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World Economic Forum
Headquarters in Cologny, Switzerland
Formation
24 January 1971; 53 years ago (1971-01-24)
Founder
Klaus Schwab
Type
International NGO, lobbying organisation
Legal status
Foundation
Purpose
Influencing global agendas & decision making, lobbying for public-private cooperation
Headquarters
Cologny, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Executive Chairman
Klaus Schwab
President
Børge Brende
Website
www.weforum.org
Formerly called
European Management Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab.
The foundation's stated mission is "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas".[1] The Forum states that the world is best managed by a self-selected coalition of multinational corporations, governments and civil society organizations (CSOs),[2] which it expresses through initiatives like the "Great Reset"[3] and the "Global Redesign".[4]
The foundation is mostly funded by its 1,000 member multi-national companies.[5]
The WEF is mostly known for its annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, a mountain resort in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland. The meeting brings together some 3,000 paying members and selected participants – among whom are investors, business leaders, political leaders, economists, celebrities and journalists – for up to five days to discuss global issues across 500 sessions.
Aside from Davos, the organization convenes regional conferences. It produces a series of reports, engages its members in sector-specific initiatives[6] and provides a platform for leaders from selected stakeholder groups to collaborate on projects and initiatives.[7]
The World Economic Forum and its annual meeting in Davos have received criticism over the years, including allegations of the organization's corporate capture of global and democratic institutions, institutional whitewashing initiatives, the public cost of security, the organization's tax-exempt status, unclear decision processes and membership criteria, a lack of financial transparency, and the environmental footprint of its annual meetings.
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum
^"Our Mission". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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^"The Great Reset". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^"The Global Redesign Summit". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^"RN Breakfast, 20th January 2023". ABC listen. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^Pigman, Geoffrey Allen (2007). The World Economic Forum – A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Global Governance. London: Routledge. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-415-70204-1.
^"Platforms". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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