Manpower Inc. is proud to be a strategic partner of the 40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2010. Over 2,500 leaders from business, politics, academia, the media and civil society will participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, from 27-31 January.
Several Manpower executives are participating in this year's event:
Jeff Joerres, Chairman and CEO of Manpower Inc., was interviewed by the World Economic Forum. This Interview is also available on YouTube and on www.weforum.org.
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Jeff also talked to Davos Hub Culture journalist Edie Lush about the recovery from economic crisis and the building of new jobs in the USA. In addition, he announced the launch of MyPath, Manpower's free online career management social network designed to help professionals plan and navigate their career journeys.
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View the Davos Annual Meeting 2010 highlights video, in which Jeff remarks on the tremendous value of the annual gathering of business and political leaders.
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Jeff will be participating in the following sessions:
Skills Creation: The Future of Employment
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Although unemployment rates continue to rise, there are still 2.6 million jobs unfilled in the US and 4 million in Europe because of a shortage of skilled workers. What imbalances in terms of human capital should be addressed for a sustainable post-crisis recovery?
Professional Services Governors: Fostering Responsible Capitalism
Thursday, 27 January 2010
Industry partnership meeting, reserved for CEOs of professional services strategic partner companies (i.e. employment services, accounting, consulting).
Social Networks vs. the CEO: Is the CEO Prepared?
Friday, 29 January 2010
This discussion aims to explore how companies should react to social networks and be prepared to explore the challenges and opportunities social networks present. Manpower will also be publishing a short paper covering this topic at the World Economic Forum.
The importance of UN-Business Partnership
Friday, 29 January 2010
The session will highlight successful partnership projects and underscore the role that the new UN-Business partnership gateway will play in facilitating UN-business collaboration to support the Millennium Development Goals and humanitarian relief (as is currently the case in Haiti).
David Arkless, President of Corporate and Government Affairs, is participating in the following sessions:
World Economic Forum Brainstorming: Redefining the Global Commons
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 (Discussion leader)
Despite universal awareness that we live in an interdependent world replete with systemic risks and governance gaps, there is no shared agreement on what comprises the global commons. If the oceans and ozone layer met this definition only in the last century, how should the global commons be redefined in an era when the Internet is critical to commerce and rain forests to fight climate change?
Ideas Lab on the Global Redesign Initiative (Global Risks)
Thursday, 28 January 2010 (Discussion leader)
The Global Redesign Initiative aims to improve international cooperation on the pressing challenges of the 21st century. David will be presenting a proposal on "Skills Gap: Migration and the Skills Gap." You can view David's presentation of the proposal on YouTube.
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Cross-industry Workspace Session: Entering the Era of Mobile Talent
Friday, 29 January 2010
Finding the right skills is still a challenge, despite the difficult economic environment and high unemployment. Many parts of the world face significant talent shortages due to demographic changes, insufficient employability, education and training.
Peak Performance in Business: Optimizing the Return on Investment of a Healthy Workforce
Friday, 29 January 2010
David will be leading a table discussion on:"What is required to elevate the topic from HR to be considered a strategic investment?" and will develop the angle of how corporations can move from seeing wellness as an HR-driven initiative to a strategic corporate initiative to enhance workforce and talent management.
Barbara Beck, President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will be participating in the following sessions:
Achieving Gender Parity: What works? (Discussion Leader)
Thursday, 28 January 2010
This year's private Gender Parity Workspace session is concentrating on "solution owners" — companies or organisations which have implemented initiatives in the workplace designed to close gender gaps.
Women Leaders' Advisory Board Meeting
Friday, 29 January 2010
This private meeting of the Women Leaders Programme Advisory Board will review programme activities in 2009 and update on Corporate Best Practices for Gender Equality.
Françoise Gri, President of Manpower France, will be participating in the following session:
Achieving Gender Parity: What works?
Thursday, 28 January 2010
This year's private Gender Parity Workspace session is concentrating on "solution owners" — companies or organisations which have implemented initiatives in the workplace designed to close gender gaps.
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