( CNN ) -- For the past few weeks my email box has been slowly , inexorably , filling up with Davos invites . A seminar here , a reception there , a late nightcap thrown in . Everyone , it seems , has an event -- and they want you to attend . There are the governments bringing along their hot-shot ministers , with whom you can schmooze over canapes ; the consulting groups holding parties to reveal their latest surveys ; the NGOs seeking attention and coverage for their causes ; the companies screaming `` we 're here , come and meet our CEO ! '' Like opportunistic birds pecking juicy flies from the head of a wallowing hippo , they are feeding on the WEF 's ability to attract the world 's biggest political , economic and corporate players . Governments meet corporations ; corporations meet clients ; the press meets everyone . All have a story to tell and an agenda to sell . Allow me to give you a taste of some of this year 's events : one company has invited me to a `` thought provoking breakfast discussion on the future of human capital '' ( dress code : Business casual ; funny - I was going to wear my ski gear ) ; another is offering a session on `` re-defining success in a digital age . '' Does n't salary count anymore ? Then of course there is the need to have a USP . One consulting group has tied its Davos invite to a photography exhibition : `` Game changing -- now is the time ! '' Everyone wants to be seen to be game changing . There are some obvious winners . The Sochi Nightcap , sponsored by Coke and the Russians , will celebrate the two week countdown to the Winter Olympics in Sochi . Since it 's late -- from 10 'til midnight - and also sponsored by Russian business , I predict with confidence that this will be both full and very lively . Then of course there are the hardy perennials , such as PWC with its Global CEO Survey launch , featuring cocktails . There are some events that you just do n't miss ( if , that is , you are lucky enough to be invited ) . The informal closed breakfast session with Shimon Peres is always a fascinating chance to hear the 91-year-old president of Israel speak with prescience on world issues . It alone is worth the trip to Davos . Everyone from Martin Sorrell 's WPP to the government of South Africa wants a bit of your time during the Davos week . And all of this is on top of the 88 pages of official panels , seminars and discussions . Crucially , invitations are always described as `` individual and non-transferable '' as if there are hordes of interlopers waiting to freeload . To guarantee your place it is not enough to simply be a Davos attendee , you need to be invited to each specific event too . Davos is probably the world 's most elite society , but it dresses itself up as a non-elite event . Do n't be fooled . You must wear a specially coloured badge , which shrieks your status to others . There are events to which you may be granted admission or be barred from joining . Even the hotel that you are allocated speaks volumes ( please WEF , some will beg , do n't put me in Klosters this year ... pretty please ! ) . But there is one meeting place for everyone at Davos , where status goes out of the window , and who you are matters less than if you can pay for the ridiculously priced drinks : the Piano Bar . Late , very late at night , they pack them in with bone crushing disregard for comfort . Everyone from interns and volunteers , to CEOs and government leaders - the lot . Drunken singing and high jinks ensue . This is a truly Swiss experience because the Piano Bar is neutral territory . It does n't matter how you got to Davos , or why you are there ; once you 're in the Piano Bar all that matters is that you drink , sing and make merry . Then the early hour arrives , and the chance for a couple of hours ' sleep , before it 's time to attend that morning breakfast discussion , redefining something or other . You will only wish you could remember what . Read more : . All you need to know to be a Davos delegate . Davos 2014 : Complete coverage .
Richard Quest heads to Davos , where everyone , it seems , has an event they want him to attend . He is there for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) and he's not happy about what happened in his home country last year when a bunch of bankers got away with murder. Governments meet corporations ; corporations meet clients and the press meet everyone .