Davos 2024: On Day Two, Zelenskyy, Li steal the limelight
geopolitics and artificial intelligence as more leaders from around the globe assembled at the snow-clad Swiss resort to discuss challenges and crises facing the world. On the second day, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese Premier Li Qiang stole the limelight, while Donald Trump was another talk of the town subject for his resounding victory in Iowa caucuses and the prospect of him returning to the White House.
The overarching theme of Rebuilding Trust got voice at the opening plenary with WEF founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab said the occasion should be used as an opportunity to rebuild trust and cooperation in each other. At the first plenary of the WEF Annual Meeting 2024, Schwab said the world today may be more connected geographically but it is also a lot more divided and fragmented.
“We are also seeing unprecedented risks on technology front," he said. WEF president Borge Brende added, “The most urgent issues faced by companies and countries including on security, climate and cyberspace are not limited by borders.
They do travel without passports." Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with corporate executives and world leaders including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Davos. Zelenskyy said if anyone thinks the war in Ukraine is only about Ukraine they are fundamentally wrong.
“It is very important to be here, to boost investment in Ukraine and support our economy," Zelenskyy said at an invitation-only “CEOs for Ukraine" session. Meanwhile, Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said the concentration on Houthi strikes in the Red Sea is like “focusing on the symptoms and not treating the real issue" of
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