OREANDA-NEWS. January 23, 2014. A delegation from Sberbank, headed by Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia, will take part in the Annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Herman Gref will make two addresses; the first will be today at the Forum's session “Sochi 2014 Olympic Nightcap” and the second will be on January 22 at a session entitled “Global Financial Outlook”. On January 22, as part of the Forum, Sberbank will hold its official reception Sberbank Night, this will be followed by a business breakfast, on January 24, discussing the question: “State institutions or a strong government: what is more important for the economic growth?”

Sberbank has been a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum since 2008. In 2009, Herman Gref became a member of the International Business Council that operates as part of the Forum. In 2011, Herman Gref was elected to the Board of Directors of the World Economic Forum.