WEF/Annual Meeting

WEF/Annual Meeting (meeting)
The WEF Annual Meeting in 2017
Start	1971
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Annual Meetings are generally in Davos, Switzerland, attended by about 2200 people

The WEF is in the habit of holding Annual Meetings, which take place in Davos, Switzerland. On the occasion of the 50^th such meeting, the group wrote that "'The spirit of Davos' is an attitude of openness and cooperation that sets the tone for the annual meeting to this day".

Guests

Full article: WEF/Annual Meeting/Guests

The WEF's "spirit of Davos" does not seem to extend as far as publishing the guest lists of their AGMs, and so the lists of meetings and guests here are far from complete, although attendance lists of recent meetings have found their way into the public domain.

Currently just 19 WEF AGMs listed here, with a total of 13973 guests.

Escort services

Prostitutes have a surge in business during the time of the meeting; an online service for paid sex was completely booked in 2023. The co-founder of the site, Titt4Tat, said that alcohol and parties contribute to the high demand for his service. Some participants also book escorts for themselves and their employees to party in the hotel suite.

Security

Military protection

Up to 5000 soldiers from the Swiss army are ordered to protect the event. Security of the airspace is coordinated with Italy and Austria and the Airforce provides airlifting of "persons protected under international law". 2,55 million Franks were paid by the Swiss state for each event from 2022 till 24.

 

Examples

Page name	Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/1980	"The constantly changing world"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2006	Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2007	Only the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/2008	At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2009	Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2011	2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2012	2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013	2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014	2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2015	Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016	Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2018	~2200 of the super-rich meet to talk about "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2019	"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020	This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2022	1912 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/2023	The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2024	The theme for the invited "stakeholders" was "rebuilding trust in the international system". Who exactly were are to trust remains a secret, as 95% of the participants were not disclosed.

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