World Economic Forum – Davos

World Economic Forum is not only a forum which discuss the economic topics, but also a place of rendezvous for the company leaders of the economic world. A long history can be told in the world economic forum. When the forum was founded in 1971 by Klaus M. Schwab, as stated in the organization’s History and achievements, this is an impartial and not-for-profit forum and which is not tied to any political partisan or national interests. Let’s finish our description of this forum which you can find more details in the Wikipedia and the official website.

Now, let’s have look at the winter season 2010 of World Economic Forum (aka WEF) in Davos, a famous place for skiing in Switzerland. You could find several important topics in each day’s meeting via :
Wednesday 27
President Sarkozy calls for a “new Bretton Woods”
Experts warn of weak recovery and over regulation of financial sector
Skills Creation: The Future of Employment
40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Opens in Davos
Thursday 28
G20, Haiti and global growth take centre stage on second day
Rethinking Market Capitalism
Global Governance Redesigned
Business Leaders’ Declaration on International Trade and Economic Recovery
Friday 29
Global development takes centre stage on third day of Annual Meeting
From Copenhagen to Mexico: What’s Next?
Rethinking Government Assistance
Business Leadership for the 21st Century
The US Economic Outlook
Saturday 30
Celebrating the World Cup with South Africa
Global Economic Outlook
Rethinking Trade and Climate Change
Sunday 31
Sustainability and responsibility highlighted at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010
A Roadmap for a Sustainable Recovery
Being Responsible for the Future

By reviewing the topics below, it is not hard to tell that the central topic of this winter Davos World Economic Forum is mainly focus on the sustainable development regarding to the climate change and the recovery of the economy for a world in recession. So for a quick view, you can refer to the Business Week website news, here.
By asking questions or finding an answer of it, you could check a terrific BBC news summary: Q&A: World Economic Forum – Davos 2010
Though the popularity of the World Economic Forum, anti-globalization activists still try to express their concern in the capitalism and globalization which are increasing poverty and destroying the environment.