Concern over the spread of the H5N1 strain of avian flu in 2003 and now the H1N1 strain of swine flu illustrates how the threat from an influenza pandemic constantly changes. What pathogens present the greatest danger to the population in a globalized world? https://kiosk.weforum.org
Wednesday January 27, 2010 9:00am - 10:15am CET
Congress Centre, Aspen 2Congress Centre, DAVOS, Switzerland
Global defence spending is estimated to have reached US$ 1.464 trillion in 2008, which represents a 45% increase over the last 10 years. How can international security cooperation be improved in the absence of a G20 on security issues? https://kiosk.weforum.org
Major disasters over the last several years (including the 2004 tsunami and 2005 Pakistan earthquake) have taught valuable lessons on the role of prevention, better coordination and the effective use of the private sector. Are these lessons being applied in Haiti? This session will be webcast and on the record. https://kiosk.weforum.org
Thursday January 28, 2010 9:00am - 10:00am CET
Congress Centre, Aspen 1Congress Centre, DAVOS, Switzerland
One-third of the world's poor live in countries where the state lacks the will or the capacity to create economic opportunities for its citizens. How can fragile states be strengthened? https://kiosk.weforum.org
Thursday January 28, 2010 12:30pm - 2:00pm CET
Hotel Post, DavoserstubeHotel Post, DAVOS, Switzerland
An algorithm is a set of instructions for solving problems, such as determining the right dose of a medicine, finding the lowest price for a product or matching a résumé with a job opening. What algorithms are running our lives? https://kiosk.weforum.org
Thursday January 28, 2010 3:15pm - 4:00pm CET
Congress Centre, StudioCongress Centre, DAVOS, Switzerland
The 189 members of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons will meet in 2010 for a major review of how to rid the world of an estimated 23,000 nuclear warheads. How can countries best be deterred from developing nuclear weapons? This session will be webcast and on the record. https://kiosk.weforum.org
Friday January 29, 2010 9:00am - 10:00am CET
Congress Centre, Aspen 1Congress Centre, DAVOS, Switzerland
The "responsibility to protect" is an emerging international concept to provide a legal and ethical basis for international action should a state be unable or unwilling to take action to stop gross violations of human rights within its borders. How can the international community exercise the "responsibility to protect" to prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity? https://kiosk.weforum.org
Friday January 29, 2010 12:30pm - 2:00pm CET
Hotel Post, DavoserstubeHotel Post, DAVOS, Switzerland
More than eight years after the UN authorized military action in Afghanistan, the 43-nation coalition intends to increase troop levels to provide fresh impetus to efforts to bring peace and stability to the country. What is needed from Afghanistan, the region and the international community to achieve success? This session is open to the reporting press. https://kiosk.weforum.org
"Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." -- Baruch Spinoza Join this dinner for an open conversation with the world's peacemakers https://kiosk.weforum.org
A new piece of malicious software is introduced every 30 seconds. What must be done to decrease the vulnerability of the Internet? You can Continue the Conversation on WELCOM about this topic by posting questions and comments to the moderator and to other session participants. See login information in the Useful Information section of this binder (WELCOM 2.4.1). https://kiosk.weforum.org
Saturday January 30, 2010 9:00am - 10:00am CET
Congress Centre, Aspen 2Congress Centre, DAVOS, Switzerland
Weak signals are defined as incipient and invisible changes of activity in a given area that are bound to have broader consequences in years to come. Join this highly interactive workshop to explore the weak signals in the area of society, business, economics and science which are harbingers of sweeping changes https://kiosk.weforum.org
Saturday January 30, 2010 2:00pm - 4:00pm CET
Congress Centre, MadrisaCongress Centre, DAVOS, Switzerland
