Profound political, economic, social and, above all, technological forces are transforming our lives, communities and institutions.New global social communication channels are shifting the way decisions are being made from a hierarchical approach to a networked approach, with more access regardless of age, gender, and location. Given these large scale global changes, how do world leaders develop the insights, initiatives, and actions necessary to respond to current and emerging challenges?

That is what Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers and a team of Cisco executives will discuss this week at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. They will join other business leaders to meet with 250 top political leaders and heads of international organizations to discuss how global governance can be improved through public-private cooperation. The theme of the event is "The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business."

John will speak on a panel entitled "The New Digital Context: What societal, economic and technological forces are reshaping the digital landscape?" The panel will be moderated by George Cologny, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Forrester Research and also includes Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, and Gavin Patterson, CEO of the BT Group. You can watch the panel on the WEF website from 9 to 10 a.m. CET (12 to 1 a.m. PST) on Wednesday, January 22.

Cisco executives in attendance will be Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President , Corporate Affairs; Chris Dedicoat, President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia; Chuck Robbins, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations; and Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer. Cisco attendees will share their insights on how information and communication technology (ICT) can drive continuous innovation and enable sustainable growth. They will also share information about Cisco's leading corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, which use the Internet of Everything to deliver positive impact through public-private partnerships.

This video overview of CSR activities will be shown at WEF:

Tae Yoo is a table host at a discussion about Technology for Humanity moderated by Al Gore on Wednesday. Tae recently wrote a blog for the Cisco CSR-sponsored Impact X section of the Huffington Post called How Empowering Women in IT Can Spur Economic Development. CTO Padmasree Warrior is a well-known Twitter user.  You can follow the account of her activities at WEF at http//twitter.com/Padmasree.

John's talk and the WEF twitter conversation (#WEF2014) will be shown live on the Cisco CSR website, csr.cisco.com. For more information about how to watch the public WEF sessions and follow the conversation, please refer to the World Economic Forum website.