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The World Economic Forum today deferred its January 17-21 Davos annual meeting of billionaires, corporate tycoons, celebrities, politicos, influencers and ad/PR people until the early summer due to the Omicron outbreak.
The high-level of Omicron transmissibility and its impact on travel and mobility forced WEF’s hand.
WEF slates online “State of the World” sessions in January to tide participants over until the in-person gathering in the summer.
“The deferral of the annual meeting will not prevent progress through continued digital convening of leaders from business, government and civil society,” Klaus Schwab, WEF founder and executive chairman, said in a statement. “Public-private cooperation has moved forward throughout the pandemic and that will continue apace."
Jonathan Halvorson, a veteran of Mondelez, Twitter and GM, is set to take the CMO post at Kenvue as it faces a Texas lawsuit about the about alleged links between its Tylenol and autism.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has dumped San Francisco-based Prophet, the creative consultant responsible for its disastrous logo and restaurant refresh.
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Cracker Barrel has called in Edelman for crisis work regarding the backlash surrounding its decision to drop the “old timer” leaning on a barrel from its logo.
