Overheard on the WEF shuttle bus between the convention centre and the hotel:
Man #1:
Are you going to the McKinsey & Co. breakfast tomorrow morning?
Woman #1:
Gee, I don’t know. There are so many “on the sideline breakfasts.”
Man #2:
I’m glad you pointed that out. I was invited to the McKinsey breakfast and the Mastercard/Deloitte breakfast. Do you think I can go to both?
Man #1:
I think there is also a breakfast hosted by the Boston Consulting Group.
Woman #1:
And another one by Barclays.
Man #2:
So there are at least four breakfasts tomorrow morning, in addition to the official WEF events: McKinsey, Mastercard/Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group and Barclays. Why, oh why do all of these companies all host breakfast? Why don’t some of them host brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, cocktails or dinner?
Woman #1:
All of these companies employ geniuses. And you know that geniuses are actually just really smart people who get up early in the morning.