| www.weforum.org 25.01.2012 17.00 - 17.25 Welcome Address Welcoming Remarks by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of the Federal Department of Finance of the Swiss Confederation 17.25 - 18.10 Opening Address Opening Address by Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany Chaired by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum 18.10 - 18.30 Crystal Award Ceremony The World Economic Forum's Crystal Award honours artists who have used their art to improve the state of the world. Introduced by Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland Luc Besson, Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Producer; Founder, EuropaCorp, France Yvonne Ntombizodwa Chaka Chaka, Singer and President, Princess of Africa Foundation, South Africa Midori, Violinist and Founder, Midori Foundation, USA 18.30 - 18.55 The Great Transformation Ahead Conversation with Desmond M. Tutu, Chair, The Elders, South Africa Chaired by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum 18.55 - 19.00 Launch of the Global Shapers Community • Luc Besson, Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Producer; Founder, EuropaCorp, France • Børge Brende, Managing Director, Government Relations and Constituent Engagement, World Economic Forum • Yvonne Ntombizodwa Chaka Chaka, Singer and President, Princess of Africa Foundation, South Africa ... |