World Economic Forum, Davos 2008

I meant to do a post on this earlier in the week but I forgot so you will hopefully forgive that little misdemeanour. Anyway the World Economic Forum is being held at the moment in Davos, Switzerland. Why is it important enough you ask that it would grace the pages of this blog [sic]? Well the WEF according to that fantabulous source that is Wikipedia (because I could not find it anywhere else!).....

"is designed as a place for dialogue and debate about the major social and economic problems of the planet because: representatives of both the most powerful economic organisations and the most powerful political organisations are present; intellectuals also participate; and there is a generally informal atmosphere encouraging wide-ranging debate" (Wikipedia).

However the Co-Chairs of this years meeting quiet note-worthy people also for differing reasons.

* Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum
* James Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA
* K.V. Mamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India
* Henry Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, USA
* Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA
* David J. O' Reilly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Corporation, USA
* Wang JianzhouChief Executive, China Mobile Communications Corporation, People's Republic of China

I know there is a few other names that are floating around but they escape me for the moment. However, the above list in itself is quiet the XYZ of Who is Who in the World. Anyway what reminded me this morning about Davos was a story which Bono & Al Gore yet again broke about Global Warming. Also upon perusal of CNN's excessive coverage of the conference, which one has to pay some $12k to even become a member, I came across an video interview with Henry Kissinger which was quiet good and is available here. (Select the Kissinger Video from the playlist in the bottom panel.) Davos continues from the 23rd until the 26th January.

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World Economic Forum : http://www.weforum.org
CNN's Coverage: http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/news/davos/