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January 18, 2021
World Economic Forum: World Leaders to Meet During Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust.
The Davos Agenda 2021 will convene under the theme: A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust.
The World Economic Forum will gather the world’s foremost leaders to address the economic, environmental, social, and technological challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 1,500 business, government, and civil society leaders from over 70 countries will set the agenda for a critical year ahead and discuss how to catalyze impact in the rapidly advancing Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Davos Agenda week’s conclusions will feed into task forces working on global issues for the upcoming Special Annual Meeting in Singapore.
Photo: Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017. The Conference Center from the outside. At the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 15, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell. [File Photo]
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Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2021 - The World Economic Forum Davos Agenda, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the world’s foremost leaders to address the new global situation. Heads of state and government, chief executives, and civil society leaders will convene under the theme: A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust.
The meeting will create impact, rebuild Trust, and shape the policies and partnerships needed in 2021.
“In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to reset priorities and the urgency to reform systems have been growing stronger around the world,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. “Rebuilding trust and increasing global cooperation are crucial to fostering innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery. This special meeting will be an opportunity for leaders to outline their vision and address the most important issues of our time, such as the need to accelerate job creation and to protect the environment.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address our complex, interdependent world’s economic, environmental, social, and technological challenges. The pandemic has accelerated systemic changes that were apparent before its inception. The fault lines that emerged in 2020 now appear as critical crossroads in 2021. The Davos Agenda will help leaders choose innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery over the next year, the WEF announcement stated.
The five program themes are:
Designing cohesive, sustainable, resilient economic systems (January 25).
Driving responsible industry transformation and growth (January 26).
Enhancing the stewardship of the global commons (January 27).
Harnessing the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (January 28).
Advancing global and regional cooperation (January 29).
Addresses from G20 heads of state and government and international organizations will provide crucial insights into a range of essential issues in the year ahead. Participants will hear first-hand how these public figures will demonstrate leadership and drive action in areas such as the environment, jobs, and advances in innovation brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Heads of state and government include:
- Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China;
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India;
- Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan;
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France;
- Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany;
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission;
- Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy;
- Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea;
- Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina;
- Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa;
- Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain;
- Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor for Economic Affairs, Education and Research;
- Ivan Duque, President of Colombia;
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica;
- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana;
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece;
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel;
- Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;
- Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda;
- Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore.
Many other world leaders may confirm later.
Leaders from international organizations, government agencies, and central banks include:
- António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations (UN);
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO);
- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF);
- Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations (UN);
- Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP);
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Undersecretary-General, and Executive Director, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN);
- Dongyu Qu, Director-General, Food, and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);
- Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP);
- Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);
- David Beasley, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP);
- Fang Liu, Secretary-General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
- Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA;
- Angel GurrÃa, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);
- Mauricio Claver-Carone, President, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);
- Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO);
- Jürgen Stock, Secretary-General, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL);
- Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA);
- Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).
- Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank;
- François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Central Bank of France;
- Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England.
More than 1,000 leaders from the Forum’s member and partner organizations will represent the private sector. Seven of the top ten companies by market capitalization are engaged year-round with the Forum, and many will participate in The Davos Agenda week. As a working meeting to advance ongoing project work, more than 500 chief executives and chairpersons will participate in sessions throughout the week.
Leaders from civil society are a critical voice in shaping the agenda. Those taking part in the meeting include:
- Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance;
- Gabriela Bucher, Executive Director, Oxfam International;
- Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);
- Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT);
- Marco Lambertini, Director-General, WWF International;
- Laura Liswood, Secretary-General, Council of Women World Leaders;
- Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International;
- Peter Sands, Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria . Drawn from over 10,000 civic-minded young leaders, members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers, Young Global Leaders, Technology Pioneers, and Social Entrepreneurs communities will bring unique perspectives to The Davos Agenda.
• Flagship reports, initiatives, and the latest book on Stakeholder Capitalism
On January 25, Professor Schwab will release his latest book, titled “Stakeholder Capitalism: A Global Economy that Works for Progress, People and Planet.”
The World Economic Forum will release its Global Risks Report 2021 on January 19. The flagship report is an important marker for prioritizing public and private sectors in the year ahead.
The Davos Agenda will also mark the launch of several World Economic Forum initiatives to accelerate the race to net-zero emissions, champion new standards for racial justice, develop artificial intelligence ethically in the global public interest, and close the digital divide.
The official program of The Davos Agenda will begin on January 25.
Source: World Economic Forum
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