As a key committee in the Senate takes up reforming the ways of Wall Street, the President lays down a marker: I urge those in the Senate who support these reforms to remain strong, to resist the pressure from those who would preserve the status quo, to stand up for their constituents and our country. And I promise to use every tool at my disposal to see these reforms enacted: to ensure that the bill I sign into law reflects not the special interests of Wall Street, but the best interests of the American people.
www.weforum.org 28.01.2010 Globalization has signified the expansion and interconnection of world markets, but paradoxically stronger and more effective national action is essential to achieve global cooperation. How can global cooperation be advanced as nation states become more interdependent? Samir Al Rifai, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Michael Froman, Deputy Assistant to the US President; Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs, USA HRH Haakon of Norway, Crown Prince of Norway; Chair of the YGL Global Redesign Task Force; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on Values Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pepsico, USA; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Global Agenda Council on the Role of Business George Yeo Yong-Boon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Moderated by Lord Malloch-Brown, Senior Adviser, Global Redesign Initiative, World Economic Forum