World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 at Davos

19 Jan 2026 - 23 Jan 2026

Davos, Switzerland

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Session reports

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17:30 - 18:45 Open Forum: Which 2050 Do We Want?
07:15 - 08:00 Scaling AI: Now Comes the Hard Part
08:30 - 09:00 Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
09:30 - 09:50 Welcoming Remarks and Special Address
12:00 - 12:45 Town Hall: Dilemmas around Knowledge
12:30 - 13:00 The Day After AGI
14:00 - 14:45 Data against Modern Slavery
14:00 - 14:45 Next Phase of Intelligence
14:00 - 14:45 Science as a Growth Engine
15:15 - 16:00 Prosperity: Sovereign Yet Connected?
15:30 - 16:00 Future of War
16:00 - 16:30 Digital Embassies for Sovereign AI
16:00 - 16:45 Where Can New Growth Come From?
16:30 - 17:15 AI Power Play, No Referees
16:30 - 17:15 Central Banking: Beyond the Mandate
16:30 - 17:15 Corporate Ladders, AI Reshuffled
16:30 - 17:15 Geopolitics of Materials
16:30 - 17:15 How Can Africa Prosper in the New Economy?
17:00 - 17:45 Where Are We with Emerging Markets?
08:15 - 08:45 When Code and Creativity Collide
08:15 - 09:00 Preventing Jobless Growth
08:30 - 09:45 Open Forum: Swipe Left on Reality
09:15 - 10:00 Is Tokenization the Future?
09:30 - 10:00 An Honest Conversation on the Hyper Connected and the Hyper Lonely
10:00 - 10:30 Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations
10:30 - 11:00 Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA
10:30 - 11:15 Hard Realities of Cyber Threats
11:00 - 11:30 China's AI+ Economy
11:30 - 12:45 Open Forum: Understanding Quantum Reality
08:00 - 08:45 Internet up for Grabs
11:00 - 11:15 Closing Remarks

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 is scheduled to take place from 19 to 23 January 2026 in Davos‑Klosters, Switzerland. This meeting is the flagship annual gathering convened by the World Economic Forum (WEF), a Geneva‑based non‑profit organisation focused on public‑private cooperation and global dialogue on major international issues.

The 2026 annual meeting is held under the theme ‘A Spirit of Dialogue’, emphasising open discussion and engagement across diverse viewpoints. Sessions and discussions address topics such as cooperation in a contested world, economic growth, innovation and technology, investments in people, and sustainable prosperity within planetary limits. A central theme will be the technological transformation—from AI and quantum computing to next-generation biotech and energy systems—reshaping economies, work, and growth. The programme includes plenary sessions, workshops and side events, with a selection of sessions livestreamed for wider public access.

Participants will include heads of state and government, senior policymakers, corporate executives, experts and representatives of non‑governmental organisations and labour groups from more than 130 countries.