Speeches | InterAction Council

A high-profile keynote address is the centrepiece of the opening ceremony of every annual meeting. Here you will find the keynote speeches of past meetings, as well as other speeches made by InterAction Council members and special guests.

Reward and Risk: Observations on the Present State of the World

29th Annual Plenary Session, Opening Ceremony, 29 May 2011, Québec City, Canada

2010 Present State of the World

28th Annual Plenary Meeting, Opening Ceremony, 18 April 2010, Hiroshima, Japan

2009 Present State of the World

Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremony 27th Annual Plenary Meeting 11 May 2009 King Abdullah Economic City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia By Helmut Schmidt, Honorary Chairman Download the PDF It

2008 Present State of the World

26th Annual Plenary Session, Opening Ceremony, 25 June 2008, Stockholm, Sweden

2007 Observations on the Present State of the World

25th Annual Plenary Session, Opening Ceremony, 21 May 2007, Hofburg Congress Center, Vienna, Austria

2006 Present State of the World

Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremony, 24th Annual Plenary Meeting, Opening Ceremony, 2 May 2006, King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center, Dead Sea, Jordan

2006 Opening Greeting

Greeting by Ingvar Carlsson at the Opening Ceremony of the 24th Annual Plenary Meeting on 2 May 2006 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center in Dead Sea, Jordan

Overview of the World Situation

23rd Annual Plenary SessionOpening Ceremony, 22 June 2005, Stanford University, California, USA

2004 A Global Tour d'Horizon

22nd Annual Plenary Session, Opening Ceremony, 21 June 2004, Salzburg, Austria

2003 A Global Tour d'Horizon

Keynote Speech at the Opening Ceremony, 21st Annual Plenary Meeting, Opening Ceremony, 21 June 2003, World Trade Centre, Moscow, Russia