Brand South Africa had a strong and vibrant presence at the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in late January 2010, with a particular focus on the 2010 Fifa World Cup. In this gallery we bring you the highlights.
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| The panel of the session Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century in the Congress Centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday 30 January 30: from left, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and the Global Agenda Council on Education Systems; John T Chambers, CEO of Cisco, US, Irina Bokova, director-general of Unesco; Trevor Manuel, minister in the presidency for South Africa’s National Planning Commission; and Harold McGraw III, CEO of the McGraw-Hill Companies, US. Photo: Michael Wuertenberg, World Economic Forum  |
Manuel speaking during the session Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century on Saturday 30 January 30 Photo: Michael Wuertenberg, World Economic Forum |
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| Manuel speaking during the session Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century on Saturday 30 January 30 Photo: Michael Wuertenberg, World Economic Forum |
Manuel and McGraw in discussion after the session Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century on Saturday 30 January 30 Photo: Michael Wuertenberg, World Economic Forum |
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| Gene Falk, South African social entrepreneur and co-founder and executive director of mothers2mothers, at work in the Congress Centre in Davos on Saturday 30 January. Photo: Michael Wuertenberg, World Economic Forum |
South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica speaking during the session Rebuilding Water Management on Saturday 30 January. Photo: Remy Steinegger, World Economic Forum |
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| Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chair of Swiss company Nestle and member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and Global Agenda Council on Water Security, seated next to Sonjica during the session Rebuilding Water Management on Saturday 30 January. Photo: Remy Steinegger, World Economic Forum |
Stanley Fischer, governor of the Central Bank of Israel (left) and South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan at the session Redesigning Financial Regulation on Saturday 30 January. Photo: Sebastian Derungs, World Economic Forum |
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| South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan speaking at the session Redesigning Financial Regulation on Saturday 30 January. Photo: Sebastian Derungs, World Economic Forum |
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For more great South African photography, including the Proteas jetting off to the ICC World Cup, grassroots football, Nelson Mandela meeting Bafana Bafana, high-rise office buildings in Sandton, and South Africa’s new ape-man fossil – visit the Media Club South Africa gallery page.
