A Climate Change Conversation with Google Founders, moderated by Tom Friedman, held at the World Economic Forum's Annual General Meeting in Davos, January 2008.
John Hope Brant, founder of Project HOPE, answers The Davos Question, remiding that we are all entrepreuners and that the world's leading entrepreuners were once poor. Bryant ties issues of financial illiteracy not only to the poor, but to the middle classes as well, as evident in the subprime crisis.
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) talks about innovative solutions for energy and climate.
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Henrietta Fore of USAID, and Director of foreign assistance talks about the Global Development Commons and invites you to participate in it.
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Jerry spent five months on board the Russian space station Mir, surviving numerous life support systems failures and the worst fire to ever occur in space. But he says what really can concern an astronaut is the state of fresh water on the planet
Mel Young, President of Homeless World Cup talks about how essential it is to end global poverty, believes its important to build on effective micro-projects, create genuine partnerships which can go to scale, to bring about real solutions.
Van Jones of Green For All USA talks about lifting people out of poverty and building a sustainable, green economy by connecting people who need work with the work that needs to be done. www.greenforall.org
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, the Governor of the State Bank Of Pakistan, talks about addressing economic empowerment and education of women in Asia in particular.
Dr. Arthur Mutambara, opposition leader from Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change, says the answer to The Davos Question is for global citizens to realize that our problems are interconnected. An injustice somewhere is an injustice everywhere. That means, Mutambara says, that the world should work to insure that Zimbabwe's upcoming presidential elecions (March 29) are free and fair.
Emma Thompson (Actor, writer - UK)at Davos responding to Zennie62's video on ending racism and discrimination. Emma asks people to break down the invisible barriers that keep us apart, and assures Zennie62 that she is doing her part to make the world a better place.
The Q&A session at the Climate Change Conversation with the Google Founders, moderated by Tom Friedman, held at the World Economic Forum's Annual General Meeting in Davos, January 2008.
A message to Klaus Shwab and Tony Blair: How do we judge if the promises made at Davos are kept? As the 2008 Meeting wraps up, the UNI Global Union's Gen. Sec. presents the union's check-list.
Mohamed Jawhar, Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia, talks about credible measures to foster global peace.
Magid Abraham answers the Davos Question, suggesting the creation of 'The Davos Idol' to create a forum where the best and brightest students can meet and share ideas to better the world and understand how people from different countries think about the world.
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