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Liebreich: Davos Wrap

By Michael Liebreich | January 30, 2012
It’s a wrap: The fifth and final installment of my Davos blog. I’m writing this in the plane on the way home. Early start again Saturday morning (groan). My final turn in the moderator’s seat as a bunch of WEF Technology Pioneers and industry titans discuss how hyper-growth startups should ...
Davos Billionaires Cautious, Hopeful

By Matthew G. Miller | January 28, 2012
It has been prime billionaire hunting season at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week: at least 70 ten-figure fortunes have been mingling among 2,600 politicians and business leaders. More than a dozen billionaires have dropped by the Bloomberg TV set atop the Congress ...
Liebreich: Priceless Davos Moments

By Michael Liebreich | January 28, 2012
Friday was filled with the sort of incidents that can only happen in Davos. I mean how often have you had a Ukrainian bodyguard try to yank you out of the bathroom by force? My first session of the day was a breakfast on energy access. Twenty people in the room, including the CEO of [...] ...
How Are People Like Aspen Trees?

By Peter Coy | January 27, 2012
Aspen trees are connected below ground through their roots, so an aspen grove can be thought of as a single, giant living organism. W. Brian Arthur, an expert on the economics of technology, thinks human beings are like aspen trees, and computer networks are like the roots that connect them. ...
China No.1? U.S. Pols Won’t Touch It

By Peter Coy | January 27, 2012
In the Harry Potter books, the evil Lord Voldemort is “He Who Must Not Be Named.” American politicians in Davos appear to have their own taboo–acknowledging that China eventually will surpass the U.S. in economic output. Economists say it’s almost certain to happen sometime in the 21st Century ...
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