DAVOS: World leaders, top CEOs, technology innovators and heads of humanitarian organizations are arriving in the snow-laden Swiss town of Davos for the 2026 World Economic Forum, which organizers have called “one of the highest-level gatherings in the event’s history.”
Running from Jan. 19-23, this year’s meeting will address a range of urgent geopolitical challenges from the war in Ukraine to mounting tensions in the Middle East, where multiple flashpoints in Gaza, Lebanon and the Red Sea have stoked fears of a wider regional escalation.
Held under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue,” the forum comes at a time of unprecedented global fragmentation, rising economic inequality and disruptive technological change, offering a platform to foster global cooperation to confront major uncertainties.
This year’s forum is expected to draw record levels of governmental participation, with 400 top political leaders, six G7 leaders, almost 850 of the world’s top CEOs and chairs, and almost 100 leading unicorn and technology pioneers expected to attend.
US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Syria’s President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s head of government, are among 65 heads of state set to attend the high-profile event.
