While it may seem counterintuitive to “reward” fragile states with additional aid in a time of constrained budgets and competing priorities, the nature of our interconnected world means neighbouring regions and the broader world may not be able to escape a direct negative impact
The resulting insights, gathered with the help of the Survey on the Global Agenda, ultimately generate the Top 10 trends – a forecast of the key social, economic and political issues that reside on our collective horizon.
Three forces are creating possibilities and challenges that will define the future of one of humanity’s most enduring and most trusted institutions.
“Back home we get up at around 4am to go hunting and fishing – I don’t like coffee so get my caffeine from Diet Coke.” Chambers told me
Technology has enabled unequivocal social gains in recent years, technology leaders told participants in the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from 21 to 24 January 2015.
Bhartia is a regular contributor at World Economic Forum events in Switzerland and elsewhere. He has served as a speaker and his organisation has worked with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
As the first full day of the 2015 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum draws to a close, catch up on some of the best quotes from day one.
Bertrand Piccard can be be described by many lofty adjectives, most pertinent however must be that he is an inspiring visionary.
Last night in Davos was special, being reacquianted with one of the most extraordinary people you’ll ever meet. Six years ago I facilitated a WEF dinner here featuring Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard.
Alec Hogg fills us in on all the experiential insights he has gained as he explores the WEF at full-throttle including a fascinating talk by modern-day explorer, Bertrand Piccard who will be circumnavigating the world in a solar powered plane.