December 1st And 3rd Events Celebrate The 26th Edition Of The World In…Publication And Examine Predictions For 2012
November 14, 2011
New York, NY–The Economist will hold its World In 2012 Festival in New York City in early December. The festival celebrates the 26th edition of The Economist’s successful The World in…publication, which contains a collection of predictions and trends for the year ahead. The two-day event begins on December 1st with a gala dinner at The Angel Orensanz Foundation For The Arts and is followed by a day of discussion and debate on December 3rd at Cooper Union. Alec Baldwin, George Stephanopoulos, Moby and many other notable figures in politics, business, sports, arts and more will participate in the festival.
This year’s gala dinner, which will be hosted by Emmy award-winning actor Alec Baldwin and chaired by The World in 2012’s editor, Daniel Franklin, will focus on global politics. Throughout the evening, leading political analysts will offer their opinions on the 2012 presidential elections in the US, and Economist journalists will comment on the presidential elections elsewhere, including those in France and Mexico. The dinner will also include musical performances by Moby and DJ Spooky. The festival will continue on Saturday with a day-long event on a wide variety of subjects. China’s power transition, the future of media and the world of sports are just some of the topics to be discussed. Both events are open to the public and tickets can be purchased at http://worldin2012.economist.com/.
“Like the publication itself, The World In 2012 Festival provides a terrific opportunity to look forward to the year ahead,” said Daniel Franklin, the editor of The World in 2012. “The speakers and the topics will give attendees a good sense of some of the world’s most pressing issues in a fun and informative way.”
The full list of participants includes:
Alec Baldwin, Emmy award-winning actor “30 Rock”
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The Economist
Matthew Bishop, NY Bureau Chief, The Economist
Tyler Cowen, Professor, George Mason University; Author, “The Great Stagnation”
Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder, CEO, foursquare
Tom Easton, US Finance Editor, The Economist
Robert Frank, Author, “The High-Beta Rich”; Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal
Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist; Editor, The World In 2012
Brian Gaffney, Chairman, Allianz Global Investors
Tavi Gevinson, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, “The Style Rookie” & Rookie Magazine
Martin Giles, Technology Correspondent, The Economist
Arianna Huffington, President, Editor-in-Chief, AOL Huffington Post Media Group
Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President & President of Global Market Development, Qualcomm
Nicholas Lardy, Author, “Sustaining China’s Economic Growth After The Global Financial Crisis”; Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Kati London, Director of Product, Zynga New York
Mary Matalin, Republican Strategist, CNN
Alice Lyman Miller, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky), Professor, European Graduate School, Author, “Book of Ice”
Susan Miller, Founder, Astrology Zone, Author, “The World Ahead; 2012”
Moby, Musician
Saad Mohseni, Charman, Founder, MOBY Group
Daryl Morey, General Manager, Houston Rockets
James Mulvenon, Director, China Division, Defense Group, Inc.
Mark Penn, CEO, Burson-Marsteller
Ruth Porat, Executive Vice President, CFO, Morgan Stanley
Esward Prasad, Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Dan Rosenheck, Americas Online Editor, Sports Editor, The Economist
Robert Rubin, former Secretary, US Department of Treasury; Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
Paul Saffo, Managing Director, Discern Analytics
George Stephanopoulos, “Good Morning America” Anchor; Chief Political Correspondent, ABC News
Travis Tygart, CEO, US Anti-Doping Agency
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Shanghai Bureau Chief, The Economist
Allianz Global Investors and Qualcomm are Platinum Sponsors of the event. BMW Group and The Rockefeller Foundation are Gold Sponsors and Invest in Hong Kong is a Silver Sponsor. Innocentive is the Challenge Partner for the event.
This event is open to press. For media registration, please contact Amy Jaick at amyjaick@economist.com or 212-641-9834.
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