World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2007

The Shifting Power Equation

24-28 January, Davos, Switzerland

Over 2,000 leaders from business, politics, academia, the media and civil society will once again meet at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, from 24-28 January.
This year’s theme, The Shifting Power Equation, reflects the elements that will shape the global agenda in 2007. Many of the fundamental challenges set forth in the programme are familiar. But the setting has changed dramatically as distinct new influences have appeared which cast these challenges in a different light. They include the growing prominence of emerging economies, the increasing leverage of commodity suppliers, the enhanced voice of individuals or small groups over institutions and the stronger role of consumers over producers.
These new influences are woven into a rich and varied programme that groups the issues into four sub-themes, economics, geopolitics, technology and society, and business.
Economics: New drivers
Geopolitics: The Need for Fresh Mandates
Technology and Society: Identity, Community and Networks
Business: Leading in a Connected World
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2007 will provide the opportunity for influential leaders from diverse fields and areas of the world to address these concerns and build the effective, innovative communities needed to create new approaches in the spirit of global citizenship.
Co-Chairs

Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive, BP, United Kingdom

Michelle Guthrie, Chief Executive Officer, Star Group, Hong Kong SARE

Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA

James J. Schiro, Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Group Management Board, Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland

Eric Schmidt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises, India