Top photos from day one of Davos 2017
![Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China in Davos, January 17, 2017. World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico](https://assets.weforum.org/article/image/large_qOE3pwVuBYym5s0L7Jga20d5ETAa-RIP2zvXNqLHuJE.jpg)
Image: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico
From Chinese President Xi Jinping to Shakira, here are some of the best photos from the first day of Davos 2017.
![Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China in Davos, January 17, 2017.](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/AL2mzESlUIOAyR5x6Q1v0uJFjofVwM0caBqOeodoWxY.jpg)
![Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/fKLkfpUTUtslKqRdC1ZzDKIEYS2Uvwg_glD1iDg7vWI.jpg)
![Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/DOmsNqZjmC-0XWUrFEjvc7pSKeklRQ3CO6WJIFKML7c.jpg)
![Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/Z7tpMamFCksWtL53HL8cPRNWy1CRa6XndVBIwjQcgrM.jpg)
![Shakira Mebarak, UNICEF Global Ambassador; Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation, Colombia speaking at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/dxocvCjElBQzlLuRxs9XWrbhJjwj5_y-7sYTGHqQWfo.jpg)
![Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, India, Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org, USA and Gary White, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Water.org, USA at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/lQIh3z0qkLYOAXQmPhyTxpKTLbiraIddbhTGfTsO7NU.jpg)
![Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/g80uUEjlENsyDCAkK-Ew66d7EawX1_iRpBXWuvCMgJc.jpg)
![Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum introduces John F. Kerry, US Secretary of State at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/MRIuIeBtBj0XCYgC81r6VzpnSHMZ9QYeYO5wKKaI7kQ.jpg)
![Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, USA speaking at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum/Boris Baldinger](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/KODoaDwDnjN4etb0rT--SnkrmmxaL1rD47CqXDsTkV4.jpg)
![Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), Chad at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/ZSTfbZ0I4XzMQjKJLjP00EokaEMid758ynJyKJlLCoU.jpg)
![Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 in Davos in Davos, January 17, 2017. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico.](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/iJhDCE1XDRWejR_HaeFr3Y994VZdCacSvW8K__0kgCA.jpg)
![Impressions at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum / Mattias Nutt](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/8-tRh_rLnNYt3wSsd6QF4nElgLk6t6xPqTepuNn3tis.jpg)
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