“So what do you do the rest of the year?”

This is a question I’m sometimes asked when I tell people I work at the World Economic Forum.

My answer? Well, the Forum is not just about bringing the world’s most influential leaders together each January for the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The Forum also has various communities of leaders committed to improving the state of the world.

For example, the Forum’s Arab Business Council has made huge strides in developing a blueprint for reform. And it isn’t just a document, Arab countries like Jordan and Morocco (as well as the United States) have recognised it as plan for regional development.

We have other communities: Forum of Young Global Leaders, New Asian Leaders, Religious and Labour leaders, Technology Pioneers, Industry Governors, International Business Council, West-Islamic World Dialogue and NGOs.