World Economic Forum series of research reports and engages its members in sector-specific initiatives. There have been many other international conferences nicknamed with "Davos". However, the World Economic Forum objected the use of "Davos" in such contexts for any event not organised by them. 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. The WEF was founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, a German-born business professor at the University of Geneva. First named the "European Management Forum", it changed
International Economic Forum of the Americas International Economic Forum of the Americas The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) is a not-for-profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, created to promote an exchange of views and perspectives on pressing economic issues of our times among world leaders, renowned experts and business executives. The International Economic Forum of the Americas was founded to facilitate agreements, offer business opportunities and provide access to unique insights from leading specialists. The Forum has grown to become a landmark organization bringing together more than 9,700 delegates and over 540 speakers combined under the auspices of four annual conferences: the Conference