What should have been discussed at Davos 2010?
by C:F Team on 1st February, 2010 at 10:52 AM CEST
In the previous weekly hot topic, we discussed what's the best way to help people and countries that experienced natural disasters. We have received great, thought-provoking responses from Chinmay, Vallabha and Nubi. Chinmay believes that aside from donating money, online communities should try to find more ways to help. Vallabha and Nubi argue that the coordination between different bodies of the government and organizations should improve to better plan and execute the assistant plans in time of crisis. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
This week, we shift our focus to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 that has just ended in Davos. This year's theme was Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesigned, Rebuild. If you haven't been following the events at Davos, you can find recaps, full programme, links to media coverage, videos and more at the official World Economic Forum website.
Our question this week is simple: If you were invited to Davos, what topic would you speak about? Do you think any important topics that should have been discussed were missing from this year's official agenda? What aspect of Rethink, Redesign and Rebuild is important to you?
AN interesting topic could be green leaders, we really need people who can have an impact on company´s desitions to become more environmentaly friendly. We´ve always had business leaders, financial leaders, but not green leaders. A couple of weeks ago, the weekly hot topic was to talk about a person who was doing something important for our environment. We need people like the ones we talked about in the weekly hot topic, to become leaders and make a bigger diffference in our world.
1st February, 2010 @ 8:23 PM CEST
Great topic, Antonius! And certainly one leaders often tend to forget... It certainly is very odd that people in the developed countries are throwing food away, while many parts of the world is starving. There's got to be a way to distribute food more evenly, right?
And you also make a good point, Maria Angela. Although I was glad to see that Muhammad Yunus (your environmental hero :) ) was also present at the meeting. But we certainly need more green leaders. A Steve Jobs for the green movement perhaps?
And please keep the suggestions coming. I can already see that a C:F panel at Davos would have many interesting topics to discuss! =)
2nd February, 2010 @ 10:52 AM CEST
I think Davos and other meetings needs a place to do something, a place talk less and do more, Davos and many other meetign, they talk and we don't see any result.
They have a space to talk, they have good minds to do something, why they can try make something like this challenge?
Try to think how many global problems should be in a better situation if every year Davos help to fix one global problem. Maybe global warming isn't so critical, the Haiti catastrophe isn't so enormous, and like Antonius said the the food distribution should be better.
2nd February, 2010 @ 2:06 PM CEST
@Alja: Somebody like Steve Jobs it´s exactely what I mean. Somebody that could create a trend, and a green trend would be awsome!!!
2nd February, 2010 @ 3:58 PM CEST
@Leon: Exactly! A place to do something rather than talking! Why do they hold a meeting in Davos, anyway? No offence to Swiss, I really think your country is very beautiful. But I think the leaders need to be where it counts, rather than having a retreat meeting somewhere far in their own comfort zone.
4th February, 2010 @ 10:54 AM CEST
Andreja Kodrin (C:F Management)
You have all great ideas! I was at one of WEF conferences and must confess that it was a great networking opportunity, great speakers, great interaction sections but reflecting that all now from time horizon it is really the question what was our impact, there and then.
@Leon and Antonius: like very much youth thinking. What would be your suggestions, where to go and how to make real impact (but not to be again like crisis conferences such as Tsunami, Haiti aid - one time and than forgotten) ?
4th February, 2010 @ 11:24 AM CEST
I think the one thing that was missed was to study the business of war. Industrialists from around the world meet up to talk about global trade. But no one tackles taboo subjects like the economic,social cost of war or the hugely unnecessary arms sale. I am of the opinion that global meets like these should be able to speak about issues that are unpleasant as well
4th February, 2010 @ 11:53 AM CEST
To this year meeting I have conviction a plan to rebuild Haiti, not only with money, but help this country walk bye on foots, create jobs, schools, agriculture, hospital and energy.
Next year can be other problem.
4th February, 2010 @ 2:38 PM CEST
I agree with Antonious and Alja!
There is definitely a huge problem with food distribution.
I was always wondering, why is it like this?! Some people have so much excess food, while others have a huge deficit... What's wrong here? Isn't the solution obvious? I mean, there are a lot of people and companies that throw away food. Can't we just distribute it to the ones who don't have food?
I'm thinking that the problem is more of "WHY are we NOT distributing food properly?". If it's such an obvious solution, what's stopping it from being implemented? If we get the answer to that question, perhaps we will be closer to making it happen. :D
5th February, 2010 @ 4:05 AM CEST
Kayode Nubi | Action team | CF Chapters
Addressing the WHT = I'd say Food, Clothing and Shelter are the what should be discussed at these meetings. Discussion on how to make all human beings have access to these basic amenities - from a local to global scale.
As far as food distribution is concerned, a new mechanism is needed for effective channeling of food from the excess to deficit zone.
Voluntary organizations, philanthropic peoples, and initiatives should began to define means of feeding, clothing and housing all peoples - especially knowing the feasibility of such a venture, considering both sides of d coin: humanity and profit-making
8th February, 2010 @ 1:05 AM CEST
Andreja Kodrin (C:F Management)
See Don Tapscott on this topic http://www.businessweek.com/ma naging/content/feb2010/ca20100 22_162429.htm
15th February, 2010 @ 4:12 PM CEST
Antonius Suryawan
Food distribution!! How come there are obese children in America (including me, even though I'm not in America), but there are still famine in Africa! Graah.. *frustration*
1st February, 2010 @ 2:39 PM CEST