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Davos 2010: the World Economic Forum in pictures

Davos: preparations
A worker make final preparations for the Davos World Economic Forum in one of the rooms at the venue
Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA
Davos: briefing
One of the Swiss hosts receives a briefing
Photograph: Christof Sonderegger/swiss-image.ch
Davos: Darkness
Darkness descends on the village of Davos, where high security measures are in place
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: conference
The conference room gets a final clean
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos: Participants of the World Economic Forum queue in heavy snowfall
Participants queue in heavy snowfall to get into meetings at the Davos forum
Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
Davos: Opening
Participants wait to enter the opening session of the annual economic forum
Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/EPA
Davos: Talks
A session of the economic forum gets underway
Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA
Davos: Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears with World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab after he addressed the assembly on the opening day
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: Food
Movers, shakers and canapes - a typical Davos scene
Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA
Davos: Sharma
India's commerce and industry minister, Anand Sharma, attending a session of the 40th annual forum
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos: Carrefour
A glimpse at the notes of Lars Olofsson, chief executive of supermarket chain Carrefour, during a session entitled: Who is the new consumer?
Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
Davos: Bhatt
The chairman of the State Bank of India, Om Prakash Bhatt, at a session of the forum
Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
Davos: Twitter
Evan Williams, co-founder and chief executive of Twitter, attends a session entitled The Growing Influence of Social Networks
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: Crowds
Seats were hard to find at a session on social networks
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos 2010: Korea
South Korea's president, Lee Myung-bak, addresses delegates at the Davos forum
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos: World Cup
The 2010 South Africa World Cup was well represented at Davos, with (left to right) mascot Palaquinha; footballer Mark Fish; President Jacob Zuma, and Lucas Radebe, the former captain of the national soccer team
Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/EPA
Davos: JP Morgan
Jacob A Frenkel, chairman of JP Morgan Chase International, speaks during a session entitled The next Global Crisis
Photograph: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: shadow
A speaker is silhouetted as he addresses a session at the forum
Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Davos: Middle East
A session on the Middle East involved (from left) UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar M. Gargash; Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa; Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad; Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Samir Al Rifai, British Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague and honorary chairman Vision 3, Khalid Abdulla-Janahi
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: Clinton
Bill Clinton, former US president and UN special envoy to Haiti, attends a session at the forum
Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Davos: Miliband
Foreign Secretary David Miliband checks his phone in the hallway at the World Economic Forum
Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
Davos: Google
Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt addresses delegates at a session on 'technology for society'
Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
Davos: Copenhagen
A participant during a session entitled From Copenhagen to Mexico: What's Next?
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron listens during a plenary session
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos: Microsoft
Microsoft founder Bill Gates studies his papers at the Davos forum
Photograph: Michel Euler/AP
Davos: Break
Time for a break at the Davos Congress Centre
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos: Nestle
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, CEO of Nestle, has a drink during a break from the conference
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos: Renault-Nissan
Renault-Nissan chairman and chief executive Carlos Ghosn attends a session called 'From Copenhagen to Mexico: What's Next?'
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos update: Jordan's Queen Rania attends session at WEF in Davos
Jordan's Queen Rania attends a session at the World Economic Forum
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos update: Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum
Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum blows a vuvuzela during the Davos kick-off for the 2010 Fifa South Africa World Cup
Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/AP
Davos update: Radebe kicks ball during 2010 World Cup World Economic Forum Davos
Former South Africa and Leeds United soccer player Lucas Radebe kicks a ball as he is joined by Zakumi, the 2010 World Cup official mascot during the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa Davos kick-off
Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Davos update: 2010 FIFA World Cup dancers perform at the World Economic Forum Davos
Dancers perform in the congress centre before the Davos kickoff for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa event
Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images
Davos update: President CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, Muhtar Kent World Economic Forum
President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, Muhtar Kent, gestures with a can during a session entitled 'The Gender Agenda: Putting Parity into Practice'
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos update: Christine Lagarde World Economic Forum in Davos
French finance minister, Christine Lagarde, pauses before speaking during a session on the Global Economic Outlook
Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
Davos update: German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle World Economic Forum Davos
German economy minister Rainer Brüderle gestures during an interview
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Davos update:  Jean-Claude Trichet  World Economic Forum Davos
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet talks during a session called 'Redesigning Financial Regulation'
Photograph: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images
Davos update: WTO Director General Lamy attends a session at WEF in Davos
Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organisation
Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Davos update: World Economic Forum Davos
Stanley Fischer, governor of the Central Bank of Israel; Pravin Gordhan, minister of finance of South Africa; Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank and Tidjane Thiam, group chief Executive of Prudential arrive for a session
Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA
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