{"id":419502,"date":"2026-01-19T15:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419502\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:57:22","slug":"the-world-economic-forum-is-meeting-in-davos-heres-how-it-works-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419502\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Economic Forum is meeting in Davos. Here\u2019s how it works – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond, including Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/a>, plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and outside observers are converging in the Swiss town of Davos<\/a> for the World Economic Forum\u2019s annual meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a look at the latest edition of the elite affair in the Alpine snows:<\/p>\n

The forum is a think tank and event organizer based in Geneva whose main event \u2014 the annual meeting \u2014 debuted in 1971 in Davos, a ski-resort town of about 10,000 people at a height of about 1,500 meters (nearly 5,000 feet) in the Alps of eastern Switzerland.<\/p>\n

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The first edition, hosted by forum founder Klaus Schwab, featured a gathering of business executives.<\/p>\n

Since then, the meeting has swelled into a catch-all conference on issues as diverse as economic disparity, climate change, technology, and global cooperation \u2014 as well as competition and conflict.<\/p>\n

More than 200 sessions will tackle a wide array of issues.<\/p>\n

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Organizers says a record of nearly 400 top political leaders, including more than 60 heads of state and government, and nearly 850 chairs and chief executives of many of the world\u2019s leading companies.<\/p>\n

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Headlining the lineup is U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a>, who\u2019s set to deliver a speech on Wednesday, and several Cabinet ministers and top advisers including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and special envoy Steve Witkoff.<\/p>\n

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, President Ahmad al-Sharaa of Syria, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo, Vice Premier He Lifeng of China, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine are among the who\u2019s-who of top attendees.<\/p>\n

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Organizers say 55 ministers for economy and finance, 33 ministers for foreign affairs, 34 ministers for trade, commerce and industry, and 11 central bank governors are also expected.<\/p>\n

Tech titans scheduled to be on hand include Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Microsoft\u2019s Satya Nadella, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, and Arthur Mensch of France\u2019s Mistral AI.<\/p>\n

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala are among scores of top officials from international institutions.<\/p>\n

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The geopolitical context has become incredibly complex this year: Trump\u2019s pronouncements and policies on subjects as diverse as Venezuela, Greenland and Iran \u2014 not to mention his aggressive tariff policies<\/a> \u2014 have upended the world order and raised questions about America\u2019s role in the world.<\/p>\n

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The advent of AI \u2014 its promise and perils \u2014 has also become a hot topic. Business executives will examine how to apply it to boost efficiency and profits; labor leaders and advocacy groups will warn of its threat to jobs and livelihoods, and policymakers will look to navigate the best way forward between regulation and right to innovate.<\/p>\n

Davos conference organizers always trot out buzzwords for the meeting, and this year\u2019s is \u201cA Spirit of Dialogue\u201d \u2014 around five themes of cooperation, growth, investment in people, innovation and building prosperity.<\/p>\n

Critics say Davos is too much talk and not enough action to rectify gaping inequality in the world and address troubles like climate change.<\/p>\n

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