Check-In Statistics from Davos to Sundance

How does it sound to go to ski resorts and attend some of the best events in the world?

That's what happens at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos and the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Now that the dust (and snow) has settled at both gatherings, we can see where the magic happened with event check-in statistics.Both Davos and Sundance are annual events that place each January, and turn small mountain villages into temporary event metropolises. Sundance serves as an open platform bringing together the best in the film and creative industries. Davos remains closed to 2,600 world leaders, including a plethora of chief executives, government authorities, young global leaders, academics, and other thought leaders."Davos is the world's most exclusive gathering and one stop shop for world leaders," says Julian Jaeger, Managing Director at Palm Ventures, former head of business development at the World Economic Forum, and head of partnerships at The Clinton Global Initiative. This was his 15th Davos. “The setup in a small village in the heart of the Swiss Alps has a lot of charm and creates the utmost networking friendly environment at the highest level of an organization. Relationships are created and evolve over the years in Davos. There is a level of trust unlike anywhere else and a sense of community at the very top level.”

"Our clients ran 100 events during Davos and Sundance with the majority taking place within five blocks from one another"

At both Davos and at Sundance, most of the intriguing deals are made outside the official program. “A lot of the interesting stuff happens outside the convention center”, says Jaeger. “Companies like Salesforce, Google, and JP Morgan, run their own events and lounges, others rent out hotel rooms, stores and even built their own pop up, such as Facebook and Palantir.”“Our clients ran 100 events during Davos and Sundance with the majority taking place within five blocks from one another”, said David Becker, Co-Founder of zkipster, the leading company for event check-in and guest list management. “Davos data unveils that most people checked in at events hosted along Promenade street, while Sundancers were drawn to venues around Park City’s Main Street and Park Avenue.” All location data has been fully anonymized and will not be shared with the public.