World Economic Forum disrupted the World Economic Forum in Melbourne, obstructing the path of two hundred delegates to the meeting. Repeatedly, demonstrations are held in Davos "(see Anti-WEF protests in Switzerland, January 2003)" to protest against what have been called the meetings of "fat cats in the snow", a tongue-in-cheek term used by rock singer Bono. After 2014, the protest movement against the World Economic Forum has largely died down, and Swiss police noted a significant decline in attending protesters, 20 at most during the meeting in 2016. While protesters are still more numerous in large Swiss cities, the protest movement itself has
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