Walking the snowy streets of the small Swiss town of Davos, it was impressive to know that 40 heads of state and 2,500 leaders from business and society were there to talk about some of the most important global challenges facing us today.

In the main congress hall, I saw and met leading political figures like UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Queen Rania al-Yassin of Jordan, and the new Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Leading business executives from Facebook, AirBnb, Nestlé, Monsanto, IKEA,and many others were there mingling, too. International organizations were present in force, including Christine Lagarde from the International Monetary Fund and Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank. There were also film stars present, like Leonardo DiCaprio and Kevin Spacey, sharing their ideas. 

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