Top photos from Davos 2017

Jan 20, 2017

Dusk falls on Davos as we round up the Annual Meeting 2017 Image: World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard

Jenny Soffel

This article is part of: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

A pictorial guide to what happened at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos.

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, delivers a speech to Davos participants

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, talks on globalization Image: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Media studios in the conference centre at Davos Image: World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle

Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International, United Kingdom speaking during the Session Image: World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez

UK Prime Minister Theresa May tells delegates that Britain is open for business Image: World Economic Forum/Boris Baldinger

Wasfia Nazreen, Explorer, Adventurer, Educator and Writer, National Geographic Society, Bangladesh, speaking at the Session Image: World Economic Forum / Mattias Nutt

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), takes part in a session

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim of the Association for Indigenous Women and the Peoples of Chad, talks on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Joseph R. Biden Jr, former Vice-President of the United States of America at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 18, 2017

Joseph R. Biden Jr, former Vice-President of the United States of America at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos Image: World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez

Elif Shafak, Author, Turkey speaking at the Annual Meeting 2017 Image: World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle

Impressions at the Open Forum Swiss Alpine High School Image: World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico

Bill Gates talks during a session on fighting epidemics

Bill Gates talks about CEPI -- an initiative to prevent epidemics Image: World Economic Forum/Boris Baldinger

Mixed Reality Space at the Annual Meeting 2017 Image: World Economic Forum / Christian Clavadetscher

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, speaks during an interview with Professor Klaus Schwab

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, admits he under-estimated the potential of Artificial Intelligence Image: World Economic Forum/Sikarin Thanachaiary

Shakira, UNICEF Global Ambassador, speaks during a session in Davos

Shakira, UNICEF Global Ambassador, talks about the importance of early years development Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Cory Richards, Contributing Photographer, National Geographic Magazine, USA, is speaking at the Session Image: World Economic Forum / Mattias Nutt

Jack Ma, Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, during his An Insight, An Idea session

Jack Ma, Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, talks of US-China relations during his An Insight, An Idea session Image: World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle

Annual Meeting's opening concert featuring Crystal Award honouree Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Image: World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell

Shakira Mebarak, UNICEF Global Ambassador, Forest Whitaker, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violinist, Germany and Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland.during the 2017 Crystal Award

Shakira Mebarak, Forest Whitaker, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship during the 2017 Crystal Award Image: World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico

David Cox, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Computer Science, Harvard University, USA speaking at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 20, 2017

Harvard Assistant Professor David Cox talks about the idea of an artificial brain Image: World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst

Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org, and Gary White, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Water.org, speak in a session

Matt Damon discusses the need to boost water infrastructure for the poor Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC speaking during the session: Global Economic Outlook at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 20, 2017

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, outlines the Fund's view on the prospects for the global economy Image: World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle

Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017

Participants at the World Economic Forum, Davos Image: World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, introduces John F. Kerry, US Secretary of State

Klaus Schwab, Chairman of the World Economic Forum, introduces John F. Kerry, US Secretary of State Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Mary Cummings, Director of the Humans and Autonomy Lab at Duke University Image: World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico

Dusk falls on Davos Image: World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard

Eduardo Bontempo, Co-Founder, Geekie, Brazil, speaking during the session: Coding for a Better Future Image: World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard

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