Having finally unpacked my snow boots and corralled the last of the seemingly endless piles of business cards stuffed into pockets, the 2013 World Economic Forum seemed like a distant memory as soon as I touched down in New York. Davos-dominated headlines also died down just as quickly as those who ascended on the tiny Swiss town departed it. So it came as a bit of a surprise when the Forum took center stage at what I thought was going to be a casual, long-overdue catch up with a few girlfriends last weeks.