About The World In Festival
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With lively presidential elections in America and France, the Olympics in London, and massive change happening in every corner of the globe, the year 2012 promises to be a big one. Members of the ScanMyPhotos.com senior management team will be participating by attending this year’s New York City conference.
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And this year, like every year for the past twenty-five, The Economist has published The World in…, a collection of trends and predictions about the year ahead. Journalists from The Economist and leaders in business, government, and a wide variety of fields — from Bill Gates to Angelina Jolie, from Nicolas Sarkozy to the Dalai Lama, from Michael Bloomberg to Eric Schmidt – step out on a limb and make bold predictions about their fields of endeavor and the events that will shape our lives in the near future. Predicting the future is a hazardous affair, but over the years The World in… has given readers a rich feast of ideas about what’s on the horizon. On December 1-3m 2011, The Economist will host the third annual World In Festival, timed with the publication of the World in 2012 publication. Over the course of this event, a select group of engaged Economist readers will be immersed in debate, discussion, and interactive activities with the editors of The Economist, guest writers for The World in 2012, and special guests. From high-powered speakers on pressing economic, business, and political matters to experts on cultural trends, artists, and musicians, the summit will be a feast for the intellect and an opportunity to frame the year ahead with people who will move the headlines. For over 165 years, The Economist has traded on two ideas—insight and optimism. At The World In 2012 event, participants will have the opportunity to share in a unique experience that only The Economist can create—and to share their views and ideas about what will shape the months ahead. And this year, like every year for the past twenty-five, The Economist has published The World in…, a collection of trends and predictions about the year ahead. Journalists from The Economist and leaders in business, government, and a wide variety of fields — from Bill Gates to Angelina Jolie, from Nicolas Sarkozy to the Dalai Lama, from Michael Bloomberg to Eric Schmidt – step out on a limb and make bold predictions about their fields of endeavor and the events that will shape our lives in the near future.
Predicting the future is a hazardous affair, but over the years The World in… has given readers a rich feast of ideas about what’s on the horizon.
On December 1 and 3, 2011, The Economist will host the third annual World In Festival, timed with the publication of The World in 2012 publication. Over the course of this event, a select group of engaged Economist readers will be immersed in debate, discussion, and interactive activities with the editors of The Economist, guest writers for The World in 2012, and special guests. From high-powered speakers on pressing economic, business, and political matters to experts on cultural trends, artists, and musicians, the summit will be a feast for the intellect and an opportunity to frame the year ahead with people who will move the headlines.
SCHEDULE:
World in 2012 Festival
New York, December 1 and 3, 2011
About the event
The World in 2012 Festival is a two-day event that builds on a more than quarter-century of publishing success with The Economist’s annual publication, The World is – a collection of trends and predictions that will shape the year ahead. The World in 2012 Festival brings the publication to life with a forward-thinking program that balances sophisticated discussion with a provocative cultural experience unlike anything else. Luminaries from business, politics, science, universities, and the arts come together in a live arena to make their predictions and voice their ideas for 2012 and beyond.
Taking place in downtown Manhattan, The World in 2012 Festival will begin on Thursday, December 1st, for “an evening of global politics”, featuring some of today’s leading political experts discussing three of the world’s most closely-watched 2012 presidential elections—the US, France, and Mexico. The following Saturday, the festival continues with six diverse panel sessions, where experts will make predictions and engage in lively discussions on topics ranging from China’s power transition to global debt to the wild world of sport. The World in 2012 Festival is truly a must-attend experience for the culturally and intellectually engaged to hear what today’s top minds think about tomorrow.
Chair
Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist; Editor, The World in 2012
Speakers
Alec Baldwin, Emmy Award-winning actor, “30 Rock”
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist
Matthew Bishop, NY Bureau Chief, The Economist
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean of International Business & Finance, The Fletcher
School, Tufts University; Executive Director, Fletcher Institute for Business in the Global
Context
Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder, CEO, foursquare
Tom Easton, US Finance Editor, The Economist
Robert Frank, Author, “The High-Beta Rich”; Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal
Brian Gaffney, CEO, Allianz Global Investors Distributors
Tavi Gevinson, Founder, Editor in Chief, “The Style Rookie” & Rookie Magazine
Martin Giles, Technology Correspondent, The Economist
Kal Kallaugher, Political Cartoonist, The Economist
Arianna Huffington, President, Editor in Chief, AOL Huffington Post Media Group
Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President, President of Global Market Development, Qualcomm
Kal Kallaugher, Political Cartoonist, The Economist
Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson International Institute of Economics
Kati London, Director of Product, Zynga New York
Mary Matalin, Republican Strategist, CNN
Alice Lyman Miller, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Paul Miller (aka “DJ Spooky”), Professor, European Graduate School; Author, “Book of Ice“
Susan Miller, Founder, Astrology Zone; Author, “The World Ahead: 2012”
Moby, Musician
Saad Mohseni, Chairman, Founder, MOBY Group
James Mulvenon, Director, China Division, Defense Group, Inc.
Mark Penn, CEO, Burson-Marsteller
Ruth Porat, Executive Vice President, CFO, Morgan Stanley
Eswar Prasad, Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Dan Rosenheck, Americas Online Editor, Sports Editor, The Economist
Robert Rubin, former Secretary, US Department of Treasury; Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
Paul Saffo, Managing Director, Discern Analytics
Wesley Stace, Musician, Author, “Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer”
George Stephanopoulos, GMA Anchor, Chief Political Correspondent, ABC News
Travis Tygart, CEO, US Anti-Doping Agency
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Shanghai Bureau Chief, The Economist
Carl Walter, Managing Director, COO of China Businesses, JP Morgan; Co-author, “Red Capitalism”
Cintra Wilson, Fashion Writer, The New York Times; Author, “Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling
America’s Fashion Destiny”[source: The Economist.com]
