Year after year, the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum solidifies its role in sculpting the international agenda, pinpointing new and evolving issues and challenges, and bringing together influential figures for meaningful dialogues and initiatives. Similarly, Global Agenda aims to spearhead discussions and shape opinions on critical global issues. Striving to ignite thought and stir debate, it ensures balance and equity in its approach. The platform is dedicated to including diverse perspectives from all societal sectors.
In these times of profound uncertainty and complexity, long-established truths are now questioned. Scepticism, doubt, and apprehension have replaced the trust we once relied on. Ensuring that voices from various domains — business, civil society, and government — are heard and considered is more crucial than ever. Echoing the mission of the World Economic Forum, Global Agenda is committed to being a crucible for issue exploration, idea validation, and catalysing change.
Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees on 9/11. Thanks to foresighted disaster planning, customer loyalty and a determination to honour the dead, it has risen from the ashes, says Howard Lutnick Before September 11, 2001, Cantor Fitzgerald was the largest wholesale financial service company in the world. With 2,200 employees worldwide and almost 1,000 in New…
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came to power promising an economic and social revolution for Brazil. Here, he speaks of the vision that has redefined his country’s place in the world Change. I started my inaugural speech with this word when I assumed the presidency of the republic. I was not trying to be rhetorical….
Quantum mechanics has already brought us the transistor and the laser. But, says Seth Lloyd, quantum computing will bring further advances, like truly secure cryptography We are in the midst of a technological revolution. Because of the rapid advance in sensitivity and accuracy of manufacturing techniques, the technologies that we can construct are pushing up…
Roberto Lavagna has taken a tough stance with the private holders of Argentina’s defaulted bonds and with the IMF. Here, he argues for new principles for debt work-outs The international financial system needs new concepts and instruments to deal with recurring sovereign debt crises, like the one Argentina has suffered. The security and development of…
Teach For America asks top graduates for two years of teaching in tough schools. Wendy Kopp believes they become life-long advocates for social justice Educated in the public schools of El Paso, Texas, Aurora Lora experienced first-hand the dramatic disparities that exist in American schools. The daughter of a Mexican immigrant, Aurora encountered the reality…
The mind is as much a part of the physical world as the body, argues Christof Koch. And we might eventually be able to read each other’s thoughts To different people, consciousness is different things. To some it is the sense of self, of being a particular person with a unique history. To others it…
Iran has every right to pursue a peaceful nuclear energy agenda, insists Kamal Kharrazi. America’s double standards have increased mistrust around the world Extremism doesn’t only breed terrorism. It also chips away at the solidarity of nations united against terrorism, undermines the rule of international law and creates chaos in international relations. Recent years have…
Chinese and Indian multinationals enjoy huge home markets and are growing in confidence, says Tarun Khanna, but India’s stronger rule of law means that its companies are bolder and are better investments Asian multinationals are generating a lot of excitement. But why do they merit special attention? Are they really that different to their historical…
Foreign intervention has undermined democracy in the Middle East for more than a century, says Rashid Khalidi. But Arab countries are far from devoid of a democratic tradition The bleak state of democracy in the Arab world today is the subject of widespread commentary. But neither the historical causes of this situation, nor the actual…
Despite improvements in technology and transport, corporate location has become more, not less, important, says Christian Ketels. But the best location for a company is uniquely dependent on its own strategy Location is again high on the agenda of business leaders worldwide. General Motors reviews which sites to keep in Europe, pitching Germany’s Rüsselsheim against…
