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I'm happy to announce that at Rogers Cadenhead's suggestion (thanks!) I just joined the RSS Advisory Board with Meg Hourihan, Eric Lunt, Ross Mayfield, Jenny Levine, Randy Charles Morin, Greg Reinacker and Dave Sifry. I warned the team that my profile was not technical so I hope I'll have what it takes ;-)
Just for fun: Nicolas Sarkozy's team of the French political party UMP just bought the keyword "Le Meur", as you can see in Google France... I find it quite funny, it would be even more fun if now the socialist party does the same !
Klaus Schwab is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. I had the pleasure to share a few minutes with Klaus and talk about the highlights of this year's Annual Meeting as well as how Klaus views blogging and podcasting in Davos. Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum achievements are recognised with an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II and he is awarded a 'Knight Commander of Most Noble Order of St. Michael and St. George' by Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom. Thank you for letting the blogging happen this year again during the Annual Meeting !
A brief conversation with George Soros after his press conference, we talk about France, Europe, and why he wanted to share a negative vision about the US in Davos.
George Soros shares with us why he is so worried about the US and answers the questions of the press on his vision of the world.
(Davos session podcasted with authorization from the speakers and the WEF media team)
This session was extremely informative on most questions that we all have about bird flu and pandemic viruses. It is really worth listening to if you are interested in these topics. The room was packed, it has been one of the most popular sessions in Davos this year.
With confirmed cases in Turkey, the menace of a potential bird flu pandemic has raised questions about the ability of the international community and national governments to respond to a severe global health crisis.
1) Can the global community adequately prepare for a global pandemic, and how ?
2) Who should take the lead and where can collaboration bear most fruit ?
3) What steps can companies take to protect their employees and activities when it comes to a health crisis ?
Speakers:
Ira Flatow, executive Producer and Host, Science Friday, National public radio, USA
Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
David Nabarro, UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, United Nations, New York
Elena Salgado, Minister of Health of Spain
David Stout, President, Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline
Frederick Kempe, the Wall Street Journal.
Beatrice Dautresme comments the challenges of gloablization for a company like L'Oreal.
Shelby Bonnie gives us his impressions of this year's annual meeting.
Uday Khemka explains the environment issues and why we should all care about them.
