Eine zunehmend globalere Wirtschaft braucht eine internationale Plattform zum kreativen Austausch. Genau das bietet das Weltwirtschaftsforum seiner Community. Wie dieser Erfahrungsaustausch im einzelnen funktioniert zeigt André Schneider in seiner Präsentation.

1. World Economic Forum
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Challenges for the next generation of entrepreneurs
André Schneider
Managing Director and COO
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2. The World Economic Forum’s beliefs
• Our motto is ‘entrepreneurship in the global public interest’.
• We believe that economic progress without social
development is not sustainable, while social development
without economic progress is not feasible.
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3. What does this mean and how can we, from the
economy, help progress in this world
• The challenges in our world cannot be met by
governments, business or civil society alone.
• We need platforms for collaborative efforts to promote
economic development and social progress.
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4. Who is the World Economic Forum ?
• The World Economic Forum is an independent
international organization committed to
improving the state of the world by engaging
leaders in partnerships to shape the global,
regional and industry agendas.
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5. Our Communities
Strategic Partners
The World Economic Forum consists
of specific communities committed Industry Partners
to improving the state of the world Members
through collaborative efforts.
Global Growth Companies
Governments, Int. Organizations
Representatives of Civil Society
Engaging
global leaders Thought Leaders
(Religion/Culture/Science/Academia)
in
Technology Pioneers
partnerships
Media
Women Leaders
Young Global Leaders
Social Entrepreneurs
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6. How are we doing this ?
We have to We have to create
engage all continuous processes
global stakeholders for inter- and
as committed intra-community
communities interaction
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To fulfill our role as
A new type of stakeholder
organization to improve
The State of the World
We have to make sure We have to shape the
that any interaction is global, regional and industry
based on the best of agendas in tangible, positive
collective intelligence ways
GACs Initiatives
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7. What We Do
Annual Meetings
Global Initiatives
Global Competitiveness Programme
Global Challenges Programme§
Shaping
the REGIONAL Regional Meetings
Agenda Regional Initiatives
Regional Scenarios
Industry Partnerships
(Governors Meetings)
Industry Initiatives
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8. Global Concerns - Food for Thought and Action
Annual Meeting 2009, held in Davos, Switzerland, from 28 January - 1 February
was organized around the theme Shaping the Post Crisis World
• The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting offers a unique opportunity for
leaders from all walks of life – business, government, the media, academia, the
arts and civil society – to shape the global agenda for 2009. The Forum’s
multistakeholder platform provides a powerful stage for them to engage
together and make change happen.
• The world’s business and government leaders only have a short time to
develop effective solutions to the current economic crisis, participants at
this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting were told. The
message from the Annual Meeting is that leaders must continue to
develop a swift and coordinated policy response to the most serious
global recession since the 1930s: global challenges demand global
solutions.
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9. Regional Summits and Country
Meetings
Russia
Europe
USA
China
Middle East
India
Latin America
Africa
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10. Workgroups and Initiatives
• The World Economic Forum supports the implementation
of solutions to major global issues through its workgroups
and initiatives
• Some challenges where business can and does make a
difference
• Help in disaster cases
• Fighting malaria, tuberculosis and aids
• Offering education and job opportunities for the youth
in developing countries
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11. Disaster Resource Network
• Tsunami – Sri Lanka
• New Orleans
• Mexico
• Kashmir
• Bangladesh
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12. Global Health Initiative
Fight against Malaria,
TB, and Aids
Helping our members to develop strategies and
methods to fight against Malaria, TB, and Aids
in their companies
Creating public private partnerships
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13. Global Education Initiative
• The world’s youth population
continues to grow.
• Education is one of the best
investments a country can make for
its own development.
• Public Private Partnerships can
help to make the necessary means
available
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