Will the World Economic Forum Get Us a Remedy to Recession?

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009- the economic meet of the business leaders from all over the world is going to be held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland from January 28 to February 1, 2009. The meeting will witness participation of business leaders as well as NGOs, Trade Unions and experts from a wide range of fields.

Today, global recession and crisis being the major economic issue around the world, the Meeting will also be focused on managing the current crisis and shaping the entire post-crisis agenda, from economic reform to climate change.

Business leaders from all sectors and from all regions will be well represented among the participants in this year’s Annual Meeting. Other participants include heads of NGOs and labour leaders, Social Entrepreneurs and Young Global Leaders.

Among the participants from India are Mr.Mukesh D. Ambani (Chairman and Managing Director Reliance Industries Limited), Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Infosys Technologies Ltd), Mr. K. V. Kamath (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank; President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)), Lalit K. Modi (President and Managing Director Modi Enterprises), Azim H. Premji (Chairman Wipro Limited), Mr. Vikram K. Akula (Founder and Chairman SKS Microfinance Pvt. Ltd), Mr. Sandeep Parekh (Visiting Associate Faculty Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India).
Also, Mr. Anand Mahindra (Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra) will be among the seven co-chairs in the meet.

Let’s hope, The World Economic Forum 2009 brings about some positive and instant solutions for the current economic problems which everyone around the globe is facing.

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