WEF/Annual Meeting/1982
 | |
|---|---|
 A highlight of the 1982 European Management Symposium was US President Ronald Reagan's special message to Davos participants via satellite from Washington DC. | |
| Date | February 1982 |
| Location | Davos, Switzerland |
| Description | The most important innovation introduced at this year's Symposium was the holding of the first Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders. This closed-door, off-the-record meeting allows for informal dialogue, permitting participants to work on ongoing issues without having to produce a communiqué, treaty, press statement or any other document at its conclusion. |
| Planners | WEF |
| Participants | Klaus Schwab, Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud, Edward Heath, Umberto Colombo, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Ulrich Bettermann |
| Virtual Participants | Ronald Reagan |
The 1982 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, still known as the European Management Forum, was held in Davos, Switzerland in February 1982.
Own words
A highlight of the 1982 European Management Symposium was US President Ronald Reagan's special message to Davos participants via satellite from Washington DC. Reagan called for unity among the democratic countries in the West in the face of economic stress.
The most important innovation introduced at this year’s European Management Symposium was the holding of the first Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders, which Davos regulars now usually refer to by the acronym IGWEL. This closed-door, off-the-record meeting allows for informal dialogue, permitting participants to get to know each another, exchange ideas and work on ongoing issues and problems without having to produce a communiqué, treaty, press statement or any other document at its conclusion. Today, IGWEL remains enormously attractive to participants as the only global framework for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and opinions of government leaders and heads of international organizations.[1]
In recent years, G20 countries have typically been represented by their head of government or by ministers in charge of foreign affairs, finance, economy, trade, environment, technology, health and other portfolios. In addition, top business and civil society leaders, as well as other important public figures, have joined in relevant sessions.
During the first few years it was convened, four issues dominated its agenda: the international monetary system, trade relations, East-West ties and North-South relations. IGWEL discussions today focus on many of the new global challenges such as food security, water conservation and management, poverty eradication and financial regulatory reforms needed since the global economic crisis.
Known Participants
All 6 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Ulrich Bettermann | German-Swiss businessman with an extremely heavy WEF AGM habit |
| Umberto Colombo | Energy expert and manager who attended the 1972 Bilderberg. Trilateral Commission. Club of Rome. |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher | West-German deep state operator |
| Edward Heath | UK Prime Minister, posthumously suggested to be controlled through the UK/VIPaedophile operation |
| Klaus Schwab | German economist, Bilderberg Steering committee, World Economic Forum Board of Trustees |
| Turki bin Faisal al-Saud | Georgetown alumnus who resigned suddenly as director general of the Saudi Intelligence Agency 10 days before the 9/11 attacks. |
