The Global Compact: Creating Sustainable Markets The UN Global Compact was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1999 and put forth the powerful idea that corporate engagement on global issues benefits both business and society over the long run. What are the key lessons and achievements over the past decade and will they survive the challenges of a global slowdown? Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American, United Kingdom; Chair of the Governors Meeting for Mining & Metals 2009 Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, India Muhtar A. Kent, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA; Co-Chair of the Governors Meeting for Consumer Industries 2009 Chaired by Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Belgium