The Global Agenda Council on Humanitarian Assistance of the World Economic Forum, of which Simon is Vice-Chair, has just published a series of short, signed papers on new business partnerships for humanitarian assistance. Find the set here, including Simon’s introductory piece, ‘Needed: A new engagement with disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness’.  An earlier paper by the Council, proposing a new business model for humanitarian assistance, is available. You can see Simon presenting the findings of the Council at the World Economic Forum in 2010 .