The World Economic Forum is hosting its annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 20 to 23, once again set to remind leaders from around the world they have roles to play in improving the state of the world — the nonprofit organization's stated goal.
For many years, the meetings of key individuals from various fields, including business, politics and academia have inspired participants to start their own initiatives back home by creating opportunities for them to debate today's relevant global issues — this year's theme for the meeting is "Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution" — and mingle with key opinion leaders.
One participant from Japan is Yoshito Hori, president of Globis University Graduate School of Management, and managing partner of venture capital firm Globis Capital Partners, who has participated in Davos since 2004.