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Klaus Schwab

Nacido: March 30, 1938 – Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Klaus Schwab is a German engineer, economist, and author best known for founding the World Economic Forum and shaping its annual Davos meetings into a major venue for global policy and business dialogue. His books, including The Fourth Industrial Revolution, focus on globalization, stakeholder capitalism, and technological change.

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

Klaus Schwab was born in Ravensburg, Germany, on March 30, 1938. He studied at the Humanistisches Gymnasium there before moving into a notably interdisciplinary education: engineering at ETH Zurich, economics at the University of Fribourg, and, in 1967, a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School. Early work on factory floors, with the German Machine-Building Association, and then on the managing board of Sulzer Escher Wyss gave him a managerial perspective grounded in industry rather than theory alone. From 1972 to 2003, he also taught business policy at the University of Geneva. ((https://www.weforum.org/about/klaus-schwab/))

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We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another
-The Fourth Industrial Revolution: what it means and how to respond
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We are not here to pursue just our own interests, but as a community of purpose to improve the state of the world
-Top quotes from the opening of Davos
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The purpose of a company is to engage all its stakeholders in shared and sustained value creation
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The tension between globalism and nationalism is artificial
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Instead, we need a society, economy, and international community that is designed to care for all people and the entire planet
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In short, we need a “Great Reset” of capitalism
-Now is the time for a 'great reset'
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We are at a turning point of humankind - we should not underestimate the historical significance of the situation we are in
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I said leadership is a combination of soul, brain, heart, muscles and nerves
-Klaus Schwab chats with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

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