Is Davos a waste of time?

About 2,500 delegates using 1,700 private jets descend on Swiss town each year for World Economic Forum. But is it worth the air miles?

Davos, Switzerland Special police forces stand on the roof of the Kongress Hotel next to the Congress Centre on the eve of the opening of the 45th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. The theme of the meeting, which will take place from 21 to 24 January, is The New Global Context
Switzerland special police forces stand on the roof of the Kongress hotel in Davos on eve of the World Economic Forum. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA

Is the World Economic Forum just a talking shop?

  79%
Yes
  21%
No

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