What is the Davos World Economic Forum? How important is it?

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O World Economic Forum is an international organization with no commercial interest, created in 1971 by Klaus Martin Schwab (who still presides over it), which provides a platform to bring together key political, business, cultural and other societal leaders seeking to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

At meetings promoted by Fórum, the main CEOs, heads of state, ministers and policymakers, experts and academics, international organizations, young people, technology innovators and representatives from the world of civil society can dialogue, in an impartial space, with the aim of driving positive change.

World leaders like Nelson Mandela and Hollywood stars like Emma Watson (Hermione from “Harry Potter”), Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, Bono Vox e Paulo Coelhhave already been there.

Annual meetings

O Fórum holds four major annual meetings:

1. A World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, shapes global, regional and industry agendas at the start of the calendar year.
2. A New Champions Annual Meeting, the annual meeting of the Forum on Innovation, Science and Technology, is held in the People's Republic of China.
3. A Global Future Councils Annual Meeting, held in the United Arab Emirates, brings together the world's leading knowledge community to share insights on the key challenges facing the world today.
4. A Industry Strategy Meeting brings together Directors of Industry Strategy to shape industry agendas and explore how industries can move from managing change to pioneering change.

Main challenges discussed

Today the Fórum focuses on 3 main strategic challenges (*):

1. Master the 4th industrial revolution;
2. Solve the problems of the global commons; It is
3. Address global security issues.

What about sustainability? Is it a concern?

Yes! Facing the environmental and climate crisis we are experiencing is one of the topics discussed in meetings promoted by Fórum. Furthermore, the organization takes utmost care to mitigate its environmental impact, having been awarded ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management. Find out more about the actions of sustainability process na Official Site do Fórum.

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Critics

For a long time, the Fórum It was called the “rich people's club”, and was considered by many to be a meeting of the world's financial elite. And that was almost it. Anyone who wants to participate in the event in Davos has to spend a few tens of thousands of dollars (guests generally do not pay). However, in recent years, the Fórum has been adopting a more open stance, giving greater space to representatives of civil society.

You can follow everything that's going on in Davos via official page of the organization. Check it out! 👀

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