DAVOS 2020 – WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – TECH FOR GOOD

1971

The Forum’s first meeting  was established to further the idea put forward that business should serve all stakeholders – customers, employees, communities, as well as shareholders.

1973

In the “Davos Manifesto,” was create the document that has shaped the work of the Forum ever since.

2020

Annual Meeting is among the most sustainable international summits ever held and aim to give concrete meaning to “stakeholder capitalism”, assist governments and international institutions in tracking progress towards the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and facilitate discussions on technology and trade governance. 

Theme: Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.

 This is the Programme and the several key areas of this year

  • How to Save the Planet
  •  Society & Future of Work
  • Tech for Good
  • Fairer Economies
  • Better Business
  • Healthy Futures
  • Beyond Geopolitics

We suggest to read this interesting article “Central Banks in the Age of Blockchain

and then to follow this panel the 23th of January at 17,30

Creating a Credible and Trusted Digital Currency

The possibility of a trusted global digital currency has sparked political, economic and regulatory discussions worldwide. What trends are shaping the future of digital currencies?

On the Forum Agenda:

– Addressing financial inclusion

– Implications for security and digital trust

– Role of central banking and supervision

 

Public Speakers:

Sheila Warren

Head of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, World Economic Forum LLC

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore; Senior Minister, Office of the Prime Minister of Singapore

David Marcus

Head, Calibra, Facebook Inc.

Valdis Dombrovskis

Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, European Commission

Benoît Coeuré

Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Neha Narula

Director, Digital Currency Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Source: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Images Credits: EUYO