The World Economic Forum (WEF) which organises the
yearly Davos gathering of world business and political leaders in
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, has invited Phillip Isakpa, the editor of
BusinessDay, as media leader to this year’s meetings holding from
January 21 to 24.
The invitation comes as recognition for his
editorship and leadership of Nigeria’s most influential and respected financial
and business newspaper, BusinessDay.
In the letter of invitation personally signed
by Adrian Monck, managing director and head of public engagement of WEF, Isakpa
is invited to “participate as a media leader at the forum.”
At the meeting, Isakpa is expected to meet,
interact and engage with leading lights in business and economy from around the
world. He is already in high demand to attend a number of side meetings being
organised by organisations focusing on Africa and Nigeria, who particularly
want to gain better insight into the developments that are shaping economic and
business activities on the continent and particularly in Nigeria.
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
holding between January 21 and 24 convenes global leaders from across business,
government, international organisations, academia, journalists and civil
society, in Davos for strategic dialogues which map the key transformations
reshaping the world.
It said complexity, fragility and uncertainty
are all challenging progress at the global, regional and national levels,
potentially ending an era of economic integration and international partnership
that began in 1989.
“We are therefore organising the forthcoming
annual meeting under the theme The New Global Context, with the aim of
providing a platform for leaders to develop the insights, ideas and
partnerships necessary to respond to the profound transformations taking place”
Monck said in the letter.
The organisers further noted that rapid
change is a consequence of the complex interdependence of today’s world, as
well as profound political, economic, social and, above all, technological
transformations. “These changes are all the more unsettling because they are
driven by factors we often don’t understand, and have consequences we struggle
to foresee”.
It said dialogue and exchange between all stakeholders
in society is critical to chart a course through this complex terrain. In this
regard, the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum provides an unparalleled
platform.
The forum will evaluate the immediate and
long-term implications of critical trends, including escalating geopolitical
tensions, the expected normalisation of monetary policy, and the economic and
social repercussions of unabated climate change, youth unemployment and income
inequality.
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