This week in Davos, poverty as we know it will come to an end

Sometimes in history, political and business leaders are pushed to make momentous decisions - decisions that mean real change, and have great impact. Such decisions are never made lightly, but rather because the alternative is too dire to contemplate. Today, we are at just such a crossroads, a moment of true societal crisis when dramatic change is inevitable. The only question is: will we help to usher in that change, or will be its victims? The theme of this year's World Economic Forum is Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild. And for our own sake, and the sake of the future, we must do nothing less.