Global leaders explored how to do better with less
Leaders from industry, government and civil society joined academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳) at an interactive session of the World Economic Forum, Davos, on Wednesday 26 January.
The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ IdeasLab, which took the theme Doing Better With Less, explored four topics of global importance.ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Director Howard Davies and Professors , and presented their ideas on public management, tackling climate change, financing education and incentives and performance respectively.
Each speaker presented their ideas in a five minute talk with slides. This was followed by the 'Lab' part of the event, an in-depth group discussion with the audience about the ideas presented. The event was facilitated by Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, who is an alumna of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳.
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Director, Howard Davies, said: 'By bringing together experts in their field and providing a space for collaborative work, the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ IdeasLab aims to explore the new trends, technologies and discoveries that will be key to ensuring economic growth and political stability.'
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January 2011