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But if you, like me, thought attendees would be walking around with full bellies from well-catered luncheons, you’d be wrong. Cadie Thompson told me about the “Davos diet.”
“There aren’t really a ton of restaurant options because most of the eateries are taken over by companies as venues,” Cadie told me. “And even though food is often provided at company spaces and at events, it can be difficult to eat when locked in conversation.” In other words, bring snacks.
Then there’s the process of actually getting to all of these events, Nich Carlson pointed out. The conference takes place in a ski town in the middle of January, so things can get slick.
“It's snowy and slippery and odd to be walking around in wintry conditions in suits and business shoes,” Carlson said. WEF does hand out traction-cleat-type devices to help with walking, he added, conjuring up images of execs in business-casual crampons.
WEF also has a rigid hierarchy held in place by attendees’ badges. If you have an orange badge (afforded to media members), you get less access to areas around Davos, Cadie said. Land a white badge, though, and you’re in.
“You pretty much have access to everything, including all the WEF panels, events, and exclusive parties,” she said.
“It’s incredibly common to see people checking out badges as you walk down the Promenade or around the Congress Centre,” Cadie told me. “The color-coded system gives you a quick reference of who’s who.”
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