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Josette Sheeran: From Hand-outs to Handshakes: The Time Has Come for the African Farmer

2012-05-18T12:23:59Z

The fact that these days you are more likely to attend an investor conference than a donor conference in Africa underscores the energy by which a new generation of leaders are responding to Africa's development challenges.

Read more: African Economic Development, G8 Summit, Grow Africa, World Economic Forum, Foreign Direct Investment, Agriculture, Africa, Business News

Eric Ehrmann: Silver Spoon Socialists Flex Muscles In Brazil

2012-05-11T17:06:51Z

The Communist Party of Brazil was given the political plum of running the ministry of sports by president Dilma as a reward for staying inside her Worker's Party coalition government during her dramatic move to the political center.

Read more: Bolivia, Corruption, Hugo Chavez, Socialist International, Venezuela, Dilma Rousseff, Argentina, Leon Trotsky, Brazil, Globalism, Odebrecht, World Social Forum, World Economic Forum, Luis Favre, Sean Penn, World News

Abigail Noble: The Latest In Social Entrepreneurship

2012-05-03T10:59:44Z

We all dream of reaching our potential. Social entrepreneurs, who often see the mission of their organization as the embodiment of their own personal mission, perhaps know this better than most of us.

Read more: Social Entrepreneurship, Spring-Into-Action, Wef, Social Entrepreneurs, Schwab Foundation, World Economic Forum, Impact News

Dr. Alexandre Kalache: How the Baby Boomers Are Reinventing Old Age

2012-04-04T14:16:14Z

We need an entirely different approach, something that recognizes that growing into old age is a long transition taking 20 or 30 years, rather than a sudden cutting off point. It should mean more flexibility in the workplace.

Read more: Baby Boomers, World Economic Forum, Baby Boomer Generation, Aging, World Health Day, Business News

Pat Mitchell: What Is the Impact of All This Data?

2012-03-19T18:00:35Z

Experts are analyzing and compiling. Advocates are making the business case for everything from educating girls to having women on corporate boards. I'm left wondering -- to what ends?

Read more: Women's History Month, International Women's Day, World Economic Forum, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Equality, Media News

Christine Horansky: Women in the Age of the Millennials

2012-03-09T16:09:02Z

We are watching. We are listening. We are your daughters, your legacy and the next wave of champions for women and girls.

Read more: Women in Public Service, Women, Hillary Clinton, Millennials, Girls, Millennium Development Goals, World Economic Forum, Mount Holyoke, Women News

Saadia Zahidi: Closing the Gender Gap One Case at a Time

2012-03-08T10:02:29Z

Gender parity efforts can no longer be considered as a superfluous luxury good; they are critical to the future of business. We have come a long way in our understanding of the economic gender gap in recent years.

Read more: Global Economy, World Economic Forum, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Women in Business, Culture News

Valerie Keller: Why We Need More Women Leaders

2012-03-07T15:18:18Z

Access to leadership roles is not my entitlement as a woman. It is my responsibility as a global citizen to show up, to have a voice, to contribute my time and talents in service to society.

Read more: Gender Equality, Women, Leadership, Young Global Leaders, Diversity, World Economic Forum, Business News

Joi Gordon: This Women's History Month, Change A Woman's Life

2012-03-01T11:10:18Z

In honor of Women's History Month, join me in uplifting (at least) one deserving woman. Whether it's hiring, promoting, or mentoring, helping one woman will change her life.

Read more: Empowering Women, Women's History Month, Ms. Foundation for Women, Helping Women, Care, World Economic Forum, Women News

Ahmad Ashkar: From "Too Big to Solve" to "Too Big to Fail"

2012-03-01T09:37:51Z

How can we solve the world's toughest social challenges without the sincere belief that a wide-scale solution exists? An annual $1M Poverty Challenge, with the goal of identifying and launching the most compelling student-generated solutions to the crippling issues faced by billions in need.

Read more: Non-Profits, Davos 2012, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Ngos, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Davos, Hult Global Case Challenge, MBA Programs, MBA Students, Impact News

Ed Lawler: How CEOs Can Save Capitalism

2012-02-27T12:06:35Z

CEOs should receive executive compensation packages that only pay off well for them when their organization is producing good returns for its employees, its shareholders and the environment.

Read more: Occupy, Ibm, Johnson and Johnson, Capitalism, Executive Compensation, Davos, CEO Salary, Executive Pay, Business News

Daniel Isenberg: Entrepreneurship: Still Lost in the Davos Dialogue

2012-02-16T14:19:10Z

As a Davos novice, it was fascinating for me to observe how entrepreneurship was reflected in the Davos dialogue among the world's movers and shakers. I was disappointed at our leaders' superficiality and misconceptions.

Read more: Davos 2012, Davos Entrepreneurship, Davos Economic Policy, Business Entrpreneur, Economic Crisis Davos, Business News

Tony Meloto: Lessons in Davos: Listen to the Poor, Work With the Young

2012-02-16T12:31:46Z

This was the ironic spectacle in Davos -- rich countries are depressed, while hope is rising in the Third World where many no longer want to stay at the bottom after languishing there for generations.

Read more: Social Entrepreneurship, Davos 2012, World Economic Forum, Impact News

Eli Beer: An Interfaith Davos Moment

2012-02-09T09:52:12Z

Very few people in the world will ever have the chance to experience an "interfaith moment" quite like mine. There I stood in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum with three smiling new friends from the four corners of the earth.

Read more: United-Hatzalah, United Hatzalah of Israel, Interfaith Dialogue, Davos Interfaith, Davos, Impact News

Gregory Ferenstein: A Conference That Entertains, Inspires and Has Impact: Summit Series

2012-02-08T14:40:00Z

In just four years, an invite to the breakout annual conference has become a coveted opportunity for emerging leaders in business, art, and government to co-mingle with their peers in adventurous activities and dream up ways to solve pressing social issues.

Read more: Summit Series, Causes, Summit Series 2012, 2012 Summit Series, Davos, Summit Series Convention, Impact News

Yvette Kantrow: A Look at Reuters , the Magazine

2012-02-06T13:38:12Z

As of now, it's not clear if Reuters magazine is just a one-off or not, though Impoco in Capital New York called it a "proof-of-concept exercise" to see if Reuters can "do a print product as part of our consumer-facing push." Consumer-facing? At Davos?

Read more: Bloomberg, Reuters, Businessweek, Davos, World Economic Forum, Magazines, Media News

Sue Riddlestone: Being a Leader in This Great Transformation

2012-02-02T16:13:33Z

What makes companies embark on a transformational journey? I'm sure there are academic papers about it, but in my experience it's all about people and leadership of people in a position to make decisions.

Read more: Davos 2012, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact News

Howard Steven Friedman: Fictional Davos Discussion Between Tim Geithner and China's He Yafei

2012-02-02T13:47:25Z

The following conversation did not take place... but wouldn't it have been interesting if it did?

Geithner: Glad I found you. We really need to talk...

Read more: General Electric, Wall Street Bailout, Trade Imbalance, Davos, Bank of America, Davos 2012, Aig, Fannie Mae, Free Trade, Manufacturing, United States, Cheap Labor, China Currency, Capitalism, Jeff Immelt, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Currency Manipulation, Freddie Mac, Bailout, Tim Geithner, State Capitalism, Quantitative Easing, Bear Stearns, China, Citigroup, World Economic Forum, Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, World News

Kumi Naidoo: Davos Failed to Address Fundamentals -- Will the Next Earth Summit in Rio?

2012-02-02T14:49:36Z

The warm climate of Rio will certainly suit me better than the mountains of snow in Davos. But will I leave Rio with more hope that the fundamental changes we need can finally be implemented?

Read more: rio20, Wef, Deforestation, Davos, Amazon, Green News

Darell Hammond: Dispatch From Davos: Leverage

2012-02-02T14:42:20Z

Session after session in Davos is focused on the future of our world, the economy and some of our biggest political and social challenges.

Read more: Ceo, Davos, Business, kaBoom!, World Economic Forum, World Economic Forum 2012, Business News

Jürgen Griesbeck: The Game Plan

2012-02-02T08:07:42Z

There is a tension between the urgency of our global issues and the time such a process would take. But without investing wisely now in the right mindset and course of action, we risk holding the same conversations all over again a year from now.

Read more: Davos 2012, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact News

Judith Samuelson: At "Gabfests" Like Davos, Talk Is Not Cheap

2012-02-01T13:25:27Z

As global power brokers jet home from Davos, it's easy to be cynical about the value of such "gabfests," and wonder whether these face-to-face settings, with their massive carbon footprints, are worth continuing in an age of Skype and email.

Read more: Davos 2012, Davos Carbon Footprint, World Economy Davos, Davos 2012 Talks, Davos World Leaders, Davos Dialogue, Impact News

Peter Holmes a Court: The Biggest No-Show at Davos Wasn't Keith Richards

2012-02-01T12:13:12Z

Rising income inequality is a surprisingly strong concern for this gathering, and the search for new economic models is sincere, but avoiding Europe's combustion is, understandably, the most pressing issue.

Read more: Greece Economy, World Economic Forum Davos, World Economic Forum, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Euro, World News

Andrew Winston: Ecosystem Economics: Navigating the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

2012-02-01T09:56:51Z

If a community runs out of water, it affects everyone in the area, even companies that were good stewards of the resource. The collective nature of these resources means that everyone shares both the responsibilities for their protection and the risks of their scarcity.

Read more: Coca-Cola, Water Footprint, Agriculture, Energy-Water-Nexus, Texas Drought, Water Shortage, Sabmiller, Water Resources Group, Nestle, World Economic Forum, Ifc, Green News

Leda Natkin Nelis: A Davos Moment

2012-02-01T07:49:37Z

No musing about Davos would be complete without a "Davos Moment" -- a quirky and unexpected encounter that stays with you years later like the sweet remembrance of Proust's Madeleine.

Read more: Davos 2012, Davos, World Economic Forum, Technology News