Top photos from day one of Davos 2017

Jan 17, 2017

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China in Davos, January 17, 2017. World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Image: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Ross Chainey

Content Lead, UpLink, World Economic Forum

This article is part of: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

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.

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, delivers a speech to Davos participants Image: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, speaks during the session, Climate Crisis: The Big Picture Image: World Economic Forum/Sikarin Thanachaiary

Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017

The exterior of the Congress Centre in Davos Image: World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard

An exterior shot near the Congress Centre in Davos Image: World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard

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

Shakira, UNICEF Global Ambassador, speaks during a session in Davos Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

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

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 Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard

A guide dog rests during a session at the Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos Image: World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard

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

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

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

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz speaks during the session, Ending Corruption Image: World Economic Forum/Boris Baldinger

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

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), takes part in a session Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Impressions from the Annual Meeting 2017 in Davos in Davos, January 17, 2017. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Valeriano Di Domenico.

A participant tries out VR in the Congress Centre Image: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Impressions at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017 Copyright by World Economic Forum / Mattias Nutt

A participant sits underneath John Grade’s artwork, Middle Fork, in the Congress Centre in Davos Image: World Economic Forum/Mattias Nutt

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