The leading representatives of capitalism will meet tomorrow in the Swiss Alps, guarded by helicopter gunships and 2,000 troops, to discuss the challenges facing the world.
The annual event in the winter resort of Davos has attracted almost 2,000 participants this year, including 29 heads of state or government.
The World Economic Forum, as the event is known, is headed by 65-year-old German-born professor Klaus Schwab.
Before the meeting, he described terrorism as the greatest challenge facing society since the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.