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WEF brings Open Forum back for public at Davos after a hiatus of over 2 yrs

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Read more about WEF brings Open Forum back for public at Davos after a hiatus of over 2 yrs on Business Standard. Two years later, general public can now interact with global leaders
After a hiatus of over two years, the on Sunday said it is bringing back the Open Forum, on the sidelines of its Annual Meeting 2022, in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, where the general public can interact with several global leaders over the next five days. The Open Forum 2022 will be hosting a series of panel discussions during May 23-26, all open to the public upon registration, while the panellists will include human rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, climate activist Vanessa Nakate, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel and many others. Discussion topics will range from the climate crisis and youth mental health, to the war in Ukraine and the Metaverse. As part of the Annual Meeting 2022, this year’s Open Forum will focus on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the role of multilateralism for peace in Europe as well as other global challenges, the WEF said. Taking place for the first time since January 2020, the Open Forum offers a platform for debate and interaction on controversial issues between the public and scholars, business leaders and policy-makers around improving the state of the world, it added.

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