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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma is to lead the South African delegation to the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from January 26 to 30, the Presidency said on Tuesday.
The theme for the 2011 meeting is "shared norms for the new reality", reflecting the concern that, as the world becomes more complex and interconnected, it is also experiencing an erosion of common values, and that this undermines public trust in leadership, economic growth and political stability.
The four central pillars of the 2011 meeting are: responding to the new reality; the economic outlook and policies for defining inclusive growth; supporting the G20 agenda; and building a risk-response network.
Zuma is to use the attendance of the World Economic Forum to market SA. He will also host a dialogue with about 60 CEOs of international companies to discuss opportunities in SA.
The Forum also provides an opportunity for SA to set the scene for SA's hosting of the 17th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change, which will be held in Durban from November 28 to December 9 this year.
Zuma will join Mexican President Felipe Calderón in a session to discuss the lessons from the COP 15 conference that was held in 2009 in Denmark, the COP 16 conference that was held in Cancun, Mexico, and the expectations from the COP 17 conference in Durban.
Zuma will also meet with members of the UN secretary-general's high-level panel on global sustainability in Davos. He co-chairs the panel with President Tarja Halonen of Finland.
The Davos meeting will lay the basis for the World Economic Forum on Africa, which will be held in SA in May.
The theme for the 2011 meeting is "shared norms for the new reality", reflecting the concern that, as the world becomes more complex and interconnected, it is also experiencing an erosion of common values, and that this undermines public trust in leadership, economic growth and political stability.
The four central pillars of the 2011 meeting are: responding to the new reality; the economic outlook and policies for defining inclusive growth; supporting the G20 agenda; and building a risk-response network.
Zuma is to use the attendance of the World Economic Forum to market SA. He will also host a dialogue with about 60 CEOs of international companies to discuss opportunities in SA.
The Forum also provides an opportunity for SA to set the scene for SA's hosting of the 17th United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change, which will be held in Durban from November 28 to December 9 this year.
Zuma will join Mexican President Felipe Calderón in a session to discuss the lessons from the COP 15 conference that was held in 2009 in Denmark, the COP 16 conference that was held in Cancun, Mexico, and the expectations from the COP 17 conference in Durban.
Zuma will also meet with members of the UN secretary-general's high-level panel on global sustainability in Davos. He co-chairs the panel with President Tarja Halonen of Finland.
The Davos meeting will lay the basis for the World Economic Forum on Africa, which will be held in SA in May.
