Live from Davos 2026: What to know on Day 4

This morning in Davos, California Governor Gavin Newsom takes the stage for a wide-ranging conversation with Ben Smith, the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor.

Watch the session here at 8:30 CET.

Listen to our daily audio briefing to get a 10-minute download of the highlights coming up today.

Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of the Bloomberg Businessweek podcast Everybody's Business, joins us, straight after watching President Donald Trump's address to the Annual Meeting.

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

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

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

And here are some of the key sessions today and notable speakers:

Where Are We on Stablecoins? at 10:15 CET

Special Address by Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany at 11:30 CET

Venezuela: What Next? at 13:30 CET

Special Address by Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia at 14:15 CET

An Honest Conversation on AI and Humanity at 14:30 CET

All Geopolitics Is Local at 16:15 CET

Town Hall: Dilemmas around Growth at 16:15 CET

Music and Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma at 18.30 CET