Tag «Young Global Leaders»

  A Cure for Paralysis, Tackling the Global Water Crisis, And How Self-Driving Cars Make Decisions – 300 Young Global Leaders Bring Ideas and Impact to Latin America

  Over 300 Young Global Leaders from across the world will take part in their Annual Summit in the run-up to the World Economic Forum on Latin America Nominated before the age of 40, they include artists, activists, entrepreneurs, policy-makers and technology pioneers; together, they highlight the need for new solutions to correct the shortcomings …

World Economic Forum Recognizes 20 Companies from East Asia as Global Growth Companies

Twenty of the region’s fastest-growing companies have been invited to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Growth Companies community Companies are nominated on the strength of their ability to become future global leaders and are drawn from a broad spectrum of sectors, including financial services, retail, media, chemicals and energy The Global Growth Companies community …

Social Media @davos

Social media interviews with select participants throughout the Annual Meeting The official event hashtag is #WEF14 New conversation tool allows viewers to participate in live chats during sessions Over 100 participants contributing to Forum:Blog The Annual Meeting 2014 can be followed on multiple digital platforms http://wef.ch/am14social Geneva, Switzerland, 17 January 2014 – This year, there are more ways …

Young Global Leaders to Meet Today in Yangon

Nearly 300 Young Global Leaders are in Myanmar for their Annual Summit ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia The event aims to create a platform for promising entrepreneurial minds to make positive and tangible impacts on pressing challenges in the country and wider region Impact Journeys will focus on arts and culture; business and entrepreneurialism; …

World Becoming “Ungovernable”, Says Peres

Global corporations are replacing the role of governments Corporations are answering the younger generations’ call for individuality The theme of the 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is Resilient Dynamism. For more information, visit http://wef.ch/Davos Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 24 January 2013 – Speaking this afternoon at the 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Shimon Peres, President of Israel, said the …