Bryant to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Dalian, China

Preventing the Next Great Backlash

Friday 11 September

09:00 – 10:00

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2009 warns of dramatic deterioration of fiscal balances in the G8 and other economies that will put major stress on healthcare and social security systems.

What are the implications for business and the global recovery process?

Simultaneous interpretation in English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese

The session will include:

·         John Bryant, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Operation HOPE, YGL, USA

·         Margery Kraus, President and Chief Executive Officer, APCO Worldwide, USA

·         Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor of International Political Economy, Institute for Management Development International (IMD), Switzerland

·         Ben J. Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer, Alcatel-Lucent, France; Mentor of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions

·         Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia

Chaired by

·         Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World News, United Kingdom

John Hope Bryant is also the Vice Chairman, U.S. Presiden's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, Chairman, Council Committee on the Under-Served, and author of the newly released book, LOVE LEADERSHIP:The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World.