“Of course, first of all, we are here with business goals. The first is the exchange of information. We get a lot of useful information about what is happening in the world in other companies, ”Gref told reporters on the sidelines of the forum in Davos.
According to him, the second goal is a unique opportunity to meet with a large number of company executives.
“I had 20 meetings yesterday. With the head of Microsoft, we removed a number of issues that have accumulated during the year and have not been resolved at other levels. The same situation with our other partners. And in one day, it is impossible to hold so many meetings with the top officials of companies in any other place, ”added Gref.
Thirdly, according to the head of Sberbank, participation in the form allows you to tell on the international arena about the positive changes taking place in Russia.
He also said that the attitude of the organizers towards the Russians is excellent.
“Yesterday we had a long talk with the founder of the forum, Klaus Schwab, and all the conversations we had were about more active involvement of Russia. We discussed including the following year. Next year will be the 50th jubilee forum, and the entire forum leadership is very interested in ensuring that Russian participation in this jubilee forum is at its maximum, ”said Gref.
Earlier it was reported that the “Russian House” in Davos was visited by over 300 guests on the first day of the business program at the World Economic Forum.