Veteran financier George Soros, at a lunch earlier Wednesday in Davos, sharply criticized Ms. Merkel's policies.

WSJ: Merkel, in Speech at Davos,

On Wednesday I went to a lunch panel at a hotel hosted by Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk on Modern art (and got to chat briefly with artist Damien Hirst).

FORBES: Exclusion and Inclusion at Davos

Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Yudhoyono attended a private lunch at Buckingham Palace, where he and his wife Ani Bambang Yudhoyono are staying during their visit.

BBC: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed on state visit to UK

After my VeriSign event at the Rainbow Room on Wednesday, I had lunch with Shari Rosen, a Forbes colleague.

FORBES: My Sordid Net Surfing

At the Jersey Finance annual lunch on Wednesday, chief executive Geoff Cook said Jersey would need to keep an eye on the Eurozone this year.

BBC: States of Jersey to open London office

On Wednesday I shared lunch and the stage with Tom Ridge at the Forbes annual conference on security.

FORBES: Lunch With Tom Ridge

Speaking at a lunch hosted by Natixis Global Asset Management in New York Wednesday, Rolley said he expects to go over the fiscal cliff, but that the impact will likely be tempered by whatever ultimate decisions are made by Congress.

FORBES: Wall Street CEOs To Obama And Congress: Get Your Act Together On The Fiscal Cliff