With the powerful in Davos

Every year, the rich and powerful gather in this small alpine village to discuss the world situation. The World Economic Forum's motto is "Committed to improving the state of the world." And if they all could agree, the people here are surely those who have the means to make a difference. This is a place to meet, to exchange and to absorb new ideas. You can do that everywhere, even in the shuttle vans transporting participants in a circle around this small town. This morning I rode in with a man who runs tens of non-profit hospitals in the United States and we had a great conversation about health reform. The driver of the van said he had given the head of Google a ride earlier.

Some of the veterans of this well revered conference even have battle scars. Kumi Naidoo is the International Executive Director of Greenpeace International and comes from South Africa. He isn't used to the cold. He showed us different scars on his legs from previous falls on his six trips to Davos. "This one is from Davos 2005," as he rolls up his trouser leg.

Invest in Canada!

Walking all over the town, mostly up and down steep, snowy streets to get beauty shots, works up an appetite. On the way back to the Press Center, we run across a Canadian stand, enticing the rich and powerful to invest in Canada. Their argument here comes in the form of a sort of crèpe with chocolate sauce and bananas. Hard to resist!