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In pictures: World leaders, top CEOs gather at Davos 2026

By admin | Published on: 22 Jan 2026

Category: Economy

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he 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, comes at a pivotal moment for global cooperation.

Close to 3,000 participants from 130 countries are joining the meeting to explore the most pressing global challenges and advance solutions. Participants include around 65 heads of state and government and nearly 850 of the world’s top CEOs and chairpersons.

Here are some of the best pictures from Davos 2026:

Opening Concert session with Jon Batiste, Musician and Composer, Naht Jona LLC,; Renaud Capuçon, Violonist, France; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 19/1/2026 from 18:00 to 19:00 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Concert. (opening concert 2026). ©2026 World Economic Forum / ALAVEE
Opening concert with musician and composer Jon Batiste.Image: World Economic Forum
Opening Concert session with Jon Batiste, Musician and Composer, Naht Jona LLC,; Renaud Capuçon, Violonist, France; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 19/1/2026 from 18:00 to 19:00 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Concert. (opening concert 2026). ©2026 World Economic Forum Copyright: World Economic Forum/Harold Cunningham
World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende with Forum Interim Co-Chairs André Hoffmann and Larry Fink.Image: World Economic Forum
Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum, speaks with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella.
Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum, speaks with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella.Image: World Economic Forum
Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France session with Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Laurence Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 14:00 to 14:30 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/france). ©2026 World Economic Forum. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico
Special Address by Emmanuel Macron, President of France.Image: World Economic Forum
Congress Centre at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 19 January 2026. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser
Davos is the highest town in Europe.Image: World Economic Forum
The Day After AGI session with Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Anthropic, USA; Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Google DeepMind, United Kingdom; Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist, United Kingdom; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 13:30 to 14:00 in the Congress Centre – Aspen 1 (Zone B), Stakeholder Dialogue. (agi). ©2026 World Economic Forum
Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic; Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind; and Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist speak on a panel about the future of AI.
Special Address by He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China session with André Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman, Roche Holding; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; Børge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 11:20 to 11:50 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/china).Copyright: © 2026 World Economic Forum / Boris Baldinger
Special Address by He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China.Image: World Economic Forum
Radical Stillness session with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Gallery, United Kingdom; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 16:15 to 16:45 in the Congress Centre – Fusion (Zone B), Betazone. (betazone/radical stillness). ©2026 World Economic Forum / Mattias Nutt
Image: World Economic Forum
Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada session with Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 16:30 to 17:00 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/canada). ©2026 World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard.
Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada.Image: World Economic Forum
Davos on Air: Rethinking with Adam Grant session with Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Psychology, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Gary White, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Water.org, USA; Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 20/1/2026 from 12:30 to 13:15 in the Congress Centre – Davos On Air (Zone C), Podcast. (podcast/thinking 2). ©2026 World Economic Forum / ALAVEE
Davos on Air: Rethinking with Adam Grant session with Gary White, Co-Founder and CEO of Water.org, and Matt Damon, Co-Founder of Water.org and actor.Image: World Economic Forum
Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, and Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of World Economic Forum, take the stage.
Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, and Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of World Economic Forum, take the stage.Image: World Economic Forum
Arrival of Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January 2026. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Mattias Nutt
Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, in the Congress Centre.Image: World Economic Forum
Andrew R. Sorkin of the New York Times speaks with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel; Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum; and Adam Tooze, Director of European Institute at Columbia University.
Andrew R. Sorkin of the New York Times speaks with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel; Larry Fink, Chair and CEO of BlackRock and Interim Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum; and Adam Tooze, Director of European Institute at Columbia University.Image: World Economic Forum
Participants line up to attend the special address by US President Donald Trump.
Participants line up to attend the special address by US President Donald Trump.Image: World Economic Forum
Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America session with Børge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America; Laurence Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 21/1/2026 from 14:30 to 15:15 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/usa). ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Special address by Donald Trump, President of the United States of America.Image: World Economic Forum
An AI-generated visual installation created by artist and technologist Ronen Tanchum.
An AI-generated visual installation created by artist and technologist Ronen Tanchum.Image: World Economic Forum
Special Address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt session with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt; Børge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 21/1/2026 from 09:30 to 10:00 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/egypt). ©2026 World Economic Forum / Faruk Pinjo
Special Address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt.Image: World Economic Forum
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.Image: World Economic Forum
Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Pascal Bitz
Image: World Economic Forum
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore, and Ajay S. Banga, President of the World Bank.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore, and Ajay S. Banga, President of the World Bank.Image: World Economic Forum
Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
 

Resource: World Economic Forum

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