Bill and Melinda Gates will join Philanthropic Roundtable organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in Davos

Microsoft Corporation founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda will take part in the Second Davos Philanthropic Roundtable conducted by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation on 29 January 2009 during World Economic Forum in Davos.

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The couple co-chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – one of the largest charity foundations of the world known today. The foundation implements a number of programmes aimed at International development, healthcare and education enhancement both in the USA and globally.

Bill Gates will be one of the key speakers of the panel discussion of the Roundtable entitled "From Philanthrocapitalism to Philanthrocrisis", alongside with Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Richard Branson, Muhammad Yunus and Victor Pinchuk.

The Second Davos Philanthropic Roundtable is commencing now.

Editors note

A philanthropic meeting point organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in Davos during Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, Davos Philanthropic Roundtable is aimed at developing philanthropy in Ukraine and increasing effectiveness of social projects. Main theme of the Second Davos Philanthropic Roundtable, entitled "From Philanthrocapitalism to Philanthrocrisis", is the impact of the economic crisis on philanthropy and perspectives of philanthropy development.

The key speakers at the event are the dignitaries who have significantly contributed to the development of a new model of philanthropy: 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton; former
Prime-Minister Of Great Britain Tony Blair; businessman and philanthropist Richard Branson; Laureate of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus; actor and founder of the One Foundation Jet Li, founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates and also Victor Pinchuk, the Roundtable organiser, public leader and businessman. Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Editor of The Economist and co-author of the book "Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World" will act as a moderator of the discussion.