About 700 invitations go out each year to attend the prestigious World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. Ahead of the conference this year, the attendees were asked to list their primary concerns. Here are the top ten:
1. Fiscal crises in key economies -- think China, Europe, and the U.S.
2. Structurally high unemployment/underemployment -- predicts social instability
3. Water crisis -- ask anybody in the western U.S.
4. Severe income inequality -- also predicts social instability
5. Failure of climate change mitigation and adaption -- no longer debating the earth's flatness
6. Greater incidence of extreme weather events -- see #5
7. Global governance issues -- the need to overcome some national sovereignty issues.
8. Food crisis -- hard to imagine sitting here in America
9. Failure of a major financial institution -- my primary concern, leads straight to Wall Street
10. Profound political and social instability -- symptom or cause?
This is the Top Ten from the "best & brightest." Now, what would YOU add to this list?
1. Fiscal crises in key economies -- think China, Europe, and the U.S.
2. Structurally high unemployment/underemployment -- predicts social instability
3. Water crisis -- ask anybody in the western U.S.
4. Severe income inequality -- also predicts social instability
5. Failure of climate change mitigation and adaption -- no longer debating the earth's flatness
6. Greater incidence of extreme weather events -- see #5
7. Global governance issues -- the need to overcome some national sovereignty issues.
8. Food crisis -- hard to imagine sitting here in America
9. Failure of a major financial institution -- my primary concern, leads straight to Wall Street
10. Profound political and social instability -- symptom or cause?
This is the Top Ten from the "best & brightest." Now, what would YOU add to this list?
