The 42nd World Economic Forum will be held in Davos on January 25-29, 2012. In the course of the event, a presentation on Yekaterinburg as the candidate city for hosting the International Exhibition EXPO 2020 will be made.

Mayor of Yekaterinburg and Chairman of Yekaterinburg Municipal Council Evgeny Porunov will join the Russian delegation that will be presenting the Urals’ capital to the global community.

A big pavilion called EXPO 2020 Yekaterinburg, with the area of 400 sq m, was built in Davos specially for the occasion. The pavilion will serve as a hosting place for business communication, the Russian delegation’s press conferences, and round table discussions accompanied by special interviews for the European media.