No fewer than 2,500 leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society, academia, media and the arts in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland under the canopy of World Economic Forum to brainstorm on the increasing frustration and discontent among those not experiencing economic development and social progress.
A statement from the Forum today, Wednesday said that the 47th Annual Meeting, which will take place from January 17 to 20 January 2017 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will convene under the theme, Responsive Leadership.
It said that the theme calls on global leaders to renew the systems that have supported international cooperation in the past by adapting them for today’s complex, multipolar world in ways that foster genuinely inclusive growth.
“Responsive Leadership means recognizing the increasing frustration and discontent among those not experiencing economic development and social progress. Their situation will only become more uncertain with the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on future employment. Responsive Leadership requires a deeper commitment to inclusive development and equitable growth, both nationally and globally.”
The statement quoted the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab as saying that as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, the Forum leverages its organizational capacity, including convening power, community management excellence and insight, to offer a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to rededicate themselves at the start of the year to advancing innovations and initiatives that achieve common goals for greater societal leadership.
The statement said that since its recognition in 2015 by the Federal Council of Switzerland as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, the Forum has focused on driving positive change through 14 System Initiatives. [myad]
