PSA: Keeping Tabs on Davos

For those who spent all of their allocatable political/economic/punditry time on the State of the Union speech last night, this will serve as a friendly reminder that the eyes of much of the rest of the world were on Davos, Switzerland where the annual World Economic Forum is taking place. According to the official website of the event:

Over 2,500 leaders from business, government and civil society are in Davos for the 41st World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The theme of the five-day meeting is "Shared Norms for the New Reality". Participants will focus on defining the new reality facing the globe and discuss which shared norms are needed for improving global cooperation in a new era.

"The shifts of political and economic power from West to East and from North to South, as well as the speed of technological innovation, have created a completely new reality. Global systems and decision models can no longer cope with the speed and complexity of all these changes," said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum.

Over 1,400 business leaders from the Forum's 1,000 Member companies will take part in the Annual Meeting. Participants include over 35 heads of state or government, with 19 of the G20 governments represented at the ministerial level or higher. They are joined by government ministers, central bankers, top officials from international organizations, labour leaders, spiritual leaders, representatives of civil society, media and leading academics.

To follow some of the highlights of the meeting, you can visit the World Economic Forum's Events page here. For WEF reports on everything from competitiveness to global risk, you can visit here. Finally, those looking for insight and analysis from a (relatively) outside source, Bloomberg has details here.