From the second sentence of your link: >"It was an intimate gathering of 50 or so people, including the company’s top executives, who got to while away the eve

From the second sentence of your link: >"It was an intimate gathering of 50 or so people, including the company’s top executives, who got to while away the evening listening to a performance by the musical artist Sting, said people familiar with the event." So let's look at the real reach of the networking opportunity. We have 50 people total minus the Microsoft execs themselves, let's say there were 10 Microsoft execs and let's say half of them brought their significant other or assistants etc. So now we have 35 people. Out of that 35 there were likely a bunch of other celebrities in attendance. Davos has a big celebrity draw(the Bonos, DiCaprios, Idris Elbas, Matt Damons etc.) Of course they are going to be invited, the private Sting concert was probably "thee" A list event. Throw in a couple of well-connected journalists as well. So how much new business potential was there really? 12-15 people? Is that really enough to justify the 1 million to 1.7 million fee that Sting charges for private bookings?