Donald Trump joins WEF 2025 virtually; world leaders, CEOs, and innovators unite in Davos to shape a sustainable, inclusive future under the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age."
Donald Trump will join virtually to the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, which will bring together close to 3,000 leaders from diverse geographies and industries to drive dialogue amid challenges shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement.
Trump is due to be sworn in as the 47th US president at the Capitol building in Washington, DC, on January 20.
Davos organizers said that there will be “strong” government representation from around the world and more than 350 governmental leaders are expected to participate this year, including 60 heads of state and government.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Community, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia are among of top political leaders taking part in the high-profile event hosted in Swiss resort from on 20th – 24th January.
"Despite divergent positions and great uncertainties, the Annual Meeting 2025 will foster a spirit of cooperation and constructive optimism with the objective of shaping the forthcoming Intelligent Age in a more sustainable and inclusive way," said Klaus Schwab, founder and chairman of the WEF Board of Trustees.
According to WEF’s press-release, the 55th WEF’s Annual Meeting will convene under the theme “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age” focusing on five core, interconnected pillars - Reimagining Economic Growth through technology-driven innovation; Industries in the Intelligent Age, Investing in People, Safeguarding the Planet scaling climate solutions, Rebuilding Trust to foster global cooperation.
Over 1,600 business leaders, including over 900 of the world’s top CEOs and Chairs from the World Economic Forum’s Members and Partners, will also participate, over 120 of which are Global Innovators, Tech Pioneers and Unicorns who are transforming industries.
Heads of international organizations taking part include António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Mark Rutte, Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
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