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Power Brokers Return to Davos

Posted Jan 22, 08 12:00 PM CST in World,  Business 

(Newser) – The Swiss ski resort of Davos turns into a giant think tank tomorrow as politicians, financiers, and other masters of the universe gather for the World Economic Forum. This year's summit will eschew some of the Hollywood glamor of sessions past, the Independent reports: Emma Thompson will put in an appearance, but the current pessimistic financial mood means Davos 2008 is going back to its roots.

One focus of the summit, whose theme is "The Power of Collaborative Innovation," will be the role of developing economies in global finance. The CEO of China Mobile Communications Corporation has been given star billing, and Condoleezza Rice will give a keynote speech on the Middle East's relationship to economic stability. One attendee with a new ID: Tony Blair, billed as a representative of JP Morgan.

Source Independent (UK)

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Swiss Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), answers journalist's questions during a press conference in Cologny near Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, January 16, 2008....   (Associated Press)
A worker vacuums the stage in the main conference hall at the venue of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday Jan. 22, 2008. Politicians, financial experts, pop stars and business leaders...   (Associated Press)
Two technical workers test the function of the curtain on the main stage of the Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 one day ahead of the opening of the annual meeting of the...   (Associated Press)
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