Overview
- The World Economic Forum gathers in Davos from Jan. 19–23 under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue,” highlighting tensions over AI trust, geopolitics, growth, jobs and planetary limits.
- President Donald Trump will attend and speak, leading an unusually large U.S. delegation that includes senior economic, energy and technology officials.
- Trump is expected to chair the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace, while a joint Egypt–Qatar–Turkey statement says the board will oversee a 15-member Palestinian technocratic body led by Ali Shaath.
- This is the first Davos since founder Klaus Schwab stepped down, with WEF President and CEO Børge Brende and co-chairs André Hoffmann and Laurence Fink fronting the program.
- Notable participants include Israeli President Isaac Herzog and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, while national pavilions such as Saudi Arabia’s and Invest Qatar’s return alongside longstanding Davos traditions like the Shabbat dinner.