The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, brings together political, business and scientific leaders for an annual conference. (ARND WIEGMANN/REUTERS) Meanwhile, geopolitical rivalry, technology ...

The World Economic Forum is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, Cologny, Canton of Geneva. Recognized by the Swiss authorities as an international body, its mission is cited as "committed to improving the ...

As dusk settles on Davos, Switzerland this wintry Sunday night, the eve of the annual World Economic Forum, there is a quiet, albeit reserved anticipation that something notable will be done – or at ...

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, speaks during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Schwab is stepping down as chairman of the forum’s Board of Trustees ...