The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting will today kick off in Davos
city. The theme of this year’s Davos meet is `The Great Transformation:
Shaping New Models`, the WEF said, adding that it reflected, "The need
for a profound overhaul in the face of a fraying global system and
lingering economic malaise.
The forum will last until January 29.
The four sub-themes of the meet are `Growth and Employment Models`,
`Leadership and Innovation Models`, `Sustainability and Resource Models`
and `Social and Technological Models`.
This year’s event would see record participation by 2,600 guests, 40
heads of state or government and more than 1,600 business leaders,
besides social entrepreneurs, young global leaders and representatives
from civil society, the media, academia and the arts.