World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

23–26 January 2018 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
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Special Address by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

January 24, 2018 14:20

Simultaneous interpretation in all languages

This session will be livestreamed on TopLink and the Forum website.

Speakers:

Angela Merkel

Klaus Schwab

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum

Sessions

Welcome to the Annual Meeting 2018

The 24th Annual Crystal Awards

Opening Performance

Strategic Outlook: The Digital Economy

Global Markets in a Fractured World

Strategic Outlook: Energy Systems

The New Health Paradigm

The Next Financial Crisis?

Why Is Our World Fractured?

In Technology We Trust?

Welcoming Remarks and Special Address

Opening Plenary with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

How Is Rentier Capitalism Aggravating Inequality?

Fostering Inclusivity

Into a Deal-Based Global Order?

Post-Establishment Politics?

An Insight, An Idea with Cate Blanchett

Strategic Outlook: Eurasia

Reconnecting Refugees

Bio-Inspired Innovation Unleashed

An Insight, An Idea with Shah Rukh Khan

Can We Live with Monopolies?

Gender, Power and Stemming Sexual Harassment

Global Science Outlook

Next-Generation Storytellers

Saving Economic Globalization from Itself

How Is China Leading the World?

Towards Better Capitalism

Pioneering the Future of Governance in the Arab World

A New Era for Energy Politics

The Weaponization of Culture

Special Address by Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World

On the Menu: Sustainable and Nutritious Food

A Society Divided

The Belt and Road Impact

A Sprint to 2020

Transforming Health in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Solving the Economic Generation Gap

Could 2018 Be the Year of the Next Financial Crisis?

Special Address by Michel Temer, President of Brazil

Standing Up for the Enlightenment

China’s Economic Policy

Fake News versus Real Politics

New Consumption Frontiers

Spain and Europe: Present and Future

Enabling eCommerce: Small Enterprises, Global Players

An Insight, An Idea with Ben Feringa

Finding a New Equilibrium in the Middle East

Rejuvenating European Democracy

Stabilizing the Mediterranean

The 21st-Century Social Compact

Mental Health Matters

Special Address by Paolo Gentiloni, Prime Minister of Italy

An Insight, An Idea with Emmerson Mnangagwa

An Insight, An Idea with Richard Liu

Special Address by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

Invisible Images of Surveillance

How Can We Fix Our Productivity Crisis?

Securing a Common Future in Cyberspace

China in the New Era

Strategic Outlook: Russia

Will the Future Be Human?

An Insight, An Idea with Sundar Pichai

Strategic Outlook: United States

A Voyage across the Oceans

A Journey of Discovery with Richard Thaler

What Is Happening to IPOs?

Future Shocks: Systemic Trade Tremors

A Conversation with Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon

Responding to Extreme Environmental Risks

Questioning Our Human Future

Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France

Enabling Human Potential in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The New Energy Equation

The Global Impact of America First

India's Role in the World

Special Screening: Last Men in Aleppo

An Insight, An Idea with Malala Yousafzai

Secrets to a Long and Happy Life

Future Shocks: Rogue Technology

The Reconstruction Imperative for Peace in the Levant

The Outlook for Japan

Postcards from Saturn

How Do We Stop Sexual Harassment?

A Conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan

The Remaking of Global Finance

Stepping Up Climate Action

Data Responsibility in a Fractured World

Special Address by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission

Putting an End to Modern Slavery

Special Address by Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina and Chair of the G20, on the 2018 G20 Agenda

Creating a Shared Future through Education and Empowerment

What Could Trigger a Major Security Crisis in 2018?

Democracy in a Post-Truth Era

New Avenues for Global Trade

Building Saudi Arabia's Future Economy

A New Era for Global Health

Special Address by Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Hope for Elephants

A Conversation with Haider Al Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq

The Great Energy Transformation

Beyond the Paradise Papers: Can Global Tax Avoidance Be Stopped?

Standing Up for Social Progress

How Do We Stop at Two Degrees?

Big Tech, Big Impact

Left Behind in the United States

Europe between Vision and Dilemma

Game-Changers: Playing Games for Good

Shifting Weight of Military Power

Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

A Conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel

Agile Governance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Crypto-Asset Bubble

New Momentum for Europe

A New Growth Paradigm for Emerging Economies

Climate’s Two Degrees of Separation

Special Screening: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Suffering in Silence: Tackling Depression

The State of Start-Ups

The German Gamble

Bridges vs Borders: The Migration Dilemma

Asia Works: The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Will Free Markets Make a Comeback?

Spaces of Hope

From Linear to Exponential Value Chains

Future Shocks: Cyberwar without Rules

The End of Easy Money

Investing for Impact

Secrets to a Long and Happy Life

Guaranteed Income for Growth?

The Promise of Precision Medicine

Central and Eastern Europe: A New Agenda for the Continent?

Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America

Finding Fortune in Failure

The Power of Faith

Global Prospects for Human Rights

Global Economic Outlook

Visions for a Shared Future

Closing Concert

Closing of the Annual Meeting 2018