This year's edition marks the first time that the Ride Congress has been held in Davos. In the congress center, where the global economy meets every January. And when Donald Trump talks about walls on stage, he is certainly not referring to the walls that mountain bikers want to build. The Ride Congress is less about the global economy and more about the future of mountain railroads (Roland Zegg), the mountain bike market potential with guests from China (Beat Wälti) or mountain bike superstars such as Danny MacAskill (Tarek Rasouli). But also the question of whether it is legal to ride on single trails (Raphael Kraemer), how to build ecological bike infrastructure (Lucia Oetjen) or what to expect or fear from e-mountain bikes (Sissi Pärsch).

As before, the two-day congress will be divided into specialist presentations, classroom talks on a smaller scale and panel discussions with experts. There will also be excursions on the topic of trail building and guided bike tours on the single trails in Davos. Registration is now open, and those who register by June 15 will receive the gala dinner on Thursday evening free of charge.

The 2018 congress speakers:

• Peter Erni: Do's and don'ts in content and social media marketing
• Raphael Kraemer: What the law says! How legal is it to ride single trails in Switzerland
• Bendicht Luginbühl: Biking is Healing - the freedom of mountain biking and its tourist market value
• Karl Morgenbesser: How to become a destination for mountain bike families with the right infrastructure
• Lucia Oetjen: Ecological opportunities and risks in the expansion of bike infrastructure
• Thomas Paatz: MTB news: From freak show to mass medium - how to mobilize a large mass without money
• Sissi Pärsch: Opportunities and dangers of the electrification of mountain bikes
• Tarek Rasouli: The influence of YouTube stars on tourism
• Beat Wälti: The development of individual tourism in Asia and the opportunities this presents for mountain bike tourism
• Roland Zegg: The future of mountain railroads and the role of mountain bikers
• Thomas Giger: Next Level - mountain biking at over 3000 meters above sea level (multimedia presentation)

Further information about the congress is available at: www.ride-kongress.ch