Horasis
{{Short description|International think tank}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = Horasis
|logo = Horasis (transparent).png
|formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2005}}
|type = Nonprofit Think tank
|headquarters = Zurich, Switzerland.
|region_served = Worldwide
|founder = Frank-Jürgen Richter
|language = English
|leader_title = Executive Chairman
|leader_name = Frank-Jürgen Richter
|website = {{URL|http://www.horasis.org/}}
}}
Horasis is an independent, international think tank, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2005, by Frank-Jürgen Richter, former director of the World Economic Forum, Horasis is committed to fostering innovation and promoting the sustainable development of emerging markets.{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/fii-view/indian-companies-to-benefiteu-crisis-expert_566547.html |title=Indian companies to benefit from EU crisis: Expert - CNBC-TV18 |publisher=Moneycontrol.com |date=2011-07-19 |access-date=2013-07-17}} The annual Horasis Global Meeting in Cascais, Portugal, is a gathering of business people with government officials, scientists and intellectuals centered on issues concerning corporations and societies.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/world/asia/09iht-letter.html?pagewanted=all|author=Tom Redburn|title=Enthusiasm Temepered With Concern, About Business in India|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2013-11-02}}{{cite news|last1=Cave |first1=Andrew|title=Horasis Is No Davos But Does The World Need Another Fat Cat Boondoggle?|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewcave/2019/04/10/horasis-is-no-davos-but-does-the-world-need-anothe-fat-cat-boondoggle/#44f6aa405b27|access-date=10 April 2019 |agency=Forbes}}
Activities
File:Horasis meetings in Cascais.jpg, in Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera, near Lisbon.]]
Horasis serves as a platform for cooperation and knowledge-sharing, fostering connections between developed countries and emerging markets.{{cite web|url=http://www.businesstoday.co.om/disCon.aspx?Cval=908 |title=Article: Emerging markets to the fore |publisher=Businesstoday.co.om |access-date=2013-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314210959/http://www.businesstoday.co.om/disCon.aspx?Cval=908|archive-date=2012-03-14}} The community primarily operates through partnerships with corporations, governments, and international organizations, often acting as an incubator for new initiatives. These meetings rotate among host countries that organize the events,{{cite web |url=http://www.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/mcit.nsf/0/69FAA238A35E51B4C225787000247859?OpenDocument |title=Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism - Archived Speeches/Articles/Interviews - Global Russia Business Meeting, address by Minister of Commerce |publisher=Mcit.gov.cy |date=2011-04-11 |access-date=2013-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826072236/http://www.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/mcit.nsf/0/69FAA238A35E51B4C225787000247859?OpenDocument |archive-date=2017-08-26 |url-status=dead }} with selected corporations contributing speeches and presentations on current topics.{{cite web|url=http://www.bankofcyprus.com.cy/en-GB/Cyprus/News-Archive/The-Bank-of-Cyprus-at-the-Global-Russia-Business-Meeting/ |title=The Bank of Cyprus at the Global Russia Business Meeting - Bank of Cyprus Country Cyprus |publisher=Bankofcyprus.com.cy |date=2011-04-18 |access-date=2013-07-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pwc.com/lu/en/china/global-china-business-meeting.jhtml |title=Global China Business Meeting by PwC PwC Luxembourg |publisher=Pwc.com |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2013-07-17}}
Horasis meetings typically take place in a host country that is different from the geographic location of the "in-focus" nation. These events serve as a platform for countries "in focus" as guests, such as China, India, and Southeast Asia, to enhance their global relations and demonstrate soft power through collaboration and cooperation. Additionally, the meetings provide an opportunity for the host country to engage in policy dialogue with the guest countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/discours/premier_ministre/2010/11-novembre/22-juncker/index.html |title=Jean-Claude Juncker, Discours à l'occasion du Global China Business Meeting, Luxembourg |publisher=Gouvernement.lu |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2013-07-17 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323003412/http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/discours/premier_ministre/2010/11-novembre/22-juncker/index.html |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.metricstream.com/pressNews/pr_307_horasis_summit_italy_gunjan_sinha.html |title=Gunjan Sinha to participate in the Horasis Summit in Naples, Italy – Press Release |publisher=Metricstream.com |access-date=2013-07-17 |archive-date=2017-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193801/http://www.metricstream.com/pressNews/pr_307_horasis_summit_italy_gunjan_sinha.html |url-status=dead }}
=Publications=
Horasis publishes reports based on the meetings, contributes op-eds to the international press and expert opinions for TV news programs.{{cite news |last1=Richter|first1=Frank-Jurgen|title=The Western Order Is About to Be Upended, Unless Leaders Listen to the Middle Class|url=https://www.newsweek.com/middle-class-revolution-western-order-1387128|access-date=9 April 2019|publisher= agency Newsweek}}{{cite web|title=Horasis Chairman on Global Meeting, China, Trade|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-04-24/horasis-chairman-on-global-meeting-china-trade-video|website=Bloomberg Markets |access-date=9 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=Horasis Chairman Frank-Jürgen Richter talks to BBC|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAnHQclkGfE|website=BBC World Service|access-date=9 April 2019}}
=Business Leaders of the Year=
Horasis awards the "Business Leaders of the Year" award for entrepreneurs who have been building and leading successful global firms. The award was first given in 2006.{{cite web |author=Horasis.org |url=http://www.horasis.org/press_releases_all_27.php |title=News :: Business Leader of the Year |publisher=Horasis.org |access-date=2013-07-17 |archive-date=2017-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027111233/http://www.horasis.org/press_releases_all_27.php |url-status=dead }} The award ceremonies take place at the regional meetings.{{cite web |url=http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/09/b494889/roland-berger-strategy-consultants-and-horasis-award-arab-business-lead#ixzz1WJRYRJ7O |title=Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Horasis Award "Arab Business Leaders of the Year 2010" |publisher=Benzinga |date=2010-09-27 |access-date=2013-07-17 |archive-date=2011-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009103951/http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/09/b494889/roland-berger-strategy-consultants-and-horasis-award-arab-business-lead#ixzz1WJRYRJ7O |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.horasis.org/Horasis%20Global%20China%20Business%20Meeting%202011%20-%20report.pdf |title=Horasis :Global China Business Meeting |publisher=Horasis.org |access-date=2013-11-02 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030705/http://www.horasis.org/Horasis%20Global%20China%20Business%20Meeting%202011%20-%20report.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Global meeting
The annual Horasis Global Meeting is a gathering of business people with government officials, scientists and intellectuals. Around 500 participants from 70 countries gather every year to discuss issues concerning corporations and societies.{{cite web|title=Big names descending on Liverpool for IFB2016|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/national/big-names-descending-on-liverpool-for-ifb2016|website=Insider Media Ltd|access-date=8 November 2017}} Issues such as economic growth, innovation, migration and inequality usually figure in the debates.{{cite web|title=Investimento. 200 mil milhões à caçaem Lisboa|url=https://www.dinheirovivo.pt/economia/investimento-200-mil-milhoes-a-caca-em-lisboa/|website=Dinheiro Vivo|access-date=8 November 2017|archive-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603110504/https://www.dinheirovivo.pt/economia/investimento-200-mil-milhoes-a-caca-em-lisboa/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Rota do futuro global passapor Cascais|url=https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/565345/rota-do-futuro-global-passa-por-cascais-|website=Jornal SOL|access-date=8 November 2017}}
The Global Meeting was first held in Liverpool in 2016, and since 2017 is held annually in Cascais, Portugal. However, in 2023, the meeting is to be held in Gaziantep, Turkey.{{cite web|title=Developing an Innovation-Oriented Society|url=https://horasis.org/developing-an-innovation-oriented-society/|website=horasis.org|publisher=Horasis|access-date=14 October 2023}}
Regional meetings
Horasis holds the Horasis China Meeting, the Horasis India Meeting and the Horasis Asia Meeting on an annual basis.{{cite web|title=Forum participants confident about future of Chinese economy|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-11/08/c_136735048.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107211340/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-11/08/c_136735048.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2017|website=Xinhua News Agency|access-date=8 November 2017}} In 2017, the Horasis China Meeting was for the first time held in Sheffield, UK, and was attended by more than 300 Chinese business people, including representatives from state-owned companies, investment funds and private firms, as well as their British counterparts.{{cite web|title=Chinese wowed by Sheffield’s huge potential|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/chinese-wowed-by-sheffield-s-huge-potential-1-8843414|website=The Star|access-date=8 November 2017}} The international Horasis India Meeting is attended by hundreds of business people and politicians from India and around the world.{{cite web|title=Speech by Minister of State of External Affairs on "Portugal and India - Forging a New Growth Partnership" at the Horasis India Meeting, Cascais (July 03, 2016)|url=http://mea.gov.in/Speeches-Statements.htm?dtl/26983/Speech+by+Minister+of+State+of+External+Affairs+on+Portugal+and+India++Forging+a+New+Growth+Partnership+at+the+Horasis+India+Meeting+Cascais+July+03+2016|website=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India|access-date=19 November 2017}} The Horasis Asia Meeting in 2017 was co-hosted by the Government of West Bengal and the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).{{cite web|title=Mandalay Chief Minister calls for foreign investment in India meet|url=http://www.mizzima.com/business-domestic/mandalay-chief-minister-calls-foreign-investment-india-meet|website=Mizzima|access-date=27 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=Digital India: 'Digital companies taking control over global economy a concern'|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/digital-companies-taking-control-over-global-economy-a-concern/articleshow/61810493.cms|website=The Economic Times|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114535/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/digital-companies-taking-control-over-global-economy-a-concern/articleshow/61810493.cms|url-status=dead}} The Horasis Asia Meeting in 2018 and 2019 were both held in Binh Duong New City in Bình Dương Province, Vietnam.{{cite web | title=Horasis Asia Meeting 2018 opens in Bình Dương | website=vietnamnews.vn | date=November 25, 2018 | url=http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/480771/horasis-asia-meeting-2018-opens-in-binh-duong.html | access-date=November 23, 2019}}{{cite web | title=Horasis: The Global Visions Community | website=Horasis: The Global Visions Community | date=April 29, 2018 | url=https://horasis.org/horasis-asia-meeting/ | access-date=November 23, 2019}}
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- {{Official website|http://www.horasis.org/ }}
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