Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on January 20, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

The World Economic Forum is known for glitzy parties, exclusivity, and dealmaking – in addition to panels on topics ranging from climate change to ‘stakeholder capitalism’. The theme of this year’s annual meeting in Davos is “cooperation in a fragmented world,” and Davos mainstays are the world’s most powerful networkers. They wield an enormous amount of economic and political power. So who are they? What actually happens at Davos, and what do the people left off the invite list need to know about it?

In this episode: 

• Peter S. Goodman (@petersgoodman), global economics reporter at The New York Times and author of Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World
• Max Lawson (@maxlawsontin), Head of Inequality Policy, Oxfam

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Tamara Khandaker. The original production team was Negin Owliaei, Ashish Malhotra, Miranda Lin, and our host, Halla Mohieddeen.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.