 The
Global Redesign Summit in Doha will focus on
proposals for improved international cooperation.
Since the financial crisis began, the World Economic
Forum has provided a platform through its Global
Redesign Initiative for business, political and
civil society leaders to examine gaps in
international cooperation and develop proposals to
overcome some of these shortcomings.
More than 1,200 of these leaders from the academic,
policy, business and non-governmental communities
have been working as part of the Forum's Global
Agenda Councils. A brainstorming of more than 700
experts was held in Dubai in November 2009 while the
whole Forum network, including industry groups,
Young Global Leaders and Social Entrepreneurs, have
also contributed ideas. In parallel these
discussions have run through the Forum's Regional
and other Summits.
The Forum's Annual Meeting 2010 in Davos devoted a
large part of both its public and private meetings
to presenting and reviewing these proposals. Some
were tested in so-called Ideas Labs, others were
debated in public meetings, and still others were
the subject of detailed discussion in different
industry groups. For example, there was intense
debate between bankers, regulators and ministries
present on appropriate levels of bank capitalization
and regulation for the future. There were similarly
frank exchanges on how to help move the climate
change agenda forward before the next
inter-governmental meeting in Mexico at the end of
2010.
The Global Redesign Summit in Doha will be a moment
of transition from incubation of these ideas in
Forum meetings to when the proposals that enjoy
support may be picked up and carried forwards to
governments, business and others who are willing to
become their champions. |
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