The people with the power to repair the state of the world... were gathered all in one place.
The 46th World Economic Forum came to a close over the weekend in a small town in the Swiss
Alps.
A lot of reporters cover the forum but few get inside.
Arirang Newscenter was given the kind of access that is usually reserved for heads of state,
billionaires, and Nobel laureates.
Here's the final installment of our Moon Connyoung's two part special.
In the evenings, after the panels and speeches in the Davos Congress Center have ended, the
city’s main street comes to life as people team up in different private events...
some closed doors, most invitation only.
The Facebook party, the McKinsey party, Infosys, HSBC, Thomson Reuters ski party, Japan Night
and Korea Night are just a few of these bits of Davos.
For attendees, these out-of-officialdom events are a draw because they combine topics they’re
interested in with people they want to see and talk to, usually in a smaller venue.
"What brings you to Korea Night out of all the other nights?"
"Gang-jung-baek-se-joo."
From a UN diplomat with the WEF to a Nobel Prize winning cell biologist.
"I love Korean food.
I had a wonderful visit to Korea this past year.
I'm going back to Korea next year to Yonsei Medical School to teach a class."
This is where the presidential envoys and the owners of the biggest businesses meet
arguably the busiest man on the planet...
at least during the four days of the forum, founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab.
What’s more, the conversation flows more freely because most of these gatherings are
off the record.
Also off the record are hundreds of sessions at the Congress Centre... but a select few
are on the record and televised.
Arirang TV, this year, is collaborating with the WEF to design and moderate a televised
session on artificial intelligence.
Hot topic.
Great panelists.
No wonder it's a full house.
Some had to be turned away at
the door.
Session over.
My job as a broadcast journalist does not end there.
I'm surrounded by the world's top experts.
Bringing them to our live news show is a must.
"So, in less than an hour, I have a live newscast.
Could you come on air live with us?"
"I can."
This is where the real work gets done.
There are 230 media outlets out here in Davos and Arirang is one of them.
Our live shot position is on the roof of the Congress Centre... along with CNBC, CNN, Fox
Business, Swiss TV... pretty much all the big media outlets right here... living in
harmony, I must say.
And, off we go.
The State of Artificial Intelligence...
beyond the scope of our hour-long session.
Real time with one of, if not the leading mind in computer science and artificial intelligence.
All this is possible because this is Davos.
Because this is where the smartest of the smartest, wealthiest of the wealthiest, the
most powerful of the powerful are stuck at one time in one place - a tiny town in the
Swiss Alps for four days.
"Some say Davos is nothing but the rich and the famous having a good time.
Well, if you ask me, if you go home after four days, a new thought, a new awareness,
a fresh idea... that is worth all the Davos experience."