The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is scheduled to take place from January 15 to 19 at the local Swiss Alpine School in the center of Davos.
Representatives from over 100 nations, major international organisations, 1000 Forum Partners, civil society leaders, academics, youth representatives, social entrepreneurs, and members of the press are expected to attend this Annual Meeting.
The theme for this year's Annual Meeting in Davos is 'From Lab to Life: Science in Action.'
There will be a considerable presence from all major world areas. Among the top political figures taking part are:
- Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
- Javier Milei, President of Argentina
- Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
- Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain
- Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation 2024, Federal Councillor of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
- Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium
- Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, President of Colombia
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece
- Mohammed Shyaa Al Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq
- Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland
- Bisher Hani Al Khasawneh, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya
- Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon
- Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria
- Andrzej Duda, President of Poland
- Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
- Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore
- Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka
- Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel
- Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand
- Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam
- Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State
- Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, and representatives from the Senate and House of Representatives.
Heads of international organizations taking part include:
- António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Ajay S. Banga, President, World Bank Group
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization
- Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
- Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
- Kirsten Schuijt, Director-General, WWF International
- David Miliband, President, International Rescue Committee
- Luc Triangle, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
- Tirana Hassan, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
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