25–29 January 2021
The Davos Agenda
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that no institution or individual alone can address the economic, environmental, social and technological challenges of our complex, interdependent world. The pandemic has accelerated systemic changes that were apparent before its inception.
The fault lines that emerged in 2020 now appear as critical crossroads in 2021. The time to rebuild trust and to make crucial choices is fast approaching as the need to reset priorities and the urgency to reform systems grow stronger around the world.
Learn MoreThe Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in this challenging new context. It is essential for leaders from all walks of life to work together virtually for a more inclusive, cohesive and sustainable future as soon as possible in 2021.
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Speakers
The Davos Agenda brings together the world’s top academics, politicians, business, youth, and civil society leaders to engage in addressing the most pressing issues on the global agenda
Ursula von der Leyen
President, European Commission
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
Angela Merkel
Federal Chancellor of Germany
Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of Singapore
Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China
Cyril M. Ramaphosa
President of South Africa
Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
António Guterres
Secretary-General, United Nations
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
Event Highlights
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Highlight sessions
Must-watch talks, curated by the World Economic Forum team
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Restoring Economic Growth (Option 1)
Speakers: Kuroda Haruhiko, Smriti Zubin Irani, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Gideon Rachman
Advancing a New Social Contract
Speakers: Saadia Zahidi, James Quincey, Sharan Burrow, Hilary Cottam, Jo Ann Jenkins, Pedro Sánchez, Paul Kagame
Special Address by Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China
Speakers: Klaus Schwab, Xi Jinping
Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis (Option 2)
Speakers: John Micklethwait, Nancy Brown, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Frans van Houten, Anthony S. Fauci
Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Speakers: António Guterres, Børge Brende
Accelerating Grassroots Innovation (Option 1)
Speakers: Diego Saez Gil, John Dutton, Eren Bali, H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Moitreyee Sinha
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Special Address by Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
Speakers: Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, Børge Brende
Implementing Stakeholder Capitalism in the Middle East and North Africa (Option 1)
Speakers: Mirek Dušek, Ibrahim AlMojel, Khalid Humaidan, Lara Habib, Anas Alfaris, Inam ur Rahman, Adeeb Ahamed, Henadi Al Saleh, Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri
Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Speakers: Klaus Schwab, Ursula von der Leyen
Vaccinating the World: From Mass Production to Last-Mile Delivery (Option 1)
Speakers: Margi Van Gogh, Frank Appel, Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Dorothea von Boxberg, Julianna Tatelbaum, Christoph Wolff, Peter Maurer, Jason Kelly, Seth F. Berkley, John Nkengasong
Special Address by Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany
Speakers: Angela Merkel, Klaus Schwab
Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France
Speakers: Emmanuel Macron, Klaus Schwab
Implementing Stakeholder Capitalism (Option 2)
Speakers: Kristalina Georgieva, Marc Benioff, Laurence D. Fink, Brian Moynihan, Gillian R. Tett, Klaus Schwab
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Special Address by Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea
Speakers: Moon Jae-in, Klaus Schwab
Transforming Food Systems and Land Use (Option 1)
Speakers: Geraldine Matchett, David Beasley, Jeffrey Lu Minfang, Mark Rutte, Hiroko Kuniya
Special Address by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
Speakers: Klaus Schwab
Financing the Amazon’s Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy
Speakers: Candido Botelho Bracher, Mauricio Claver-Carone, Chrystel Monthéan, Gustavo Montezano, Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo, Nicole Schwab, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Suzanne DiBianca, Ivan Duque, Maria Alexandra Moreira López, Hamilton Mourão
Financing the “Net-Zero” Transition (Option 2)
Speakers: Oliver Bäte, Mark Carney, Caroline Anstey, Al Gore, Werner Hoyer, Stephanie von Friedeburg
Special Address by Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
Speakers: Benjamin Netanyahu, Børge Brende
Delivering Social Justice in the Recovery
Speakers: Ishaan Tharoor, Katherine Maher, Peter Laugharn, Gabriela Bucher, Darren Walker, Sadiq Khan, Edward (Eddie) Ndopu, Leslie Johnston, Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Mobilizing Action on Climate Change (Option 2)
Speakers: Rebecca Blumenstein, Feike Sybesma, Alok Sharma, Jesper Brodin, Amina Mohammed, John F. Kerry, Børge Brende, Ben van Beurden
Building a Net-Zero, Nature-Positive Economy (Option 2)
Speakers: Virginijus Sinkevicius, Al Gore, Marco Bizzarri, Nicole Schwab, Wanjira Mathai, Elizabeth Mrema, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Echandi, Roberto Marques
Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Mark Carney, Annette Nazareth and Bill Winters
Speakers: Annette L. Nazareth, Nicole Schwab, Bill Winters, Mark Carney, Bill Gates
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Option 1)
Speakers: Xiao Yaqing, Mohit Joshi, Ken Hu, Andreas Loy, Yang Yanqing
Special Address by H.M. Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of Jordan
Speakers: H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, Klaus Schwab
Special Address by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Speakers: Narendra Modi, Klaus Schwab
Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Option 2)
Speakers: Nicholas Thompson, Julie Sweet, Øyvind Eriksen, Brad Smith, Ivan Duque
Advancing Digital Content Safety (Option 2)
Speakers: Martin Baron, Mark Read, Susan Wojcicki, Marietje Schaake, Cathy Li
Special Address by Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina
Speakers: Alberto Fernández, Børge Brende
Friday, January 29, 2021
Special Address by Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
Speakers: Børge Brende, Lee Hsien Loong
Special Address by Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan
Speakers: Klaus Schwab, Suga Yoshihide
Resetting Geopolitics (Option 1)
Speakers: Retno L. P. Marsudi, Kono Taro, Kyung-wha Kang, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Børge Brende, Fu Ying
Building Inclusive, Sustainable and Job-creating Growth in Africa
Speakers: Godfrey Mutizwa, Daniel Mminele, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Resetting Geopolitics (Option 2)
Speakers: François-Philippe Champagne, Børge Brende, Ernesto Araújo, Arancha Gonzalez Laya
