Re: What is World Economic Forum ?

[kavita123]

Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does.Our activities are shaped by a unique institutional culture founded on the stakeholder theory, which asserts that an organization is accountable to all parts of society. The institution carefully blends and balances the best of many kinds of organizations, from both the public and private sectors, international organizations and academic institutions.

[Aditya992000]

The Forum's mission is cited as "committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.

[Abhishek]

Has published numerous research reports, including Faith and the Global Agenda: Values for a Post-Crisis Economy (2010).

[daksh007]

founded the WEF as a nonprofit organization based in Geneva and drew European business leaders to Davos for the annual meetings each January.

[kavita123]

We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.

[daksh007]

Its basically a conference where elites of the business world can spend about $40,000 per person on exchanging ideas with breaks for [this year] a concert by Andrea Boticelli and a group meditation session

[daksh007]

Its basically a forum for business leaders of the world to rub shoulders together. A kind of validation of belonging to the 1% that is distrusted by most of the world.

[Aditya992000]

The WEF is best known for its annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland.

[daksh007]

World economic forum is the Switzerland and geneva based non-profit organization which is aimed to approach the global growth opportunities under one platform. It is an annual summit which is popularly held in davos ,the eastern mountain region of switzerland.

[Abhishek]

Economic development, the process whereby simple, low-income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies.

[Aditya992000]

The meeting brings together some 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, economists, celebrities and journalists for up to four days to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world.

[Abhishek]

Although the term is sometimes used as a synonym for economic growth, generally it is employed to describe a change in a country’s economy involving qualitative as well as quantitative improvements.

[daksh007]

The top 2500 business leaders, the global political leaders, Economists they build their network , they frame their policies , they understand themselves and they estimates the world in and out three dimensionally.

[Abhishek]

The theory of economic development—how primitive and poor economies can evolve into sophisticated and relatively prosperous ones—is of critical importance to underdeveloped countries, and it is usually in this context that the issues of economic development are discussed.

[daksh007]

global leaders from china , India , America ,U.k, U.A.E usually take part in large scale .It is the best platform to showcase themselves , to attract investors and to create growth story.

[daksh007]

Today we were reached the stage where investors lead the economy where marketing the brand of the cities and there opportunities is really important. The Forum is very helpful for the developing countries not only to address the challenges but also to attract the investors.

[kavita123]

Join us in Davos at the occasion of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in 2019. WBCSD will have a broad presence across the week, including a number of engaging side-events with a focus on strategic topics such as food system transformation, circular economy, ending plastic waste and the future of work among others. We look forward to welcoming you.

[daksh007]

World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international organization established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation for public private cooperation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

[daksh007]

Some of the important reports published by WEF are:

Global Gender Gap ReportGlobal Competitiveness Index
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report
The Inclusive Growth and Development Report
The Global Risks Report

[Aditya992000]

The organization also convenes some six to eight regional meetings each year in locations across Africa, East Asia and Latin America, and holds two further annual meetings in China, India and the United Arab Emirates. Beside meetings, the organization provides a platform for leaders from all stakeholder groups from around the world – business, government and civil society – to come together. It also produces a series of research reports and engages its members in sector-specific initiatives

[daksh007]

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019 will be held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland from 22—25 January 2019

[Aditya992000]

There have been many other international conferences nicknamed with "Davos". However, the World Economic Forum objected the use of "Davos" in such contexts for any event not organised by them.

[daksh007]

The Forum's funding comes from three sources:
Membership fees (CHF 50,000) from the 1,000 foremost companies who are the Forum's members and partners Partnership fees from Strategic Partners, Industry Partners and from partners in the Forum's events Participation fees for the Annual Meeting and for regional meetings and summits."

[Aditya992000]

This particular statement was issued on 22 October 2018, a day before the opening of 2018 Future Investment Initiative (nicknamed "Davos in the desert") organised by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

[daksh007]

The World Economic Forum is funded by its 1,000 member companies, typically global enterprises with more than five billion dollars in turnover (varying by industry and region).

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