The New York Forum 2014

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19 Sep, 2014, 10:32 GMT

NEW YORK, September 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

- Is technology killing jobs? 

- What will be the economic impact of climate change?  

September 21, 2014 at The New York Public Library, New York City 

The 4th edition of The New York Forum will be held this Sunday September 21st at The New York Public Library on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly. 

Participants will work together to develop concrete initiatives around two pressing topics : 

  • Is technology killing jobs?    
  • What will be the economic impact of climate change?  

The interactive format of The New York Forum 2014 allows each of the participants the opportunity to take an active role.  The New York Forum will bring together key economic stakeholders including seven co-chairs:

  • Pierre Blayau, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, AREVA
  • Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive, IAC/InterActiveCorp
  • Henry Paulson, Founder and Chairman, The Paulson Institute and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
  • Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP
  • Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus of Harvard University, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
  • Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001-2006)
  • Katherine Wylde, President & Chief Executive Officer, Partnership for New York City

Several heads of state and members of government will also be actively participating in The New York Forum.

"We chose to focus the fourth edition of The New York Forum on two key critical topics. The NYF is a call to action for participants todiscuss and find solutions to current and
long-term levels of employment and the future of our planet," said Richard Attias, founder of The New York Forum.    

At the close of the New York Forum, The New York Forum Institute will issue a white paper outlining a consolidation of intiatives and recommandations from the day's discussions. The white paper will be presented during the United Nations General Assemby week, the G20 summit in Australia, the Summit of the Francophonie happening in November in Dakar (Senegal) and the 5th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, started by President Barack Obama, which will be held November 19-21 in Marrakech (Morocco).

For more information on The New York Forum 2014 : http://www.ny-forum.com

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About the New York Forum Institute: The New York Forum Institute is a non-profit foundation based in New York that helps business leaders and companies understand and shape the business world by sharing knowledge, perceptions, trends and ideas. The New York Forum Institute is a knowledge management platform open to the entire business community that will pursue the call for action launched during the New York Forum, promote future-oriented ideas to the leading decision-makers, and work for the emergence of new businesses. The focus of the Institute will be on concrete and innovative solutions that center on economic growth, creating alliances and fostering relationships, and encouraging young talent and entrepreneurs. It is a contemporary Bell Labs for concrete business propositions.