British actress Emma Thompson reacts holding the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan. 25, 2008. The Crystal Award is presented to artists who use their art to reach out to other cultures.
U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma reacts as he is about to play after receiving his Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday Jan. 25, 2008.
Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, reacts as he addresses a conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008. Top business leaders, heads of state from around the world are gathered in Davos until Sunday, January 27.
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer News Corporation, USA, speaks during a panel session on the second day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008.
Robert Greifeld, second from right, president and CEO of the NASDAQ Stock Market, and guests applaud during the opening bell ceremony of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan 24, 2008. Top business leaders, heads of state from around the world as well as representatives of non-government organizations are gathered in Davos until Sunday, January 27.
Chairman of Kissinger Associates, USA, Henry Kissinger, listens to Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, not shown, during a working session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008. Climate change topped the agenda as well as pursuing a workable peace process in the Middle East and how technology is ushering in a new age of social networking that knows no borders.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses a conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008.
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Aleksey Kudrin addresses a conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai pauses before speaking during a working session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf speaks during a working session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008.
Irish musician Bono, left, watches as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures while addresses a conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008.
Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon speaks during a working session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008.
Klaus Schwab, founder and President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), stands in front of a giant screen while speaking at the opening plenary session on the first day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.
Participants listen to the opening speech of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a giant screen at the start of the opening session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2008. Amid concern over the health of the global economy, some 2,500 business and political leaders gathered for the annual World Economic Forum, with a sober assessment of market turmoil at the top of the agenda.