Do social networks damage "normal social relationships"?  Impact of virtual communication on social gatherings.

FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Bebo, YouTube are mainly communities of people who know each other. Why many people are physically present but mentally and emotionally absent. Influence of social networks on partner selection and family life.

Virtual relationships, video, videoconferencing, Skype, dating and Second Life. How relationships are changing in the online world.

Popular views of science, ethics and morality.

Take for example the perspective of the Taliban or those living in the United States.

But we also see big variations within nations, expecially in ethical debates about human or animal experiments, or fusion of their different characteristics.

At the same time expect rapid infrastructure investment with new roads, power, water and electricity supplies – as these cities expand. Depopulation of rural areas.

Keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon at Stein Am Rhein Leadership Summit – questions and answers facilitated by Professor Prabhu Guptara.

CSR reduces risk of reputational damage. Should be part of the air we breathe. Sustainability is good example where energy savings mean extra profits while saving planet.