China News Agency, Berlin, October 7 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The World Economic Forum announced on the 7th that its 2021 annual meeting will be postponed to May 18-21 next year, and the location will also be changed from Davos to Switzerland Burgen Mountain in Lucerne.
The World Economic Forum emphasizes that the annual meeting will only be held on the premise that the health and safety of participants and organizers can be guaranteed.
The World Economic Forum, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is an international organization dedicated to promoting public-private cooperation.
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (Winter Davos) is held at the beginning of each year in the small town of Davos in the Swiss Alps. It attracts the participation of important leaders from all walks of life such as global politics and business. It is the most influential flagship event of the World Economic Forum.
Affected by the new crown epidemic, the World Economic Forum announced in August this year that the 2021 annual meeting will be postponed to next summer.
On the 7th of this month, the World Economic Forum further clarified the time (May 18-21, 2021) and location of the annual meeting-Buergenstock (Buergenstock) in Lucerne, a famous tourist city in German-speaking Switzerland.
The World Economic Forum stated that the annual meeting to be held in May next year will focus on the "Rejuvenation of the World" as its theme, focusing on the solutions needed to meet the world's most severe challenges.
According to the vision of the World Economic Forum, leaders from all walks of life participating in the conference will jointly outline a global recovery roadmap, shape the world's recovery in the post-epidemic era, and rebuild a more inclusive and sustainable society.
Although it will be postponed to May next year, the 2021 World Economic Forum Annual Conference will still adopt a combination of online and offline methods. Participants participating offline in Lucerne will connect remotely with people from 400 places around the world. line.
In addition, in the week from January 25th next year, the World Economic Forum will also host a high-level "Davos Dialogue" online, inviting global leaders from all walks of life to share their views on the global situation in 2021.
The World Economic Forum said on the same day that it is working to bring the 2022 annual meeting back to Davos.
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