Sustainable Development Impact Meetings
The year 2023 marks the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda. As the world struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of the global pandemic and in the face of a challenging economy, geopolitical...
Past events
Annual Meeting of the New Champions
The global economy is at a pivotal moment of transformation. Established business and industry models have not only been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic but are now being tested by a ...
Global Shapers Annual Summit
The 2023 Global Shapers Annual Summit will take place 16-18 June 2023. Passionate change-makers from over 500 cities across 150 countries will meet in Geneva, Switzerland to inspire posit...
Schwab Foundation and Global Alliance Annual Summit
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship was established in 1998 to advance social innovation and bring together a community of leading change-makers. The Schwab Foundation’s fir...
The Growth Summit: Jobs and Opportunity for All
The Growth Summit, taking place 2-3 May 2023 at the World Economic Forum’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, will bring together business, government, civil society, international orga...
Industry Strategy Meeting: Scaling Responsible Transformation in a Complex World
The Industry Strategy Meeting 2023 will gather Chief Strategy Officers from across 20+ industry communities and senior representatives from government, academia and civil society to explo...
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
The world today is at a critical inflection point. The sheer number of ongoing crises calls for bold collective action. The Annual Meeting will convene leaders from government, busines...
Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity
The world stands at the precipice of a crisis in cyber resilience. Consider the Colonial Pipeline attack in 2021 that paralysed the gas supply on the East Coast of the US causing huge eco...
United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27
Egypt is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh (6-18 November 2022) and will convene governments, businesses, civil society, and the public to focus on multila...
Sustainable Development Impact Meetings
Convening at the same time as the United Nations General Assembly, the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings will bring together communities of purpose that integrate business leaders, ...
The New Champion Dialogues
At the World Economic Forum, the "New Champions" concept has historically emphasized the pivotal role of entrepreneurial approaches in emerging and developed economies alike to advance ec...
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting 2022 will embody the World Economic Forum’s philosophy of collaborative, multistakeholder impact, providing a unique collaborative environment in which to reconnect, sh...
The Davos Agenda
Nearly two years after the start of global disruptions due to COVID-19, economies, societies and organizations are continuing to grapple with the unpredictable trajectory of the virus.
Urban Transformation Summit
Cities are the bedrock of the global economy and home to a growing majority of the world’s population. As global challenges increase—from COVID-19 to climate change—cities are on the fron...
The Great Narrative
The World Economic Forum and the Government of the United Arab Emirates will host the Great Narrative meeting in Dubai on 11-12 November 2021.The Great Narrative meeting is a linchpin of ...