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Sue Riddlestone: Being a Leader in This Great Transformation
2 weeks ago

He looked pretty sceptical. He said "It's really great what you're doing and what Klaus Schwab is saying about the Great Transformation and getting businesses here talking. But from what I heard them say today, don't you think most of them just don't get
How Male Global Elites Work Hard to Fix the Economy â€“ In Their Favor
2 weeks ago

The pomp and the platitudes. The champagne and the canapés. In the tony ski resort of Davos, Switzerland, the gemütlich gathering of global leaders for the World Economic Forum seemed like business as usual…five days of hobnobbing and male-dominated, Eur
Maybe those Occupy folks were right
3 weeks ago

Capitalism, in its current form, has no place in the world around us. Those words are not mine. They're a quote, from a fellow named Klaus Schwab. For the many who are unlikely to have heard of Klaus Schwab before, rest assured--he's no socialist rabble-
Davos Disneyland
3 weeks ago

This year's World Economic Forum, which meets at Davos, Switzerland each year, adjourned with calls for more "social responsibility" and less pure capitalism. Sessions on "remodeling capitalism," "fixing capitalism," and the virtues of the "Chinese model
POLITIK - Neue Regeln für das Kapital?
3 weeks ago

Die Revolution muss zusehen, dass sie warm durch die Nacht kommt. Der Himmel im schweizerischen Davos ist sternenklar und der Schnee so kalt, dass er unter den Füßen knirscht. Am Rande eines großen Parkplatzes arbeitet jemand mit Stirnlampe und Schippe a
The new European Union credit downgrades
3 weeks ago

The Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded the credit of another six European countries -- Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Ireland, Slovenia, and Spain – citing “the financing risks faced by Eurozone sovereign governments in the absence of a credible financial fire
Euro, rich-poor gap proved key issues at Davos
3 weeks ago

tool goes here DAVOS, Switzerland — Europe's crippling debt crisis dominated the world's foremost gathering of business and political leaders, but for the first time the growing inequality between the planet's haves and have-nots became an issue, thanks
Davos 2012: Another Monumental Failure?
3 weeks ago

Davos is used to bluster from political leaders. But when usually quietly spoken company bosses from all corners of the earth warn of "not a crisis, but a disaster," when they call something a "cancer in society," you know we have a problem. The world, t
COLUMN: Kinsella – Time to fix capitalism
3 weeks ago

Capitalism, in its current form, has no place in the world around us. Those words are not mine. They’re a quote, from a fellow named Klaus Schwab. For the many who are unlikely to have heard of Klaus Schwab before, rest assured — he’s no socialist rabble
Protest and power: Alternative voices at Davos
3 weeks ago

29 January 2012 Last updated at 04:29 ET By Damian Kahya Business reporter, BBC News The "occupy" camp in Davos was small and made up of Igloos and tents In a car park at one of the world's premier Swiss ski resorts a small number of "occupiers" have ere
It ain’t broke, but capitalism needs fixing
3 weeks ago

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) shakes hands with Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann) Capitalism, in its cur
Davos founder Klaus Schwab: Focus on jobs, morals
3 weeks ago

DAVOS, Switzerland – Capitalism is out of whack, the founder of the World Economic Forum says, welcoming critics' ideas of how to fix it — even those camped out in protest igloos near his invitation-only gathering of global VIPs. This anti-big money mood
The Occupy movement goes to Davos
3 weeks ago

(Emi Kolawole - The Washington Post) DAVOS, Switzerland — Much of the news, when it comes to the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum this year, has centered on Occupy WEF. The encampment — a five-minute walk from the Hotel Seehoff, and hidden in a
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent on young people, unemployment and ‘cracking the code for growth’
3 weeks ago

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Muhtar Kent had five minutes. The Chairman and CEO of one of the most recognizable brands in the world, Coca-Cola, stood in a bay window at the Belvedere in Davos on Friday to discuss the unemployment crisis, the innovation he had h
A funny thing happened Enda on his way to the Davos forum
3 weeks ago

LEAVE ENDA alone. Stop blaming him for blaming us for the mad spending frenzy. It is true that he told us only weeks ago that none of us were responsible for the crisis. But when he told the world in confidence that we all went mad borrowing money, he wa
WEF Founder Klaus Schwab: Business World Is ‘Ignoring The Potential’ Of Women
3 weeks ago

Davos might have instituted a new quota system for delegates two years ago, but the conspicuous lack of women at the epic economic forum this week is still at the tip of everyone’s tongue. We talked with Fox Business reporter Liz Claman about the issue (
Palestine and Israel clash on peace deal
3 weeks ago

Israel’s president said Jan. 26 he hopes a peace deal with the Palestinians will happen soon, but the Palestinian prime minister said it’s hard to be hopeful about prospects for peace at this stage. Shimon Peres and Salam Fayyad shared the stage at the W
Davos Man’s dirty secrets
3 weeks ago

It’s the time of year when everywhere I turn, I read tweets and posts about Davos, which was a huge part of my life for 10 years. I’m a long way from the mountaintop these days, but I find that too many people don’t understand some basic truths about the
Davos chief extends olive branch to Occupy protesters
3 weeks ago

Klaus Schwab, head of the World Economic Forum, reportedly invited members of the “Occupy” movement to meet with him this weekend to talk about their concerns. However, the protesters are deciding whether the offer is a publicity stunt or a genuine offer
Davos 2012: as it happened, January 27, 2012
3 weeks ago

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, rejected accusations by Mr Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, who said that the internet company was a “piracy leader”. Mr Murdoch claimed earlier this month via his Twitter acco

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About Klaus Schwab

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Klaus Martin Schwab (born March 30, 1938) is a German economist, best known as the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. His wife and former secretary, Hilde, co-founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship with him. He was born in 1938 in Ravensburg, Germany. Full Article

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