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Daily news from Davos Setting the global agendaThe forum's annual meeting is the world's leading business-related summit. This year's theme was "Shaping the global agenda - the shifting power equation." At the annual meeting, leaders from business, government, and society from more than 100 countries helped set the global agenda, identify emerging issues and challenges, and engage in dialogue, initiative and action. The focus areas for 2007 were:
What is "The shifting power equation"?As the global importance of Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "BRIC" countries) increases, new business models will evolve. The annual meeting questioned whether our global environment can sustain the current rate of change, and offered unique insights into the governance deficit and the need for collective responses.  Watch Ben's interview with Bloomberg from Davos, in which he talks about globalisation and climate change. [View video] To learn more about how BT is helping to solve "The shifting power equation", click here. BT's involvementBen Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer, BT, spoke at the session 'Leading in a Networked World'. The panel explored the definition of both what is meant by a networked world, and defining what imperatives this implies for corporate leaders. To read the synopsis of this session, click here. Ben also spoke at a session entitled 'New Blood for Industrialised Societies', which debated the global situation whereby more than 140 million people live outside their countries of birth, with illegal immigration being the most rapidly growing form of human migration. Developed economies, particularly in the EU and US, face new challenges as well as opportunities in managing their immigration policies. To read the synopsis of this session, click here. In addition to Ben, four other BT executives participated at the annual meeting. To read their comments on Davos, click here.
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BT. Bringing it all together
BT. Bringing it all together
