World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012

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Imagine if half the world's population were to reach its full potential. How would this advance progress on economic, societal and political issues?

Dimensions to be addressed:

- The girl effect and the graduate effect
- Interventions to close gender gaps
- New models of leadership

• Michelle Bachelet, Undersecretary-General, United Nations Women (UN Women), New York
• Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012; Young Global Leader
• Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop; Chair, The Elders, South Africa
• Talal Al Zain, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, Bahrain; Global Agenda Council on Private Capital

Opening Remarks by

• Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand

Moderated by

• Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times, USA 

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