463 has a consultant on the ground at Davos working with clients. More from her later. In the meantime, you can watch webcasts of official proceeding highlights here.
Here's the official WEF Davos blog.
The BBC has a the best engligh language Davos coverage.
How to sum up Davos? The BBC's Tim Weber tries here.....
And then there is the networking. Access to Davos is only for the top people (plus a few pesky journalists).
There are hardly any spin masters or personal assistants.
Access to managers and politicians is immediate.
Most PR people would probably get heart attacks if they knew how frankly and openly their bosses discuss the issues of the day.
There is an enormous buzz in the corridors of Davos and at the late-night parties across town.
Some call it, rather grandly, the 'spirit of Davos'.
But if you think about it, Davos is really just the ultimate schmooze fest.
I have been watching some of the webcasts of the World Economic Forum and they have been very informative. I personally liked the brief webcast on "Does Business Have a Noble Value?". I like the opening comments by Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley. I didn't really like what he had to say, as I agreed with his analysis of the United States, but that is reality. Interesting also was the survey as to would today's world leaders take responsibility for making tough choices on these issues. 43% said low confidence, 18% said very low confidence. 34% moderate confidence. 4% high confidence. 1% very confident.
Anyway, I encourage you guys to view the webcasts if you get a chance.
Posted by: Chrysostomos | January 27, 2005 at 05:31 PM