The World Economic Forum brings together some of the richest and most powerful people each year in Davos, Switzerland to discuss important issues like inequality, poverty, technology, and the environment. Attendees include world leaders like Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, and Justin Trudeau who listen to speeches and panels on topics aimed at improving the state of the world. The forum began in 1971 with a more modest goal but has grown into an annual elite gathering for political and business leaders to address challenges in a globalized world.
The World Economic Forum brings together some of the richest and most powerful people each year in Davos, Switzerland to discuss important issues like inequality, poverty, technology, and the environment. Attendees include world leaders like Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, and Justin Trudeau who listen to speeches and panels on topics aimed at improving the state of the world. The forum began in 1971 with a more modest goal but has grown into an annual elite gathering for political and business leaders to address challenges in a globalized world.
The World Economic Forum brings together some of the richest and most powerful people each year in Davos, Switzerland to discuss important issues like inequality, poverty, technology, and the environment. Attendees include world leaders like Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, and Justin Trudeau who listen to speeches and panels on topics aimed at improving the state of the world. The forum began in 1971 with a more modest goal but has grown into an annual elite gathering for political and business leaders to address challenges in a globalized world.
Some of the richest and most powerful people in the world are currently
travelling to the World Economic Forum, which officially begins on Tuesday in
Davos. But what is the purpose of this annual elite get-together in the snow-bound Swiss mountains? What actually goes on there? Does it really do any good? And what on earth will Donald Trump say?
It began as a small conference on management in 1971. The founder, Klaus
Schwab, had the modest goal of introducing American management techniques to underperforming European firms. the WEF describes its official mission as “improving the state of the world”. The official World Economic Forum (WEF) is held in a conference centre in the heart of the small Swiss ski resort of Davos, where delegates listen to speeches, panel discussions and take part in seminars. Who goes there? The world’s most powerful politicians. This year the WEF hosts, among many others, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Theresa May, Justin Trudeau, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mauricio Macri Emmerson Mnangagwa and Narendra Modi.
What happens there?
A great deal of earnest discussion on recurrent themes such as inequality, poverty, innovation, technological change, the environment, and corporate social responsibility. The official “theme” of this year’s meeting is: “Creating a shared future in a fractured world”.