What great transformations will the world see in the next decade?

Tomorrow marks the kick-off of the 42nd edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting which will take place January 25-29 in Davos, Switzerland under the theme The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models.

Over 2,600 top officials from leading private-sector companies, governments, nonprofit organizations and academic institutions will gather to discuss the increasingly complex, interdependent and fast-paced era we live in whereby leaders return to their core purpose of defining what the future should look like, aligning stakeholders around that vision and inspiring their institutions to realize that vision. Ahead of the event Accenture CEO Pierre Nanterme outlines 3 trends that are driving this global transformation.

Like last year, Accenture Chairman Bill Green was once again invited to share his vision and opinions and will moderate a panel session entitled A Smart Growth Solution that examines how technological advances drive economic growth and employment.

Accenture has an extensive program lined up for this week including the launch of a extensive research report from the Accenture Institute on High Performance on the importance of grasping opportunities in high-growth markets. Additionally, Accenture conducts year-round joint research with the World Economic Forum and this year was awarded a record number of four projects. During Davos, the project teams will share the latest results from these projects on the topics of Green Growth Partnerships, Driving Sustainable Consumption, New Energy Architecture and Supply Chain and Transport Risk.

I’ll discuss the key take-aways of this year’s WEF in my next post which will be published on Monday January 30. To read last year’s report, please read Mark Foster’s notes from Davos.