World Economic Forum

A security guard watches as participants walk by the Congress Center which will host the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010. Financial reforms, climate talks and Haiti's reconstruction are set to dominate the agenda of the world's elites heading up to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for their annual meeting.

A Meeting of the World

A general view taken through barbed wire shows the Alpine resort of Davos, the day before the opening of the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010.

Opening Bell

From left, Ronald Kent, Executive Vice President, head of International Listings, NYSE Euronext U.K., Olivier Piou, CEO Gemalto France, Mick Buckley, CNBC, Lars G. Olofsson, CEO Groupe Carrefour France, and Dominique Cerutti, Deputy CEO NYSE Euronext France, are seen during the opening bell of the European stock exchange at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 28, 2010.

Questions of Economy

German Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum, WEF, answers questions during an interview inside the Congress Center two days before the opening of the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, January 25, 2010. The overarching theme of the World Economic Forum, WEF, annual meeting which will take place from Jan. 27 to 31, is "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild".

A Snowy Meeting

Participants of the World Economic Forum queue in heavy snowfall to get into the meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The World Economic Forum is turning toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti and steering Africa to prosperity as more world leaders arrive for the annual event in this Swiss Alpine resort.

The Giving Gates

AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella

Bill and Melinda Gates face a press conference at the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan. 29, 2010. The couple announced that the The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorest countries. Calling upon governments and business to also contribute, they said the money will produce higher immunization rates and aims to make sure that 90 percent of children are immunized against dangerous diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia in poorer nations.

Bill Gates Gives $10B to Vaccines for Poor

Royal Company

Queen Rania of Jordan, center, walks in the hallway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

On Haiti's Future

Former U.S. President and UN Special Envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton gestures during his speech on Haiti in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.

Bill Clinton: Haiti Needs Cash, Trucks

An Eye on the Future

South African President Jacob Zuma gestures after the session "A Conversation on the Future of Africa" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The World Economic Forum is turning toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti and steering Africa to prosperity as more world leaders arrive for the annual event in this Swiss Alpine resort.

Big Business and the World

Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks during the "Technology for Society" session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank.

Queen in Attendance

Queen Rania of Jordan listens during the television debate given by her husband, King Abdullah, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Pressing Questions

Barney Frank, Congressman from Massachusetts (Democrat), 4th District and Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, USA, rubs his eyes as he waits for the start of a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank.

Climate Change on the Forefront

Yvo De Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change listens to comments during a session on climate change at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

UN Climate Chief Plays Down Scandals

A Meeting of Minds

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, embraces Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Man with a Mission

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, looks over his papers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Facing World Hunger

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director, of the World Bank, is seen on a panel "Rethinking How to Feed the World" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Tech and the World

Michael W. Laphen, Chairman and CEO of Computer Sciences Corporation, USA, speaks during the "Technology for Society" session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Getting Out the Word

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, center, and Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, left, speak with the media in the hallway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Making Connections

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Conn., 4th District and Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, USA, left, speaks with Director General of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

On Guard

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, second right, walks with bodyguards down the stairway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Gathering Forces

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, right, speaks with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, left, and India's Minister of Road Transport Kamal Nath in the hallway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.