the consumer, Viviane Reding* , Commissioner, Information Society and stripping it from its traditional carriers. In light of this, Media, European Commission, Brussels artists, publishers and record companies face great Bruce Sewell* , Senior Vice-President, General Counsel, challenges while service providers, software and hardware Intel Corporation, USA manufacturers face great opportunities.
Moderated by In light of converging technologies, new services and Soumitra Dutta** , Dean, External Relations, and Roland intelligent software solutions, what strategies can artists Berger Professor of Business and Technology, INSEAD, and companies adopt to create win-win solutions? France Peter B. Gabriel* , Musician, Real World, United Kingdom James N. Gianopulos** , Co-Chairman, Fox Filmed 12.30 - 14.00 Entertainment (FFE), USA malaria Linda Lorimer* , Vice-President, Yale University, USA Hotel Fluela - Refuge Robert B. Silvers** , Editor, The New York Review of Malaria: What Does It Take to Stop It? Books, USA
About 40% of the world’s population, mostly those living Moderated by in the world’s poorest countries, are at risk of malaria. Alan Murray** , Executive Editor, Online, Wall Street Each year over 500 million people are affected by malaria. Journal, USA It accounts for an average loss of 1.3% annual economic growth in those countries most affected, consuming as much as 40% of their public health expenditure.
Given that malaria is both preventable and treatable, why have we failed to eradicate this disease?
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12.30 - 14.00 12.30 - 14.00 pensions recession Hotel Waldhuus - Jakobshorn A + B Hotel Waldhuus - Grill Who Can Afford to Retire? Should We Fear Slowdowns?
20% of the population in the more developed regions will Economists have long argued that market corrections be over 65 in 2020. As global population ages and life deliver a healthier economy over the long run. expectancy increases, public pension funds are no longer affordable. When should policy-makers fight an eventual correction, and when should they let the business cycle end? Can we trust individuals to take care of their own retirement accounts? How can we merge public and Palaniappan Chidambaram* , Minister of Finance of private objectives to get a sustainable pension scheme? India Alistair Darling* , Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Alistair Darling* , Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Robert Greifeld* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Guy Ryder** , General Secretary, International Trade NASDAQ Stock Market, USA Union Confederation (ITUC), Belgium Takatoshi Ito** , Professor, Graduate School of Dennis J. Snower** , President, Kiel Institute of World Economics and Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan Economics, Germany Jerry del Missier** , Co-President, Barclays, United Gene Sperling** , Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Kingdom Relations, USA Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa* , Minister of Economy and Andrés Velasco* , Minister of Finance of Chile Finance of Italy
Moderated by Moderated by Declan Curry** , Business Presenter, BBC News, United Geoff Cutmore** , Anchor, CNBC Europe, United Kingdom Kingdom
12.30 - 14.00 12.30 - 14.00 political islam strategy/flow reversal Hotel National - Dining Room Hotel Central - Bündnerstube Political Islam and Democracy Flow Reversal: The Future Direction of Capital, Innovation and Knowledge Flows Islamic political movements in the Middle East have long been viewed as a threat not only to democratic Demography, globalization and information technology are governance but also to regional stability. redirecting historical flows of natural resources, intellectual property, M&A activity and human capital. Given the grassroots appeal of many of these parties, is this perception outdated? What can be learned from the What are the short- and long-term implications and effects experience of Turkey, Iran and other countries in the of such “flow reversals” for the business world? Middle East in terms of increasing political participation in Muslim countries? What policy changes are needed from Sameer K. Al Ansari* , Executive Chairman and Chief regional governments and the international community? Executive Officer, Dubai International Capital, United Arab Emirates Mohammad Hossein Adeli* , Chairman and Chief Orit Gadiesh* , Chairman, Bain & Company, USA; Executive Officer, Economic Trends, Centre for Economic Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic and International Studies, Islamic Republic of Iran Forum Ismail Serageldin** , Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Pankaj Ghemawat** , Professor of General Management, Egypt IESE Business School, Spain Angel Gurría* , Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris
Moderated by Laura D. Tyson** , Professor of Business Administration and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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12.30 - 14.00 12.30 - 14.00 talent series 1/workforce demographics urbanization series 4/infrastructure Hotel National - Salon Mignon Hotel Seehof - Seehorn The Workforce’s New Demographics Urban Infrastructure: Starting from the Ground Up
The global labour market has several converging trends: As urban populations increase around the globe, cities people continuing to work past 65 (by choice and by face the challenge of providing urban infrastructure in necessity), large numbers of women returning to work, places where even the basics are lacking. and a growing population of very young entrants who are motivated differently than their predecessors. How should fast-growing cities design public infrastructure while dealing with various constraints such as funding and How can companies attract, manage and retain these technological barriers in the face of growing public disparate groups? concern about security?
Mary Catherine Bateson** , President, Institute for Sheila Dikshit* , Chief Minister of the National Capital Intercultural Studies, USA Territory of Delhi, India Barbara J. Beck* , President, Europe, Middle East and Ajit Gulabchand* , Chairman and Managing Director, Africa, Manpower EMEA, United Kingdom Hindustan Construction Company, India David E. Bloom** , Clarence James Gamble Professor of H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa * , Chief Economics and Demography, Harvard School of Public Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Health, USA Bahrain; Young Global Leader James H. Quigley** , Global Chief Executive Officer, Dan Lewis* , Managing Director, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, USA USA
Moderated by Herminia Ibarra** , Chaired Professor of Organizational Behaviour, INSEAD, France 12.30 - 14.00 urbanization series 5/growth Hotel Cresta Sun - Restaurant 12.30 - 14.00 Tomorrow’s Growth Hubs talent series 3/national diversity Hotel Post - Arvenstübli Cities and city states, such as Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo Diversity at the Top and London, have positioned themselves as global business and innovation hubs. The United Kingdom is the exception in the corporate world as 30 of its top 100 companies are led by Which cities will become tomorrow’s global hubs? foreigners, which is a vastly higher proportion than the US, France, Japan and the BRIC economies. Maurice Flanagan** , Executive Vice-Chairman, Emirates Group, United Arab Emirates Why is diversity at the top so rare, despite the Anshu Jain* , Head, Global Markets and Member, Group acknowledged global demand for talented and innovative Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank, United Kingdom leaders? Larry Keeley** , Innovation Strategist, Doblin, USA Letizia Moratti* , Mayor of Milan, Italy Alain J. P. Belda* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael E. Porter* , Bishop William Lawrence University Alcoa, USA Professor, Harvard Business School, USA L. Kevin Kelly** , Chief Executive Officer, Heidrick & H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi * , Minister of Economy Struggles International, United Kingdom of the United Arab Emirates Sir Martin Sorrell** , Group Chief Executive, WPP, United Kingdom Moderated by Tarun Khanna** , Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Moderated by Business School, USA; Young Global Leader Frances Cairncross** , Rector, Exeter College, United Kingdom
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12.45 - 14.15 Joaquín Almunia* , Commissioner, Economic and open forum 4 Monetary Affairs, European Commission, Brussels Walter B. Kielholz* , Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Credit Suisse, Switzerland USA – What Next after the Elections? Raymond W. McDaniel Jr** , Chairman and Chief 2008 is an important presidential election year in the US. Executive Officer, Moody’s Corporation, USA In this context, a number of questions arise as to the role Yoshimi Watanabe* , Minister of State for Financial and influence of the US in the world, militarily, Services and Administrative Reform of Japan economically and culturally. The current policies may change, but the question is how this will happen and how Moderated by external actors will influence the process. Maria Bartiromo* , Anchor, CNBC’s Closing Bell, and Host and Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal Report, 1) How will the situation in Iraq influence US elections? CNBC, USA; Young Global Leader 2) What will be US foreign and economic policy and what role will the US play after the elections? How will it impact 14.30 - 15.45 other regions and countries, including Russia? india 3) Besides the debates on US foreign policy, what are areas Congress Centre - Aspen 2 of interest in economic and social policies? Innovative India
Kay Bailey Hutchison* , Senator from Texas India is not only the world’s most populous country, it is (Republican), USA also arguably one of the most innovative in terms of Howard B. Dean III* , Chairman, Democratic National managing its economic, cultural and linguistic diversity. Committee (DNC), USA Robert Edgar** , Chief Executive Officer and President, What are the new models, in both the private and public Common Cause, USA sectors reshaping the Indian economy? Josef Joffe* , Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit, Germany
Moderated by 14.30 - 15.45 Casper Selg** , Host, Evening News, Swiss Radio DRS, innovation/local Switzerland Congress Centre - Forum Local Innovation for Global Impact 13.30 - 15.00 Corporations understand that innovation is a bottom-up bbc phenomenon, and that local innovation can have global Congress Centre - Congress Hall impact. BBC World Debate How can companies find, foster and scale up local innovation to generate global impact? Moderated by Nik Gowing** , Main Presenter, BBC World, United Senapathy Gopalakrishnan* , Chief Executive Officer Kingdom and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, India Craig Mundie** , Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation, USA 14.30 - 15.45 C. K. Prahalad** , Paul and Ruth McCracken financial risk Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy, Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 University of Michigan, USA Evaluating Financial Risk: To Whom Should Credit Joseph P. Schoendorf* , Partner, Accel Partners, USA Go? Malvinder M. Singh* , Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Ranbaxy Laboratories, India; Young The continued unravelling of the global credit market is Global Leader raising questions about the role of rating agencies and the need for greater transparency. Moderated by Tim Brown** , President, Chief Executive Officer and Who should oversee the rating agencies: domestic Partner, IDEO, USA regulators or an international body? And what should this regulator regulate?
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14.30 - 15.45 This workshop aims to describe the essential link between science charisma and mindful engagement to demonstrate what it takes to be charismatic. Congress Centre - Aspen 1 Science and the Global Agenda Facilitated by Almost every major policy issue on the global agenda, Ellen Langer** , Professor, Department of Psychology, such as ageing societies, climate change, disease Harvard University, USA eradication, nuclear non-proliferation and environmental degradation, has an important scientific dimension to consider. 14.30 - 17.00 clean energy Should policy-making be driven more by science or does Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta East/West the opposite provide more safety? Clean Energy - What’s Driving the Mix?
Klaus Engel* , Chairman of the Managing Board, Evonik With oil prices approaching US$ 100 a barrel, new Degussa, Germany technologies for efficient energy generation and storage Yasuchika Hasegawa* , President, Takeda are rapidly emerging. Pharmaceutical Company, Japan Susan Hockfield** , President, Massachusetts Institute of Join this session to explore the dynamics of clean energy Technology, USA innovation and the barriers to scalability and Charles O. Holliday Jr* , Chairman and Chief Executive implementation. Officer, DuPont, USA Koji Omi* , Member of the House of Representatives of Discussion Leaders Japan Shai Agassi** , Founder, Better, Israel; Young Global Leader Moderated by Fred Kindle* , President and Chief Executive Officer, ABB, David King* , Chief Scientific Adviser and Head (2000- Switzerland 2007), Government Office for Science, United Kingdom Michael R. Splinter** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Materials, USA J. Craig Venter** , Founder and President, J. Craig Venter 14.30 - 15.45 Institute, USA visual series 2/senses Yet-Ming Chiang** , Kyocera Professor of Ceramics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Congress Centre - Studio Visual Series: The Senses Artist Facilitated by One of the world’s most sought after artists speaks about Peter Schwartz** , Chairman, Global Business Network, the philosophy behind his work. USA
with Olafur Eliasson** , Artist, Studio Olafur Eliasson, Germany; Young Global Leader 14.30 - 17.00 leadership/culture Hotel Belvédère - Spina 14.30 - 17.00 Creating a Culture of Leadership charisma Hotel Belvédère - Ducan A reputation for leadership often develops around The Essence of Charisma demonstrations of character and trust, while the performance of a CEO is measured primarily by the Charisma is one, if not the, characteristic that people achievement of quantitative results. most admire in leaders; yet we struggle to define what it is and how to acquire it.
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How can companies evolve towards a leadership culture What will the end of certain trends herald for business and that measures the success of their executives through the society? success of all those they serve? Discussion Leaders Discussion Leaders Matthew Anderson* , Group Director, Communications François Barrault** , Chief Executive Officer, BT Global and Brand Marketing, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Services, BT, Belgium United Kingdom; Young Global Leader Hans-Paul Bürkner** , President and Chief Executive Oleg V. Deripaska* , Chairman, Supervisory Board, Basic Officer, The Boston Consulting Group, Germany Element Company, Russian Federation Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou** , Chairman, easyGroup, John Elkington** , Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, United Kingdom; Young Global Leader SustainAbility, United Kingdom Charles D. Lake II** , Vice-Chairman and Representative, Gene Hall** , Chief Executive Officer, Gartner, USA Japan, Aflac, Japan Chiaki Ito* , Corporate Senior Executive Vice-President Julia Marton-Lefèvre* , Director-General, The World and Representative Director, Fujitsu, Japan Conservation Union (IUCN), Gland Fred Krupp** , President, Environmental Defense, USA Vineet Nayar* , Chief Executive Officer, HCL Douglas W. Shorenstein** , Chairman and Chief Technologies, India Executive Officer, Shorenstein Company, USA Joel M. Podolny** , Dean, Yale School of Management, USA Facilitated by Steve Sanger** , Chairman, General Mills, USA Thomas A. Stewart** , Editor and Managing Director, Harvard Business Review, USA Facilitated by William W. George** , Professor, Management Practice, Harvard University, USA 16.00 - 17.15 food series 5/food chain Congress Centre - Forum 14.30 - 17.00 Rethinking the Food Chain silence 2 Hotel Victoria - Royal 2 A revolution in the way food is produced, processed and Scenes of Silence – Dialogue in Silence sold has transformed nutrition, agriculture and trade from local to global over the past three decades. Most human communication today happens through an exchange of words. Still, we unconsciously rely on many How might aspects of the food chain be rethought in light of our other senses to express our feelings, read other of both demographic shifts and a greater understanding of people, make decisions and judgments. environmental implications?
How can we communicate our messages in a clear Hilary Benn* , Secretary of State for Environment, Food manner and understand others without using words? and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom Eckhard Cordes** , Chairman of the Management Board Facilitated by and Chief Executive Officer, METRO Group, Germany Andreas Heinecke** , Founder and Chief Executive Sanjay Khosla* , President, International, Kraft Foods, Officer, Dialogue in the Dark, Germany; Social USA Entrepreneur Larry Pillard* , Chairman, Tetra Laval International, Switzerland Michael Pollan** , Author, UC Berkeley Graduate School 14.30 - 17.00 of Journalism, University of California, USA unsustainable trends Alice Waters** , Chef, Chez Panisse, USA Hotel Belvédère - Rotary Moderated by Unsustainable Trends Orville H. Schell** , Director, Center on US-China From the increase in CO2 emissions to the percentage of Relations, Asia Society, USA GDP spent on healthcare in developed countries, many of the givens in the business environment will change, and perhaps sooner than previously thought.
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16.00 - 17.15 16.00 - 17.15 inequality natural resources conflicts Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Congress Centre - Aspen 1 The Economics of Inequality A Dangerous Mix: Nationalism, Natural Resources and High Expectations One of the major economic challenges for policy-makers is to ensure that income gaps decrease along with rising A growing roster of countries endowed with either energy growth. or mineral resource exports are demanding a greater voice in international affairs commensurate with their rising How should government approach wealth distribution and economic influence. economic inclusion without slowing growth? How should major importing markets and multilateral Montek S. Ahluwalia* , Deputy Chairman, Planning institutions manage their future expectations? Commission, India Ian E. L. Davis* , Managing Director, Worldwide, Cynthia Carroll* , Chief Executive, Anglo American, McKinsey & Company, United Kingdom United Kingdom Andrei L. Kostin* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Oleg V. Deripaska* , Chairman, Supervisory Board, Basic VTB Bank, Russian Federation Element Company, Russian Federation Supachai Panitchpakdi* , Secretary-General, United Richard B. Evans** , President and Chief Executive Nations Conference on Trade and Development Officer, Rio Tinto Alcan, Canada (UNCTAD), Geneva Jeroen van der Veer** , Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands Moderated by Prannoy Roy** , Chairman, New Delhi Television (NDTV), Moderated by India Richard N. Haass** , President, Council on Foreign Relations, USA 16.00 - 17.15 mobile technology 16.00 - 17.15 Congress Centre - Studio regulation The Future of Mobile Technology Congress Centre - Sertig The convergence of communication, GPS technology and Regulation and Capital Market Competition payment systems in one device, the mobile phone, is In the absence of full harmonization of international dramatically reshaping the consumer landscape. regulatory regimes, consensus needs to be built on general principles to regulate markets. How will this convergence of services and technologies affect advertising, content delivery and access to How can business and regulators cooperate to find a consumer data in markets around the world? harmonized approach globally while remaining competitive? Kim Shin-Bae** , President and Chief Executive Officer, SK Telecom, Republic of Korea Marcus Agius** , Chairman, Barclays, United Kingdom Kevin J. Martin** , Chairman, Federal Communications Palaniappan Chidambaram* , Minister of Finance of Commission, USA; Young Global Leader India Eric Schmidt* , Chairman of the Executive Committee Anatoly B. Chubais* , Chief Executive, RAO UESR, and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA Russian Federation Sir Howard Stringer** , Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher Cox* , Chairman, US Securities and Officer, Sony Corporation, USA Exchange Commission, USA Wang Jianzhou** , Chairman and Chief Executive, China Charlie McCreevy* , Commissioner, Internal Market and Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of Services, European Commission, Brussels China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual James S. Turley** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Meeting 200 8 Ernst & Young, USA Jeff Zucker* , President and Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal, USA Moderated by Howard Davies** , Director, London School of Economics Moderated by and Political Science, United Kingdom David Kirkpatrick** , Senior Editor, Internet and Technology, Fortune Magazine, USA
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16.00 - 17.15 17.30 - 18.30 supply chain/stretch collaborative innovation Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 One Step Too Far: The Dangers of Supply Chain The Power of Collaborative Innovation Stretch Industries are discovering that much of their future growth Managing a global supply chain requires building resilience depends on the ability to collaborate with different actors to known and unknown disruptions that could destroy a to build public-private partnerships, galvanize multiple company’s brand and reputation. stakeholders and work with fast-growing competitors.
What is necessary to build this resilience, regardless of What is the framework for the modern MNC to evaluate, industry or sector? initiate and terminate alliances and partnerships across multiple countries, interests and sectors worldwide? Stanley M. Bergman** , Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Schein, USA Jacques Aigrain* , Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re, R. Marcelo Claure** , Chairman of the Board, Chief Switzerland Executive Officer and President, Brightstar Corp., USA; William H. Gates III* , Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, Young Global Leader USA Stephen E. Flynn** , Senior Fellow, National Security Carlos Ghosn** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Studies Program and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Chair in Renault, France; President and Chief Executive Officer, National Security, Council on Foreign Relations, USA Nissan, Japan; Member of the Foundation Board of the Richard Haythornthwaite** , Chairman of the Board of World Economic Forum Directors, MasterCard Worldwide, United Kingdom Mark G. Parker** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Tarek Sultan Al Essa** , Chairman and Managing Nike, USA Director, Agility, Kuwait Hector de J. Ruiz** , Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), USA Moderated by Ben J. Verwaayen** , Chief Executive Officer, BT, United Huang Yasheng** , Associate Professor of International Kingdom Management, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Chaired by Steve Adler** , Editor-in-Chief, BusinessWeek, USA
16.00 - 17.00 development 17.30 - 18.30 Congress Centre - Congress Hall east asia New Drivers of Development Congress Centre - Congress Hall The Emerging Asian Community While economic growth is accelerating in developing countries, many of the poor still lack a sustainable East Asia, consisting of ASEAN plus China, Japan and pathway out of poverty – and the world is substantially off- South Korea, represents nearly 2 billion people, holds track in meeting the Millennium Development Goals. close to US$ 3 trillion in foreign exchange reserves and generates nearly a quarter of the world’s economic What investments can generate the greatest impact on output. poverty reduction? What should be done to create an effective framework for development? How will the historic signing of the ASEAN Charter change the region’s future political economy and its approach to Kofi Annan* , Chairman of the Board, Alliance for a Green global concerns over climate change and human rights? Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Geneva What are the key next steps to creating a European-style William H. Gates III* , Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, economic community by 2015? USA Indra K. Nooyi , President and Chief Executive Officer, With major public figures from the region PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Chaired by Michael Treschow** , Chairman, Unilever, Netherlands David J. O’Reilly* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robert B. Zoellick* , President, World Bank, Washington Chevron, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum DC Annual Meeting 200 8
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18.00 - 19.30 20.00 - 22.00 open forum 5 behaviour Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Hotel Seehof - Seehorn What Are Russia’s Geopolitical Ambitions? Psychonomics
Under the leadership of President Putin, Russia has Decision-making processes, risk aversion, values and established a new assertiveness, opposing the integration tastes are determined by the way each individual of former USSR states into NATO and the US anti-missile perceives the world. defence system. Russia, using gas and oil, has exerted pressure on its relationship with Europe and other What do we know about behavioural influences on countries. The political and social tensions can influence decision-making and how should, or can, systems be built the way Russia goes forward and its relations with other to better integrate those influences? countries and regions. Dan Ariely** , Professor, MIT - Media Laboratory, USA 1) What are the geopolitical ambitions of Russia? Pascal Lamy* , Director-General, World Trade 2) How can upcoming presidential elections in Russia and Organization (WTO), Geneva Vijay Mallya* , Group Chairman, UB Group, India the US play out in this context? And, what are possible future scenarios in these two countries or in other Moderated by regions? Reinhard Schlieker** , Economics Editor and Presenter, 3) How will Russia continue to use its economic position Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Germany and energy resources to reinforce its influence and power? 20.00 - 22.00 Elizaveta Osetinskaya* , Editor-in-Chief, Vedomosti, climate change/nuclear energy Russian Federation Hotel Victoria - Victoria Horst M. Teltschik** , President, Boeing Germany, Going Nuclear to Fight Climate Change? Boeing International Corporation, Germany Only 15% of the world’s electricity is currently supplied by Moderated by over 400 nuclear reactors worldwide despite global Urs Leuthard** , TV Host, Swiss Television SF DRS, concern over climate change and the security of oil and Switzerland gas supplies.
How have both public attitudes towards nuclear energy 18.30 - 19.30 and the development of nuclear power technology asean reception evolved over the past decade? Congress Centre - Congress Hall Lobby ASEAN Reception Rajagopala Chidambaram** , Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Pierre Gadonneix* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Electricité de France (EDF), France 20.00 - 22.00 Shirley Ann Jackson** , President, Rensselaer al qaeda Polytechnic Institute, USA Lady Barbara Judge** , Chairman, United Kingdom Hotel Meierhof - Restaurant Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), United Kingdom Decoding Al Qaeda’s Significance Gerd Leipold** , International Executive Director, Al Qaeda’s importance, ability and reach as a terrorist Greenpeace International, Netherlands organization are hotly contested among terrorism experts. Teruaki Masumoto** , Executive Adviser, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Japan Should the international community refocus its efforts in combating international terrorism to reflect the relative rise Moderated by or decline in Al Qaeda’s power? Peter Schwartz** , Chairman, Global Business Network, USA Moderated by Ahmed Rashid** , Journalist and Writer
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20.00 - 22.00 Christopher Cox* , Chairman, US Securities and corporate philanthropy Exchange Commission, USA David T. Dreier* , Congressman from California Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 2 + 3 (Republican), 26th District, USA Philanthropy’s New Frontiers Henrietta H. Fore* , US Undersecretary of State for Philanthropy is in the midst of an innovation phase, Management making it possible for everyone to be a philanthropist. Barney Frank** , Congressman from Massachusetts (Democrat), 4th District, USA What are the best practices in identifying new philanthropy Timothy F. Geithner** , President of the Federal Reserve innovations, evaluating their scalability, and then helping Bank of New York, USA them grow? Julie Louise Gerberding* , Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Thomas Moran* , Chairman, President and Chief Lindsey O. Graham* , Senator from South Carolina Executive Officer, Mutual of America, USA (Republican), USA Orrin G. Hatch* , Senator from Utah (Republican), USA Moderated by Reuben Jeffery III* , US Undersecretary of State for Matthew Bishop** , New York Bureau Chief, The Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Economist, USA; Young Global Leader John F. Kerry* , Senator from Massachusetts (Democrat), USA Joseph I. Lieberman* , Senator from Connecticut 20.00 - 22.00 (Democrat), USA Edward J. Markey* , Congressman from Massachusetts cultural leaders (Democrat), 7th District, USA Hotel Waldhuus - Jakobshorn C Kevin J. Martin** , Chairman, Federal Communications Cultural Leaders Dinner Commission, USA; Young Global Leader Robert Mueller* , Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The Cultural Leaders Dinner is an opportunity for (FBI), USA participants to meet exceptional artists in an informal Susan Schwab* , US Trade Representative setting. Gordon H. Smith** , Senator from Oregon (Republican), USA Paulo Coelho** , Author, Brazil Peter B. Gabriel* , Musician, Real World, United Kingdom Anant Singh *, Film Producer, Videovision Entertainment, 20.00 - 22.00 South Africa europe Emma Thompson* , Actress, United Kingdom Hotel Cresta Sun - Restaurant Moderated by Europe’s Model of Leadership Sandy Climan** , President, Entertainment Media Ventures (EMV), USA The 27 members of the European Union are again revisiting how they will govern, lead and successfully integrate over 460 million citizens into a cohesive and 20.00 - 22.00 successful union. dc What new leadership model should the EU develop? What Hotel Fluela - Fluela Restaurant elements will be key to its future effectiveness? DC Dinner Hubert Burda* , Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, Join this dinner with many of the US political leaders for a Burda Media, Germany series of small, personalized discussions to hear their John G. Evans* , General Secretary, Trade Union Advisory aspirations and concerns first-hand and to discuss the Committee to the OECD, Paris future of the US and its impact on the world at large. Timothy Garton Ash** , Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Kay Bailey Hutchison* , Senator from Texas Charles Grant** , Director, Centre for European Reform, (Republican), USA United Kingdom Brian Baird* , Congressman from Washington (Democrat), Donald Tusk* , Prime Minister of Poland 3rd District, USA Michael Chertoff* , US Secretary of Homeland Security
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20.00 - 22.00 20.00 - 22.00 fairness military power Hotel Sunstar Park - Parsenn 1 Hotel Seehof - Ferdmann Fair Play: A Winning Concept Military Power in the 21st Century
Mutually beneficial negotiations, both in business and The US military’s projection and weapons systems remain politics, often fail despite offering win-win solutions. vastly superior to its allies or its rivals.
Why do people reject profit-maximizing offers? Why then is it not decisively delivering security and stability in its theatres of operation such as Iraq and Agustin Carstens* , Secretary of Finance of Mexico Afghanistan? John F. Ferraro* , Global Chief Operations Officer, Ernst & Young, United Kingdom Maxime Bernier* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Fadi Ghandour** , Founder and Chief Executive Officer, David Miliband* , Secretary of State for Foreign and Aramex International, Jordan Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom Irene Khan* , Secretary-General, Amnesty International, Joseph S. Nye Jr** , Distinguished Service Professor, United Kingdom John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Richard Lloyd* , Director-General, Consumers University, USA International, United Kingdom Terry J. Lundgren* , Chairman, President and Chief Moderated by Executive Officer, Macy’s, USA John Chipman** , Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies (Iiss), United Kingdom Moderated by Ethan B. Kapstein** , Paul Dubrule Professor of Sustainable Development, INSEAD, France 20.00 - 22.00 mobile/activism Hotel Bahnhof-Terminus - Albula Ost and West 20.00 - 22.00 Mobile Activism: Does the Mob Rule? global achievements Hotel Waldhuus - Jakobshorn A + B In recent events in Myanmar, mobile technology was What Has the World Achieved? actively used to influence and change public opinion.
The complexity and number of problems facing the world How much impact can the masses have on political and today can sometimes obscure the fact that a great deal of other events using mobile devices, and what are the risks progress has been made over the past 100 years. and opportunities involved in this fast-moving virtual world? What were the greatest achievements of the last century and what lessons are relevant for today’s leaders? Irene Khan* , Secretary-General, Amnesty International, United Kingdom Carl Bildt* , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Terry Semel* , Chairman of the Board, Yahoo!, USA Francis S. Collins** , Director, National Human Genome Bradford L. Smith* , Senior Vice-President, Corporate Research Institute (NHGRI), USA and Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Jerry M. Linenger* , US Astronaut and Mir Cosmonaut, Secretary, Microsoft Corporation, USA Circle of Blue, USA Randall L. Stephenson* , Chairman and Chief Executive Laura Liswood** , Secretary-General, Council of Women Officer, AT&T, USA World Leaders, USA Hamadoun I. Touré* , Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva Moderated by Victor Halberstadt** , Professor of Public Economics, Moderated by Leiden University, Netherlands A. Craig Copetas** , Senior Writer, Bloomberg News, France
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Friday 25 January
20.00 - 22.00 20.00 - 22.00 russia talent series 4/succession Hotel Sunstar Park - Jacobshorn Hotel Victoria - La Terrasse Russia and Its Neighbours Grooming Your Successor: Why Is It So Hard?
Russia shares over 20,000 kilometres of land borders with Two-thirds of senior executives around the world cite a incredibly diverse neighbours ranging from the EU in the significant weakness in their leadership pipeline as one of west to China in the east, and Central Asia and the Middle their main concerns. East to the south. What are the key elements of any succession strategy How will Russia manage and balance the myriad interests seeking to ensure the right people are in the right place and challenges presented by these diverse and evolving when needed? neighbours? Rahul Bajaj** , Chairman, Bajaj Auto; Member of Valdas Adamkus** , President of Lithuania Parliament, India Andrei L. Kostin** , Chairman and Chief Executive Rajendra S. Pawar* , Chairman, NIIT Group, India Officer, VTB Bank, Russian Federation Lilia Shevtsova** , Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Moderated by Center, Russian Federation Rana Foroohar* , International Business and Economics Editor, Newsweek, USA Moderated by Chrystia Freeland** , US Managing Editor, Financial Times, USA; Young Global Leader 20.00 - 22.00 technology/leapfrogging Hotel Waldhuus - Grill 20.00 - 22.00 Using Technology to Create Competitive Advantage sociological trends Hotel Schweizerhof - Arvenstübli Information and communications technology (ICT) for Entente Cordiale: The Rise of the Multicultural competitive advantage is not just for developed nations. Couple Emerging economies can also play this game with savvy investments. The coexistence of different cultures is becoming a common fact in many cites and regions and successful How can economies that lack competitive advantage use integration can perhaps be best epitomized by the rise of ICT to gain it, and what can they learn from the countries the number of multicultural couples. that have managed to do so in the past?
How much of a difference does the increased number of Discussion Leaders multicultural couples make to overall societal attitudes to John T. Chambers* , Chairman and Chief Executive integration? What elements contribute to the successful Officer, Cisco Systems, USA union of different cultures within families? Cristóbal Conde** , President and Chief Executive Officer, SunGard, USA Helen Fisher** , Visiting Research Professor, Department Michael S. Dell* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA Dell, USA; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Katherine Garrett-Cox** , Chief Investment Officer, Economic Forum Alliance Trust, Scotland; Young Global Leader Kim Shin-Bae* , President and Chief Executive Officer, SK Ingrid Mattson* , President, Islamic Society of North Telecom, Republic of Korea America, USA André Kudelski* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Yahya Pallavicini* , Vice-President, Comunità Religiosa Kudelski Group, Switzerland Islamica Italiana, Italy Neil Rimer* , General Partner, Index Ventures, Switzerland Orville H. Schell** , Director, Center on US-China Relations, Asia Society, USA Facilitated by Shashi Tharoor** , Author, Afras Ventures, USA Soumitra Dutta** , Dean, External Relations, and Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology, INSEAD, France
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Friday 25 January
20.00 - 22.00 20.00 - 22.00 technology/space water series 4/biofuels Hotel Waldhuus - Dischma Hotel National - Dining Room Creating Corporate Space Are We Being Bio-Foolish?
While space exploration has long been associated with Although biofuels are considered a green alternative, scientific and technological development, the debate is scientists warn that business leaders and policy-makers now on the future role of corporate, military and private are ignoring the ecological and socio-economic side interests. effects.
How can space agencies, scientists and the private sector How can the increasing production of biofuels coexist with collaborate effectively in pushing out the limits of space? prevailing water scarcity in many regions?
Giuliano Berretta** , Chairman of the Board and Chief José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Eutelsat, France Executive Officer, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras, Brazil Jerry M. Linenger* , US Astronaut and Mir Cosmonaut, Iain C. Conn* , Group Managing Director, BP, United Circle of Blue, USA Kingdom Paul Steinhardt** , Professor, Princeton University, USA Gordon Conway** , Chief Scientic Adviser, Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom Moderated by Jorma Halonen** , Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Volvo, Norbert Lossau** , Science Editor, Die Welt, Germany Sweden Ricardo Hausmann** , Director, Center for International Development, and Professor of the Practice of Economic 20.00 - 22.00 Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, urbanization series 6/sustainable growth Harvard University, USA Waldhotel Davos - Restaurant Rupert Stadler* , Chairman of the Management Board, Audi, Germany Urban Renewal: How Cities Are Aiming for Michael Treschow** , Chairman, Unilever, Netherlands Sustainable Growth?
From green buildings and new models of transport to Moderated by pioneering solutions around energy and water, cities are Simon Maxwell** , Director, Overseas Development showing some truly innovative models for sustainability. Institute, United Kingdom
What should be done to boost the impact of approaches already adopted at city level and to increase collaboration among different partners?
Anne-Marie Idrac** , Chairwoman, SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer), France William McDonough** , Chairman, William McDonough and Partners Architecture and Community Design/MBDC, USA Toshiko Mori** , Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture and Chair, Department of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA Gavin Newsom* , Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, USA; Young Global Leader Enrique Peña Nieto* , Governor of the State of Mexico, Mexico; Young Global Leader Michel Rollier* , Managing General Partner, Michelin, France David Simon* , Chief Executive Officer, Simon Property Group, USA Björn Stigson* , President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland Walter Veltroni* , Mayor of Rome, Italy
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Saturday 26 January
09.00 - 10.15 09.00 - 10.15 change/journey 1 information/sensory system Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta East Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta West Journeys of Change: The Child Soldier Designing Interfaces
Ishmael Beah, former child soldier in Sierra Leone, talks Scientific insights on the human brain and sensory system about his journey from child warrior to resident, student open the way to designing completely new interfaces with and best-selling author in the United States. devices and virtual worlds.
Introduced by How can user experiences be improved and sensations Ann M. Veneman** , Executive Director, United Nations be created by accounting for the structure and functioning Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York of the brain?
with Ernst Pöppel** , Professor, Institute for Medical Ishmael Beah** , Author, USA Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
09.00 - 10.15 change/journey 5 09.00 - 10.15 Hotel Belvédère - Rotary regenerative medicine Journeys of Change: The Astronaut Hotel Belvédère - Ducan Regenerative Medicine: Reprogramming the Cell Jerry Linenger, renowned astronaut, shares his experiences as an astronaut, including the five months he The possibility of turning human adult cells into cells with spent on the Russian space station Mir. all the qualities of embryonic stem cells would be a milestone for the emerging field of regenerative medicine. with Jerry M. Linenger** , US Astronaut and Mir Cosmonaut, How close are we to realizing the therapeutic potential of Circle of Blue, USA stem cell research, and will recent advances become the basis of new medical industries?
09.00 - 10.15 genetics 09.00 - 10.15 Hotel Belvédère - Spina business networks Genetics and Synthetic Life Congress Centre - Aspen 1 Developing Strategy in a Networked World Advanced research in biology now seeks to insert an engineered genome into bacterial cells, essentially creating A 2007 report found that although senior executives know a synthetic bacterium with a view to harnessing energy. that the business world is changing – with increasingly decentralized networks of innovators, suppliers, What are the potential applications of this new technique manufacturers, customers and consumers – they are not and will it eventually become the energy source of the clear on how to best shape and control strategy in this future? new context.
Briefing by How can corporations actively leverage and shape J. Craig Venter** , Founder and President, J. Craig Venter networks to serve their strategic goals? How do Institute, USA managers best position their companies within networks for competitive advantage? Moderated by Adam Bly** , Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor- Marc R. Benioff** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in-Chief, Seed Media Group, USA; Young Global Leader Salesforce.com, USA; Young Global Leader Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr** , Global Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, USA
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Michael E. Porter** , Bishop William Lawrence University Josh Lerner** , Professor, Finance, Entrepreneurial and Professor, Harvard Business School, USA Service Management, Harvard Business School, USA C. K. Prahalad** , Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy, Moderated by University of Michigan, USA Matthew A. Winkler* , Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg, USA
Moderated by Thomas A. Stewart** , Editor and Managing Director, 09.00 - 10.15 Harvard Business Review, USA r&d shareholder value Congress Centre - Forum R&D’s Impact on Shareholder Value 09.00 - 10.15 drug development The world’s top 1,250 companies spent a combined US$ Congress Centre - Studio 510 billion on R&D in 2006, an increase of 10% on 2005, Turbocharging Drug Development despite the fact that there is no direct link between R&D spend and business performance. Biotechnology may have altered the approach to drug development but most drugs still take 7 to 10 years to get Given the importance of innovation, what is necessary to FDA approval, with average related costs exceeding US$ ensure that R&D investments deliver returns? 800 million. Richard T. Clark* , Chief Executive Officer and President, What are the most promising technological, regulatory and Merck & Co., USA organizational factors to boost pharmaceutical R&D, and Jürgen Hambrecht* , Chairman of the Board of Executive how does the advent of tailored medicine change the Directors, BASF, Germany incentives of drug developers? Moderated by Craig R. Barrett* , Chairman of the Board, Intel Soumitra Dutta** , Dean, External Relations, and Roland Corporation, USA Berger Professor of Business and Technology, INSEAD, Markos Kyprianou* , Commissioner, Health, European France Commission, Brussels Gregory T. Lucier** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invitrogen Corporation, USA 09.00 - 10.15 Peter Piot* , Executive Director, Joint United Nations urbanization series 7/slimcity Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Undersecretary- Congress Centre - Aspen 2 General, United Nations, Geneva SlimCities – Managing Urbanization Henri A. Termeer** , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Genzyme Corporation, USA Cities are on the frontline when it comes to the effects of environmental degradation. But concentrating over half the world’s population on less than 3% of its land area, 09.00 - 10.15 they may actually be key to a sustainable future. globalization of finance series 4/private equity Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 How are major cities leading the way in addressing energy Myths and Realities of Private Equity and resource management challenges? How can the increasing number of new and rapidly expanding Private equity firms invested over US$ 450 billion in 2007. megacities represent green opportunities rather than But that investment has also led to greater demand for problems? transparency and disclosure. Sheila Dikshit* , Chief Minister of the National Capital What is the true role of private equity in capital markets Territory of Delhi, India today? Where is private equity adding value? Shintaro Ishihara* , Governor of Tokyo, Japan Gilberto Kassab* , Mayor of São Paulo, Brazil Donald J. Gogel** , President and Chief Executive Officer, Ken Livingstone** , Mayor of London, United Kingdom Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, USA Gérard Mestrallet* , Executive Chairman, President and Martin C. Halusa** , Chief Executive Officer, Apax Chief Executive Officer, Suez, France Partners Worldwide, United Kingdom Henry R. Kravis* , Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co., USA
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09.00 - 12.00 John A. Thain** , Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch, water series 5/future USA Congress Centre - Parsenn/Pischa WorkSpace Chaired by Securing a Watertight Future Martin Wolf** , Associate Editor and Chief Economics By 2025, 3 billion people will live in water-stressed Commentator, Financial Times, United Kingdom regions. For many businesses, significant disruptions are already caused by water scarcity, which is aggravated by rapid urbanization, changing diets and climate change. 12.00 - 14.00 saturday buffet What innovative strategies can help us manage the need Congress Centre - Throughout the Congress Centre for water more effectively? Buffet Lunch
This is a collaborative session in the WorkSpace. You are cordially invited to a buffet lunch throughout the Congress Centre offered by the government of Bahrain. Discussion Leaders Peter Brabeck-Letmathe** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé, Switzerland; Member of the 12.45 - 14.15 Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum open forum 6 David L. Emerson* , Minister of International Trade of Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Canada Do We Need Economic Growth to Get More Donald Kaberuka* , President, African Development Sustainability? Bank (ADB), Tunis Michael Mack* , Chief Executive Officer, Syngenta There are opposing views on whether economic growth International, Switzerland can lead to increased levels of ecological and social Enrique Peña Nieto* , Governor of the State of Mexico, sustainability. Its promoters argue that economic growth is Mexico; Young Global Leader needed to apply new technologies and sophisticated Vasundhara Raje* , Chief Minister of Rajasthan, India products which, in turn, lead to a more economic use of Franck Riboud* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, natural resources, more environmental protection and Danone, France social progress. Yet, opponents claim that economic Ann M. Veneman* , Executive Director, United Nations growth is based on global production and consumption Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York patterns that are destroying our natural livelihoods and Alexander Jakob Boris Zehnder* , President, ETH increasing social inequalities. Board, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, Switzerland 1) Do we need economic growth to solve existing social and Facilitated by Margaret Catley-Carlson** , Chair, Global Water ecological problems? Or, does economic growth create Partnership (GWP) / International Water Management more costs than what it actually yields? Institute, Sweden 2) Can we expect a new economic boom triggered by innovations in environmentally-friendly technologies? 3) Which strategies of sustainability are the high-growth 10.45 - 12.00 countries of Brazil, Russia, India or China following? How global economic outlook do these countries handle the conflict between economic Congress Centre - Congress Hall growth and sustainability? The Global Economic Outlook 2008 Sharan Burrow** , President, Australian Council of Trade With growing concerns about the slowdown in the US Unions, Australia and Europe, and overheating in China and India, the Ricardo Hausmann** , Director, Center for International economic outlook for 2008 remains uncertain. How might Development, and Professor of the Practice of Economic the world economy evolve in the next 12 to 18 months? Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA Palaniappan Chidambaram* , Minister of Finance of John Itty** , Former Professor, School of People’s India Economics, India Fukushiro Nukaga* , Minister of Finance of Japan Doris Leuthard* , Federal Councillor of Economic Affairs Dominique Strauss-Kahn** , Managing Director, of the Swiss Confederation International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke* , Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Nigeria
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14.00 - 15.15 Moderated by alternative capital markets Michael Useem** , Professor of Management and Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management, Congress Centre - Studio The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Alternative Capital Markets
As more and more large, listed companies are going private, in part to escape public reporting requirements, 14.00 - 15.15 the corporate governance and value creation of public mobile ubiquity companies are being increasingly called into question. Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Mobile Models for Growth Are there models of public corporate governance that will allow companies to grow for the long term, or is going With cell phone penetration on the rise in almost every private the only option in today’s marketplace? country in the world, the industry is preparing for new communication platforms that would reach the most Louis J. D’Ambrosio* , President and Chief Executive remote corners of the earth, transform the daily lives of Officer, Avaya, USA millions, and raise the productivity of enterprises and Michel Mayer** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, nations. Freescale Semiconductor, USA Jonathan M. Nelson* , Chief Executive Officer, What new models of business and social entrepreneurship Providence Equity Partners, USA have emerged as a result of mobile communications? Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem* , Chairman, Dubai World, Which industries, issues and countries are set to be United Arab Emirates further transformed? Jacob Wallenberg* , Chairman, Investor, Sweden Arun Sarin** , Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Group, Moderated by United Kingdom Frances Cairncross** , Rector, Exeter College, United Solomon D. Trujillo** , Chief Executive Officer, Telstra Kingdom Corporation, Australia Edward J. Zander** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Motorola, USA 14.00 - 15.15 corporate governance/effective boards Moderated by John Markoff** , Senior Writer, The New York Times, Congress Centre - Forum USA The DNA of Effective Boards
Corporate boards today are evaluated by both investors and management for their diversity, experience and 14.00 - 15.15 independence, but these characteristics neither guarantee turkey inspiring board performance nor the right people for the Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 role. Turkey’s Challenges
What is the ideal mix of people to sit on a board, and how Turkey has undertaken reforms internally to create stability does this change with industry, strategic position or and encourage economic growth. Yet, Turkey must also culture? contend with the competing external influences of the EU, Russia, the Middle East and even China. Brenda C. Barnes* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Corporation, USA How should Turkey craft its foreign policy in light of Stuart Popham** , Senior Partner, Clifford Chance, United competing interests? Kingdom Paul C. Reilly* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ali Babacan* , Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Korn Ferry International, USA Negotiator of Turkey; Young Global Leader Scott M. Sperling* , Co-President, Thomas H. Lee Partners, USA Moderated by Simon Zadek** , Chief Executive, AccountAbility, United Victor Halberstadt** , Professor of Public Economics, Kingdom Leiden University, Netherlands
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14.00 - 15.15 14.30 - 17.00 water series 6/climate change/health silence 3 Congress Centre - Aspen 1 Hotel Victoria - Royal 2 Death, Disease and Dirty Water Scenes of Silence – Dialogue in Silence
The effects of climate change, expanding land use and Most human communication today happens through an natural resource degradation on local ecosystems are now exchange of words. Still, we unconsciously rely on many increasingly shaping the pattern of infectious disease of our other senses to express our feelings, read other incidence and may even lead to the emergence of new people, make decisions and judgments. pathogens. How can we communicate our messages in a clear What is the emerging scientific consensus on the manner and understand others without using words? challenges ahead? How should the design and scope of public health programmes be adapted? Facilitated by Andreas Heinecke** , Founder and Chief Executive Margaret Chan* , Director-General, World Health Officer, Dialogue in the Dark, Germany; Social Organization (WHO), Geneva Entrepreneur Michel Kazatchkine *, Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva Pardis Sabeti** , Assistant Professor, Harvard University, 14.30 - 17.00 USA smell/business Jasmine M. Whitbread** , Chief Executive, International Hotel Belvédère - Ducan Save the Children Alliance, United Kingdom A Nose for Business
Moderated by Businesses, advertisers, designers and architects David E. Bloom** , Clarence James Gamble Professor of increasingly use scent as a marketing tool to attract Economics and Demography, Harvard School of Public customers. In this workshop, participants will explore the Health, USA sense of smell and its influence on all aspects of our daily lives.
14.00 - 15.15 Facilitated by new champions Christophe Laudamiel** , Senior Perfumer, Fine Congress Centre - Congress Hall Fragances, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), USA Adapting to New Champions
As economic and political power shifts worldwide, “new 14.30 - 17.00 champions” are emerging regionally that force us to status rethink solutions to global and industry challenges. Hotel Belvédère - Rotary Deciphering Status How can old and new champions collaborate in a highly competitive global environment? Where are the natural The role of an individual in any group is a reflection of areas of collaboration? his/her status – something that can emerge naturally or through conscious acts, and something that greatly Mohammad Al Gergawi* , Executive Chairman and Chief determines how influential or successful an individual will Executive Officer, Dubai Holding, United Arab Emirates be. Alexander V. Izosimov** , Chief Executive Officer, VimpelCom, Russian Federation How can a better understanding of status help build Peer Steinbrück* , Federal Minister of Finance of better relationships and more effective teams? Germany Yang Yuanqing* , Chairman of the Board, Lenovo Group, Discussion Leaders USA Dan Ariely** , Professor, MIT - Media Laboratory, USA David Miliband* , Secretary of State for Foreign and Chaired by Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom K. V. Kamath** , Managing Director and Chief Executive Mandisi Mpahlwa* , Minister of Trade and Industry of Officer, ICICI Bank, India; Co-Chair of the World Economic South Africa Forum Annual Meeting 200 8
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Karen Poniachik* , Minister of Mining of Chile 14.30 - 17.15 ceo series 1/corporate citizenship Facilitated by Congress Centre - Parsenn/Pischa WorkSpace Daniel Shapiro** , Director, Harvard International Negotiation Initiative, Harvard Law School, USA Tackling Global Issues through Corporate Global Citizenship
No single stakeholder group can solve today’s global 14.30 - 17.00 issues alone – collaborative, multistakeholder approaches talent series 5/successful teams are needed to define, develop and implement solutions. Hotel Belvédère - Spina The Secrets of Successful Team Building Playing a strong role, how can companies engage while benefiting both the world at large and themselves? Business success is based on the ability of executives, service providers and stakeholders to work together on a This is a collaborative session in the WorkSpace. vast range of projects. Facilitated by What is being done differently today to create extended Simon Zadek** , Chief Executive, AccountAbility, United teams that are cohesive, responsive and adaptive? Kingdom
Discussion Leaders Kathy Bloomgarden** , Chief Executive Officer, Ruder 15.30 - 16.45 Finn, USA advertising Scott J. Freidheim* , Co-Chief Administrative Officer, Congress Centre - Studio Lehman Brothers, USA; Young Global Leader Eric Schmidt* , Chairman of the Executive Committee Tomorrow’s Ads and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA By 2010, US$ 6.5 billion will be spent on online advertising and US$ 2.5 billion on mobile advertising; at the same time, traditional TV advertising will be one-third 14.30 - 17.00 as effective as it was in 1990. technology pioneers Hotel Belvédère - Scaletta East/West With consumers becoming increasingly weary and wary of Pioneers and Pitches: The Next Big Thing intrusive advertising, but the effectiveness of TV advertising declining, what will tomorrow’s ads look like? Radical new technologies are transforming the fields of biosciences, energy and information technology and hold Hubert Burda* , Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, the promise to change business and society at large. Join Burda Media, Germany this workshop with Technology Pioneers and leading André Kudelski** , President and Chief Executive Officer, technologists to understand the latest progress and Kudelski Group, Switzerland identify the next big thing. Noong-Kong Leung* , Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Satellite Television, Hong Kong SAR Challengers Paul Sagan* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Arrington** , Founder and Editor, TechCrunch, Akamai Technologies, USA USA Mark Zuckerberg* , Founder, Facebook, USA Paul F. Deninger* , Vice-Chairman, Jefferies & Company, USA Joseph P. Schoendorf* , Partner, Accel Partners, USA 15.30 - 16.45 genomics Facilitated by Congress Centre - Forum Geoffrey Moore** , Managing Partner, TCG Advisors, USA Genomics of Disease Large-scale studies have revealed unexpected genetic links between several common diseases, adding a new dimension to medical diagnostics.
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What is the potential for new diagnostic and therapeutic Have central banks distorted the calculation of risk by approaches and how might they revolutionize health going beyond supplying short-term money and lowering systems? interest rates to sustain economic growth?
George M. Church* , Director, Lipper Center for Timothy F. Geithner** , President of the Federal Reserve Computational Genetics, Harvard Medical School, USA Bank of New York, USA Richard Lifton** , Sterling Professor of Genetics, Martín P. Redrado* , President of the Central Bank of Medicine and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Argentina Department of Genetics, Yale University, USA Robert M. Winston** , Emeritus Professor, Division of Moderated by Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Kenneth Rogoff** , Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Anaesthetics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Policy and Professor of Economics, Harvard University, USA
15.30 - 16.45 global governance 15.30 - 16.45 Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 japan The Future of Global Governance: Time for Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Government 2.0? Japan: A Forgotten Power?
Future generations are set to inherit a world replete with Despite being the world’s second largest economy in global challenges requiring collaborative innovation such terms of nominal GDP, Japan’s future influence on global as climate change and energy security, but without any and regional affairs appears uncertain. institutions to address them effectively. What are the economic, political and security issues of How should existing governance institutions leverage new greatest concern to Japan today? How should Japan Internet platforms and embrace a “citizen-centric” leverage its presidency of next year’s G8 Summit to shape approach to foster greater collaboration and innovation to the global agenda and to raise its international profile? address future global challenges? Yorihiko Kojima* , President and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Blair* , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997- Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan 2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 15.30 - 17.00 Agustin Carstens* , Secretary of Finance of Mexico open forum 7 Kemal Dervis* , Administrator, United Nations Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Development Programme (UNDP), New York Climate Change Divide Rupert Murdoch* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, USA The challenge of climate change is to find a coherent Sadako Ogata* , President, Japan International approach throughout countries and regions. There is a Cooperation Agency, Japan divide between the developed world which looks at the Robert B. Zoellick* , President, World Bank, Washington creation of long-term sustainable and balanced evolution, DC and the emerging countries which are under high pressure to deliver economic growth to allow them to tackle their social challenges. 15.30 - 16.45 globalization of finance series 5/central banking 1) How can the divide between developed and emerging Congress Centre - Aspen 1 countries be bridged, and how can the latter be better The Role of Central Banks integrated into protecting global climate? 2) How efficient are the current climate protection policies of Central banks and financial markets share the need for risk to be priced correctly, but lingering uncertainty developed countries? Should states become carbon highlights the need to rethink underlying risk management neutral and, if so, how? models. 3) With regard to the development of alternative sources of energy such as biofuels, what are the implications on climate change?
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Jacques Aigrain* , Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re, Mohammad Hossein Adeli* , Chairman and Chief Switzerland Executive Officer, Economic Trends, Centre for Economic Luiz Fernando Furlan* , Chairman of the Board, GALF and International Studies, Islamic Republic of Iran Empreendimentos, Brazil Ali Shamkhani* , Admiral, Islamic Republic of Iran Achim Steiner* , Executive Director, United Nations Gordon H. Smith** , Senator from Oregon (Republican), Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi USA Helen Wangussa** , Policy Analyst, African Women’s Economic Policy Network, Uganda 17.00 - 18.15 Moderated by trade Sonja Hasler** , Journalist, Swiss Television SF, Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Switzerland Threats to the Global Trading System
Protectionism – driven by consumer product scares, 15.30 - 16.45 natural resource scarcity and growing financial imbalances europe – looms large over the global economy. Congress Centre - Congress Hall Europe’s Purpose How should industry and government leaders work together going forward to build broader public support in A fresh perspective, a new generation of leaders, stronger both industrialized and developing economies for greater economic growth and the successful integration of its global trade and investment? newest member states are some of the factors spurring a renewed sense of European identity and purpose. Akira Amari* , Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Will this new-found confidence translate to a more Celso Amorim* , Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil effective, assertive Europe in global affairs? How might a Pascal Lamy* , Director-General, World Trade more purposeful and united European voice help reshape Organization (WTO), Geneva regional and global affairs in the coming decade? Doris Leuthard* , Federal Councillor of Economic Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Moderated by Peter Mandelson* , Commissioner, Trade, European Josef Ackermann** , Chairman of the Management Commission, Brussels Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Kamal Nath* , Minister of Commerce and Industry of India Bank, Germany; Co-Chairman of the Foundation Board of Susan Schwab** , US Trade Representative the World Economic Forum Chaired by Niall FitzGerald** , Chairman, Reuters, United Kingdom; 17.00 - 18.15 Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic iran Forum Congress Centre - Aspen 1+ 2 Managing Iran’s Ambitions 18.00 - 19.30 Unease and uncertainty continue to surround Iran’s policy- open forum 8 making and its strategic objectives with respect to the Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Middle East and the West. Virtual Worlds - Fiction or Reality?
How should the international community engage Iran in Tools such as Second Life are new ways of extending life the context of energy security, nuclear non-proliferation to the virtual space, for example, allowing us to attend and regional stability? Wimbledon while standing next to one of the players or living out our social desires anonymously without restraints or risk of sanctions. More and more people are turning to virtual reality to establish who they are, what they know, who they interact with and how. This will influence how society is structured in the future and how real or fictive this virtuality will be.
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Saturday 26 January
1) In the context of the virtual worlds we are creating, what is the difference between fiction and reality? 2) With the ease of access to these virtual worlds, how do different generations react? 3) How does this world of immediate access, limitless social skills and unrestrained behaviour influence our moral framework? 4) Should the focus be on the technological or human side of progress?
Eric Schmidt* , Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA Joseph Weizenbaum** , Former Professor in Computer Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Mark Zuckerberg* , Founder, Facebook, USA
Moderated by Loïc Le Meur** , Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Seesmic, USA; Young Global Leader
19.30 - 20.45 concert
Congress Centre - Congress Hall Concert
The Saturday evening concert will feature the Basel Symphony Orchestra.
19.30 - 19.35 open forum 9: conclusion Swiss Alpine High School (SAMD) - Auditorium Concluding Remarks on the Open Forum 2008
with André Schneider** , Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum
From 20.45 gala soirée Congress Centre - Congress Hall Gala Soirée
Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, and Mrs Hilde Schwab, together with the Members of the Managing Board, invite all participants and their spouses to this formal social evening.
* Invited ** Confirmed 61 | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 62 | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Preliminary Programme
Sunday 27 January
10.00 - 11.15 11.15 - 12.30 closing orchestration Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Congress Centre - Sanada 1+ 2 Message from Davos: Why Are We Afraid of the Orchestrating Collaboration Future? As a fitting close to the World Economic Forum Annual Across multiple domains, the world faces troubling Meeting 2008, participants will explore the power of contradictions about its future. The number of poor has collaborative innovation in a unique exercise with fallen dramatically in Asia, but nearly doubled in Africa; the conductor and cellist, Benjamin Zander. cold war has ended, but civil conflicts and nuclear powers have increased; and the more technology connects us, with the less united we appear to act. What are the elements Benjamin Zander** , Conductor, Boston Philharmonic necessary to rebuild confidence in the future and to Orchestra, USA promote collaboration across economic, religious and political fault lines? 13.00 - 15.00 In collaboration with CNN, you are invited to join a schatzalp conversation that spans generations, interests and cultures and that captures the insights, debates and Hotel Schatzalp - Schatzalp discoveries that emerged from the World Economic Forum Schatzalp Annual Meeting 2008. Join fellow participants for a farewell buffet lunch at the Schatzalp Hotel, and enjoy the beautiful views from this mountain pasture, accessible by funicular railway from the Tony Blair* , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997- centre of Davos – just a short walk or bus ride from the 2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Congress Centre. Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 K. V. Kamath** , Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 200 8 Indra K. Nooyi* , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 200 8 David J. O’Reilly** , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 200 8 Wang Jianzhou** , Chairman and Chief Executive, China Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 200 8 Elie Wiesel** , Professor of the Humanities, Boston University, USA
Chaired by Klaus Schwab , Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
* Invited ** Confirmed 63 | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 64 | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 For Your Notes
65 | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 For Your Notes
66 | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008
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