World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab speaks at a press conference at the WEF headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2019. The world is entering a period of "profound instability" due to the technological disruption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and geo-economic and geopolitical realignment, Klaus Schwab said Tuesday. The forum's 2019 annual meeting will take place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland from Jan. 22 to 25. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)