Davos 2026: What to expect, who's coming and how to follow

At a moment defined by profound geopolitical, technological and societal shifts, the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting provides an impartial platform for dialogue, collaboration and action.

For more than five decades, the Forum has convened leaders from business, government, civil society, international organizations, academia and the next generation to make sense of global challenges and to move the world forward together.

This year’s programme builds on that legacy, shaped by the Forum’s ongoing work and the latest global developments and breakthrough innovations.

The programme is designed to spark ideas, surface long-term solutions to interconnected challenges and unlock new opportunities for growth, resilience and impact.

Davos 2026 reflects a uniquely diverse mix of sectors, industries, governments and generations, ensuring the breadth of perspectives needed for shared solutions. And through an open digital media experience, live-streamed sessions, extensive media participation and community engagement via Open Forum, the conversation extends far beyond Davos, with global audiences tuning in.

Across sessions on geopolitics and growth, Davos will explore how cooperation can be renewed amid contested norms, strained alliances and eroding trust. New models of collaboration can unlock opportunity even as long-held assumptions about security, sovereignty and global integration are upended.

From navigating geopolitical risk and economic uncertainty to harnessing innovation, discussions will focus on practical, solutions-oriented pathways that support resilience, competitiveness and inclusive growth, including the responsible deployment of transformative technologies such as generative AI.

Equally central will be the human dimensions of transformation. As industries evolve and technologies reshape work, Davos will spotlight how governments and businesses can better invest in people, building resilient workforces, supporting skills transitions and improving well-being in an era of profound change. At the same time, leaders will examine how prosperity can be rebuilt within planetary boundaries, advancing secure energy, nature and water systems.

At a pivotal moment for global cooperation, the World Economic Forum will bring together close to 3,000 cross-sector leaders from over 130 countries. Marking record levels of governmental participation, 400 top political leaders – including close to 65 heads of state and government and six of the G7’s leaders – are expected to take part, alongside nearly 850 of the world’s top CEOs and chairpersons, and almost 100 leading unicorns and technology pioneers.

The programme is enriched by contributions from civil society, labour representatives, faith-based organizations, cultural luminaries and social entrepreneurs, as well as academics, experts and think tanks who provide analysis and research-based insight.

Youth leaders from the Forum’s Global Shapers community, innovators and technology pioneers bring forward-looking ideas and lived experience of change.

Media participation and the live broadcasting of more than 200 sessions help make the discussions transparent and accessible, allowing wider audiences to follow, question and engage with the issues being explored.

Donald Trump, President of the United States of America; Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China; Javier Milei, President of Argentina; Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation 2026; Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of Belgium; Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia; Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Daniel Noboa Azín, President of Ecuador; Alexander Stubb, President of Finland; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece; Micheál Martin, Taoiseach, Ireland; Aziz Akhannouch, Head of Government, Kingdom of Morocco; Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of Mozambique; Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan; Mohammed Mustafa, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority; Karol Nawrocki, President of Poland; Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar; Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia; Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore; Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel; Ahmad Al Sharaa, President of Syria; Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; Ajay S. Banga, President of the World Bank Group; 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; Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme; Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union; Barham Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Jasem Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Around 1,700 business leaders, including close 850 of the world’s top CEOs and chairpersons from the World Economic Forum’s Members and Partners, will also participate, alongside almost 100 CEOs and chairpersons of Unicorn companies and Tech Pioneers who are transforming industries and shaping the future or technology worldwide.

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA; Satya Nadella, Microsoft; Dario Amodei, Anthropic; Dina Powell McCormick, Meta; Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind; YoshuaBengio, Université de Montréal; Alex Karp, Palantir Technologies; SarahFriar, OpenAI; YuvalHarari, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Mubadala; PeggyJohnson, Agility Robotics; Arthur Mensch, Mistral AI; BretTaylor, Sierra; PengXiao, G42; EricXing, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee; Sania Nishtar, CEO, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance; Luc Triangle, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation; Kirsten Schuijt, Secretary General, WWF International; Mohammad Al-Issa, Secretary General, Muslim World League; Comfort Ero, President and CEO, International Crisis Group; Pinchas Goldschmidt, Chief Rabbi and President, Conference of European Rabbis; Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Peace Laureate and Chair, Ukraine Center for Civil Liberties; Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund; Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, Oxfam International; Aulani Wilhelm, President and Executive Director, Nia Tero.

A list of civil society organization representatives taking part can be found here.

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