Tony Blair, Eric Schmidt, Yuri Milner and Alec Ross will discuss “e-philanthropy” at the 5th Davos Philanthropic Roundtable moderated by Chelsea Clinton

The live-stream of the discussion begins at 12:45 (GMT+1) on the YouTube Channel of the event: youtube.com/ephilanthropy

On Thursday, 26 January, 2012 at 12:30 (GMT+1) in Davos (Switzerland) at the Morosani Schweizerhof Hotel the Victor Pinchuk Foundation will hold its 5th Davos Philanthropic Roundtable “e-philanthropy” on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.

The event will bring together former UK Prime Minister and Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation Tony Blair; Internet entrepreneur and Founder of DST Yuri Milner; Senior Advisor on Innovation to the US Secretary of State Alec Ross and Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt.  Chelsea Clinton, board member of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative will moderate the discussion.

The panellists will discuss how information and communication technology (ICT) can revolutionize philanthropy. To which extent does the Internet make it easier for everyone to give, become involved and help change the world? How is it transforming the way we interact and support the people near us - and on the other side of the planet? How can this phenomenon be amplified and encouraged? What are the new challenges of philanthropy in a context which by definition is always evolving? Internet thinkers and social leaders have increasingly been pointing out the huge potential of e-philanthropy, and the round table will provide a vision of how this phenomenon will transform our lives.

About 300 leaders from the fields of philanthropy, business, politics and media will attend the event.

A video message of Alec Ross, Senior Advisor on Innovation to the US Secretary of State on the 5^th Philanthropic Roundtable is available on youtube.com/ephilanthropy

The live-stream of the 5^th Davos Philanthropic Roundtable “e-philanthropy” will start at 12:45 (GMT+1) on Thursday, January 26, 2012 on: youtube.com/ephilanthropy

The Davos Philanthropic Roundtable organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation is one of the largest specialized events on philanthropy held during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. Over the last four years this event brings together internationally renowned philanthropists, businessmen, politicians and public leaders to discuss state-of-the-art approaches in philanthropy and eventually inspire future global philanthropists. Since 2007 the Roundtable panellists have included, among others, Tony Blair, Sir Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jet Li, Shimon Peres, Muhammad Yunus, H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Paulo Coelho and others.

The 5th Davos Philanthropic Roundtable “e-philanthropy” is supported by:

Special partner - Alfa-Bank
Telecommunications Partner – Kyivstar