World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, was founded in 1971 as a not-for-profit organization. It gained formal status in January 2015 under the Swiss Host-State Act, confirming the role of the Forum as an International Institution for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum's mission is cited as "committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas." The WEF is best known for its annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern
Toronto Global Forum to facilitate meetings between key world leaders in order to encourage global discourse. The International Economic Forum of the Americas hosts two other annual events: the Conference of Montreal (founded in 1995), as well as the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami (founded in 2011). Current members of the advisory board of the Toronto Global Forum are: Toronto Global Forum The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2007. The Toronto Global Forum is a not-for-profit organization presenting annual conferences on global economic issues. The TGF mission is