World Business Forum
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| World Business Forum | |
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 World Business Forum Stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York | |
| Begins | October 20, 2020 |
| Ends | October 21, 2020 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | David Geffen Hall, New York City, NY The Javits Center, New York City, NY |
| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Participants | over 5000 top-level business executives |
| Website | www |
The World Business Forum which was founded in 1988[1] is an annual global business summit held in New York City. A 2008 Burson-Marsteller survey ranked the forum among the world's top five most influential venues for C-Suite executives.[2]
The yearly summit brings together an average of over 5,000 attendees, mostly senior executives from over 60 countries. The Forum consists of discussions of top political leaders, business leaders, and intellectuals about the current issues and challenges of the world business environment and global economy.[3][4]
History[edit]
The World Business Forum in New York City launched in 2004.[5] Past speakers in the World Business Forum included political figures such as Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan, Rudy Giuliani, Tony Blair and Colin Powell. Other speakers have been CEOs Jack Welch, Richard Branson, Herb Kelleher and John Chambers, financial experts Alan Greenspan and Jeremy Siegel, and management experts Tom Peters, Peter Drucker and Michael Porter among others.[6]
2014 participants[edit]
Speakers included:
- Ben Bernanke: THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
- Robert Redford: A CONVERSATION ON CREATIVITY, TALENT AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING
- Malcolm Gladwell: THE ART OF BATTLING GIANTS
- Daniel Gilbert (psychologist): MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR YOU
- Sir Ken Robinson: CULTIVATING CREATIVITY
- Peter Diamandis: CREATING AN AGE OF ABUNDANCE
- Blake Mycoskie: START SOMETHING THAT MATTERS
- Ian Bremmer: WINNERS AND LOSERS IN A G-ZERO WORLD
- Simon Sinek: WHY LEADERS EAT LAST
- Claudio Fernández-Aráoz: IT’S NOT THE HOW OR THE WHAT BUT THE WHO
- Linda Hill: LEVERAGING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S COLLECTIVE GENIUS
- Rita McGrath: THE END OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- Phillipe Starck: CREATIVITY & OPENING THE DOORS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
2012 participants[edit]
- Marcus Buckingham
- Jack Welch
- Fareed Zakaria
- Michael Porter
- Lynda Gratton
- Robert Gates
- Sherry Turkle
- Richard Branson
- Barbara Corcoran
- Mark King
- Don Tapscott
- Jim Collins[7]
75% of attendees to the World Business Forum are at director level or above, and 30% are C-Suite executives.[8]
Organizer[edit]
The event is organized by WOBI, an executive education and management content firm which has been holding business conferences globally for over 20 years under the names World Business Forum and ExpoManagement. In addition to the World Business Forum in New York, WOBI organizes business forums around the world as well as other forums including the WOBI On Innovation.[4]
2019[edit]
This year's World Business Forum will take place from November 20 to November 21 at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.[9]
Green Initiative[edit]
In 2023, WOBI’s started a new Green Impact initiative it has put out a call for companies implementing effective environmental initiatives to share their stories with others on the main stage of each of this year’s World Business Forum events around the world.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "About WOBI". 22 September 2021.
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- ^ "Who We Are". HSM. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
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- ^ "WOBI : World of Business Ideas". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "HSM Speakers". Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "David Rubenstein Joins World Business Forum to Speak about Global Economic Crisis". Business Wire. Feb 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2018 – via FindArticles.com - CBSi.
- ^ HSM Americas, Inc. Personal interview. 11 June 2009.
- ^ "World Business Forum NYC 2019". World Business Forum NYC 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ "How WOBI's new Green Impact initiative is driving positive change". 27 June 2023.