Laurence D. Fink discusses the challenges facing the global financial system with CNBC anchor, Maria Bartiromo.

This meeting is also a Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture on Business and Foreign Policy.

As chairman and founder of Grupo Salinas, Ricardo Salinas has built one of the largest business conglomerates in Latin America providing banking and telecommunication services to millions at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Through his non-profit work and foundations, Fundacion Azteca and Fundacion Azteca America, he is increasingly involved in improving Latin America and the Latino community in the United States. This is a discussion with Salinas on the state of poverty, democracy, free enterprise, and rule of law in Latin America, and the prospects for its relationship with the United States.

Fundamental fiscal challenges and a fragmented political system are fueling concerns about the United States as an investment destination. Yet, Volkswagen, an iconic brand worldwide, is nearing completion of a billion-dollar U.S. manufacturing plant in Tennessee, with a production goal of 150,000 vehicles annually. Mr. Browning shares his views on his company's aggressive investment in the United States as well as the future of manufacturing, the global automobile market, and other topics.

Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive officer of AREVA, a company that provides complete fuel cycle services, nuclear reactor design, and construction for the nuclear energy industry internationally, offers her perspective on how to satisfy growing global energy needs while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, protecting natural resources, and maintaining price stability and competition.

Randall L. Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T, discusses the role of mobile technology as a driving force of productivity and business investment as well as AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile.

This meeting is part of the CEO Speakers Series and is sponsored by the Corporate Program and the Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture on Foreign Policy

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe discusses Nestlé's focus on creating shared value for society and shareholders in its core business activities, including water, nutrition, and rural development.

FedEx Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Frederick W. Smith discusses with Gillian Tett, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, business regulation and tax policy to encourage job creation and growth, prospects for a strengthening economic recovery in 2011, and the competitive realities of the global marketplace.

J.W. Marriott Jr. shares his views on how the U.S. economy and global leadership can rebound; the prospects for growth in China, India, and Brazil; the need for immigration reform to maintain U.S. global competitiveness; and his own experiences and lessons learned from building a global hotel and property management company.

Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen debate the global reach of technology and the implications on countries such as China and Iran.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker Series.

Thomas Glocer shares his views on globalization, financial reform, and corporate social responsibility, as well as his own experiences leading a global corporation.

Intel Corporation CEO Paul Otellini discusses his thoughts on how periods of recession coincide with bursts of innovation. He also describes the transformative opportunities that are emerging today and the implications for business and government leaders.

Duncan L. Niederauer discusses the global investment climate and prospects for economic recovery, with a focus on business expansion and job creation.

Ivan Seidenberg discusses the role of the communications industry in creating this vital resource, what the next wave of technological innovation will look like, and what will be required to ensure a robust, secure, and growing Internet in the future.

This session was part of the Corporate Program's CEO Speaker series.

Join Peter Sands, head of Britain's Standard Chartered and a co-chair of the 2010 World Economic Forum annual meeting, for a firsthand perspective on growth opportunities in Asia, India, and the Middle East, international financial regulatory reform, and other issues facing the financial industry in the current economic environment.

This event is cosponsored with the Corporate Program.