Chartwell Speakers At Davos 2020
From the 21-24 January, the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, focused on global initiatives to generate positive impact for all stakeholders in this Fourth Industrial Revolution. This year’s theme was ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’. A large part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s conversation revolves around the impacts of climate change, the future of economy, technology, gender equality and diversity. The advancements made in this new chapter of human development are enabled by the rapid growth of the digital, physical and biological world. Four global issues were featured prominently on the agenda. The Annual Meeting brought together business executives, experts and policymakers to discuss these topics. The four issues are listed below, paired with our speakers who participated in these discussions. |
1. Climate and Environment: Addressing these issues that are harming our ecology and economy
2. The Economy and its Sustainability Priorities: Transforming industries to achieve more sustainable and inclusive business models as new political, economic and societal priorities change trade and consumption patterns
Kishore Mahbubani
Expert on the rise of Asia and US Diplomatic RelationsFan Gang
Director, National Economic Research Institute, China
Martin Wolf
Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial TimesGideon Rachman
Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times
3. The impact of Technology on Society: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on businesses |
Lisa Witter
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, ApoliticalYuval Harari
Expert on World History and Macro-historical processes
4. Adapting to Demographic, Social and Technological trends: How education, employment and entrepreneurship have been reshaped
Keyu Jin
Expert on Globalisation, International Finance and the Chinese EconomyRobin Niblett
Specialist on the European union, transatlantic relations, and globalisation
Paul Collier
Expert on the challenges facing developing countries
Paula J. Dobriansky
Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb described growing trade disputes and changes in international policy as “New World Chaos”. With society rapidly changing, Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England discussed the idea of fairness and a fair economy.
Our speakers delivered insightful and vital information regarding these enormous promises of technology, the urgency of our climate issue and how humanity faces these challenges.