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The elite gathering known as Davos is not an ordinary business convention. The annual conference of the World Economic Forum is an uber-exclusive event, not a meeting of governments but rather a gathering of representatives from around 1,000 member companies – the biggest companies in the world – along with a smattering of political leaders and academics.
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The elite gathering known as Davos is not an ordinary business convention. The annual conference of the World Economic Forum is an uber-exclusive event, not a meeting of governments but rather a gathering of representatives from around 1,000 member companies – the biggest companies in the world – along with a smattering of political leaders and academics.
At this year's Davos event, Microsoft hosted a party for 50 guests and invited the rock star Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, otherwise known as Sting, to provide the entertainment for the party. Estimates vary for how much it costs for Sting to show up and play at your party, but the remuneration is thought to be well in the six-figure range.
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