Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel kicks off the proceedings at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos

22nd January 2012 - 5252 days ago

The Annual Meeting 2012 convenes under the theme, The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models, whereby leaders return to their core purpose of defining what the future should look like, aligning stakeholders around that vision and inspiring their institutions to realize that vision.

The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models captures not only the context but also the purpose with which leaders must now act – ensuring that our future is one of inspired collaboration and bold solutions to global, regional and industry challenges and not a return to status quo. As is the tradition of the Annual Meeting, the programme will challenge long-held assumptions about society, politics, technology, business and economics to generate the powerful ideas and collaborative spirit desperately needed to manage the future course of world affairs.

This year is a record year for the WEF, merely by the numbers.
Over 2,600 participants from nearly 100 countries, comprising:
-More than 1,600 business leaders, of whom more than 1,000 are top executives
-Nearly 40 top international organizations
-40 heads of state or government and over 85 ministers
-Nearly 30 Social Entrepreneurs
-70 Global Shapers
-More than 225 media leaders
-Over 200 leaders from academia
-Nearly 20 faith leaders
-Over 120 Young Global Leaders
-More than 100 civil society organizations

CSA Celebrity Speakers is your link to booking many of the world leaders participating in this year's Annual Meeting including Dambisa Moyo, Lord Nicholas Stern, Sheryl Sandberg, Peggy Lui, and Niall Ferguson, amongst numerous others.