Overview
- The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting runs January 19–23 with close to 3,000 participants from over 130 countries and record political participation under the theme A Spirit of Dialogue.
- A purpose-built Arts and Culture Programme is embedded across the Congress Centre, organized around Human Presence in the Digital Age, Tradition and Innovation, and Connection and Collaboration.
- Thijs Biersteker’s Forestate visualizes forest loss and regrowth using UNESCO‑validated Global Forest Watch data, with each vanishing leaf equating to 100 square metres, weekly deforestation alerts, and a 20‑year regrowth model.
- Marina Abramović’s THE BUS makes its global debut as a mobile sanctuary that invites stillness and offers a space for reflection beyond scripted exchange.
- Ronen Tanchum contributes an AI‑generated visual installation that accompanied the opening concert and Human Atmospheres, a generative corridor work driven by real‑time weather data and participant movement.