The Global Competitiveness Forum 2010

The enthusiasm generated by the 3rd GCF fuelled a passion for forward thinking that has been carried forward into the 4th annual GCF, with the theme “Sustainable Competitiveness” being unanimously accepted as the ideal way to symbolize 2010 as the start of a new decade of thinking.

To deliver sustainable prosperity, the global corporate and public sectors must be attentive to the social, environmental, political, and financial systems in which they are integrally woven. This imperative is reinforced daily by the diverse stresses placed on the foundations of the world’s economic well-being. Achieving sustainable competitiveness has never been a more pressing challenge for Saudi Arabia and other forward-looking nations. Economic growth activities that occur under fair market conditions and that enhance and restore the health of natural and social systems are the essence of Sustainable Competitiveness.

Some confirmed speakers for 2010 include:

• John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems
• Michael Dell, Founder and CEO, Dell Inc.
• Jeffrey R. Immelt,, Chief Executive Officer of GE.
• James Wolfensohn, 9th President of the World Bank
• James Turley, Chairman and CEO, Ernst and Young
• Nicolas Hayek, Chairman and Delegate of the Board, the Swatch Group
• Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University
• Stephen D Pryor, CEO- Exxonmobil Chemical Co
• Glenn Lowry, Director MOMA
• Paul Polman ,  CEO, Unilever