Curious about what happens at Davos? Here’s everything you need to know

In Europe’s highest town, preparations are underway for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, which will take place 19-23 January 2026. For more than 50 years, the meetings have sought to embody the ‘spirit of Davos’: an attitude of openness and productive collaboration. In a time of deepening global fragmentation, this year’s event will foreground that focus once more through its theme: ‘The Spirit of Dialogue’. Driving this cross-sector collaboration is a diverse mix of voices - from public and private, North and South, established and emerging, as well as young leaders and world-renowned experts. Here’s what you need to know about the meeting: who attends, what questions they will be addressing, and the numerous agreements, pacts and successes forged at Davos in the past.