Overview
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation[1] based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, which is mostly funded by its 1,000 member companies – typically global enterprises with more than US$5 billion in turnover – as well as public subsidies, views its own mission as "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas".[2]
President: Børge Brende
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Klaus Schwab and Prince Charles on why we need a Great Reset - listen to the podcast (Jun 4, 2020)
"The COVID-19 crisis has shown us that our old systems are not fit any more for the 21st century," said World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab. "In short, we need a great reset." This week's World Vs Virus is entirely devoted to the launch of the Great Reset - a project to bring the world's best minds together to seek a better, fairer, greener, healthier planet as we rebuild from the pandemic.
The Great Reset launched by World Economic Forum and HRH The Prince of Wales.
Seeking better form of capitalism as world recovers from pandemic.
Welcomed by UN, IMF, and companies Microsoft, Mastercard and BP.
Subscribe to podcasts: World Vs Virus and The Great Reset.
The podcast includes contributions from HRH The Prince of Wales, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, labour representative Sharan Burrow and the chief executives of Microsoft, MasterCard and BP.
You can watch the whole Great Reset launch here.
Read Klaus Schwab's article here and listen to him talk more about it here.