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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Davos, Switzerland, January 23-28, 2003
The World Economic Forum is an non-profit, independent international organization that provides a framework for world leaders to address global issues. It engages corporate members in global citizenship.
Dr. Amitai Etzioni participated in three panel discussions at the 2003 Annual Meeting:
What is Trust?, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23
Knowing whether or not we can trust someone is perhaps one of our most essential skills for survival and development in society.
Panelists:
Amitai Etzioni, Professor, George Washington University, USA
Heba Ezzat, Lecturer, Cairo University, Egypt
Irene Khan, Secretary-General, Amnesty International, United Kingdom
Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, Tokai University, Japan
Moderated by:
Charlie Rose, Anchor, Executive Producer adn Executive Editor, The Charlie Rose Show, USA
Dealing with Violence, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Friday, January 24
The recent rise of interpersonal violence threatens the social stability of many countries.
The agenda points are:
1) Has society become more violent than it was in the past?
2) What are the causes of increased violence?
3) Who should be responsivel for addressing this problem?
Panelists:
Amitai Etzioni, Professor, George Washington University, USA
James Gilligan, Adjunct Professor, New York University, USA
Jacqueline Maarohanye, Executive Director, Ithuteng Trust, South Africa
Michael Mann, Director, Writer and Producer, Forward Press, USA
Johnson Mbillah, General Advisor, Project for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa, Kenyon
S.J. Rozan, Author, USA
Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of Columbia
Recognizing and Managing Diversity, 9:00-10:15 a.m., Saturday, January 25
A major challenge faced today by CEO's, and indeed by society at large, is teh vast gender, ethnic, racial and cultural differences that exist between people.
Panelists:
Stephanie Burns, Executive Vice-President, Dow Corning Corporation, USA
Amitai Etzioni, Professor, George Washington University, USA
Burkhard Gnarig, Chief Executive Officer, International Save the Children Alliance, United Kingdom
Sanjay Kumar, Chairman, President and CEO, Computer Associate international, USA: Global Leader for Tomorrow 1999
Ralph Shrader, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton, USA
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