Davos

British  

/ ˈdævɒs /

noun

1. Romansch name: Tarau.  a mountain resort in Switzerland: winter sports, site of the Parsenn ski run. Pop: 11 417 (2000). Height: about 1560 m (5118 ft)

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Example Sentences

A week of meetings for CERAWeek -- dubbed the "Davos of Energy" -- saw around 10,000 executives and experts gather to discuss the latest in their industry.

From Barron's

"It's not that we don't have the resources to do it," he told AFP at CERAWeek, dubbed the "Davos of energy," which runs through Friday in Houston.

From Barron's

In 2008, he traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, portraying himself as a leader with a more business-friendly attitude than other parts of the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal

The threats reached a fever pitch just as global political and business elites gathered in Davos for their annual meet-and-greet.

From Salon

In January, a delegation led by Xi’s economic czar, Vice Premier He Lifeng, arrived in Davos, Switzerland, site of the World Economic Forum, with a carefully calibrated pitch: China was no longer just the world’s factory, but a “mega-sized market” and a free-trade harbor.

From The Wall Street Journal