Topic: World Economic Forum

Room for Improvement...

The U.S. ranks only 45th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum's index of environmental sustainability for 2005.READ»

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Hello, home-court advantage! According to new data from the World Economic Forum, Switzerland -- which hosts the WEF's annual meeting -- has the most competitive economy in the world, besting the second-ranked United States, which had ...READ»

Women and the Web Community -- The Key to Solving the Financial Crisis?

Could the global financial crisis have been averted if more women were in the leadership of banks and financial institutions around the world?  Are women the key to finding solutions to the economic turmoil?That is the suggestion of ...READ»

Fast Company Recommended Events December 2009

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• The Simpsons, by the Numbers
• Freeze: The Antarctic Treaty Turns 50

Scandal At Davos

In tomorrow's newpapers, you'll be reading about a controversy that has erupted at Davos. ''Global Agenda,'' the magazine of the World Economic Forum, contains an article calling for a boycott of Israel. In an email to participants ...READ»

June Events for Creative Business People

What's happening in June, from Wal-Mart's annual meeting to the World Barista Championships.READ»

• Applaud: Congratulations, Graduates!
• Numerology: A Hill of Beans

First Visit to Davos

I feel like I was asked to the prom by the head cheerleader. Our company was recently selected as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and one of the privileges of that distinction is that I get to attend the WEF Annual ...READ»

Fast Company Recommended Events: December-January 2008

Coming in December and January: a "chip tunes" fest in New York, the World Economic Forum, and National Pie Day.READ»

• Spend: 10 Years of the Euro
• Count: Really Big Business

Solutions for a Water-Deprived Planet

The raging creeks and still snow-packed peaks of Aspen, Colorado don't outwardly suggest any hints of a global water crisis, but it provides a reflective backdrop for design students who arrived here this week to tackle what ...READ»

OneVoice at Davos

There's always the potential for drama, and for progress, when leaders confront the authentic voices of their people. That's what happened yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, at a panel on the Middle East conflict ...READ»

Even More 1999 Than I Thought

In a post Monday, I described the over-the-top Google party at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and noted that Google would post fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell Tuesday. Well, post they did—an 82% increase in ...READ»

Ranking the Stops on Bill Clinton's Conference Circuit

President Bill Clinton was never the retiring kind. Post-White House, he has attended many elite meetups -- and started his own. The fifth annual CGI meeting will be September 22 -- 25 in New York. We ranked it, for prestige and publicity, with three other stops on his circuit.READ»

• Now September 2009
• Numerology: National Honey Month

Technology Trendsetters

Today's edition of the International Herald Tribune reports that Singapore tops a recent World Economic Forum survey of countries around the world -- and their technological efficiency. Here's the top ...READ»

Prophet of Productivity

Cisco CEO John Chambers sure showed the chrome-domes in Davos a thing or two.READ»

Coverage from the World Economic Forum

Fast Company editor, Mark Vamos, is in Davos attending the annual World Economic Forum, and he's already addressed the overwhelming theme of global warming and climate change. Today, he wrote about engineering living body parts. As ...READ»

The End of Spam?

Forget international trade agreements...the big news at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos was Microsoft founder Bill Gates' shocking announcement today that he will put an end to spam within the next two years. It's a bold ...READ»

So the U.S, is Now Top of Internet Class?

European researchers last month issued a report that portrayed the U.S. Internet infrastructure in a positive light. The study was commissioned by the World Economic Forum, and conducted by Insead, a business school near Paris. It ...READ»

Branding Better Place: Building an Electric Vehicle Movement

A grassroots-level campaign helps to introduce and explain a new award-winning system for charging and using electric vehicles.READ»

• Designers Accord Case Studies

The True Sustainability Potential of Cloud Computing: Smarter Design

To hear experts tell it, cloud computing is “the new dot-com,” the “biggest shift computing shift in two decades” or even technology era’s “Cambrian explosion.” But it's also a way to address the enormous need for energy ...READ»

Shawn Baldwin from CMG inside the 2009 Milken Institute Global Conference

Shawn Baldwin from CMG leaves Chicago for sunny Beverly Hills in LA to attend the 2009 Milken Institute's Global ConferenceREAD»

The Climate's Changing At Davos

The World Economic Forum is getting underway in earnest--and I do mean earnest--today in Davos. A major theme is climate change. It's a hot topic of discussion, if you'll forgive the expression, and the subject of several formal ...READ»

Beware the Bloggers

I love the idea of blogging: transparency, freedom of speech, pure Internet-fueled democracy at its best. But I'm beginning to hate the actual practice. I don't have strong feelings one way or the other for Dan Rather or Eason ...READ»

Creating a Post-Crisis Economy: Why We Need Economic Dashboards

A significant difference between those of us fortunate to be living above the poverty line and those unfortunate enough to be at the "bottom of the pyramid" is that the 'wealthy' can afford to consume. Being a ...READ»

• Creating a Post-Crisis Economy: Learning to Measure Participation
• Creating a Post-Crisis Economy: Moving Beyond Consumption

Double Features

Iconic conferences apparently come in pairs. Choose your winter agenda:READ»

Live From Davos: What's the Key to Creativity?

The World Economic Forum at Davos has a theme every year, and the theme of the 2006 meeting is ''The Creative Imperative,'' the idea being that business leaders and society as a whole need to come up with new and creative approaches ...READ»