The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is being held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland this year, on 22-25 January.
Entitled ‘The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business’, the thematic focus of the 2014 Forum is the way in which communities and lives are affected by political, economic, social and technological forces.
Co-chairs of the annual meeting include:
Aliko Dangote – President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group in Nigeria
Kris Gopalakrishnan – President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Vice Chairman of Infosys in India
Jian Jianqing – Chairman of the Board of the Industrial and Commerical Bank of China in the People’s Republic of China
Joseph Jimenez – Chief Executive Officer of Novartis in Switzerland
Christophe de Margerie – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total in France
Marissa Mayer – Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo in the USA
Judith Rodin – President of the Rockefeller Foundation in the USA
The meeting aims to discuss how the international community can respond to challenges by discussing insights and initiatives from all over the world.
The World Economic Forum 2014 reinforced the importance of global collaboration, showing how political, economic, and technological shifts shape the future of business and society alike.
