Overview
- The World Economic Forum meets in Davos on January 19–23 with roughly 2,500–3,000 participants from about 130 countries and about 64 heads of state and government confirmed so far.
- President Donald Trump will attend in person, heading the largest U.S. delegation yet with at least five cabinet secretaries, with organizers citing Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent among those expected.
- China will be represented by a major delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenski also set to take part.
- Argentina’s Javier Milei is confirmed to attend and give a speech, while talk of a Milei–Trump bilateral remains unconfirmed according to Argentina’s Casa Rosada.
- Mexican business leaders and federal officials plan to promote the government’s Plan México in Davos, though Mexico’s top public-sector representation is still unsettled in preliminary plans.