In pictures: World leaders, top CEOs gather at Davos 2026

Jan 20, 2026

Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 22 January. Copyright: World Economic Forum Thibaut Bouvier

The Annual Meeting 2026 was held in Davos under the theme of A Spirit of Dialogue. Image: World Economic Forum

Spencer Feingold

Digital Editor, World Economic Forum

This article is part of: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 was held in Davos under the theme of A Spirit of Dialogue.
The meeting brought together thousands of cross-sector leaders from over 130 countries.
Here's an inside look at Davos 2026.

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, came at a pivotal moment for global cooperation.

Close to 3,000 participants from 130 countries joined the meeting to explore the most pressing global challenges and advance solutions. Participants included 64 heads of state and government and nearly 830 of the world’s top CEOs and chairpersons.

Here are some of the best pictures from Davos 2026:

Opening Concert session with Jon Batiste, Musician and Composer, Naht Jona LLC,; Renaud CapuÃ§on, Violonist, France; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 19/1/2026 from 18:00 to 19:00 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Concert. (opening concert 2026). Â©2026 World Economic Forum / ALAVEE

Opening concert with musician and composer Jon Batiste. Image: World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende with Forum Interim Co-Chairs André Hoffmann and Larry Fink. Image: World Economic Forum

Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum, speaks with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. Image: World Economic Forum

Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France session with Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Laurence Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 14:00 to 14:30 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/france). Â©2026 World Economic Forum. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France. Image: World Economic Forum

Congress Centre at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 19 January 2026. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser

Davos is the highest town in Europe. Image: World Economic Forum

The Day After AGI session with Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Anthropic, USA; Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Google DeepMind, United Kingdom; Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist, United Kingdom; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 13:30 to 14:00 in the Congress Centre â Aspen 1 (Zone B), Stakeholder Dialogue. (agi). Â©2026 World Economic Forum

Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic; Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind; and Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist speak on a panel about the future of AI.

Special Address by He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China session with AndrÃ© Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman, Roche Holding; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; BÃ¸rge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 11:20 to 11:50 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/china).Copyright: Â© 2026 World Economic Forum / Boris Baldinger

Special Address by He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China. Image: World Economic Forum

Radical Stillness session with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Gallery, United Kingdom; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 16:15 to 16:45 in the Congress Centre â Fusion (Zone B), Betazone. (betazone/radical stillness). Â©2026 World Economic Forum / Mattias Nutt

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Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada session with Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 16:30 to 17:00 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/canada). Â©2026 World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard.

Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada. Image: World Economic Forum

Davos on Air: Rethinking with Adam Grant session with Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Psychology, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Gary White, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Water.org, USA; Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 12:30 to 13:15 in the Congress Centre â Davos On Air (Zone C), Podcast. (podcast/thinking 2). Â©2026 World Economic Forum / ALAVEE

Davos on Air: Rethinking with Adam Grant session with Gary White, Co-Founder and CEO of Water.org, and Matt Damon, Co-Founder of Water.org and actor. Image: World Economic Forum

Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, and Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of World Economic Forum, take the stage. Image: World Economic Forum

Arrival of Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January 2026. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Mattias Nutt

Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, in the Congress Centre. Image: World Economic Forum

Andrew R. Sorkin of the New York Times speaks with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel; Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum; and Adam Tooze, Director of European Institute at Columbia University. Image: World Economic Forum

Participants line up to attend the special address by US President Donald Trump. Image: World Economic Forum

Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America session with BÃ¸rge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America; Laurence Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 21/1/2026 from 14:30 to 15:15 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/usa). Â©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell

Special address by Donald Trump, President of the United States of America. Image: World Economic Forum

An AI-generated visual installation created by artist and technologist Ronen Tanchum. Image: World Economic Forum

Special Address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt session with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt; BÃ¸rge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 21/1/2026 from 09:30 to 10:00 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/egypt). Â©2026 World Economic Forum / Faruk Pinjo

Special Address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt. Image: World Economic Forum

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. Image: World Economic Forum

Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Pascal Bitz

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Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore, and Ajay S. Banga, President of the World Bank. Image: World Economic Forum

Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek

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Special address by Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany. Image: World Economic Forum

Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, speaks about the universe’s most elusive phenomena. Image: World Economic Forum

On the margins of the Annual Meeting, the US government organized a signing event focused on peace and recovery in Gaza. The World Economic Forum agreed to facilitate the session in the Davos Congress Centre. Image: World Economic Forum

Special address by Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia. Image: World Economic Forum

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A Davos kick-off for the World Cup. Image: World Economic Forum

Special address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. Image: World Economic Forum

Music and Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma session with Aulani Wilhelm, Chief Executive Officer, Nia Tero, USA; Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative, USA; Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt; Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 22/1/2026 from 18:30 to 19:30 in the Congress Centre â Congress Hall (Zone C), Experience. (yo-yo ma/music conversation). Â© Copyright: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Music and conversation with Yo-Yo Ma. Image: World Economic Forum

A conversation with Elon Musk CEO, Tesla; Chief Engineer, SpaceX; CTO, xAI, Tesla. Image: World Economic Forum

A public session with Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization; Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank; Andrew R. Sorkin. Editor-at-Large; Columnist, New York Times; Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance, Saudi Arabia. Image: World Economic Forum

Closing remarks by World Economic Forum Interim Co-Chairs Larry Fink and André Hoffmann and World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende. Image: World Economic Forum

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