What the Annual Meeting is
The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting brings government leaders, chief executives, heads of international organisations and civil society figures to Davos each January. Around the official programme at the Congress Centre, hundreds of side events, private dinners and bilateral meetings take place in hotels and chalets across the town.
For a week, a resort of narrow streets becomes one of the most security-conscious places in Europe, with perimeters around the main venues and hotels and a constant flow of delegation vehicles.