I have often wondered why - despite three decades of the internet; "global leaders" have so many in-person, face-to-face conferences.
The answer, I believe, is that the public aspects - speeches, lectures, symposia, workshops, seminars etc. are insufficient to account for the conference phenomena - acting as an only slightly relevant camouflage.
The Real Reason so many (often) ancient/ unhealthy/ unfit individuals, go to such extreme lengths to be mutually-present in such numbers in particular places at specific times at a high frequency; is participation in black ritual magic, of various kinds.
Magical Ritual serves a dual function, directed both inward and outward:
The inward function is generating and enforcing group cohesion and loyalty - something which is otherwise difficult to achieve among such extremely self-seeking individuals.
The outward function is attempting to influence (subvert, destroy, invert) institutional, national and world affairs by direct spiritual interventions.
Does it work?
Well... They believe it works - so it probably works sometimes, and for enough people to make it worth the enormous effort.
(And after all; They also use a multitude of material methods of control and chaos, as well as dark magical ceremonial.)
Note added: If you think what I am saying is false, then consider first whether you actually know what methods are used in ritual magic, and why.
Once you do understand the nature of ritual magic, then you simply need to pay attention to what is being done To You. You may also discover that this is what They are telling us and showing us, over and again, all over the place.
The trouble is that we are also being trained not to notice, and glibly to explain-away the obvious; being simultaneously distracted, confused, and gaslighted with dis-information; and inculcated via multiple official channels with a numbskull atheistic materialism that keeps us wilfully ignorant of fundamental spiritual matters that we were all born innately-knowing.