"Good afternoon. I'm Tony Emerson, I'm managing editor of Newsweek International. I'd like to welcome you all to a very timely Newsweek Executive Forum. I'm thrilled to be here myself. We have a great panel. Newsweek and her new advertising partner API are pleased to present an Issues 2008 Panel Discussion on Globalization Trends and Energy and the Growing Competition for Resources.

Newsweek has committed extensive resources over the last year to covering the environment and energy and obviously will continue to do so for the foreseeable future because energy is going to remain hot for the foreseeable future. Our International Edition published a special issue on the future of energy that was distributed in 2007 at Davos. Last April, Newsweek followed up with a cover on environmental leadership which coincided with our inaugural global environment in leadership conference at Georgetown University. Our keynote speaker there was Arnold Schwarzenegger. You may have noticed him, his picture smiling at you from our cover, as you entered the meeting room today."

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