World Economic Forum 2012

**firstlook** · 27th January 2012 18:16

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Welcoming Remarks by
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of the Federal Department of Finance of the Swiss Confederation

Opening Address by
Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany

Chaired by
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

Crystal Award Ceremony

The World Economic Forum's Crystal Award honours artists who have used their art to improve the state of the world.

Introduced by
Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland

Luc Besson, Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Producer; Founder, EuropaCorp, France
Yvonne Ntombizodwa Chaka Chaka, Singer and President, Princess of Africa Foundation, South Africa
Midori, Violinist and Founder, Midori Foundation, USA

The Great Transformation Ahead
Conversation with
Desmond M. Tutu, Chair, The Elders, South Africa

Chaired by
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

Launch of the Global Shapers Community
• Luc Besson, Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Producer; Founder, EuropaCorp, France
• Børge Brende, Managing Director, Government Relations and Constituent Engagement, World Economic Forum
• Yvonne Ntombizodwa Chaka Chaka, Singer and President, Princess of Africa Foundation, South Africa
• Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany
• Midori, Violinist and Founder, Midori Foundation, USA
• Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland
• Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop; Chair, The Elders, South Africa
• Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of the Federal Department of Finance of the Swiss Confederation

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=E2C1BTTtoqA

The Global Business Context
What are the strategic, organizational and operational issues reshaping how businesses operate worldwide?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Making sense of new business realities
- Redefining strategic priorities
- Engaging with new collaborators

This session is open to the reporting press

• John T. Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco, USA
• Thomas Enders, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus, France
• Klaus Kleinfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alcoa, USA
• Duncan Niederauer, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext, USA
• Ferit F. Sahenk, Chairman, Dogus Group, Turkey
• Patricia A. Woertz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), USA

Moderated by
• Hans-Paul Bürkner, Global Chief Executive Officer and President, The Boston Consulting Group, Germany