| World Economic Forum recent headlines |
| Item | Summary |
| Davos and after – beyond the conversations | Nandan M. Nilekani Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited Davos, January 26, 2008 Taking time off for a short post near the end of a busy Davos schedule. It is becoming clear that even as we work together to address global issues,... |
| India, Israel and lessons on innovation | Kris Gopalakrishnan CEO & MD, Infosys Technologies Limited January 26, 2008 On the Saturday here at Davos, I sense an Indian flavor in the atmosphere. Maybe because it’s Republic Day in India. Or because everyone here is still talking about... |
| Simplicity – the hardest challenge for convergence? | Kris Gopalakrishnan CEO & MD, Infosys Technologies Limited Davos, January 25, 2008On Thursday morning, I participated in a CNBC panel discussion with futurists Paul Saffo and Peter Schwartz. We covered multiple scenarios ranging from the energy efficiency of tomorrow’s automobiles... |
| How about a non-carbon global economy? | Nandan M. Nilekani Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited Davos, January 25, 2008 Yesterday in Davos, we saw a great deal of discussion around climate change and energy. Yes, there is a tremendous amount of innovation happening in various kinds of solutions... |
| Is the economy distracting us from climate change? | Nandan M. Nilekani Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited Davos, January 24, 2008 It’s nice to be back in Davos. I have been talking to delegates on a wide range of issues. The conversation here is dominated by a possible recession in... |
| Has innovation finally gone democratic? | Kris Gopalakrishnan CEO & MD, Infosys Technologies Limited Innovation resonates in every discussion at the World Economic Forum. You may argue that it is a case of old wine in a new bottle. Agreed, it was always on the radar... |
| Blogger Robert Scoble on coming to Davos | Watch Robert Scoble's video blog interview with Lance Knobel, the Forum's Special Adviser on the Annual Meeting Programme, 1999-2000, on how to get the best out of Davos. Scoble will be attending Davos for the first time in 2008. |
| Bloggers answer the Davos Question | 17/12/07 Posted by Oliver Cusworth The blogosphere is already starting to grapple with the Davos Question 2008. Several prominent names have posted, giving their answers to “What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to... |
| Social and economic inclusion key issue for Annual Meeting | K. Vaman Kamath, CEO, ICICI Bank and one of the Co-Chairs for the Annual Meeting in Davos in January says social and economic inclusion is key for continued future global development. "The top issue in the world today is inclusiveness,”... |
| Contribute to the Davos Open Forum programme | The World Economic Forum has published the entire programme of the Open Forum 2008 in Davos. The Open Forum, co-organized by the World Economic Forum and the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, offers a public debate on globalization and its... |
| Closing the Global Gender Gap | Sweden (1), Norway (2), Finland (3) and Iceland (4) once again top the rankings in the latest Global Gender Gap Report. All countries in the top 20 made progress relative to their scores last year – some more so than... |
| Web 2.0 star Peter Oakley (Geriatric1927) comments on his invitation to Davos | |
| World Economic Forum Inaugural Annual Meeting of the New Champions | More than 1,700 participants from 90 countries, including Premier Wen Jiabao of China, are participating in the World Economic Forum's Inaugural Annual Meeting of the New Champions, in Dalian, China. The meeting runs from 6-8 September and will focus on... |
| Peres: Israel to Respond to Arab Peace Initiative “As Soon As Possible” | Israel will respond “as soon as possible” to the Arab peace initiative which was reaffirmed by the Arab League at their summit in Riyadh earlier this year, Israeli Vice-Prime Minister Shimon Peres told participants at the World Economic Forum on... |
| Iraqi, US and Iranian leaders discuss Iraq’s future | A unified, stable Iraq would be better for everyone, said Mohammad Larijani, Director, Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics of Iran, in a session on the final day of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East. He... |
