The World Economic Forum’s five-day virtual meeting in Davos starts tomorrow
New Delhi / Davos:
The World Economic Forum (WEF) five-day virtual summit in Davos will kick off tomorrow, January 17, with special speeches by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The vase was the highlight of the first day.
The annual meeting of the WEF, which has been taking place in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos for 50 years now, was unable to take place in 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic and has been postponed to early summer this year.
However, the virtual summit ‘Davos Agenda’ will be held for the second consecutive year on the dates originally scheduled for the annual meeting.
The week-long digital summit will kick off with Mr. Xi’s special speech on Monday, followed by two virtual sessions – the first on COVID-19 and the second on cooperation. technology in the fourth industrial revolution.
Mr. Modi will deliver a special speech on Monday evening, followed by a speech by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are expected to give special speeches on Tuesday (January 18), when special sessions will also be held on the universal social contract. Vaccine equity needs and challenges, attended by the WHO Director. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Serum Institute Director of India Adar Poonawalla, among others.
On Wednesday (January 19), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will give a special speech. In addition, there will be sessions on the energy transition, the scaling of climate innovation and the Latin American outlook.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are expected to give special speeches on Thursday, when special sessions will be held on ESG (environmental , society and governance) for a sustainable future; the next frontier for knowledge and action; and restore trust in global trade and supply chains.
On the final day, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will deliver special speeches. In addition, there will be special sessions on the global economy, building future readiness and promoting an intrinsically positive economy.
Speakers listed for these sessions include US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.
The WEF says the ‘Davos 2022 Agenda’ will be the first global forum for key world leaders to share their vision for 2022 and it is being convened under the theme ‘State of the Union’. of the world’.
