Over the past forty years, the WEF has grown into the archetype of the new
diplomacy: informal, efficient, and involving all relevant types of actors on equal
footing. At WEF summits, collaborations among companies, NGOs, and government
agencies are both incidental and facilitated. Organizations with obvious
complementarities waste no time in launching joint projects. One of the most common
refrains one hears is “We should have met ages ago!” Importantly, WEF meetings are
not places where the only people you meet are those you already know. Instead,
bloggers, social entrepreneurs, and a host of “change makers” under the age of twenty
build networks with one another and otherwise far-off leaders. Many great ideas and
projects are born through connections made at these summits. The WEF will never get
any credit—but who cares?
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