CNN International at Davos 2012
Summit to pose crucial questions at time of global crisis
With many of the world’s biggest economies facing unprecedented challenges, delegates are arriving at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
What are the best hopes for Davos 2012? Who will be the major players at the event, and what are their remits? What will business want to see from government and what will governments hope to see in return?
From the heart of Davos itself, CNN provides daily live coverage led by two of CNN’s leading business anchors, Richard Quest and John Defterios, from Monday 23 January – Friday 27 January.
Both correspondents will front CNN’s live key prime-time business output from the World Economic Forum across the day.
They will be joined by Fareed Zakaria, Editor-at-Large of TIME Magazine and host of CNN’s ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’, plus CNN Money anchor and business correspondent, Poppy Harlow, who will interview economist Nouriel Roubini, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan as well as Bill Gates. Further details and analysis can be found at www.cnnmoney.com
At such a crucial period for the global economy, and with most key business leaders in the world gathered in one place, CNN has unique access to those making decisions, and will ask vital questions about the year ahead, the challenges that global instability brings, and examine the tactics that could be employed to tackle the crisis.
Programming Highlights
John Defterios, CNN anchor and emerging markets editor, will front ‘Global Exchange’ live from Davos from Tuesday 24 January – Thursday 26 January at 1600 GMT / 1700 GMT. John will also moderate a special debate on emerging economies, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, “Can Emerging Markets Deliver Global Growth?”
The debate will ask: “With Europe and theUnited States mired in prolonged austerity, can consumption and investment from emerging markets drive growth worldwide?” Guests will include the following:
- Li Daokui, Director, Center forChina in the World Economy (CCWE), People’s Republic ofChina
- Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Enterprises,India
- Stephen S. Roach, Senior Research Fellow, The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs,Yale University,USA
- Mehmet Simsek, Minister of Finance ofTurkey
- Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP, United Kingdom
The special programme will air on Sunday 29 January at 1600 GMT / 1700 CET.
Richard Quest’s primetime business programme, ‘Quest Means Business’ will be live from Davos at 1900 GMT / 2000 CET each evening.
‘CNN Marketplace Europe’ anchored by Quest will also be live at Davos. The programme will talk to two CEOs with very differing views on taxation – Maurice Levy, head of Publicis and Paul Walsh, CEO Diageo. The programme airs on Thursday 26 January at 1900 GMT / 2000 CET.
As the meetings draw to a close, Quest will reflect on what he heard during the World Economic Forum, in ‘Dateline Davos’, as well as choosing some of his favourite interviews conducted during the week.
‘Dateline Davos’ airs Saturday 28 January at 1430 GMT / 1530 CET and Sunday 29 January at 1030 GMT / 1130 CET and 2130 GMT / 2230 CET
Fareed Zakaria will also be present at the forum and present his Sunday programme, ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ from there. The programme regularly takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and the policies shaping the world, and will report developments and analysis from the week at Davos. The programme airs Sunday 29 January at 1300 GMT / 1400 GMT and 2000 GMT / 2100 CET.
In addition, CNN offers all the latest news and analysis from the event as well as behind-the-scene images and blogs from CNN staff at www.cnn.com/davos.
“Right now there are some major economic challenges hanging over the Eurozone, and questions over the very future of the Euro. Add in elections in three of the world’s top ten economies, and continuing instability in the oil-richMiddle East, and the conditions around this year’s Davos make it the most interesting in years. CNN will be at the heart of the action, looking for answers on issues that are being felt in every corner of the world”, said Mike McCarthy, senior vice president, CNN International.
For more information, please contact:
Joel Brown Senior Press Officer CNN Europe, Middle East & Africa Tel: + 44 20 7693 0967 Email: joel.brown@turner.com