George Soros not attending World Economic Forum due to 'scheduling conflict'
The Hungarian billionaire and Democrat donor took to his Twitter page
for the first time in over two months to make the announcement, marking
the first time in years that the long-time Democrat donor will be absent
from the meeting.
As the first day of the 2023 World Economic Forum's
Annual Meeting kicks off in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, one of
the notable long-time attendees of the invitation-only event will be missing out on the action due to "secheduling conflict."
Hungarian billionaire George Soros took to his Twitter page for the
first time in over two months to make the announcement, marking the
first time in years that the long-time Democrat donor will be absent
from the meeting.
Soros, 93, has long been a supporter of Liberal causes, and was the Democrat's largest single donor last year. It is not clear what his scheduling conflict is.
The theme of this year's annual meeting is "Cooperation in a Fragmented World," which, according to the event's website,
promises to "tackle the numerous and interlinked challenges the world
is facing and find solutions through public-private cooperation." World
leaders and CEOs will "work together on the interconnected issues of
energy, climate, and nature" and will have a "Special emphasis" on
"gender and geographical diversity."
The World Economic Forum (WEF), which claims to be "independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests," has been in recent years pushing for a post-pandemic "Great Reset," a liberal-backed global economic reshuffling that outlines a new world order where governments play a bigger role in wealth generation and distribution.
The mastermind of the "Great Reset" is WEF chairman Klaus Schwab, who in November described China as a "role model for many countries."
The WEF said last week
that deligations from China would be in attendance at the meeting, but
that their names could not be shared for security reasons.
Approximately 5,000 members of the Swiss army have been deployed to
Davos to ensure the safety of this year's attendees. According to Michael Straub,
the clerk of Davos, two groups, "Strike WEF" and Juso Graubünden, have
submitted applications to gather and protest at the meeting, which runs
from January 16-20
