Live from Davos 2026: What to know on Day 2

It's just after 8am in Davos and the first big AI conversation of the week is about to begin.

After two years of rapid experimentation, the harder work is taking AI from pilots to production - across teams, systems and entire organizations. That shift is what this session is about: strategies, capabilities and organizational designs that make adoption real.

On stage: Roy Jakobs, CEO, Royal Philips; Ryan McInerney, CEO Visa; Amin Nasser, President and CEO, Saudi Aramco, and Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture.

A useful anchor going in: the Forum's Chief Economists’ Outlook (January 2026) highlights productivity expectations rising even as job disruption worries deepen - a tension organizations hit fast when pilots meet reality.

Follow along here from 8:15 as it gets underway.

The global economy is undergoing a seismic shift. Supply chains are being fundamentally restructured, geopolitical fragmentation is creating new fault lines in international commerce, while AI is advancing at a pace that renders yesterday's skills obsolete almost as quickly as they are learned.

In an economy being remade before our eyes, how do we ensure that workers – not merely as economic inputs, but as citizens and human beings – remain productive members of society? How do we prevent a permanent underclass of workers left behind by forces beyond their control?

This session brings together business leaders, policymakers, labour advocates, and workforce strategists to explore what it truly means to put workers in the driver's seat.

Join Denis Machuel, Chief Executive Officer, Adecco Group; Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, European Commission; Luc Triangle, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Dipali Goenka, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Welspun Living Ltd, on a panel moderated by Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief, The National.

Watch the session live here at 8:15 CET.

Adam Grant, organisational psychologist, best-selling author and podcaster, joins Radio Davos to look at the day's highlights.

Listen wherever you get podcasts or on the Forum Live app.

Welcome to the second day of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos.

We're bringing you a rundown of what's happening on the ground, key sessions to watch, live snapshots, essential reading, and an inside track on the conversations that matter.

Here's a recap of what you may have missed yesterday.

Today's programme includes opening remarks from our President and CEO Børge Brende, special addresses from global leaders, and high-level conversations on resilience, growth and technology. Here are some of the top sessions:

Welcome Address at 10:30 CET

Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission at 10.50 CET

Special Address by He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China at 11.20 CET

Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France at 14.00 CET

Special Address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine at 14.30 CET

Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada at 16.30 CET

Rethinking AI Sovereignty: Pathways to Competitiveness through Strategic Investments

Global investment in AI is fast accelerating, with annual investment expected to increase to $1.5 billion for AI applications and $400 billion for AI infrastructure by 2030. Yet many economies risk falling behind as AI sovereignty becomes increasingly conflated with infrastructure ownership.

Women’s Health Investment Outlook: 6% of Funding for Nearly 50% of the Population – Not Just a Gap, but Untapped White Space