Colourful impressions of the World Economic Forum 2019
Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd takes a selfie (WEFie?) with soldiers (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
Keystone/Ennio Leanza
Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives at Davos. She addressed global political and business leaders in a speech on the final day (Keystone/Valentin Flauraud)
Keystone/Valentin Flauraud
A planespotter or VIP-spotter waits for arrivals (Keystone/Walter Bieri)
Keystone/Walter Bieri
Imagining a world of no queues and cheap accommodation: virtual reality at the WEF annual meeting, which uses the slogan “Globalization 4.0” (Keystone/Gian Ehrenzeller)
Keystone/Gian Ehrenzeller
Line of work (WEF/Valeriano Di Domenico)
World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico
A member of the Swiss special police force is on guard next to the congress centre (Keystone/Gian Ehrenzeller)
Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller
An illuminated member of the audience (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
The Duke of Cambridge discusses environmental challenges with broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
AP Photo / Markus Schreiber
From left, Federal Councillors Guy Parmelin, Ueli Maurer and Alain Berset relax during the opening of The House of Switzerland (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
Keystone / Laurent Gillieron
I don't worry about running out of pens (WEF/Valeriano Di Domenico)
World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico
The writing's on the wall during a session on the future of AI, computing and mathematics (WEF/Valeriano Di Domenico)
World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico
Sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
Keystone/Laurent Gillieron
As the annual general meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) draws to an end in Davos, we reflect on a hectic week of networking, brainstorming, protesting – and queuing.
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Born in London, Thomas was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. He speaks all three official Swiss languages and enjoys travelling the country and practising them, above all in pubs, restaurants and gelaterias.
Born in England, I've lived in Switzerland since 1994. I trained as a graphic designer in Zurich between 1997 – 2002. More recently I have moved on to work as photo editor and joined the team at swissinfo.ch in March 2017.
Helen James (picture editor), Thomas Stephens (text), swissinfo.ch
The 3,000 or so statesmen, business leaders, scientists and activists from around the world will be packing up on Friday and heading off to do their moving and shaking elsewhere. Some 500 journalists will do the same.
WEF 2019 didn’t have the big political names of previous years – domestic woes meant US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron all pulled out – but princes, popstars and the (paying) public all rubbed shoulders without incident in the Swiss mountain resort, attending debates, workshops and presentations.
swissinfo.ch was also there, of course, reporting on a wide range of issues including gender equality, the role of technology in the future of food and pharmacology, and environmental pollution.
What were the highlights (or lowlights) of the 49th gathering for you?
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