Overview
- The World Economic Forum meeting begins Monday under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue,” with more than 60 heads of state and government confirmed to attend.
- President Donald Trump will appear in person with the largest U.S. delegation to date, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and is scheduled to speak Wednesday after officials said he will announce a proposal to let Americans use 401(k) funds for home down payments.
- Reporting indicates Trump plans sideline talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and G7 leaders on potential security guarantees for Ukraine following a possible peace agreement.
- A Gaza “Board of Peace” is expected to convene in Davos in a developing effort reportedly to be chaired by Trump, with its membership still being negotiated and a stated aim to oversee a 15‑member technocratic Gaza body led by Ali Shaath per an Egypt–Qatar–Turkey statement.
- AI governance, jobs and economic risks top the agenda, with Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and other tech leaders attending as the WEF holds its first annual meeting under interim co-chairs Larry Fink and André Hoffmann.