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February 6, 2010 in Headline

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 27JAN10 - Participants move into the congress hall at the congress centre for the 'Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010' of the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 30JAN10 - Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum captured during the session 'Davos Kick-off for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' at the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 29JAN10 - Melinda French Gates (R), Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010, speaks, while William H. Gates III, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, looks on, during the 'Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledge' in the Congress Centre of the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 .

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 27JAN10 - Doris Leuthard, (L) President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of Economic Affairs shakes hands with Nicolas Sarkozy (R), at the congress centre prior to the 'Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010' of the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 27JAN10 - Jaime Caruana (FLTR), General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Ibrahim S. Dabdoub, Group Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait; Global Agenda Council on Global Investment Flows, Robert E. Diamond Jr, President, Barclays, United Kingdom, Stefan Lippe, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re, Switzerland, Jonathan M. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Providence Equity Partners, USA, Guillermo Ortiz, Professor, ITAM (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico), Mexico and Suzanne Nora Johnson, Chair, Global Agenda Council on Systemic Financial Risk; Global Agenda Council on Systemic Financial Risk are captured during the session 'Rethinking Systemic Financial Risk' at the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2010 at the Congress Centre.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 28JAN10 - Shimon Peres, President of Israel captured during the session 'The New Growth Narrative' at the Congress Centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 30JAN10 - Susan M. Collins (L), Senator from Maine (Republican), USA, and Barney Frank, Congressman from Massachusetts (Democrat), 4th District; Chairman, Financial Services Committee, USA, are captured during the session 'The US Legislative Agenda: A Global Perspective' in the Congress Centre of the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 28JAN10 - Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, 2010 G8 Summit and Toronto G20 Summit speaks during the session 'Special Message' at the Congress Centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 28JAN10 - William J. Clinton, Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation; President of the United States (1993-2001); UN Special Envoy to Haiti speaks during the 'Special Session on Haiti' at the Congress Centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 29JAN10 - Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 talks during the session 'Technology for Society' at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 in the Congress Centre.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 29JAN10 - Ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 29JAN10 - Queen Rania Al Abdullah, H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Global Agenda Council on Education Systems and Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder and Member of the Schwab Foundation Board are seen in the audience during the session 'Conversation with the King of Jordan' at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010.