Davos 2010
Reuters live coverage of the World Economic Forum 2010 meeting in Davos
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Welcome to our live coverage of the World Economic Forum 2010 meeting in Davos. Reuters.com editors Frank Tantillo and Ross Chainey will be bringing you the best multimedia coverage from around the web and Twitter. Full Reuters coverage at www.reuters.com -
SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker calls on business leaders at Davos to take the lead on fighting climate change blogs.reuters.com
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What is the purpose of the World Economic Forum at Davos? What is the meeting of international business leaders and politicians trying to achieve? Here is a quick guide to the forum, including who is coming and some of the major themes of this year's gathering. uk.reuters.com -
The WEF has compiled a Twitter list of delegates who will be tweeting from the conference, including South African President Jacob Zuma, Microsot Chairman Bill Gates and Queen Rania of Jordan. twitter.com There is also a media list of journalists and organisations tweeting from Davos. twitter.com
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A look at social media in Davos: www.forumblog.org
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We have had a flurry of emails this morning notifying us of the big names who will no longer be attending the WEF meeting in Davos. Former British PM Tony Blair, who is a Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, is among those to pull out. President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua have also decided they have something better to do this week.
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More on the no shows -- Reuters' Steve Eder in New York writes that while last year all but one major U.S. bank CEO attended the WEF, many of them will be missing this time round. Being seen wandering the streets of ski resort Davos and hanging out with Bono is not the best image to project in this harsh economic climate, apparently. www.reuters.com
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Bankers will be on the defensive in Davos, argues the New York Times. "The world’s top bankers will arrive in Davos just as the political mood in Washington and other capitals is turning against the financial industry again." www.nytimes.com
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Mark Spelmen, Accenture's Global Head of Strategy, tells the BBC that the challenge for business leaders at Davos is to learn new skills and "work out how to move forward in a way that is speedy, effective and sustainable." news.bbc.co.uk
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This Davos 2010 Twitterfall shows the high level of WEF related chatter on the micro-blogging site twitterfall.com
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Morgan Stanley’s chief economist, Stephen Roach, writes in the Daily Telegraph about the major headaches facing the world economy and 'why Davos matters.' blogs.telegraph.co.uk
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Hello from Davos. Full Reuters coverage including live blog at www.reuters.com/davos #wefby Reuters Davos via twitter 1/25/2010 1:30:20 PM -
Founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, writes for The Times on the main themes of Davos 2010 and what the world needs to do to rebuild following the economic and financial crisis. business.timesonline.co.uk
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What's the attraction of Davos? David Ignatius, blogging in The Washington Post, explains why people keep coming back year after year. He says it's the "relentlessly sunny outlook" which makes delegates fork out $10,000 for a ticket and the feeling that "there are real people with their hands on the controls" that keeps journalists coming back for more. blog.washingtonpost.com
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How will the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti feature on the Davos 2010 agenda? An initiative to integrate business into the rebuilding process will be launched during a special plenary session with President Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Haiti, and WEF founder Klaus Schwab. www.forumblog.org
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Davos: glitzy schmoozefest or a chance for the world's most influential decision makers to make a real difference? There has been a steady stream of editorial in the build-up to this year's WEF meeting asking this very question. The Telegraph's Kate Weinberg talks about the way hard work and high-altitude socialising collide at Davos to turn the event into a 'wocial' (part work, part social) gathering www.telegraph.co.uk while CNN Money's Adam Lashinsky speculates on the true nature of Davos brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com
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For those of you who don't know, the theme of the 40th annual WEF meeting in Davos is "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild". The World Economic Forum website has full details of what this means. www.weforum.org You can also read more on how our Davos 2010 coverage fits into this on this blog post blogs.reuters.com
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What will Davos Man make of Citizens United vs FEC? RT @FelixReuters: The corporate conscience link.reuters.com #wefby felix salmon via twitter 1/25/2010 5:51:43 PM
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Davos theme: "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild". Regret?by Jfsuarez via twitter 1/25/2010 6:22:00 PM -
WEF says 250 Davos participants will be tweeting including Queen Rania, Bill Gates, and the president of Mongolia. Can't wait.by Edgecliffe via twitter 1/25/2010 6:46:33 PM -
Two big, bailed-out banks send CEOs to Davos link.reuters.comby Reuters Davos via twitter 1/25/2010 7:08:57 PM
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Five themes for Davos link.reuters.comby Reuters Davos via twitter 1/25/2010 7:48:03 PM
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Davos Man turns 40 link.reuters.comby Reuters Davos via twitter 1/25/2010 7:48:05 PM
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RT @youtube: Share your ideas/questions for world leaders - top-ranked ones will be presented @Davos this week: http://bit.ly/7JshTby GoogleFinSvcs via twitter 1/25/2010 8:43:13 PM -
Social Media at the Annual Meeting in Davos 2010... all the informations @davos http://tr.im/blog79 #Davos #WEFby jeremydumont via twitter 1/25/2010 8:51:11 PM -
The She Changes pens an open letter to the World Economic Forum: Women key to long-term growth. theshechange.blogspot.com -
Does social media make us more honest? A question for the Davos panel
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U.S. Rep. Frank to focus on cooperation in Davos www.reuters.com
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Insiders' guide to Davos, behind the scenes at the World Economic Forum.
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Immigration in Zurich airport especially diligent today. Long queues at passport control. Wonder what the visiting elite make of that. #wefby peter_tl via twitter 1/25/2010 10:03:37 PM -
Clinton's summit more popular than Davos: survey
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Davos predictions: predictably wrong?
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Editor's Choice: special on Africa www.reuters.com #WEFby daschles via twitter 1/26/2010 6:11:38 AM
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