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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012

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.

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Bill Green at the WEF: New Waves of Growth

At the recently held 41st edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Accenture chairman Bill Green (as was Management Consulting Group Chief Executive Mark Foster, more on his views in another post)  was once again invited to share his vision and opinions on the current economic climate, and the ways in which economies and organizations can foster growht. Mr. Green, who has recently transitioned to his new role as Chairman from his former CEO role at Accenture (note: read the personal interview Forbes’ Mia Saini had with Mr. Green about his transition during his stay in Davos), emphasized the importance of Growth though Innovation. The video below gives an impression of Mr. Green’s views which he shared during te WEF summit.

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