Is Davos without the cold and snow still Davos? We are about to find out. For those accustomed to coming together in January to "improve the state of the world", the World Economic Forum's (WEF) decision to hold its annual jamboree in springtime will give us the chance to work out exactly how much the cold icy environment helped stimulate debate and discussion.
I've always thought there was a camaraderie that comes from schlepping up the mountain in winter. The cold is a great leveller: the rich and powerful can fall over and sprain an ankle just as easily as the rest of us mere mortals (even as they are climbing out of their sustainable limos).
