The summit in the Swiss Alps starts next Monday and runs until Friday. On Tuesday, WEF founder and president Klaus Schwab held a press conference where he announced the meeting’s agenda. According to Schwab, the world is facing multiple crises, including the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and the climate issue. Schwab says the summit will be a personal conversation about “collaboration in a fragmented world.”
Dozens of government leaders
In total, dozens of heads of government and state will participate in this edition, including the presidents of South Africa, South Korea and Poland and the prime ministers of Spain and Finland. US President Joe Biden is not attending. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to Davos on behalf of the United States. Many businessmen, senior executives from the world of international business, bankers, academics and ministers will also participate. In total, more than 2700 participants are expected.
The WEF was postponed to May last year due to the corona pandemic and in the previous year the meeting was digital. The economic summit has been held in Davos since 1971.