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DAVOS WATCH: Week of meetings, speeches enters last day

American humorist, writer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sarah Jones performs during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
American humorist, writer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sarah Jones performs during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The World Economic Forum held in the Swiss ski resort of Davos has the official goal of “improving the state of the world.” In practice, it’s a massive networking event that brings together 2,500 heads of state, business leaders, philanthropists and artists.

Here are some glimpses of what’s happening and being discussed at Davos on Saturday, the forum’s last day:

STATE OF MIND

Sitting in silence on a chair and thinking of nothing is not something you’d think people come to do at Davos.

But that’s what dozens of business leaders, politicians and power brokers do every morning at a meditation session that kicks off the daily schedule.