From the World Economic Forum (WEF17), check out my tweet based overview from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3. I must admit today didn’t seem to have the same buzz from previous days. Maybe they partied too hard last night…? There were a couple of interesting sessions the Digital Transformation of Industries and An Insight, An Idea with Sergey Brin – but the must see for payments / fintech peeps was the Global Fintech Revolution debate. Following are the most intriguing tweets from Day 4 (officially day 3):
1. The Importance of Childhood Development:
Investing in your child’s development is even more valuable than you might think. Read more: https://t.co/0wuZa5eLc1 @shakira #wef17 pic.twitter.com/8VFSCdU3mm
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 19, 2017
2. Global Extreme Poverty:
Global Extreme Poverty
1990: 37.1% of the world’s population
1999: 29%
2012: 12.8%
2015: 9.6% #Davos— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 18, 2017
3. UK, Brexit and the Future of Europe:
A history of Britain in the EU, in just 90 seconds. Read more: https://t.co/hQYolZoPf3 #wef17 pic.twitter.com/eFRykifGAR
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 19, 2017
4. The State of Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia
70% of population under 30.
70% of labor force employed by the govt.
90% of govt revenue from oil. #NotGood#Davos— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) January 19, 2017
5. Key Trends by Jack Ma:
These 3 trends will define your future, says Jack Ma https://t.co/zsBmd6ScWM #wef17 pic.twitter.com/oz9Pg5Yqnu
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 19, 2017