Davos 2012 - Averting a Lost Generation

http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2012

Averting a Lost Generation
How can the current generation of young people reach their full potential despite the economic challenges ahead?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Understanding the potential of the next generation
- Tackling the youth employment crisis
- Investigating the role of the "demographic dividend"

• Peter Diamond, Institute Professor and Professor of Economics Emeritus, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
• Aria Finger, Chief Operating Officer, DoSomething.org, USA; Global Shaper
• Awn Shawkat Al Khasawneh, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• Maurice Lévy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Publicis Groupe, France; Foundation Board Member
• Mohammed H. Al Mady, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Saudi Arabia
• Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva

With
• Jerónimo Calderón, Founder and Executive Director, Euforia.ch, Switzerland; Global Shaper

Moderated by
• Ross Westgate, Anchor and Presenter, CNBC, United Kingdom

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[Lukege15]

Patronizing subject, not to mention the horribly arrogant and inept moderator.

[MarkoKraguljac]

Complete, disgusting farce.

[especioso]

There was a time when there were closed captions....This year there are not. Sad, a bit shameful...

[Waffleater1]

@Waffleater1 The program was a collaboration between a local NGO who pushed to find internships and enhancing job opportunities for high schoolers and Microsoft. Everybody wins out:

- Microsoft: "hooked" us onto their products, community and culture, developed a pool of potential future employees, not expensive (minimum wage for us + HR specialist managing program)

Interns - Provided a fantastic resume/experience booster, gained skills, exposed us to a business, a network and a career.

[Waffleater1]

I am 19 and this is the type of solution you might want to think about:

I live in Seattle (USA) and three yrs ago, Microsoft created a program designed for under-served high schoolers where we worked 2-3 hours a day after school 5 days a week for a year in various business groups, followed by a full time summer internship. Microsoft provided us with training, skill, experience, advice and a network. It pushed many minorities to college. Collaboration btw corporations/NGOs/schools is necessary!