Davos Chief Heeds Trump Win With Pledge to Tackle ‘Silent Fear’
- WEF adds Washington event to promote U.S. investment, hiring
- World Economic Forum hosting annual meeting in Davos this week
Davos Chief Schwab Weighs In on Trump and WEF's Relevance
The World Economic Forum is listening to Donald Trump.
The organization will convene a special meeting in Washington this year to discuss issues raised during the president-elect’s campaign and the populist wave that swept him to victory, WEF founder Klaus Schwab told Bloomberg Television on Sunday. The gathering will explore U.S. investment and job-creation opportunities for companies that participate in the forum, he said.
“It’s very natural that with the new administration we plan a major event in the U.S. to see what are the implications of the new president and how the business community could engage,” Schwab said in advance of the forum’s 47th annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. “We have to be responsive to the call.”