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8 7 A Top Faculty A distinguished faculty of eminent international personalities explores and develops its views on present and long-term issues in business, politics and society with the focus on eco- nomic processes within their relevant environments. Contributions from leading business figures, politicians, aca- demics and practitioners of civil society promote a lively discussion at the St. Gallen Symposium, and in turn are challenged by the wide-ranging opinions put forward by the participants. Individual presentations and broad-based panel discussions are complemented by work sessions. Here, international leaders enter into intensive discussion with between

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40 participants, acquire a mutual understanding, and develop new approaches to concrete issues. The 60C80 speak- ers also immerse themselves in discussions and informal conversations with other participants throughout the Symposium, thereby contributing significantly to the crea- tion of the very particular St. Gallen atmosphere. Over its 35-year history, the St. Gallen Symposium can look back on many ground-breaking and visionary debates that have played their part in fostering the Symposium'

s world- wide reputation as a cradle of ideas and a place where theory meets practice at the highest level. Dr. Mathias D?pfner, Axel Springer AG N.R. Narayana Murthy, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Martin Wolf, The Financial Times Fujio Cho, Toyota Motor Corporation Prof. Dr. Danuta Hübner, European Commission Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Fiat S.p.A.

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