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Here’s the full list of South Africans going to Davos in 2017

Staff Writer

 ·13 Jan 2017

61 South Africans will be making their way to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting being held in Davos next week, including 6 government officials.

2017 marks the first time in four years that the South African government has scaled down its number of attendees to the global conference.

In 2016, 54 delegates from South Africa attended, including eight government officials. In 2015 the figure was 51 delegates, with 8 government officials, and in 2014 there were 40 delegates including 10 government officials.

Next week, 3,000 people will converge on a small town of Davos in Switzerland to discuss the theme of the year: “Responsive and responsible leadership”.

The conference will have government and business leaders looking at how they can be responsive to the global frustrations felt by those left out of the global market – while also addressing issues in a fair, sustainable way.

The list of Davos attendees often bears scrutiny, particularly in terms of public representatives attending, as the costs involved are reportedly staggeringly high, costing between $20,000 and $50,000 per delegate.

At current exchange rates, it could cost between R270,000 and R680,000 to send a single delegate to the event, and with six government officials, that bill could stretch as high as R4 million.

Here is the full list of South African attendees (as at 10 January 2017):

Government

State-run groups

Finance and Investment

Business leaders

Media

Other