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The Forum, known for its Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 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.
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Basic Info
 

Name:
World Economic Forum
Category:
Organizations -
Description:
This group is for friends of the World Economic Forum.
The Forum, known for its Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 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.
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

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Email:
public.affairs@weforum.org
Website:
http://www.weforum.org
Office:
World Economic Forum
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland

Recent News
 

News:
17 May - World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009 in Jordan closes with commitment to show leadership for change and development http://tr.im/Jordan09 Watch the sessions here: http://tr.im/ForumLive

15 May - HM King Abdullah of Jordan opens Middle East meeting with call for two-state solution http://tr.im/JordanProgram

15 April - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil calls for “globalization with ethics where people are at the core” at opening of the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro www.tinyurl.com/Rio09

14 April - World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro. Live streaming on Mogulus http://tinyurl.com/RioLive and live tweeting http://twitter.com/Davos Check out the public programme http://tinyurl.com/RioProgram

26 March - Denmark, Sweden and the USA lead the rankings of the World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009. http://www.weforum.org/gitr

March 8 - International Women’s Day - Help Close the Gender Gaps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kKZRbidejA

March 4 - Switzerland, Austria and Germany lead the rankings in the Forum's Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report (http://www.weforum.org/tourism).

25 February - World Economic Forum announces class of Young Global Leaders 2009: http://bit.ly/18CcHE

26 January - Pablo Camacho from Bogota and Rebecca McQuigg from LA invited as 'citizen reporters' for YouTube and MySpace #davos http://bit.ly/1LKztq

21 January - 2,500 participants from 96 countries including a record 41 heads of state or government will attend the next Annual Meeting in Davos. Watch our press conference: http://tinyurl.com/davoslive

16 January - Four of the seven Swiss Federal Councillors to attend the Annual Meeting including president Hans-Rudolf Merz http://tinyurl.com/7hw6fr

15 January - The Future of the Global Financial System; A Near-Term Outlook and Long-Term Scenarios - Back to basics in the banking sector and restructuring in alternative investment firms: http://www.weforum.org/financialarchitecture

13 January - The Forum identifies key risks for the year ahead: a deteriorating global economy, a hard landing in China, a collapse in asset prices, gaps in global governance and issues relating to natural resources and climate: Full report and interview at http://tinyurl.com/risks09

9 January - Attend the Annual Meeting in Davos as "Citizen Reporter" courtesy of MySpace http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal or YouTube http://www.youtube.com/davos. Deadline is January 16 and 20 respectively!

6 January - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will deliver a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos. http://www.weforum.org

17 December - China's Premier Wen Jiabao to participate in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters 2009 http://www.weforum.org

15 December - Participate in the Davos Debates on YouTube and get the unique chance to attend the Annual Meeting in Davos http://youtube.com/davos

8 December - 140 World Economic Forum CEOs appeal for your help in fight against corruption: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kesmuu0ERVw & http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/PR_PACI08

4 December - World Economic Forum announces 34 visionary Technology Pioneers 2009 whose technologies will have a deep impact on business and society: http://www.weforum.org/techpioneers

2 December - Stephen Kinnock to head World Economic Forum’s Europe and Central Asia team: http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/KinnockPR

25 November - The Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos to be one of the most important ever held with 41 heads of state and government confirmed http://www.weforum.org

12 November - Norway tops the Forum's Global Gender Gap Index followed by Finland, Sweden, Iceland, New Zealand, Philippines, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, and Latvia http://www.weforum.org/gendergap

20 October - "Shaping the Post-Crisis World” is the theme of the Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos, http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting

Everything about the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009: http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting
Press Kit for the Annual Meeting at http://www.weforum.org/presskit
Programme of the Annual Meeting at http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting/programme
Design the programme of the Open Forum on our Wiki at http://www.forumblog.org/openforum
Summaries of key sessions at http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting/summaries2009
High-resolution photos of the Annual Meeting, free of charge at http://www.swiss-image.ch/Y249M7AC/INDEX.htm
See the best pictures from the Annual Meeting on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/worldeconomicforum
Watch Live Webcasts of Annual Meeting sessions at http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting/webcasts
Press Conferences will be broadcast live on http://qik.com/worldeconomicforum and http://www.mogulus.com/worldeconomicforum
The Davos Debates on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/davos
Become a fan of the Forum on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum
Join the Forum’s FriendFeed Room http://www.friendfeed.com/davos
Befriend the Forum on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/worldeconomicforum
Follow the Forum on Twitter at http://twitter.com/davos
The Davos Universe at http://www.netvibes.com/davosconversation
Press Releases at http://www.weforum.org/pressreleases
For updates about the activities of the World Economic Forum, subscribe to the RSS feed: http://www.weforum.org/en/rss/home/home.xml