Klaus Schwab holds a Doctorate in Engineering and a Doctorate in Economics and Social Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute Zurich and the University of Fribourg and an MPA from Harvard University. Formerly managed the restructuring of a leading Swiss machine building group and was Professor of Business Policy in Geneva until 2003. Author of Modern Management (1970), conceptualizing stakeholder capitalism, and The Fourth Industrial Revolution (2017). 1971, created and became the Chairman of the World Economic Forum, to build a platform where business leaders can meet, interact and collaborate with stakeholders from government and society. Built it from a simple idea into an international organization and a leading global platform for public-private cooperation. Has held multiple board memberships and international advisory positions. Together with his wife Hilde, created the Schwab Foundation in 1998 to promote social entrepreneurship and innovation. Recipient of international awards, national distinctions, honorary professorships and doctorates for thought leadership and for the Forum’s achievements in enhancing global cooperation and several political reconciliation efforts. Has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Hobbies include sports and culture.
Leaders have to be responsive and responsible; they must understand that we are living in a world marked by uncertainty, volatility and deep transformational changes. Many people are livi...
Como se ha demostrado el año pasado, los líderes deben responder a las demandas de las personas que les han encomendado liderar, al mismo tiempo que proporcionan una visión y un camino ad...
As the past year has demonstrated, leaders must be responsive to the demands of the people who have entrusted them to lead, while also providing a vision and a way forward, so that people...
It is a great honour for the World Economic Forum to be a partner of this World Forum on Sport and Culture.
El surgimiento de nuevas tecnologías es tan veloz que ya nos cuesta manejar su impacto en la sociedad. Los cambios tecnológicos afectan todos los aspectos de la vida, desde la naturaleza ...
Every day we see the emergence of new technologies. And every day we see a widening gap between progress and society’s ability to cope with its consequences. Whether it is an impending sh...
Estamos viviendo un momento crucial en la historia - un punto de inflexión para el mundo. Estamos entrando en la era de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial.
We are living at a crucial moment in history – a turning point for the world. We are entering the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
El mundo ha perdido a uno de sus grandes hombres de Estado, el Foro Económico Mundial uno de sus verdaderos arquitectos, y yo mismo un mentor de confianza y amigo.
The world has lost one of its rare great statesmen, the World Economic Forum one of its true architects, and I myself a trusted mentor and friend.
On September 10 2001 my wife and I arrived in New York as I was to receive the Candlelight award from then-UN-Secretary-General Kofi Annan. That night we had a very inspiring conversation...
The theme of 2016 Annual Meeting of the New Champions is 'The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Transformational Impact'. Could you please explain the meaning of this theme and share w...
A lot of attention has focused on the ways in which the Fourth Industrial Revolution will affect how we work, carry out business, or even how we interact as human beings. But perhaps one ...
Of the myriad challenges the world faces today, perhaps the most overwhelming is how to shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution that began at the turn of the century. New technologies and ...
We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation...
