CEOs, Politicians Gather in Switzerland for World Economic Forum

[Tsiyu]

By Matt Moore The Associated Press
Published: Jan 26, 2005






DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - Amid the expected star power of actors and singers, participants in this year's World Economic Forum said over-regulation is the biggest threat to global business growth.
But whether that will stymie business from making headway in 2005 and beyond is likely to take a back seat to more serious issues at the annual corporate and celebrity gathering of the top names in industry, commerce, politics and entertainment.

French President Jacques Chirac will start off the five-day meeting with a preliminary "special message" Wednesday afternoon, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair is scheduled to deliver the keynote address that night.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will speak Friday, and Jose Manuel Barroso - the new president of the European Commission - will get his first chance to address the world's business leaders Saturday, organizers said.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB04AE6F4E.html

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. CEO and Politicians meeting together at an economic forum.

That scares me like nothing else. That is the source of our problem. These two factions should not be conspiring against the rest of the world.

[Tsiyu]

2. No doubt

bad combo....

[Tsiyu]

3. No doubt

bad combo....

[leesa]

4. Have you read 'Confessions of an Economic Hitman'? Brrrrr...

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Not yet, but I keep hearing about it more and more.

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

6. since the demonstrations were almost banned...

or to be more excact to be contained on the union square the protest oeganizers have cancelled it and called for civil obedience.

i'd upload some pics i made from that day if someone tells me how


similar ones can be seen at the www.indymedia.ch

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

8. oops civil disobedience i meant. eom.

[TahitiNut]

7. Skiing with the glitterati.

I suppose it'd be wishful thinking to expect a few broken necks on the slopes? Their choice of luxury resort towns at the height of their seasons is remarkable. Sealed off from ordinary folks and unapproved media, these people have absolutely no concept of how average people live their lives.