More than 70 participants discussed the parallels of creating literature and doctoring.
Participants discussed how business could scale up sustainable development but also shared their expectations of governments for Rio+20.
The forum then broke up into smaller groups, where participants discussed in more detail the issues that had been raised.
Participants discussed whether to set terrorists free in such a case, honoring their constitutional rights above the nation's security.
A meeting of developing nations drew up draft proposals today on escaping poverty, and participants discussed regional problems.
In the session, chaired by Guardian editor of health, society and education policy, Patrick Butler, participants discussed new ways of meeting delivery needs including outsourcing, mutualisation and partnerships.
Last week at a meeting about the research, participants discussed how bias in one part of the business can ripple throughout the industry, affecting directors and others.
Together, the participants discussed the human rights challenges that companies face in the real world and the methods that they can use to overcome these issues.
An editorial today in the financial newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun bemoaned the fact that few forum participants discussed Japan as a potential contributor to the world economic recovery.
It reads: "The participants discussed various possible ways of addressing the challenge.
In the second group session the participants discussed strategies for the ELSA network.
