Davos webcast this week

[TayTay]

Rebuilding Brand America: Five Suggestions for the Future President Available 24/01/2008



Global opinion surveys consistently show that the level of confidence in the US is declining in a number of areas.

1. How should the next US president reverse this trend and rebuild the brand equity of the country?

* Robert F. Bennett, Senator from Utah (Republican), USA
* John F. Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts (Democrat), USA
* H.H. Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa
* Maurice Lévy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Publicis Group, France; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum
* Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, USA
* Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP, United Kingdom

Chaired by

* Moisés Naím, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine, USA

http://gaia.world-television.com/wef/worldeconomicforum%5Fannualmeeting2008/default.aspx?sn=22968

Ahm, no time given. Usually means it's about 5:00 EST.

http://gaia.world-television.com/wef/worldeconomicforum%5Fannualmeeting2008/default.aspx?sn=22968

[wisteria]

1. Besides Senator Kerry's appearance there, it will be interesting to here what Murdoch

has to say.

[Luftmensch067]

3. Fascinating panel, can't wait!

Thanks for the heads up, Tay!!!

[TayTay]

4. Yes, it will

I would have thought those were people you would not sit together at a dinner party. Oh well.


Ah the time of this event is:

Rebuilding Brand America: Five Suggestions for the Future President
Date: 24.01.2008
Time: 17:20-18:20


Geneva time is 6 hours ahead of East Coast Time, so the meeting will be Thursday 1/24 at 11:30 am? (Ah, help me out here.)
http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2008/Programme/index.htm?id=22968

Geez, they must sleep-in for these things and have late meetings. Nice.

[Luftmensch067]

5. Excellent!

Thanks for the further detail on timing!!!

This should be an AMAZING conversation. I can't wait to see JK dominate this discussion with class and facts!

[ray of light]

6. Of course, I know JK is too polite, but

I'd love him to turn to Rupert Murdock and tell him his news organization is hurting our country. Maybe he could let Murdock know that Fox should stop swiftboating Dems.

I don't see a little 'praying' icon, or I'd post it with the words, "Praying for a full majority democratic government to break up the corporate stranglehold on news and information."

[MBS]

2. oh, God, fabulous

and I'm with Wisteria-- in addition to hearing JK himself on this topic , the combination of Kerry with (given his, shall we say, interesting relationships with other presidential candidates.. ) Murdoch would be priceless

[karynnj]

7. Kerry versus 2 right wingers - Murdoch and Bennett

That should be fascinating. It will be great to hear him speak on this - I assume a lot will parallel what he said when he endorsed Obama.

[Democrafty]

8. Oh, this is going to be awesome!!! n/t

[MBS]

9. I just started to watch this, but neither JK nor Bennett are on the

panel ??????? :-( Without JK, I don't give a damn what media moguls and sheiks have to say.
Anyone know what happened? Are nasty primaries and FISA bill to blame????

[Democrafty]

10. I know!

And, I can't find any news photos of JK getting his Davos on. What happened?

[Mass]

11. He was in DC yesterday, I think - Testifying on Bali and FISA debate and votes

http://kerry.senate.gov/cfm/record.cfm?id=291073

Kerry Testifies to Foreign Relations Committee on Bali Climate Change Conference

Kerry Reports that World Expects Shared Responsibility, Greater US Leadership

WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing “International Climate Change Negotiations: Bali and the Path Toward a Post-2012 Climate Treaty.” Kerry lead the Senate delegation to Bali and was the only member of Congress to attend the talks.

Below is Kerry’s Opening Statement as Prepared for Delivery:

Thank you, Senator Menendez, for your leadership on this issue – both in your years in the House, and today in the Senate through your Chairmanship of this Committee.

I very much appreciate this opportunity to report back to you all on my visit to the international climate change negotiations in Bali in December, where 187 nations gathered to hammer out a new global mandate – and a roadmap to make it meaningful. And I believe that, as we’ve all seen and read, although there were powerful forces trying to scuttle an agreement, in the end grassroots energy triumphed, within the obvious limits—and we made real progress.

Because of votes here in the Senate, as you know, our Senate CODEL was reduced to – well, me. But I did have the pleasure of spending about 40 hours in the air for a day and a half of meetings in Bali, and I thought it was important for the Senate’s view to be represented, however briefly. I thought we had to deliver a simple message, in person: there is real movement on this issue in America, and no matter what the world thinks of the last eight years of stalemate, America is ready to lead again.

So where are we after Bali? I think that despite the seemingly reluctant participation of the Administration, the “Bali roadmap” does mark real progress toward a post-Kyoto vision. It lays out a process for future negotiations, recognizes the importance of the four building blocks to fighting climate change—mitigation, adaptation, financing, and technology—and most importantly shows us a path to reach a final agreement in Copenhagen in 2009. It’s up to us to make that path lead to a higher ground, and, as the Chairman knows, there is no time to waste.
...

And in Boston the day before.

[karynnj]

12. This is cool

"Because of votes here in the Senate, as you know, our Senate CODEL was reduced to – well, me. But I did have the pleasure of spending about 40 hours in the air for a day and a half of meetings in Bali, and I thought it was important for the Senate’s view to be represented, however briefly."