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This year's World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting begins on Monday and is expected to be attended by many business leaders, heads of state and others.
Davos, often referred to as a five-day gathering after the Swiss city where it will be held, will host a number of sessions for participants under the overarching theme of “Rebuilding Trust.”
According to its website, the non-governmental organization aims to “provide critical space to step back and focus on the fundamental principles that drive trust, such as transparency, consistency and accountability” through its organization. It is said that there is It also selected several sub-themes focusing on global cooperation, economic and employment growth, artificial intelligence, and the environment.
This year's World Economic Forum annual meeting begins on Monday and is expected to be attended by many business leaders, heads of state and others. (Stefan Vermes/Bloomberg/File/Getty Images)
WEF managing director Jeremy Jurgens said last week that the event would see “unusual” participation from the business sector, reporting that around 1,600 executives would be coming to Davos.
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Executives from major U.S. companies from a variety of industries are scheduled to speak at sessions, according to the online program for the WEF's annual meeting. According to the program, these include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet CIO Ruth Porat, billionaire investor Ray Dalio, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Salesforce CEO Marc Benoif. It is said to include things like.
According to the WEF, more than 300 politicians are also attending Davos.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the WEF annual meeting, as will National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, some members of Congress and other officials, the non-governmental organization said.
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The State Department said that during his visit, Blinken “recognized the need to achieve lasting peace and security in the Middle East, the United States' enduring commitment to the people of Ukraine, and the United States' commitment to transatlantic security and the rules-based international order.” I will emphasize that.” ”
The WEF headquarters in Geneva is shown on January 9, 2024. (Lian Yi/Xinhua/Getty Images)
The WEF announced last week that the event would be attended by a number of presidents, including France's Emmanuel Macron, Israel's Isaac Herzog and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Chinese Premier Li Qiang and European President Ursula von der Leyen are also expected to attend.
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As FOX Business previously reported, last year's WEF gathering was held from January 16-20, and in 2022 it will be held in May before returning to its normal January schedule. The theme was “Cooperation in a divided world.”
Davos 2024 will be the 54th annual meeting held by the WEF, with the first annual meeting dating back to the 1970s.
Eric Revell contributed to this report.
