World Economic Forum Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Usage of "Davos" === As there are many other international conferences nicknamed with "Davos" such as the "Davos of the Desert" event organised by [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia's]] [[Future Investment Initiative Institute]],<ref name="Quartz-18-10-22" /> the World Economic Forum objected to the use of "Davos" in such contexts for any event not organised by them.<ref name="WEF-PR_18-10-22">{{cite press release |title=World Economic Forum Objects to Misuse of the 'Davos' Brand |url=https://www.weforum.org/press/2018/10/world-economic-forum-objects-to-misuse-of-the-davos-brand/ |publisher=World Economic Forum |accessdate=24 October 2018 |date=22 October 2018 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192220/https://www.weforum.org/press/2018/10/world-economic-forum-objects-to-misuse-of-the-davos-brand/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WSJ-18-10-22" /><ref name="Bloomberg-18-10-22" /><ref name="Quartz-18-10-22" /> This particular statement was issued on 22 October 2018, a day before the opening of 2018 [[Future Investment Initiative]] (nicknamed "Davos in the desert") organised by the [[Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="WSJ-18-10-22">{{cite news |last1=Jakab |first1=Spencer |title=The Davos of Public Relations Disasters |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-davos-of-public-relations-disasters-1540222657 |accessdate=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones & Company]] |date=22 October 2018 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024002737/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-davos-of-public-relations-disasters-1540222657 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg-18-10-22">{{cite news |last1=Bosley |first1=Catherine |title=WEF Condemns Use of 'Davos' Label One Day Before Saudi Summit |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-22/wef-condemns-use-of-davos-label-one-day-before-saudi-summit |accessdate=24 October 2018 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=22 October 2018 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024193608/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-22/wef-condemns-use-of-davos-label-one-day-before-saudi-summit |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Quartz-18-10-22">{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Aisha |title=The organizers of Davos want nothing to do with Saudi Arabia's "Davos in the Desert" |url=https://qz.com/1432766/the-wef-wants-nothing-to-do-with-saudi-arabias-davos-in-the-desert/ |accessdate=24 October 2018 |work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]] |publisher=Quartz Media |date=23 October 2018 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192733/https://qz.com/1432766/the-wef-wants-nothing-to-do-with-saudi-arabias-davos-in-the-desert/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page