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www.weforum.org 28.01.2011 Although capitalism is unparalleled at meeting human needs, companies are increasingly perceived to be prospering at the expense of the broader community. How should the modern enterprise be reshaped to create shared value that enhances its competitiveness while advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates? • José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras, Brazil • Paul Bulcke, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé, Switzerland; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 • Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Global Agenda Council on the Role of Business • Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School, USA • Tidjane Thiam, Group Chief Executive, Prudential, United Kingdom and Co-Chair of the Governors Meeting for Financial Services 2011 Chaired by • Robert Greenhill, Managing Director and Chief Business Officer, World Economic Forum

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www.weforum.org 30.01.2011 The Chairs of the Annual Meeting will debate the emerging issues of 2011 and the implications for the global economy and for their industries. This session is developed in partnership with CNBC. Co-Chairs • Paul Bulcke, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé, Switzerland; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 • Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 • Yorihiko Kojima, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 • Ellen Kullman, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 • Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman, Investor, Sweden; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 • Wei Jiafu, Group President and Chief Executive Officer, China Ocean Shipping Group Co., People’s Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 Moderated by • Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC, United Kingdom

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The humble office chair can cause a little back pain after eight hours at work, but in Germany you can cause yourself much more damage.

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www.weforum.org 13.06.2007 Opening Plenary Session (Part1) Unlocking the Potential Building Capacity for the Future For success to breed success, societies need the capacity to create a prosperous future. As Africa looks to “Raise the Bar”, how can the necessary institutional capacity to move to the next stage be ensured? 1) What are the biggest challenges facing Africa in capacity building? 2) How can we learn from and apply the successes of leading industries and countries more widely? 3) What can leaders in the private and public sectors do to share resources and act innovatively to create the needed capacity? Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa; Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Vice-President, Africa Region, World Bank, Washington DC Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa Tokyo Sexwale, Executive Chairman, Mvelaphanda Holdings, South Africa; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal Opening Remarks by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

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CHEN: And moving onto Australia, which has a new governor general. She took her oath at a ceremony in Canberra today. Let’s take a look. STORY: Quentin Alice Louise Bryce is the first woman in Australia to hold such office. Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd and his wife Therese Rein welcomed her to Parliament House where the sixty-six-year-old was sworn in. She was the governor of Queensland when Rudd recommended her to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Bryce was one of the first women to be admitted to the Queensland bar and is known for her work with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The office of the Governor General was created in 1901 and represents the Queen in the Commonwealth. This position is currently seen as a ceremonial one, but if needed she has the power to appoint a prime minister if an election has resulted in a “hung parliament.” In 1975, the governor general of the time dismissed the government amid a political crisis. This sparked a fierce debate in succeeding decades for Australia to move to become a republic.

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Jane Sleeth, senior ergonomic consultant with Optimal Performance Consultants in Toronto, shows how to adjust an office chair to the optimal sitting position for various tasks. Sleeth is also the author of the Return to Work Compliance Toolkit, published by Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business. See www.carswell.com for information.

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www.weforum.org 25.01.2008 Corporate Global Citizenship in the 21st Century As the global agenda is increasingly shaped outside the traditional framework of nation states, corporations not only have licence to operate in the global system, but also a civic duty to contribute to its sustainable health. How should corporations exercise their civic duty with regard to major global issues? Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom John T. Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco, USA Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered, United Kingdom Wang Jianzhou, Chairman and Chief Executive, China Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Chaired by Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School, USA

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www.weforum.org 27.01.2008 Message from Davos: Believing in the Future Across multiple domains, humankind faces troubling contradictions about its future. The number of poor has fallen dramatically in Asia, but nearly doubled in Africa; the cold war has ended, but civil conflicts and nuclear powers have increased; and the more technology connects us, the less united we appear to act. What are the elements necessary to rebuild confidence in the future and to promote collaboration across economic, religious and political fault lines? In collaboration with CNN, you are invited to join a conversation that looks to the future and spans generations, interests and cultures to capture the insights, debates and discoveries of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 James Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 KV Kamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Wang Jianzhou, Chairman and Chief Executive, China Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum …

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Energy minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has clarified that the new executive chairman of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project will be appointed by the fresh competition. Minister Mahat said this at the 25th anniversary of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in Kathmandu onTuesday. Nepalnews.com, (www.nepalnews.com) is a leading Internet destination dedicated to bring you news, events, polls, discussions, forums about and from Nepal. Our primary objective is to bring “news as it happens”; quality news which is impartial, timely and independent. Our equally important other objective is to make this a web community for all people around the globe who have any interest, or need any information about Nepal.

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www.weforum.org 24.01.2007 Opening Plenary The Shifting Power Equation The Co-Chairs of the Annual Meeting react to G8 priorities as outlined by Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany, Chair of the German G8 Presidency, Chair of Germany’s European Union Presidency. Michelle Guthrie, Chief Executive Officer, Star Group, Hong Kong SAR; Young Global Leader E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises, India James J. Schiro, Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Group Management Board, Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA Chaired by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

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10/7/09: The ThinkProgress Wonk Room interviews Seventh Generation’s co-founder and executive chair Jeffrey Hollender on why he and 150 other business leaders are in Washington DC lobbying for the immediate passage of climate and clean energy cap-and-trade legislation. Hollander also discusses why it makes sense that businesses are abandoning the US Chamber of Commerce.

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www.weforum.org 23.01.2008 Opening Press conference with Co-Chairs The co-chairs of the Annual Meeting 2008 outline the Annual Meeting’s theme: The Power of Innovative Collaboration Speakers Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 James Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 KV Kamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 David J. O’Reilly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Wang Jianzhou, Chairman and Chief Executive, China Mobile Communications Corporation, People’s Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 Moderator Mark Adams, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

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