Founded and chaired by the economist Klaus Schwab, the WEF gathering brings together business leaders, politicians, senior civil servants and representatives of NGOs. It is one of a handful of prominent privately-chaired international organizations including the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission that fuel conspiracy theories and mistrust.
To go further:
Why conspiracy theories haunt the World Economic Forum, The Week.
(Last updated on 04/18/2024)