Five sessions explore in various ways the extraordinary potential for the transformation of business and how we live through our growing ability to aggregate and analyze vast data sets on just about anything.

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And Davos, with its unique ability to bring together NGOs and business, can play an important role in that transformation.

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Just as we have found new oil and gas in the ground, our ability to squeeze more GDP out of a BTU through efficiency is also undergoing a radical transformation.

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The success of these efforts will depend on our ability to understand where we are on the Sigmoid Curve and to determine the ideal point of transformation.

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