World Economic Forum admission fee costs $19,000 per person. In 2014, WEF raised annual fees by 20 percent, making the cost for "Strategic Partner" from CHF 500,000 ($523,000) to CHF 600,000 ($628,000). The flagship event of the World Economic Forum is the invitation-only annual meeting held at the end of January in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together chief executive officers from its 1,000 member companies, as well as selected politicians, representatives from academia, NGOs, religious leaders, and the media in an alpine environment. The winter discussions focus around key issues of global concern (such as the globalization, capital markets, wealth management, international conflicts, environmental
International Society of Business Leaders International Society of Business Leaders The International Society of Business Leaders (ISOBL) claims to be an international registry of business professionals, executives, and esteemed alumni from leading universities and institutions spanning the globe; however, has been reported as a scam on a number of occasions. ISOBL was founded in Garden City, New York with the stated mission of empowering members by providing a platform for professional networking opportunities. Primarily a business networking platform and biographical publication, the network has grown to over 50,000+ members through unsolicited mass e-mail. ISOBL claims to maintain application criteria and only accepts business professionals with