Discussion on the World Economic Forum


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Each year, the WEF hosts its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together many of the world's most powerful, wealthy, and influential figures from politics, business, and other sectors. Attendees include heads of state, CEOs, and thought leaders. The event features public speeches and panels on global issues like economics, climate, and technology, which are often livestreamed or reported. However, much of the meeting's value lies in private, off-the-record discussions, networking sessions, and closed-door meetings where attendees forge deals, share ideas, and shape global agendas. These private interactions are less transparent, fueling speculation about their influence on global policies.
According to the WEF, its agenda is to improve the state of the world by fostering global cooperation and stakeholder capitalism, focusing on sustainable development, economic equality, and technological innovation. Through initiatives like the Great Reset, it aims to address global challenges such as climate change, inequality, and post-COVID recovery by promoting collaboration among governments, businesses, and civil society to create resilient, inclusive systems.
Critics argue the WEF's agenda, including the Great Reset, promotes centralized control by global elites, undermining national sovereignty and democratic processes. They point to private meetings, like IGWELs, and the influence of unelected corporate and political leaders as evidence of an exclusive network shaping global policies for their benefit. Programs like Young Global Leaders are seen as grooming loyalists to advance WEF priorities, potentially prioritizing corporate interests over public welfare.
What is the WEF and what drives its vision?
How might its actions affect ordinary people—do they truly have the public’s interests in mind?
What could be happening behind closed doors, and how much influence do these private discussions carry?
Is a unified global plan inevitable, and if so, could it lead to something good—or to greater risks for our future?
Let's come together this Saturday to shed light on these questions and explore what the WEF's role means for our future.
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If you’d like to do some research before the discussion, here are a few suggested links. Feel free to share any other useful resources you come across.
WEF's "Our mission"
https://www.weforum.org/about/world-economic-forum/
BBC article about the WEF
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42780204
"Klaus Schwab’s Great Reset" - WEF Speaker Ian Bremmer DEBATES World Economic Forum’s Davos Meeting
https://youtu.be/OShxrlRbhBM
Leaked WEF Young Global Leaders training session video
https://x.com/wideawake_media/status/1905915612297150473
Klaus Schwab bragging that they've "penetrated political cabinettes"
https://youtu.be/EpMMrzenoBU
World Economic Forum ‘rigged data’ to make Brexit look like failure
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/21/wef-rigged-data-to-make-brexit-look-like-failure/

Discussion on the World Economic Forum