World Economic Forum for 2024 in Davos kicks off
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This year’s edition of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting starts Monday, with many business leaders, heads of state and others expected to engage with each other.
Davos, as the five-day gathering is often called due to the Swiss city where it occurs, will run a slew of sessions for attendees under an overarching «Rebuilding Trust» theme.
The non-governmental organization seeks to «provide the crucial space to step back and focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability» through it, according to its website. It has also selected a handful of sub-themes focused on global cooperation, economic and job growth, artificial intelligence and the environment.
This year’s edition of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting starts Monday, with many business leaders, heads of state and others expected to engage with each other. (Stefan Wermuth / Bloomberg / File / Getty Images)
WEF Managing Director Jeremy Jurgens said last week the event would see «exceptional» participation from the business sector, reporting around 1,600 executives were coming to Davos.
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The WEF’s online program for the annual meeting showed that executives from some major U.S. companies in various industries are slated to speak in sessions. Some of them include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet CIO Ruth Porat, billionaire investor Ray Dalio, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Salesforce CEO Marc Benoif, according to the program.
Davos is drawing more than 300 political figures, too,
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