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The World Economic Forum is an international advocacy non-governmental organization and think tank, based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German enginee
Headquarters in Cologny, Switzerland
Klaus Schwab, founder and former executive chairman, World Economic Forum
Professor Klaus Schwab opens the inaugural European Management Forum in Davos in 1971.
F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela shake hands at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos in January 1992.
Klaus Schwab
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Klaus Martin Schwab is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum. He was the WEF's chairman from 1971 until his resignation in 2025.
World Economic Forum
…non-governmental organization and think tank, based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab. The foundation's stated mission is "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape…
Schwab in 2011
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Schwab shaking hands at the World Economic Forum Russia CEO Roundtable in June 2007