WEF said it would instead hold a series of online sessions.

Photo: DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS

The World Economic Forum said it would delay its annual meeting in Davos as the spread of the Omicron variant made it too difficult to deliver a global in-person event.

The conference had been scheduled to take place in the Swiss town in January and is now planned for early summer, organizers said Monday. WEF didn’t give a new date.

WEF said it would instead hold a series of online sessions. The Davos meeting is typically attended by thousands of executives and politicians.

Write to Peter Stiff at [email protected]

Copyright ©2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

This post first appeared on wsj.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

One-on-one with Secretary Blinken after Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site…

‘A political Rubik’s Cube’: Democrats work to keep Biden’s economic agenda alive

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders are performing a high-wire act to keep President…

Tom Cruise’s Covid rant was the right idea expressed completely the wrong way

The Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise made headlines this week for allegedly berating…

Who Is Roz Brewer? Starbucks Executive to Take Over as Walgreens CEO.

When Rosalind Brewer, then the CEO of Sam’s Club, called out the…