Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, why the heck are we in Switzerland?
I'll tell you why. We're at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Chapter 2: What is the World Economic Forum and why is it important?
It's Monday, January 19th. Let's ride.
Good morning. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, a federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the civil rights giant. It's also designated as a national day of service, pushing Americans to get involved in their local communities and volunteer. A great message today and every day. As for this morning's show, it's a unique one.
As you may have heard last week, Toby and I are in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, the biggest annual gathering of business leaders and officials anywhere on the planet. Today's episode, which we recorded late last week, will give you a preview of what's expected to happen at Davos, why it's important, and how much Toby will pay for a hot dog.
We're going to be here all week bringing you the pod live from snowy Switzerland. It's our first World Economic Forum, so our goal is to have our lanyards on straight first and foremost, but also to be the eyes and ears on the ground for you guys. We'll be conducting some interviews with founders, but also just catching the vibe.
What are the movers and shakers of the global economy talking about? Is the deep state real? And if it is, Do they also wear lanyards? It should be fun, and we'll bring you guys along for the entire ride. But first, a word from our sponsor, Indeed. Hey, Neil, bet you're pretty jealous. I'll be in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum. Toby, I'm here too.
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Chapter 3: What is the significance of Trump's participation in Davos?
brought its biggest delegation ever, but somehow they're going to have to form willing coalitions with other parts of the economy and other parts of the world. I think that's going to be the main storyline. Again, we're predicting because we're— We'll be on the ground. We'll tell you what the main storylines are, but that is on the surface what it might look like.
They got to just try you out to these meetings because you're a yapper. You like network. You like bringing people together. You make friends pretty easily. So I think put Toby Howell's front and center if you really want to have a forum that's filled of dialogue and bringing people together in terms of cooperation.
I agree. Let's take a quick break, though, and come back with some fun facts about Davos right after this.
And now time for our Morning Brew Daily Davos update with Lightspeed. This week, Morning Brew Daily is at the World Economic Forum thanks to our friends at Lightspeed.
We are super excited to be here and we'll be pumping out a ton of content. Every day we will record Morning Brew Daily from the Lightspeed house and also be interviewing various founders and CEOs that work with Lightspeed about the latest advances in technology and how those advances will impact us.
the world. And starting tomorrow, Lightspeed founder Ravi Mata will join us to break down the trends he's watching coming out of the WEF and other big events this week.
So follow along for Ravi's tips and also check out our special conversations on our Morning Brew Daily YouTube channel every day. Let's ride in Davos.
You might be listening to this and thinking, why does Davos even exist and how does it matter to me? These are great questions. And to answer the first, the World Economic Forum dates back to 1971 when it was founded by the Swiss-German economist Klaus Schwab.
He founded the nonprofit to promote global cooperation on pressing issues, bringing the private and public sector together to brainstorm solutions. For the organization's annual meeting, Schwab picked Davos, a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, and it's been held there every year save one since its founding.
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Chapter 4: Who are the key attendees at Davos this year?
What should listeners expect from us?
They hopefully should expect us to break the news that we usually read about in the same publications that we typically read when we're back in the United States. Because Davos does end up making headlines. Trump's speech will make headlines. So we will just be there, listen to it in real time, and then give you that feedback and give you that reporting live from Davos.
So we're just kind of cutting out the middleman. We're being the middleman themselves. We're doing some on-the-ground reporting.
And just so you know, the podcast is going to come out at the exact same time. We just are going to be able to record it. Sleep in a little bit. Sleep in a little bit. Record it at 11 a.m. Davos time, but it will hit your podcast feeds. We'll do the normal show. You're going to get all the business news of the previous day.
Nothing is going to change, but we are going to do some interviews with founders for our YouTube channel. And at the same time, we have our social media team here. So we're hoping to put out some interesting content on social media about what we see at Davos, maybe some more fun facts that we find out about this place and remarking on the news.
So definitely check out our Instagram at MB Daily Show if you're interested in seeing what we're up to there. I'm going for the hot dogs. Let's be honest. All right, Toby, before we go, what is one thing that you bought specifically for this trip?
Well, I had to dust off some old suits because apparently it's, you know, very business, mostly business casual, but I want to look good. I want to represent Morning Brew Daily pretty well. So I'm rocking a suit every single day, but I only have, you know, one or two suits. I literally found my old high school suit that I still fit into little flex there or not a flex.
I don't know which way because I just need a couple outfits to wear throughout the week. So I'm going to be suited and booted.
What about you as a tip? You can just bring one suit and then just bring different like shirt, uh, shoe tie pairs. So you look a little different.
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Chapter 5: What are the major topics expected to be discussed at Davos?
I don't think you need mechanized socks. I was just thinking about, too, it's at altitude. We're in the mountains. Could be a good little training week for whoever... including myself who wants to run a marathon. Like this is altitude training. I hope I come back.
I'm going to bring your, I'm bringing my running shoes.
I'm bringing, I'm bringing everything. And maybe that's when I need the heated socks though. When I'm going out and just my, my shorts and a jacket, it's a little cold out there. My toes are going to get wet. So Emily, can you loan me your socks? I'm going to be talking to Sam Altman.
I'm going to be like, who's that crazy guy running out there and like these short shorts and two degrees. It's Toby. Okay. That is all the time we have. Thanks so much for starting your morning with us and have a great start to the week.