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Klaus Martin Schwab (German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He has acted as the WEF's chairman since founding the organisation in 1971.
World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum ( WEF) is an international advocacy non-governmental organization and think tank, based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab. The foundation's stated mission is "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political ...
Great Reset. The Great Reset Initiative is an economic recovery plan drawn up by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The project was launched in June 2020, and a video featuring the then-Prince of Wales Charles was released to mark its launch. [2] The initiative's stated aim is to facilitate rebuilding from ...
Klaus Schwab (2016), Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum; Jens Spahn (2017), Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Ministry of Finance; Peer Steinbrück (2011), German Chancellor Candidate; Linda Teuteberg (2019), General Secretary, Free Democratic Party; Stanislaw Tillich (2016), Minister-President of Saxony
You'll own nothing and be happy. " You'll own nothing and you'll be happy " (alternatively " you'll own nothing and be happy ") is a phrase originating in a 2016 video by the World Economic Forum (WEF), summarising an essay written by Danish politician Ida Auken. The phrase has been used by critics who accuse the WEF of desiring restrictions on ...
Klaus Barbie. Nikolaus Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German officer of the SS and SD who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the " Butcher of Lyon " for having personally tortured prisoners—primarily Jews and members of the French Resistance —as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon.
The program was founded by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum in 1992 under the name “Global Leaders for Tomorrow” and was renamed to Young Global Leaders in 2003. [1] Schwab created the group with $1 million won from the Dan David Prize , [2] and the inaugural 2005 class comprised 237 young leaders.
Hilde Schwab at the WEF Social Entrepreneurs Wrap-up in 2018. In 1998, Klaus Schwab and his wife Hilde decided to create the independent not-for-profit Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Its mission was to promote social innovation. It was a complementary foundation to the World Economic Forum, which Klaus Schwab had founded in 1971.