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Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 23-27 January</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Sat, Jan 26 2013 09:08:53</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><b>Check the programme and follow more on&nbsp;<a href="http://wef.ch/davos" class="" style="color: #429ec6;">wef.ch/davos</a>&nbsp;</b></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Most incredible thing ever. Composer Eric Whitaker with live choir as well as his virtual choir at #WEF. Check out virtual choir on YouTube!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/eweideman" style="color: #429ec6;">Esmaré Weideman</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/eweideman/status/295215566866763776" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 09:04:10</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/gpetriglieri/status/295214236676796416" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBjPyL5CMAAI4yP.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>.@ericwhitacre blending a live and virtual choir. Beautiful. Jarring. Extremely s... http://instagr.am/p/U9FkrejTxV/ http://pic.twitter.com/3wqTP7aJ</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/gpetriglieri" style="color: #429ec6;">GianpieroPetriglieri</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Totally awesome. RT @Competia: Eric Whitacre virtual choir 3 http://bit.ly/14dfSkO #em #wef #davos”</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/gpetriglieri" style="color: #429ec6;">GianpieroPetriglieri</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/gpetriglieri/status/295212828183367680" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:53:17</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Social media is changing the behavior of politicians in China. Public using social media to expose corruption -Li Daokui #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/TrevorNcube" style="color: #429ec6;">Trevor Ncube</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/TrevorNcube/status/295211192396431360" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:46:47</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Closing #wef plenary started out as tour of macroeconomy...and has found a groove in talking about how to restore #trust. #goodnotetoendon</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/aroncramer" style="color: #429ec6;">aroncramer</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/aroncramer/status/295209545515552768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:40:15</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Investments are already in Africa. Actions are there, hopes are there. -- China's Li Daokui very positive about Africa at #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/eweideman" style="color: #429ec6;">Esmaré Weideman</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/eweideman/status/295206746400636928" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:29:07</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">IMF @Lagarde #davos: “Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.”</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/juanccas" style="color: #429ec6;">juan carlos castilla</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/juanccas/status/295204357740318720" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:19:38</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">We want consumption to recover in the USA and Europe otherwise there will be no 'updraft'in the global economy Nishida #Toshiba</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/PJenningsUNI" style="color: #429ec6;">Philip Jennings</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/PJenningsUNI/status/295200182012870657" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:03:02</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The mood has been good (too good) and expectation management is necessary.We need both austerity and investment - Axel Weber #Davos #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/TrevorNcube" style="color: #429ec6;">Trevor Ncube</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/TrevorNcube/status/295199535767113728" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 08:00:28</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/noble_sarah/status/295198259532668928" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBjBQMYCIAAyKsh.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>What's hot on the global agenda for 2013? #wef http://pic.twitter.com/WLB2RrOm</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/noble_sarah" style="color: #429ec6;">Sarah Noble</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/LKrauss1/status/295195742279188480" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBi-9q5CQAAsOtt.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Photo from davos big screen. Alas with Kissinger, Cameron, Peres, and brown. http://pic.twitter.com/nNDzilDz</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/LKrauss1" style="color: #429ec6;">Lawrence Krauss</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross/status/295191321046556672" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBi68UgCIAElHFG.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Shimon Peres shouts-out the great book "The End of Illness" not realizing that David Agus is 2 tables away, blushing. http://pic.twitter.com/Bm487h7A</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross" style="color: #429ec6;">Bill Gross</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">every 3 second
a little girl is forced to get married! 10 mill per year. Girls - not brides!
This must stop!
@YGLvoices 
@KofiAnnan</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/SoulaimaGourani" style="color: #429ec6;">Soulaima Gourani</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/SoulaimaGourani/status/295187863614672896" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 07:14:05</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/loic/status/295186343229796353" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBi2akuCMAAHLhP.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Result of the Davos session I helped moderate on the future of entrepreneurship :-) #wef #davos http://pic.twitter.com/FFQNvKxo</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/loic" style="color: #429ec6;">Loic Le Meur</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#WEF #GlobalSecurity Will the Sahara become Europe's Afghanistan?</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/SpillmannNZZ" style="color: #429ec6;">Markus Spillmann</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/SpillmannNZZ/status/295184618360016897" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 07:01:11</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/danielburitica/status/295183633956876288" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="//instagr.am/p/U83vLEqc6g/media" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Latin America delegation (delegación latinoamericana) at #davos #wef #globalshapers http://instagr.am/p/U83vLEqc6g/</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/danielburitica" style="color: #429ec6;">danielburitica</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"For the first time, companies are able to destroy parts of the planet, but can also work to save the planet." Feike Sijbesma at #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross" style="color: #429ec6;">Bill Gross</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross/status/295181921703583745" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 06:50:29</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#davos  #wef Role of business is to care for people planet and profit --Fieke Sijbesma</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/markhymanmd" style="color: #429ec6;">Mark Hyman, M.D.</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/markhymanmd/status/295181053671403520" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 06:47:02</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"In more than 50 years in politics, the biggest thing I have learned is don't under-rate the young people." Shimon Peres at #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross" style="color: #429ec6;">Bill Gross</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross/status/295178956171276288" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 26 2013 06:38:41</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=50f800b5f04291196e00aa63&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2013</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2013</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:08:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Bridging Regions in Transformation 
Istanbul, Turkey 4-6 June 2012</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Wed, Jun 06 2012 04:21:15</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">For the first time in its 42-year history, the World Economic Forum will hold&nbsp;a <b>special meeting on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia</b>. From the&nbsp;Eurozone debt crisis to the Arab Spring and Russian Winter, decision-makers&nbsp;across these regions are facing a clear challenge to fundamentally redefine&nbsp;the way in which government, business and civil society collaborate.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><b>Bringing together over 1,000 political, business and thought leaders under&nbsp;the theme “Bridging Regions in Transformation”</b>, this meeting will provide&nbsp;an in-depth understanding of the imperatives specific to individual regions&nbsp;and countries, while also providing an unprecedented opportunity for&nbsp;cross-regional exchange for better growth and governance. The focus&nbsp;will be on identifying tangible examples of global best practice in driving&nbsp;competitiveness, boosting employment and catalysing human development.</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7239/7334281210_cf1e6e8d58_b.jpg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7239/7334281210_cf1e6e8d58_b.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://farm8.static.flickr.com" style="color: #429ec6;">Flickr</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/06/turkey-a-middle-east-role-model/" title="Today, the first-ever World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia commences in Istanbul under the theme &quot;Bridging R..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/erdogan-turkey-secularists-ov50-wide-horizontal.c0180514cec0fd0a60f43d3a273d40da.jpg" alt="Turkey: A Middle East Role Model" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/06/turkey-a-middle-east-role-model/" title="Today, the first-ever World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia commences in Istanbul under the theme &quot;Bridging R..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Turkey: A Middle East Role Model</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Today, the first-ever World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia commences in Istanbul under the theme "Bridging R...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/06/employing-the-future-of-the-middle-east-north-africa-and-eurasia/" title="Finding work is one of the biggest challenges facing young people today. With rising education costs and no work for an increasingly over..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/wa009-youthunempblogmed.e218cbe1892ffdfa8e4da055a6b0418d.png" alt="Employing the Future of the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/06/employing-the-future-of-the-middle-east-north-africa-and-eurasia/" title="Finding work is one of the biggest challenges facing young people today. With rising education costs and no work for an increasingly over..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Employing the Future of the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Finding work is one of the biggest challenges facing young people today. With rising education costs and no work for an increasingly over...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/faisal-abbas/turkey-the-empire-strikes-back_b_1567294.html" title="Tonight, all eyes will be on Turkey where the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Eurasia will be inaugurate..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/623986/thumbs/s-TURKEY-ABORTION-small.jpg" alt="Turkey: Why The Empire is Striking Back" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/faisal-abbas/turkey-the-empire-strikes-back_b_1567294.html" title="Tonight, all eyes will be on Turkey where the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Eurasia will be inaugurate..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Turkey: Why The Empire is Striking Back</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Tonight, all eyes will be on Turkey where the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Eurasia will be inaugurate...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Look fwd to attending #WEF tomorrow!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Baris" style="color: #429ec6;">Baris Aksoy</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Baris/status/209753480687136768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Jun 04 2012 14:08:21</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Turkish PM Erdogan to inaugurate @WEF on MidEast, North Africa &amp; Eurasia  tomorrow morning in Istanbul http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/faisal-abbas/turkey-the-empire-strikes-back_b_1567294.html</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/FaisalJAbbas" style="color: #429ec6;">Faisal J. Abbas</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/FaisalJAbbas/status/209767394418241536" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Jun 04 2012 15:03:38</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Off to #wef Istanbul for the first proper day of the programme. I'll tweet/blog from the open sessions.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/jonworth" style="color: #429ec6;">Jon Worth</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/jonworth/status/209864815412387841" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Jun 04 2012 21:30:45</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef/status/209911377912020993" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/AunBSTsCQAAkGDT.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Main session with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan about to start. #WEF http://pic.twitter.com/Dmni4q3A</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef" style="color: #429ec6;">Ahmed Nassef</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Opening plenary at #WEF Professor Schwab giving opening remarks</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Haddadin" style="color: #429ec6;">Dima Haddadin</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Haddadin/status/209915618156228608" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 00:52:38</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef/status/209917637067669504" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/AunG-o3CAAAd0xA.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Coca Cola CEO Muhtar Kent opens the meeting  #wef http://pic.twitter.com/v9ESyto4</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef" style="color: #429ec6;">Ahmed Nassef</a></div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef/status/209918311532736513" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/AunHl5cCMAEjZ_F.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Prime Minister Erdogan speaks at #WEF in Istanbul http://pic.twitter.com/Dk2geBp6</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef" style="color: #429ec6;">Ahmed Nassef</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Erdogan: In 2011 Turkey was 2nd fastest growing economy in the world after China #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef" style="color: #429ec6;">Ahmed Nassef</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef/status/209919132492238848" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:06:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Turkey will pay all its debt to @IMFNews in couple of years. Turkey reduced its debt from 23 billion USD to 1.7 Billion as of today.@wef</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/samerasfour" style="color: #429ec6;">Samer I. Asfour</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/samerasfour/status/209919770915639297" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:09:08</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Erdogan: Palestinians are our brothers and relatives... Innocent people are kept in the largest open air prison in the world. #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef" style="color: #429ec6;">Ahmed Nassef</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ahmednassef/status/209921268395409409" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:15:05</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/AliNahar/status/209922754487652352" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/AunLogvCEAAmZsl.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#WEF #Istanbul#Palestine..Pres Mahmoud Abbas now http://pic.twitter.com/8HVshtrG</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/AliNahar" style="color: #429ec6;">Ali Hamade</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">At #WEF #Abbas need prosperity and stability for negotiations but israel stalls on peace process for 64 years but we will not give up hope</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sarahleah1" style="color: #429ec6;">sarahleah</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/209922993298735104" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:21:56</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Abbas: "World Economic Forum builds bridges of dialogue".   #wef</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/RobertGreenhill" style="color: #429ec6;">Robert Greenhill</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/RobertGreenhill/status/209923268440891392" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:23:02</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Interesting that Professor Schwab admitted that Palestinian issue has been forgotten with the Arab Spring ...#WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Haddadin" style="color: #429ec6;">Dima Haddadin</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Haddadin/status/209925264132681728" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">At #WEF #Abbas first applause when he says east jerusalem must be part of palestine or we don't want a state at all</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sarahleah1" style="color: #429ec6;">sarahleah</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sarahleah1/status/209926026862665728" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Jun 05 2012 01:33:59</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4fcd90afa2d31d8a2000b58d&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-on-the-middle-east-north-afri</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-on-the-middle-east-north-afri</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:21:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Shaping the Region’s Future through Connectivity
Bangkok, Thailand 30 May - 1 June 2012</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Fri, Jun 01 2012 08:44:35</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/7296025836" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8147/7296025836_36e1045b84_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/05/east-asia-2012-joining-the-conversation/" title="The 2012 World Economic Forum on East Asia is still one day away, but the discussions on the region have already begun. Kittiratt Na Rano..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/press.d4bfae6803a43d55b667244d0244d4f7.jpg" alt="East Asia 2012: joining the conversation" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/05/east-asia-2012-joining-the-conversation/" title="The 2012 World Economic Forum on East Asia is still one day away, but the discussions on the region have already begun. Kittiratt Na Rano..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">East Asia 2012: joining the conversation</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The 2012 World Economic Forum on East Asia is still one day away, but the discussions on the region have already begun. Kittiratt Na Rano...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/7296015602/" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7296015602_6fb5b62273_b.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Aung San Suu Kyi - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11685977" title="4 days ago ... Like the South African leader Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi has become   an international symbol of peaceful resistance..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59418000/jpg/_59418793_014412692-1.jpg" alt="BBC News - Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11685977" title="4 days ago ... Like the South African leader Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi has become   an international symbol of peaceful resistance..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">BBC News - Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">4 days ago ... Like the South African leader Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi has become   an international symbol of peaceful resistance...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/7296024052" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7214/7296024052_fe5a9401d2_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>World Economic Forum East Asia 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">How can East Asia improve its resilience to risk? Share your questions and comments using #WEFAsk for #WEF East Asia http://wef.ch/ea2012</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/WEFRisk" style="color: #429ec6;">WEFRisk</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/WEFRisk/status/207389327519526912" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, May 29 2012 01:34:03</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Why #WEF? Aung San Suu Kyi smuggled an audio tape to Davos in 2011, appeared by video this year, now she gets addresses a meeting IRL</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/amonck" style="color: #429ec6;">Adrian Monck</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/amonck/status/207537047513210880" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, May 29 2012 11:21:02</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Bangkok: Historic moment receiving Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi here in Thailand were she will speak at Forum summit</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/borgebrende" style="color: #429ec6;">Børge Brende</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/borgebrende/status/207552886832508929" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, May 29 2012 12:23:59</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/arthsastra/status/207652704108032000" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/AuG7CMFCMAE1-JR.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>The registrations are on..all is set for some great insights and discussions at #wef on East Asia in Bangkok.. http://pic.twitter.com/2828P0em</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/arthsastra" style="color: #429ec6;">Amit Kapoor</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">3 private sessions today: The Role of Finance &amp; Investors, Investing in East Asia, and Redefining Emerging Market Opportunities. #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/deestiv" style="color: #429ec6;">dees.  </a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/deestiv/status/207669974989406208" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, May 29 2012 20:09:15</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Start of #WEF proper this morning</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sdmireland" style="color: #429ec6;">Sarah Ireland</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sdmireland/status/208003539006529537" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 18:14:42</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/GorisMustaqim/status/208001797174984704" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://api.plixi.com/api/tpapi.svc/imagefromurl?size=medium&amp;url=http://lockerz.com/s/213171555" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Opening remarks from Prof. Schwab from @schwabfound at #WEF #globalshapers http://lockerz.com/s/213171555</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/GorisMustaqim" style="color: #429ec6;">Goris Mustaqim</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/05/using-mobile-technologies-to-tackle-illicit-trade-in-east-asia/" title="The Forum published its annual Global Enabling Trade Report last week. Once again, two East Asian economies, Singapore and Hong Kong, top..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/rtrjrhv-comp.deac366d9dfb0451970307c1b0820d1b.jpg" alt="Using mobile technologies to tackle illicit trade in East Asia" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/05/using-mobile-technologies-to-tackle-illicit-trade-in-east-asia/" title="The Forum published its annual Global Enabling Trade Report last week. Once again, two East Asian economies, Singapore and Hong Kong, top..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Using mobile technologies to tackle illicit trade in East Asia</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The Forum published its annual Global Enabling Trade Report last week. Once again, two East Asian economies, Singapore and Hong Kong, top...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Asked if a booming economy in Myanmar would threaten Thailand bec it takes Burmese workers home, DMP says effect is quite the opposite. #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/linkobayashi" style="color: #429ec6;">Lin Kobayashi | 小林りん</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/linkobayashi/status/208007367865020416" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 18:29:55</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">What is the role of East Asia in the present world order? #wef #chuen..</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/arthsastra" style="color: #429ec6;">Amit Kapoor</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/arthsastra/status/208018022294761472" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 19:12:15</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Aung San Suu Kyi flew into Bangkok last night; sitting in #wef opening plenary on transforming East Asia's economy.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Pierscumberlege" style="color: #429ec6;">Piers Cumberlege</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Pierscumberlege/status/208017820250947585" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 19:11:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">I like the evolution of language on 'what is most desirable' - from 'growth' to 'sustainable growth' to 'balance' #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/markruiz" style="color: #429ec6;">markruiz</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/markruiz/status/208028179103887360" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 19:52:37</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">On to the topic of corruption. DPM of Thailand says it's starting to be addressed, responding to healthy pressure from the community. #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/linkobayashi" style="color: #429ec6;">Lin Kobayashi | 小林りん</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/linkobayashi/status/208029213494751233" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 19:56:44</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Room goes quiet as #ASSK enters #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sdmireland" style="color: #429ec6;">Sarah Ireland</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sdmireland/status/208035187181887488" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 20:20:28</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The Thai Government strongly supports Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Development - now that's what we need in San Vic!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/PieAlvarez" style="color: #429ec6;">Mayor Pie Alvarez</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/PieAlvarez/status/208043123702636544" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 30 2012 20:52:00</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4fc6c83975916bb65e00988a&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-on-east-asia-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-on-east-asia-2012</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:44:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Economic Forum on Africa 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">The 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa and a prime example of the continent's fast-growing economies. It is home to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa...</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Fri, May 11 2012 10:59:19</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/7163900888" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7212/7163900888_b16e806fef_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>World Economic Forum on Africa 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/ETHIOPIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:295935~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295930,00.html" title="The World Bank has provided lending for over 145 projects in Ethiopia that have focused among other things on Infrastructure, Protection ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ETHIOPIAEXTN/Images/feature-ET-cps-consultations.jpg" alt="Ethiopia" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/ETHIOPIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:295935~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295930,00.html" title="The World Bank has provided lending for over 145 projects in Ethiopia that have focused among other things on Infrastructure, Protection ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Ethiopia</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The World Bank has provided lending for over 145 projects in Ethiopia that have focused among other things on Infrastructure, Protection ...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/videos/world-economic-forum-africa-2012" title="The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/546541/sp/54654100/thumbnail/entry_id/1_tfg2xq57/width/540/height/300/" alt="World Economic Forum on Africa 2012" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.weforum.org/videos/world-economic-forum-africa-2012" title="The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum on Africa 2012</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/Pierscumberlege/status/200104090246717440" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/AsbpnCGCIAAuL3J.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>In Addis for #WEF summit - Shaping Africa's Transformation.  Kicking off with focus on Talent Mobility. http://pic.twitter.com/UraThOf3</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Pierscumberlege" style="color: #429ec6;">Piers Cumberlege</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Orientation for the global shapers done! The stage is set. Let's go!!  #WEF @GlobalShapers #WEFAfrica</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sylvesterchauke" style="color: #429ec6;">Sylvester Chauke</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sylvesterchauke/status/200114832404525057" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, May 08 2012 23:47:48</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/1y1c-blog-feature-thumb.0c883b0a99fab40b8b3a56495759eab1.jpg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/1y1c-blog-feature-thumb.0c883b0a99fab40b8b3a56495759eab1.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://forumblog.org" style="color: #429ec6;">Forumblog</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/04/one-year-one-change/" title="1y1c One Year One Change: What Change Do You Want to See in Africa by 2013? Change aims to transform and make a difference. The One Year ..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/1y1c-blog-feature-thumb.c1a99a46cc57cc82179e15c7c086b11f.jpg" alt="One Year One Change" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/04/one-year-one-change/" title="1y1c One Year One Change: What Change Do You Want to See in Africa by 2013? Change aims to transform and make a difference. The One Year ..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">One Year One Change</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">1y1c One Year One Change: What Change Do You Want to See in Africa by 2013? Change aims to transform and make a difference. The One Year ...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">One change, one year, one Africa  #WEF http://goo.gl/dGQ18</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/tim_harper" style="color: #429ec6;">Tim Harper</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/tim_harper/status/200135549539979264" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 01:10:08</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">I am feeling nostalgic about this place.  There are lots of NEW old things. @WEF #Addis</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/debass" style="color: #429ec6;">Thomas Debass</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/debass/status/200166790435831808" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 03:14:16</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/7152233981" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7051/7152233981_a3b6705805_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Elsie Kanza and Mekonnen Haddis World Economic Forum on Africa 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Pretty much every private sector company I'm talking to on the sidelines is experiencing growth, opening an office in Africa etc. #WEFAfrica</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/kenyanpundit" style="color: #429ec6;">Ory Okolloh</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/kenyanpundit/status/200198178379808769" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 05:18:59</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Impressed with the start of the #WEF Africa in Addis. The future role of civil society discussion was thought provoking.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/paullamontagne" style="color: #429ec6;">Paul Lamontagne</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/paullamontagne/status/200319937649197056" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 13:22:49</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201205091169.html" title="Mekonnen Haddis, Chief Advisor of the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, at the World Economic Forum on Africa pre-meeting press conferen..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://allafrica.com/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00200602:4699f0df786b499a6adac538d7cf5ab1:arc614x376:w360:us1.jpg" alt="Leading African Social Entrepreneurs Awarded At World Economic Forum" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201205091169.html" title="Mekonnen Haddis, Chief Advisor of the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, at the World Economic Forum on Africa pre-meeting press conferen..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Leading African Social Entrepreneurs Awarded At World Economic Forum</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">Mekonnen Haddis, Chief Advisor of the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, at the World Economic Forum on Africa pre-meeting press conferen...</div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5UrkbwxZpC8?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>World Economic Forum on Africa 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/worldeconomicforum" style="color: #429ec6;">worldeconomicforum</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristine-pearson/whirlwinds-of-change_b_1503049.html" title="When the London cabbie driving me to Paddington on Sunday asked where I was going and I replied that I was headed to Ethiopia, he said 'W..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://s.huffpost.com/contributors/kristine-pearson/headshot.jpg" alt="Whirlwinds of Change" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristine-pearson/whirlwinds-of-change_b_1503049.html" title="When the London cabbie driving me to Paddington on Sunday asked where I was going and I replied that I was headed to Ethiopia, he said 'W..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Whirlwinds of Change</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">When the London cabbie driving me to Paddington on Sunday asked where I was going and I replied that I was headed to Ethiopia, he said 'W...</div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Was excited to see that my blog from #AddisAbaba was picked up by @HuffingtonPost. http://tiny.cc/7ks1dw #Ethiopia #WEF @schwabfound #socent</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/KPLifeline" style="color: #429ec6;">Kristine Pearson</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/KPLifeline/status/200319403378745345" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 13:20:42</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Africa is a Petri dish for ideas and imagination; great for business to develop its role across the economy and society. CEO Kencall #wef</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Pierscumberlege" style="color: #429ec6;">Piers Cumberlege</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Pierscumberlege/status/200469515564351489" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 23:17:11</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">African growth driven by oil, minerals and agriculture. But significantly lacks infrastructure. East Africa outperforms. #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/fvoetmann" style="color: #429ec6;">Fleming Voetmann</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/fvoetmann/status/200473752625090560" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 23:34:01</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"The trend where african leaders start out young and vibrant then end badly, should end with my generation." President Kagame #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Ebuka" style="color: #429ec6;">Ebuka Obi-Uchendu</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Ebuka/status/200474709970788353" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 23:37:50</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Stats of day...amount of water which falls in Africa is sufficient to feed pop of 9bn. Amount of H2O which falls in Ethiopia can feed 500m</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/benyeoma" style="color: #429ec6;">Omar BEN YEDDER</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/benyeoma/status/200475715005722624" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Wed, May 09 2012 23:41:49</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4faa51bfb0bc48803e0229b2&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-meeting-on-africa-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-meeting-on-africa-2012</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:59:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Regional Transformation in a New Global Context: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 16-18 April 2012
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<span>Wed, Apr 18 2012 17:13:31</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/7091077031" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7177/7091077031_021779c51c_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-latin-america-2012" title="The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.weforum.org/sites/all/themes/wef-960/images/main-template/logo-wef.jpg" alt="World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-latin-america-2012" title="The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann...</div></div><div class="element video" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; width: 400px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DA3XochtRRs?wmode=transparent&amp;showinfo=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" style="display: block;"></iframe><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; padding-top: 5px;"><span>Ask a Leader 2012 - Latin America (English)</span> · 
<a href="http://youtube.com/thedavosquestion" style="color: #429ec6;">thedavosquestion</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The Crown Prince is in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, attending #WEF Latin America 16 – 18 April http://goo.gl/hdtaK</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Kronprinsparet" style="color: #429ec6;">Det kongelige hoff</a> · 
<a href="https://twitter.com/Kronprinsparet/status/191907484183695361" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Apr 16 2012 08:14:44</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/28763/world-economic-forum-latin-america-takes-place-puerto-vallarta" title="World Economic Forum on Latin America Will Convene Record Number of Participants Apr 12, 2012 MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The seventh World Eco..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://www.eturbonews.com/files/imagecache/fullpage/0a10_224.jpg" alt="World Economic Forum on Latin America Will Convene Record Number of Participants World Economic Forum on Latin America takes place in Puerto Vallarta - eTurboNews.com" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/28763/world-economic-forum-latin-america-takes-place-puerto-vallarta" title="World Economic Forum on Latin America Will Convene Record Number of Participants Apr 12, 2012 MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The seventh World Eco..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum on Latin America Will Convene Record Number of Participants World Economic Forum on Latin America takes place in Puerto Vallarta - eTurboNews.com</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">World Economic Forum on Latin America Will Convene Record Number of Participants Apr 12, 2012 MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The seventh World Eco...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/6938816194/in/set-72157629102081468/" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6938816194_7409e3b1b5_m.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Welcome to everyone at the Wold Economic Forum in #PuertoVallarta - for direct feed from the event, follow: @WEF_PVR! #WEF @PVvisit</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/MexicoTourismBd" style="color: #429ec6;">Mexico Tourism Board</a> · 
<a href="https://twitter.com/MexicoTourismBd/status/191969261508509696" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Apr 16 2012 12:20:13</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Schwab: median age in world is 27yrs old but most decisions made by older ppl; need to engage/inspire young ppl (hence @globalshapers) #YGL</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rajdey" style="color: #429ec6;">Rajeeb Dey</a> · 
<a href="https://twitter.com/rajdey/status/191993908580974593" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Apr 16 2012 13:58:09</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="https://twitter.com/sbiguria/status/192014100799295488" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://p.twimg.com/Aqorzq5CEAEMz4y.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>Closing discussion of the #YGL Annual Summit with President Calderon! #WEF Latam Puerto Vallarta @YGLvoices http://pic.twitter.com/3QceL3kp</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sbiguria" style="color: #429ec6;">Salva Biguria</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Wanna know who moves politics on Twitter across the world?  Check out new #Burson research with Klout: http://www.g20influencers.com</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ramiroprudencio" style="color: #429ec6;">ramiroprudencio</a> · 
<a href="https://twitter.com/ramiroprudencio/status/192031544540536832" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Mon, Apr 16 2012 16:27:42</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/04/innovating-for-sustainability-latin-american-success-stories/" title="This summer, Latin America will be front and centre on the world's sustainability agenda, with two major international events planned for..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://forumblog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/mp/image-cache/rtr2w5lj-comp.2a3608462cc6fc70e427440f6b2c84af.jpg" alt="Can Latin American balance economic reform with sustainable growth?" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://forumblog.org/2012/04/innovating-for-sustainability-latin-american-success-stories/" title="This summer, Latin America will be front and centre on the world's sustainability agenda, with two major international events planned for..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">Can Latin American balance economic reform with sustainable growth?</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">This summer, Latin America will be front and centre on the world's sustainability agenda, with two major international events planned for...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00/7086085203" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5032/7086085203_b8cd7b17f0_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15237218@N00" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#WEF Latin America public programme begins today! (@ Centro Internacional De Convenciones De Puerto Vallarta) http://4sq.com/Ity3WX</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/deestiv" style="color: #429ec6;">dees.  </a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/deestiv/status/192220451202793472" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Apr 17 2012 04:58:21</a></div></blockquote><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/abc-foundation-promotes-education-and-reconciliation-through-music-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-mexico-2012-04-16" title="PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Apr 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- During the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America 2012, the Americas Busine..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://s.marketwatch.com/public/resources/MWimages/MW-AP044_tax_10_MC_20120120143716.jpg" alt="abc* Foundation Promotes Education and Reconciliation Through Music at the ..." style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/abc-foundation-promotes-education-and-reconciliation-through-music-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-mexico-2012-04-16" title="PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Apr 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- During the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America 2012, the Americas Busine..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">abc* Foundation Promotes Education and Reconciliation Through Music at the ...</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Apr 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- During the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America 2012, the Americas Busine...</div></div><div class="element link" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 10px 10px 5px; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 500px; overflow: hidden;"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/videos/world-economic-forum-latin-america-2012" title="The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann..." class="thumbnail" style="color: #429ec6; display: block; float: right; padding: 0 0 5px 10px;"><img src="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/546541/sp/54654100/thumbnail/entry_id/1_bfjj7mjw/width/540/height/300/" alt="World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012" style="display: block; width: 100px;" /></a><a href="http://www.weforum.org/videos/world-economic-forum-latin-america-2012" title="The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann..." class="title" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012</a><div class="description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;">The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the Ann...</div></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/amitk_tw/status/192234983325310978" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://instagr.am/p/JhX2g4syrO/media" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>And so begins day #1 of @WEF_LatAm. En route to hear Klaus' opening briefing.  http://instagr.am/p/JhX2g4syrO/</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/amitk_tw" style="color: #429ec6;">Amit Kaul</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Puerto Vallarta les da la mas cordial bienvenida a las personalidades que asisten al Foro Económico Mundial-Latinoamérica 2012 #WEF #LatAm</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/WEF_PVR" style="color: #429ec6;">WEF_PVR</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/WEF_PVR/status/192238587960508416" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Apr 17 2012 06:10:25</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Capitalism will be replaced byTatentisim. Interesting thought</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/NxzB" style="color: #429ec6;">Nicolas Boudet</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/NxzB/status/192244098747469824" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Apr 17 2012 06:32:19</a></div></blockquote><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/CGraves/status/192260556781125634" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://yfrog.com/mgek3jvdj:iphone" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#Mexico prez candidate Josefina Vazquez:"convinced of globalization. NAFTA changed us for better" http://yfrog.com/mgek3jvdj</span> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/CGraves" style="color: #429ec6;">Christopher Graves</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">How can #Mexico close the economic gender gap by 10pct in next 3yrs? #WEF #ygl</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/wucker" style="color: #429ec6;">Michele Wucker</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/wucker/status/192261165198487553" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Tue, Apr 17 2012 07:40:08</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4f8c3581e47c412144812899&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-on-latin-america-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/world-economic-forum-on-latin-america-2012</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:13:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ensuring Food Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">Capturing the tweets around the Ensuring Food Security session, held at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, on 26 January 2012.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Fri, Jan 27 2012 02:15:56</span></p><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6767407465_8d459666cd_m.jpg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6767407465_8d459666cd_m.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://flickr.com/" style="color: #429ec6;">Flickr</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">My message at #Davos: Even in tough economic times, there is no excuse for cutting aid to the world’s poorest. http://b-gat.es/AqTYMb</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/BillGates" style="color: #429ec6;">Bill Gates</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/BillGates/status/162329502620467201" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 01:47:35</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Opening statements by panelists<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @mj_harrington: Polman: next several years world will need amount of food equal to all produced in last 10,000 years #WEF #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/WCM_JustSocial" style="color: #429ec6;">Stephanie Lamy</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/WCM_JustSocial/status/162448165478477824" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:13:55</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Okonjo-Iweala: African countries Malawi, Burkino Faso have turned food production around, moved from net importers to net exporters #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Reuters_Davos" style="color: #429ec6;">Reuters Davos</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Reuters_Davos/status/162450338127937537" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:22:33</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran says she's glad Bill Gates has moved his focus on to the issue of world hunger #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Reuters_Davos" style="color: #429ec6;">Reuters Davos</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Reuters_Davos/status/162450602100658176" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:23:36</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@billgates at WEF plenary: despite econ crisis, very optimistic about prospects for greater food security #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/CerrJ" style="color: #429ec6;">Joe Cerrell</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/CerrJ/status/162456219506851840" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:45:55</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#davos discussing food insecurity. Those without food have 3 choices - "revolt, migrate or die" -  says UN world food programme #business</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/jilltreanor" style="color: #429ec6;">Jill Treanor</a> · 
<a href="https://twitter.com/jilltreanor/status/162448734402260993" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:16:11</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">'the issue of hunger in #Africa is not food production, its food distribution.'</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Mekmz" style="color: #429ec6;">Mekdes Mz. </a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Mekmz/status/162452233991110656" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:30:05</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">'hunger is not just an economic issue. Its a moral disaster for the world.' #WEF #davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Mekmz" style="color: #429ec6;">Mekdes Mz. </a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Mekmz/status/162455089032867840" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:41:26</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Farmer security and keeping him on the land is key to food security.#davos#wef</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/barrirafferty" style="color: #429ec6;">barri rafferty</a> · 
<a href="https://twitter.com/barrirafferty/status/162455299431739392" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:42:16</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Q&amp;A in the Congress Hall...<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Time now for a Q&amp;A at food security session. First up: How do you get countries to commit? #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rosschainey" style="color: #429ec6;">Ross at Reuters</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rosschainey/status/162456021481160704" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:45:08</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Graziano: The greatest problem in solving hunger is finding the hungry, because they are invisible. #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rosschainey" style="color: #429ec6;">Ross at Reuters</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rosschainey/status/162456648097599490" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 01:47:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Graziano: Hunger is an emergency issue, but you cannot address only hunger, as the causes of hunger will remain. #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/rosschainey" style="color: #429ec6;">Ross at Reuters</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/rosschainey/status/162457288987246592" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 01:47:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Thought for the day Bill Gates: No one ever said that capitalism solves everything #Davos #wef</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/angelamonaghan" style="color: #429ec6;">Angela Monaghan</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/angelamonaghan/status/162458457339998208" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 01:47:35</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Also from @BillGates at #Davos: Capitalism is not great at spurring innovation because risk-takers don't always make huge profits</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/AntDeRosa" style="color: #429ec6;">Anthony De Rosa</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/AntDeRosa/status/162458470895980544" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:54:52</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Nigerian finance minister: Africa is capable of feeding itself but it needs a different approach #Davos #wef</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/angelamonaghan" style="color: #429ec6;">Angela Monaghan</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/angelamonaghan/status/162459735621251072" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 01:47:35</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">...and comments from the twitter sphere<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">I agree that the utmost important thing to fight #Hunger is the political willingness #WEF #Davos @JosetteSheeran</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/achmedazizie" style="color: #429ec6;">Achmed Azizie </a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/achmedazizie/status/162456215023140865" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 00:45:54</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4f2106455e2bd2626607209a&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/ensuring-food-security</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/ensuring-food-security</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:15:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artwork through network    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;"></p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
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scenarios for 2012.
Here is a summary of the session held at the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, on 28 January 2012</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Sat, Jan 28 2012 01:04:57</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h1 style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 0 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">#WEFpundits: What would be your predictions for the global economy, politics and society in 2012?</span></h1></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61343279@N03/6774778699" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7148/6774778699_5f49252ff2_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#WEFpundits</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61343279@N03" style="color: #429ec6;">Risk2012</a></div></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">The session starts with strong opening statements by the panelists<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#WEFpundits last year at this time no one foresaw Arab Spring even as Egypt was unraveling.</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/aroncramer" style="color: #429ec6;">aroncramer</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/aroncramer/status/163170656765222912" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Trend to more equality in Asia = growth. Opposite in Europe? #WEFpundits #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/redkennington" style="color: #429ec6;">redkennington</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/redkennington/status/163171470804123648" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The likelihood of war is lower than it has ever been in Asia, says Mahbubani, because leaders are connect. @davos #WEFPundits</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">emikolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/163171423739846656" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">New trend in leadership: 2-way convos, not one-way. Constituents pushing back on leaders' decisions (arab spring, netflix, etc) #WEFpundits</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/MeganKONeill" style="color: #429ec6;">MeganKONeill</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/MeganKONeill/status/163172691732475904" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Connected-to-hyper cconnected world transition is changing the face of leadereship, says @NYTimesFriedman @davos  #WEFpundits</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">emikolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/163172258855129088" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The sweet spot for #innovation for policy and in politics is moving down says @NYTimesFriedman @davos on #wefpundits panel</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">Emi Kolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/163173113348112385" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 28 2012 00:14:36</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">... and trigger comments and questions for the panel:<br /></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61343279@N03/6774814263" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7152/6774814263_ecb13362e6_z.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><span>#WEFpundits</span> · 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61343279@N03" style="color: #429ec6;">Risk2012</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Good panelists #WEFpundits but where are the women panelists? The occupy panelists? #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/redkennington" style="color: #429ec6;">redkennington</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/redkennington/status/163173188111568896" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">China and social media? Back and forth between Mahbubani and the "twitter pundits"<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#WEFpundits does Kishore Mahbubani believe China will allow a freer social media in next 5 years?  What would have to happen?</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/smkehoe" style="color: #429ec6;">smkehoe</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/smkehoe/status/163173299445178368" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Mahbubani, feels the need to explain to the "west" difference between overthrowing and improving government #wefpundits (Ron Paul effect?)</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Persistance" style="color: #429ec6;">rhesa.j.</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Persistance/status/163177298890203136" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Sat, Jan 28 2012 00:31:14</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#wefpundits if mahbubani honestly blvs chinese adore CCP, he needs to get out more. democracy abstract. land rights, wages, corruption not</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/petersgoodman" style="color: #429ec6;">petersgoodman</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/petersgoodman/status/163178725322665985" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">RT @Bill_Gross: "The last 30 years of Chinese development have been the best 30 years for China in the last 200 years."Mahbubani #WEF #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/sage999" style="color: #429ec6;">sage999</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/sage999/status/163180332395397120" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Mahbubani: cccp more meritocratic, better listeners than other countries' leadership #WEFpundits</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ingridsrinath" style="color: #429ec6;">ingridsrinath</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ingridsrinath/status/163181366291341312" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">The "Chinese Spring" revolution will come soon. Will only increase unless drastic, systemic changes have taken place. #WEFpundits #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/eprenen" style="color: #429ec6;">eprenen</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/eprenen/status/163181555680948224" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#WEFpundits: Gideon Rachman - I still have a book on my shelf called The Coming Chinese Bust...published in 1992. #stillwaiting #WEF #Davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/aroncramer" style="color: #429ec6;">aroncramer</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/aroncramer/status/163180851641843712" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:57</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4f1d3d04cbcabc040907f871&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.comwef/pundits-professors-and-their-predictions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.comwef/pundits-professors-and-their-predictions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:04:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership Legacies]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">What drives leaders to create a legacy that benefits society as a whole?
Here is a summary of the session held at the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, on 27 January 2012.</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Fri, Jan 27 2012 23:15:59</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h1 style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 0 5px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#WEFleadership</span>: What are the most important things that leaders can do to create, build or shape a powerful legacy.</h1></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"> In the run up to the session, we have asked this question, and people from all around the world have submitted their thoughts:</div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos Be inspired and create inspiration!!  #WEFleadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/IvonneVela" style="color: #429ec6;">Ivonne González Vela</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/IvonneVela/status/162508027533082625" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 04:11:47</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos A level of altruism is important to establish/maintain the legacy.  One may be creative in expressing such altruism. #WEFleadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/scalarmagic11" style="color: #429ec6;">Vid</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/scalarmagic11/status/162539732914536448" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 06:17:46</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos The most important thing that leaders can do is empower youth, and invest enough resources for that to happen #WEFleadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/GeebizYouth" style="color: #429ec6;">GEEBIZ</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/GeebizYouth/status/162505742547562496" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos |Continue to Nuture team collaboration and promote continuous collaborative models|eliminate the top down model|#wefleadership”</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Technostarter" style="color: #429ec6;">Irenia Roussel</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Technostarter/status/162508914548682754" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos help individuals identify their purpose through his/her own actions &amp; passionate believe for a cause, vision &amp; mission #WEFleadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/_Validity" style="color: #429ec6;">Validity </a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/_Validity/status/162513335286378497" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 04:32:53</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos They can reward a more collaborative, adaptive model of leadership for nextgen so youth can take more responsibility #wefleadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/edhawan" style="color: #429ec6;">Erica Dhawan</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/edhawan/status/162506776925835264" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Einstein, FDR, Gandhi, Borlaug, King ..... were great leaders in their fields. What do we learn from their examples?#WEFleadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/wmscottp" style="color: #429ec6;">wm scott pappert</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/wmscottp/status/162514742995451904" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 04:38:28</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." ~ Thomas Jefferson | #leadership</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ShawnUpchurch" style="color: #429ec6;">Shawn Upchurch</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ShawnUpchurch/status/162719251537469440" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:27</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">#WEFleadership Ensure that all people have the same opportunities in life, regardless of race, gender, wealth or religion,</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisNepomuceno" style="color: #429ec6;">Chris Nepomuceno</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisNepomuceno/status/162691360779010049" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Fri, Jan 27 2012 17:30:27</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4f1d3c9c1301f0a339136cc3&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.comwef/leadership-legacies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.comwef/leadership-legacies</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:15:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Averting a Lost Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[<html><body><div id="storify-minimal" style="font-family: Museo Sans,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; color: #333;"><p id="description" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666; margin-bottom: 5px;">How can the current generation of young people reach their full potential despite
the economic challenges ahead?
Here is a summary of the session held at the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, on 26 January 2012</p><p id="meta" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0; color: #999; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;">Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<span>Thu, Jan 26 2012 10:19:16</span></p><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><h1 style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 0 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How can the current generation of young people reach their full potential despite the economic challenges ahead? </span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#</span></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">4MyGen</strong><strong></strong></h1></div><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">Here some initial reactions from the young:<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos The answer is taking their economic future into their own hands. There's much more details involved. #4MyGen</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/bkasare" style="color: #429ec6;">Barfour Kwame Asare</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/bkasare/status/162580607241682946" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:00:12</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos start at the beginning by raising educational standards, including a curriculum adapted for 21st century skills and needs #4MyGen</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/kquann" style="color: #429ec6;">Kelly Quann</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/kquann/status/162579855546912768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 08:57:12</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos we're doing our best to support the current generation in Latin America ! #4MyGen</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/AndesBeat" style="color: #429ec6;">AndesBeat</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/AndesBeat/status/162578978043985920" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 08:53:43</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@kquann @AndesBeat @VendettaStudies @kevansweli @Fumec_org we will be live #WEF http://wef.ch/live #4MyGen</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/davos" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/davos/status/162580843511033856" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:01:08</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">And cameras are rolling. We are starting with the question of whether this panel can talk about the young generation. :-P<br /></div><div class="element image" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;"><a href="http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/3e725c54484111e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" style="color: #429ec6;"><img src="http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/3e725c54484111e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-bottom: 5px;" /></a><div class="meta" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #666;"><a href="http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/" style="color: #429ec6;">Instagram</a></div></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Live Now #WEF: Averting a Lost Generation with PM of Jordan and @RossWestgate http://wef.ch/live #4MyGen</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/davos" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/davos/status/162581814857314304" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:04:59</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">In a panel discussion on averting a lost generation, featuring @GlobalShapers - only one on stage. #4mygen</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">Emi Kolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/162582635569348610" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:08:15</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Panelists on 'lost generation panel' are all, but one, over 50. One @GlobalShapers makes the observation. First ah-hah moment of me @davos</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">Emi Kolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/162582932647718914" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:09:26</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos #4MyGen smart saving, accepting the truths of our World Econ, making changes on step at the time, embracing knowledge and sharing it!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/Nass_Idebdou" style="color: #429ec6;">Nass Idebdou</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/Nass_Idebdou/status/162582708130807809" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:08:32</a></div></blockquote><div class="element text" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em;">But the Global Shapers in the audience get their voice heard:<br /></div><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">“ Youth needs not just to be listened to, it needs to be included in decision-making!!! @davos @GlobalShapers #4mygen”-  truer words</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/lauragiangiulio" style="color: #429ec6;">Laura Giangiulio</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/lauragiangiulio/status/162590651286962176" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:40:06</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">.@GlobalShapers makes the point that there are more generations lost than in Europe... #4mygen | Hey @GlobalShapers this meeting needs you!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">Emi Kolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/162584005454217216" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 08:42:58</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">We are more tech savvy, can use it to our benefit and make our voice heard- @GlobalShapers  @OlenaT #4mygen #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/wef/status/162584117647654913" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:14:08</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">@davos #4MyGen recognizing that across the atlantic, we are more similar than we are different-engage and understand globally!</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/TannyMen" style="color: #429ec6;">Tanny Men</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/TannyMen/status/162585835751997441" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:20:58</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">Mismatch between education and job market mentioned as a reason for youth unrest. Panelist says you need the right values too. #4mygen #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">emikolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/162585752629280768" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 08:42:58</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">89 percent of young people want a job that helps to change the world for the better- @GlobalShapers @AriaIrene #4mygen #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/wef" style="color: #429ec6;">World Economic Forum</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/wef/status/162586909443489794" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:25:14</a></div></blockquote><blockquote class="element twitter-tweet" style="margin: 0 0 15px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 500px;"><p style="font-size: 20px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia,serif; margin-bottom: 5px;">.@GlobalShapers panelist highlights young, black male unemployment in the US #staggereingstats #4mygen #WEF</p><div class="meta">— <a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole" style="color: #429ec6;">Emi Kolawole</a> · 
<a href="http://twitter.com/emikolawole/status/162586617201176579" class="date" style="color: #429ec6; font-size: 12px;">Thu, Jan 26 2012 09:24:04</a></div></blockquote><div class="footer"><img src="http://storify.com/public/img/logo.blue.small.png" alt="Powered by Storify" /></div></div><img src="http://stats.storify.com/record/view.gif?sid=4f1d3c251301f0a33913563b&amp;referer=%2F%2Fstorify.com%2Frss%2Fwef" width="1" height="1" /></body></html>]]></description><link>http://storify.com/wef/averting-a-lost-generation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://storify.com/wef/averting-a-lost-generation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Economic Forum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:19:16 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>