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The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting must do more to impress attendees in 2020

With the issues of previous years persisting, the 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will have to make a bigger impression than it did in 2019 if it is to preserve its reputation as the foremost gathering of global leaders

WEF hopes to shape a new global architecture at Davos 2019

The World Economic Forum will return to Davos for its annual meeting in January. As international fractures persist, global leaders will be charged with confronting the issues presented by trade wars, artificial intelligence and inequality

What to expect at the 2018 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

As the World Economic Forum’s 48th annual meeting seeks to bring a fractured world closer together, populist politics, secessionist movements and the ongoing issue of climate change are all likely to be discussed

Cultural understanding key to Yerra’s continued global growth

With governments intent on becoming increasingly insular, it is up to businesses to build and promote relationships around the world

Davos 2017 – globalisation on trial

At Davos, the world’s political and business leaders will gaze down from a physical and metaphorical height at a world in turmoil. From the refugee crisis to the stunning international rejection of globalisation, the World Economic Forum has a lot to untangle

Above: The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, held in Davos each year, opens conversation about political, economic, technological and environmental issues

A meeting of powerful minds: WEF, 2014

Murray Stassen looks ahead to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2014, held in Davos, Switzerland

The evolution of the ‘Davos Man’

Every year the founder of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, gathers together heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, billionaires and heads of charities for its annual meeting in Davos. This year, more than ever, it must find answers

Disruptive times

Survival and prosperity in today’s environment will demand brave decisions and radical thinking, says Chris Dedicoat, president of Cisco Europe

Klaus Kleinfeld

In 2008 the price of aluminium plummeted from over $3,000 per tonne to below $1,500 per tonne, causing the stock price of Alcoa – one of the largest aluminium producers in the world to head in the same the direction. The outlook was grim. But fortunately for Alcoa, the firm had just signed up a […]

Awards Supplement 2023

The European CEO awards 2023 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.