Davos world economic forum starts

Geneva, Switzerland. Jan. 25 – The World Economic Forum started on Thursday in Geneva its annual meeting to discuss global warming, the internet revolution, Asia’s breathtaking demographic and economic growth as well as other matters of importance. “The Shifting Power Equation” is the significant name of the overall activity that addresses changes in the power dynamics. More than 2400 participants form a variety of a many as 90 countries including British Prime Minister Blair and famous singer Bono are expected to hit the venue at the city of the Swiss Alps. The event will be closed on Jnauary 28. The program will follow four main themes that figure prominently on the global agenda in 2007. These range from “Economics: New Drivers” and “Geopolitics: The Need for Fresh Mandates” to “Business: Leading in Connected World” and
“Technology and Society: Identity, Community and Networks”. During the opening sessions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel presented her agenda for the year ahead. The German Chancellor will be chair of the G8 for 2007 and rotating head of the European Council for the first six months of the year. Most of the 223 sessions, workshops, panel discussions, lunches and dinners will be interactive to foster
collaborative approaches to resolving issues. As such, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is not a conference in the traditional sense, but the flagship of the Forum’s larger set of activities – including regional meetings, task forces and initiatives – that engage top leaders from business, politics, religious groups and non-governmental organizations to shape the global, regional and industry agendas. 50% are business leaders, drawn principally from the Forum’s members – 1,000 of the foremost companies
from around the world and across economic sectors.
This year more than 800 CEOs and chairmen from the world’s leading companies are participating. Seventythree of the top 100 companies in the world chosen by the Financial Times, Fortune or Forbes will take part.
Other major categories of participants:
נ 211 public figures, including 24 heads of state or government, 85 cabinet ministers, 24 ambassadors
-58 heads or senior officials of international organizations
נMore than 482 participants from civil society including:
– 31 heads of non-governmental organizations
– 13 union leaders
– 161 leaders from academic institutions and think tanks
– 270 media leaders
נ 22 religious leaders of different faiths
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The World Economic Forum is under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Government. Samuel Huntington once named Davos as the embodiment of a global culture that is taking shape in the contemporary political economic and cultural sphere. One a year, world leaders form these fields meet in an effort to debate constructively the major world events.