Belem World Social Forum
January 31st, 2009
Highlights from the World Social Forum held in Belem, Brazil. The World Social Forum is the anti-Davos Forum.
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Davos World Economic Forum — A Conversation with Gordon Brown
January 31st, 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown with Christiane Amanpour.
Davos World Economic Forum — Protectionism
January 31st, 2009
This plenary session is actually titled “The Fight Against Protectionism.” It should be called “Maintaining Income Inequality.”
The panel is moderated by Robert Z. Lawrence, the is Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Panelists
Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia and a fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
Doris Leuthard, a member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs.
Celso Amorim, the Foreign Minister of Brazil.
Baroness Ashton of Upholland, A Life Peer, a Labour member of the British House of Lords, as well as former Leader of the House of Lords and former Lord President of the Council. She is currently the European Trade Commissioner.
Kim Jong-Hoon, Trade Minister of the Republic of Korea.
Pascal Lamy, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
Davos World Economic Forum — The Girl Effect
January 31st, 2009
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank.
Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia and a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Mark G. Parker, Chief Executive Officer and President of Nike Inc.
Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director.
Muhammad Yunnus, founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank and the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on micro-finanacing.
The panel is moderated by Helene D. Gayle, the CEO of CARE and a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
To change the world starts with empowering girls.
The President’s Weekly Address
January 31st, 2009
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is preparing a new strategy for reviving our financial system, and urged the Senate to pass swiftly American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.
Obama’s Middle Class Task Force
January 31st, 2009
President Obama and Vice President Biden speak about the new Middle Class Task Force dedicated to raising the living standards of middle class families. Learn more at A Strong Middle Class.