The setting is certainly more chaotic then a decade ago . Since the late 20th Century , the ski resort of Davos has been synonymous with the World Economic Forum . Introduction : I first came to Davos as a relatively junior correspondent , two months after the Berlin Wall fell . Fall of Communism , China 's revolution , end of apartheid in South Africa unfolded in the 90s . It 's the inter - play between geo - politics and business is what keeps the forum relevant .
Since the late 20th Century , the ski resort of Davos has been synonymous with the World Economic Forum . Introduction : I first came to Davos as a relatively junior correspondent , two months after the Berlin Wall fell . Fall of Communism , China 's revolution , end of apartheid in South Africa unfolded in the 90s . It 's the inter - play between geo - politics and business is what keeps the forum relevant .