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Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jul 2023 - Jun 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
43
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
World Economic Forum (WEF)
EU Transparency Register
567538843366-43 First registered on 02 Jul 2021
Goals / Remit
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
It was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests. The Forum strives in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does.
We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.Main EU files targeted
The World Economic Forum supports the European Commission's strategic objectives, particularly in the areas of the twin digital and green transition. Please see relevant activities in the next section.
Address
Head Office
Route de Capite 91-93
Cologny 1223
SWITZERLANDEU Office
Route de Capite 91-93
Cologny 1223
SWITZERLANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
The World Economic Forum is not a member nor affiliated with any associations, (con)federations, networks and other bodies. membership organization.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jul 2023 - Jun 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
439,869,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Funding types "other" information
The Forum's revenues are for CHF 271mio partnership and membership fees (of the various members listed on its website), in addition to 39mio of participation fees to events, and 48mio of direct funded programmatic projects. You can find all the relevant information in the Forum's annual report: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Annual_Report_2023_2024.pdf
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Members/partners of the Forum 271,416,000€ Grant European Union through Nederlandse Financierings-Maats (ended February 2024) 290,225€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Advancing the Climate Transition: CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal
- Regional Activities: Strategic Dialogue on the Western Balkans, High-Level Dialogue Europe in the Age of Intelligent Economies, European Strategic Interdependence InitiativeOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
43 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 16 Apr 2024 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European Research and Innovation policy in the global context Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting WEF CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 11 Apr 2024 Location Vilnius Subject - Decarbonisation and sustainability of the EU transport sector -Impact of EU elections on greening the transport sector -Potential areas of collaboration DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Magdalena Kopczynska (Director-General)
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Date 17 Jan 2024 Location Davos Subject AI act, Ethics of AI, digital transformation, AI governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 16 Jan 2024 Location Davos Subject Courtesy meeting with Mr Mirek Dušek, Managing Director of WEF. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Attending - Peeter Kadarik (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Jan 2024 Location videoconference call Subject Preparatory meeting for WEF 2024 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Preparatory meeting for the World Economic Forum 2024 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on employment and skills policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2023 Location Virtual Meeting Subject Preparation of Commissioner McGuinness’s participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on employment and skills policies. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with a group of Young Global Leaders: - Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Skills - Digital Education Action Plan - Combatting Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy meeting with study visit of Young Global Leaders Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)
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Date 30 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Chairman of the World Economic Forum Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Ursula von der Leyen (President)
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Date 30 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Chairman of the World Economic Forum (topic: TO ADD) Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Ursula von der Leyen (President)
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Date 30 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Nature Restoration, Biodiversity, COP 28 and WEF Annual Meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 02 May 2023 Location Geneva (CH) Subject Skills policies, social economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting with WEF Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Giorgios Rossides (Cabinet member)
- Ines Prainsack (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on skills policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Preparation G7 side event Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy meeting and the World Economic Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on skills policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on skills policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Davos, Switzerland Subject Impact of the energy crisis on the EU's industrial competitiveness, on EU's climate ambitions, and the competitiveness of clean energy technologies. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Peeter Kadarik (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Discuss Commissioner McGuinness’s attendance of the Annual meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Oct 2022 Location videoconference call Subject Digital safety Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Oct 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Preparation Davos forum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
- Renáta Goldírová (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Oct 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Preparation Davos forum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
- Renáta Goldírová (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Oct 2022 Location Online meeting Subject Speech & stakeholder discussion on ESG reporting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy call in preparation for the WEF 2023 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Jivka Petkova (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital safety Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 18 Sep 2022 Location New York Subject climate action, COP27 Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 15 Jul 2022 Location Geneva, Switzerland Subject Meeting with members of the Managing Board of the WEF on the global economic situation. Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Ursula von der Leyen (President)
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Date 06 Jul 2022 Location videoconference Subject Introduction of digital safety coalition Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 May 2022 Location Davos Subject EU dimensions and actions linked to skills; and the possible synergies between the Pact for Skills and the WEF initiative ‘European Skills Accelerator’. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 24 May 2022 Location Davos, Switzerland Subject European Green Deal and Repower EU Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 29 Apr 2022 Location Geneva Subject Mobility platform working group Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on the Skills Agenda Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject World Economic Forum meeting 2022 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Jivka Petkova (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2022 Location Munich, Germany Subject Participation in a broader dinner on world affairs in the margins of Munich Security Conference 2022 hosted by World Economic Forum and Google Jigsaw Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Oct 2021 Location video-call Subject EU action on tackling global deforestation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
- Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2021 Location online Subject World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jun 2021 Location Online Subject Keynote Speech - Accelerating Racial Justice session Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Helena Dalli (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Davos Subject Meeting with WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Ursula von der Leyen (President)