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Japan and World Economic Forum to Jointly Address Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity a priority for Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Meeting on cybersecurity will be held 7-8 November 2015 in Bankoku Shinryokan, Okinawa, Japan Theme of the meeting will be Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Cyber Connection (Cyber3) For more information about the Annual Meeting 2015: http://wef.ch/davos15 Davos, Switzerland, 24 January 2015 – The World …

World Economic Forum Launches Future of the Internet Initiative

New multi-year initiative aims to strengthen trust and expand cooperation on internet-related challenges and opportunities Dialogue will complement formal institutions and existing initiatives by Forum communities Initiative to focus initially on five broad areas that are crucial to the future of the internet and the digital economy For more information about the Annual Meeting 2015:http://wef.ch/davos15 …

Industrial Internet of Things: Unleashing the Potential of Connected Products and Services

Report assesses the business and socio-economic opportunities and risks expected in latest wave of technological change The Industrial Internet of Things to redraw industry boundaries and create a new wave of disruptive companies Vast majority of organizations still do not understand the full impact on their business and industries Download the report here Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 22 …

Shigeru Ban, Andrea Bocelli, Angélique Kidjo receive Crystal Awards; Open World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, Beninois-French singer Angélique Kidjo will be awarded at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting with a Crystal Award Introduced in 1995, the 21st Crystal Awards recognize personalities in the arts who are true global citizens, and help improve the state of the world through their art The …

New Framework to Help Companies Calculate Risk of Cyberattacks

World Economic Forum members present a cyber value-at-risk framework that shows what companies can do to protect themselves against cyberattacks and how they can assess the impact of cyberthreats The framework arrives in the midst of a wave of cyberattacks against companies and governments Download the full report here Davos, Switzerland, 19 January 2015 – The World Economic Forum …

Record Participation for World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015

Over 2,500 participants from more than 140 countries representing business, government, international organizations, academia, civil society and the media will participate in the 45th Annual Meeting The theme, The New Global Context, will explore the most pressing global challenges in 2015 Meeting programme and list of participants will be released on 14 January at 11.30 …

New report explores the future of direct investing

Report on Direct Investing by Institutional Investors: Implications for Investors and Policy-Makers assesses the trend towards institutional investors investing directly in private equity, infrastructure and real estate Estimates that $700 billion is invested directly in illiquid assets by asset owners, projected to grow slightly ahead of overall institutional asset growth in the near to medium term. …

World Economic Forum Launches New Think Tank Community

The Summit on the Global Agenda 2014 opens, with more than 1,000 experts from 80 countries The World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils is the world’s foremost network of experts, with councils focusing on 86 of the most pressing challenges The World Economic Forum recognizes the outstanding work of the Global Agenda Councils …