World Economic Forum
Swiss nonprofit foundation
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| April 21 2025 | Klaus Schwab announced his decision to step down as Chair and Board of Trustees member as he enters his 88th year. |
| January 19 2025 |
Conclusion of the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, which featured key initiatives including the Global India Dialogues by the Motwani Jadeja Foundation and the Global Good Alliance for Gender Equity and Equality, with notable participants like Ursula von der Leyen, Antony Blinken, Christian Lindner, and Sam Altman.
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| January 15 2025 | World Economic Forum 2025 commenced in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together approximately 3,000 global leaders from over 125 countries, including 350 Heads of state and government, to discuss geopolitical stability, economic resilience, climate change, AI governance, and inclusive economic growth. |
| January 15 2024 | Annual meeting scheduled from January 15-19 with the theme 'Rebuilding Trust'. |
| January 16 2023 | The annual meeting takes place in Davos, Switzerland from 16–20 January under the theme 'Cooperation in a fragmented world'. |
| January 16 2023 | Annual meeting held from January 16-20 with the theme 'Cooperation in a Fragmented World'. |
| May 22 2022 | The World Economic Forum annual meeting is held from 22 to 26 May, featuring a special address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and notably absent of a Russian delegation for the first time since 1991. |
| May 22 2022 | Annual meeting held from May 22-26 with the theme 'History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies'. |
| 2021 | At the annual meeting, UNFCCC launched the 'UN Race-to-Zero Emissions Breakthroughs' campaign, aiming to transform 20 economic sectors to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions. |
| December 2021 | Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller publicly criticized World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab, accusing elites of exploiting global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic to push their agendas and criticizing their approach to transhumanism. |
| August 2021 | 'The Great Reset' was planned to be the theme of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. |
| August 17 2021 | Annual meeting held from August 17-20, themed 'Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust', but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| June 2021 | WEF founder Klaus Schwab publicly criticized the Davos municipality for 'profiteering' and 'lack of commitment', suggesting the annual meeting might relocate with a 40-70% probability after successful preparations for a COVID-related meeting in Singapore. |
| February 2021 | The Swiss federal government decided to reduce its annual financial contributions to the World Economic Forum following extensive criticism from politicians and Swiss civil society about public security costs. |
| 2020 | Female participation at the World Economic Forum reached 24%. |
| 2020 | Published 'Nature Risk Rising: Why the Crisis Engulfing Nature Matters for Business and the Economy', highlighting that 1 dollar spent on nature restoration yields 9 dollars in economic benefits. |
| 2020 | Launched the Trillion Tree Campaign, an initiative to grow, restore, and conserve 1 trillion trees over 10 years to fight climate change and restore biodiversity. |
| 2020 | Participants of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos travelled using approximately 1,300 private jets, drawing criticism for the significant environmental impact during a period of global climate crisis concerns. |
| December 2020 | Naomi Klein published an article in The Intercept criticizing the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset' initiative as a coronavirus-themed rebranding of existing WEF strategies, arguing it was an attempt by wealthy individuals to improve their public image. |
| May 2020 | The World Economic Forum and the Prince of Wales's Sustainable Markets Initiative launched 'The Great Reset' project, a five-point plan to enhance sustainable economic growth in response to the global recession caused by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. |
| April 2020 | Published an article linking the COVID-19 pandemic to environmental destruction and proposing a green recovery plan focusing on circular economy strategies. |
| March 2020 | The World Economic Forum filed legal complaints against investigative articles by Katie Gibbons and Billy Kenber published in The Times, addressing issues of female representation and diversity. |
| January 2020 | The Aargauer Zeitung reported that the additional security costs for the Kanton Graubünden related to the World Economic Forum amounted to 9 million Swiss francs per year. |
| January 21 2020 | During the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, CEPI met with Moderna leaders at the Davos gathering to establish plans for a COVID-19 vaccine. At this time, there were 274 global COVID-19 cases and 16 total deaths. The World Health Organization would declare a global health emergency 6 days later. |
| January 20 2020 | Annual meeting held from January 20-24 with the theme 'Stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world'. |
| 2019 | The World Economic Forum published annual reports revealing revenues of CHF 349 million, reserves of CHF 310 million, and a foundation capital of CHF 34 million. |
| 2019 | The Swiss newspaper WOZ had its media accreditation request for the annual World Economic Forum meeting rejected. The newspaper criticized the WEF for preferring media outlets it works with throughout the year, arguing this approach compromises journalistic independence. |
| 2019 | Referenced the IPBES assessment report estimating that approximately half of global GDP is highly or moderately dependent on nature. |
| 2019 | Manager Magazin journalist Henrik Müller analyzes the fracturing of the 'Davos Man' concept, highlighting ideological, social, and economic divisions within the global elite. |
| 2019 | Winnie Byanyima presents another Oxfam report at the World Economic Forum, highlighting that 2,200 billionaires saw their wealth grow by 12% while the poorest half experienced an 11% decline in wealth. |
| September 2019 | Over 400 civil society organizations and 40 international networks issued a collective criticism of the World Economic Forum's partnership agreement with the United Nations, demanding the UN Secretary-General terminate the partnership. They argued the agreement represented a dangerous corporate takeover of global governance mechanisms. |
| July 2019 | From July 2019 to June 2020, the World Economic Forum spent €250,000 on lobbying the European Union. |
| June 13 2019 | The World Economic Forum and the United Nations sign a Strategic Partnership Framework to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 2018 | Announced the Earth BioGenome Project within the 4IR Initiative, with the goal of sequencing the genomes of every organism on Earth. |
| 2018 | Dutch historian Rutger Bregman is invited to a WEF panel on inequality, where he provocatively suggests that attendees should stop avoiding taxes to address economic inequality. |
| 2018 | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the inaugural keynote speech, becoming the first head of government from India to do so at the annual plenary in Davos. |
| October 22 2018 | World Economic Forum issued an official statement objecting to the use of the 'Davos' nickname by other international conferences, specifically targeting the Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative event. |
| 2017 | Jürgen Dunsch, a former Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalist, publicly criticized the World Economic Forum's lack of financial transparency, pointing out that their financial reports did not provide detailed breakdowns of income, expenditures, or foundation capital. |
| 2017 | Introduced the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for the Earth Initiative, a collaboration with Stanford University and PwC, focusing on environmental technological innovations. |
| 2017 | Around 150 Tibetans and Uighurs protested in Geneva, and 400 Tibetans protested in Bern against Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to the WEF meeting, resulting in confrontations and arrests. |
| 2017 | Female participation at the World Economic Forum increased to 21%. |
| 2017 | Chinese Paramount leader Xi Jinping becomes the first head of state from the People's Republic of China to attend the WEF in Davos, defending global economic cooperation and criticizing protectionist movements. |
| January 2017 | Launched the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), a global public-private partnership aimed at scaling circular economy innovations. |
| January 19 2017 | The World Economic Forum launched the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in Davos, a global initiative to fight epidemics. The project was initially funded with US$460m from Germany, Japan, Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Wellcome Trust, aiming to secure vaccine supplies for global emergencies and research new vaccines for tropical diseases. |
| 2016 | Swiss police noted a minimal protest presence, with only 20 protesters attending the WEF meeting. |
| 2016 | Published an article exploring the relationship between consumption, GDP, and well-being, highlighting alternative metrics like the Happy Planet Index. |
| 2016 | Ida Auken writes an essay for the WEF exploring a future where urban residents would rely on shared services, introducing the controversial phrase 'You'll own nothing and be happy'. |
| 2016 | 18% of World Economic Forum attendees were female. |
| October 10 2016 | WEF announced the opening of its new Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco, designed to serve as a platform for interaction and insight on technological changes. |
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