The World Economic Forum is an unofficial international organization whose purpose is to study and discuss the problems existing in the world economy and promote international economic cooperation and exchanges. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its predecessor was the "European Management Forum" founded on 197 1 by klaus schwab, the current chairman of the Forum and a professor at Geneva University. 1987, the European Management Forum was renamed the World Economic Forum. The members of the forum are more than 65,438+0,000 top companies that adhere to the purpose of "improving the global situation" and influence the future economic development of the world.

As it was held for the first time in the Swiss town of Davos, it was later called "Davos Annual Meeting".

201565438+1October 2 1 ~ 24, the 45th annual meeting of the world economic forum will be held in the Swiss town of Davos, with the theme of "a new global situation".