(above: Davos, Switzerland. credit: WEF)
Greetings from Davos, Switzerland and the first day of the 42nd World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting!
Long considered one of the leading global gatherings of business, political, religious and intellectual leaders, WEF is one of the best settings for HP to engage top customers, government leaders and key influencers. A delegation of HP executives, led by Executive Chairman Ray Lane, will spend the next few days developing customer and partner relationships, participating on WEF panel discussions and sharing their viewpoints on this year’s theme, The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models.
HP executives will discuss technology’s role in transforming society, from lowering the barrier of entry for entrepreneurs in high-growth markets to advancing human progress through meaningful technology.
HP executives onsite in Davos include:
Developing Shared Value Strategies
Earlier today, Yves de Talhouet participated in a session entitled “Developing Shared Value Strategies.” Organized by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, the session explored how companies can better utilize their corporate assets to generation benefits for the company and for society.
This session was particularly important to HP as the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship was one of the first formal partnerships forged by HP’s Global Social Innovation team in 2009. Collaboration with organizations such as the foundation and its community of 200 social entrepreneurs has been a fundamental component of HP’s vision and implementation of creating shared value.
Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, the architect of the creating shared value model, participated in the session as well and heard the progress that HP and others have made.
HP and the World Economic Forum:
HP has been a member of the WEF community since 1980. In 2003, the company was named a Strategic Partner, joining a select group of 100 companies handpicked for their alignment with WEF’s commitment to improving the state of the world.
In addition to the Annual Meeting in Davos, throughout the year WEF hosts regional summits and councils around the globe, convening key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia to address regional challenges and align stakeholders. Across the company, HP employees work with WEF on global and regional projects throughout the year, helping to set the intellectual agenda of WEF’s programming and publications. For example, HP Fellow Steve Simske is a member of the WEF Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade.
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