Accenture and the World Economic Forum
Accenture is a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum. For the past 16 years, Accenture has worked closely with the World Economic Forum and the other strategic partner organizations to advance the Forum’s goal of driving positive change and improving the state of the world. Through this relationship, Accenture participates in a year-round program of speaking at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland and regional summits in Latin America, China and India, and attends the many regional meetings around the world. Accenture also collaborates with the World Economic Forum through joint-research projects and communities and initiatives.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 in Davos, Switzerland
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 in Davos, Switzerland
World Economic Forum on Latin America 2011, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011, Dalian, China
World Economic Forum India Economic Summit 2011, Mumbai, India
Other Regional World Economic Forum Meetings and Summits in 2011
As a strategic partner, Accenture participates throughout the year in the many regional World Economic Forums around the world. For 2011, executives attended the
World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa; the
World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia in Vienna Austria; and the
World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia.
World Economic Forum Research
For the past few years, Accenture has partnered on joint-research projects with the World Economic Forum. In 2010, we conducted three joint-research projects--"Energy Efficiency”, "Exploring the Future of Cloud Computing" and "Smart Grids”—that produced
reports shared at the Annual Meeting in Davos.
During 2011, Accenture conducted four joint-research projects with the World Economic Forum that included
Supply Chain and Transport Risk, New Energy Architectures, Green Growth Partnerships and Sustainable Consumption. The findings to these timely and important topics will be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Davos.
World Economic Forum Initiatives
Industry Partnerships
Through the World Economic Forum Industry Partnerships, CEOs and senior leaders from top companies collaborate with the Forum on its mission at the industry level. Together with the Forum’s multistakeholder networks and experts, Accenture identifies and assesses key issues in specific industries. Currently, Accenture is a member of the
Information Technology and
Professional Services Partnerships.
The Forum of Young Global Leaders
The
Forum of Young Global Leaders is a community of exceptional young leaders who share a commitment to shaping the global future. Each year, the World Economic Forum identifies 200-300 extraordinary individuals worldwide to join this powerful international community.
Peter Lacy, Accenture’s managing director of sustainability services in EMEA and Latin America, is currently a member.
Risk Officer’s Community
Steven Culp, managing director of Accenture Risk Management, is a member of newly created Risk Officer’s Community of the World Economic Forum. Part of the
Risk Response Network, this Community will connect business and public sector leaders to bring together the practical tools, solutions and approaches to advance the world’s capacity to deal with complex, emerging systemic risks.