CNN is to broadcast a week of coverage dedicated
to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos , Switzerland
, including documentaries, live debate, interviews and regular news
updates. Anchors Richard Quest, Becky Anderson and Charles Hodson
will be reporting live on location as the week's events develop.
Coverage includes a special two-hour network event titled “ Europe
's identity crisis” which culminates in a CNN CONNECTS global
forum before a live audience. A prestigious panel of experts will
brainstorm and debate how European nations can effectively embrace
different faiths and cultures. CNN anchor Becky Anderson hosts the
one-hour special, which features guests including Ali Babacan, Minister
of State for the Economy of Turkey, and Günter Verheugen, European
Commission Vice-president and Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry
.
Supporting CNN CONNECTS is an hour-long documentary hosted by CNN
correspondent Karl Penhaul. In EUROPE'S IDENTITY CRISIS , Penhaul
travels across the continent visiting France , Germany , Ireland
, the Netherlands and Spain , examining life through an immigrant's
eyes, and investigating how nations have reacted to the increasing
tide of migrant workers.
In addition, a special program THIS WEEK AT DAVOS brings all the
events into perspective in a half hour round-up. THIS WEEK AT DAVOS
features interviews with the Director General of the WTO Pascal
Lamy and CEO of Motorola Edward Zander, while also looking at some
of the more intriguing round-tables and odder happenings at the
Swiss mountain village.
Rena Golden, Senior Vice President of CNN International, said:
“Some of the most powerful political and business leaders in
the world will be at Davos. That's our audience, so of course CNN
will be there. We'll debate the important issues and find out what
the world's leaders intend to do about them. Their agenda intersects
with the issues we examine daily.”
The documentary EUROPE 'S IDENTITY CRISIS (documentary) and CNN
CONNECTS, two hours, back-to-back on 29 January 2006 at 8:30 am,
3:30 pm.
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