New Delhi: The theme of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting to be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 16 to 20 will be ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’. The congregation of experts, academics, investors, and political and business leaders will discuss some of the pressing issues the world is facing, such as the Ukraine war crisis, global inflation and climate change, and foster innovative solutions.
Participating global leaders include European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, South African President Cyril M. Ramaphosa, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Swiss President Alain Berset. and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. ,Read also: Attention! Banks likely to remain closed for these two working days in January- Here’s why,
There will be strong participation from the leaders of India. Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnav, Mansukh Mandaviya, Smriti Irani and RK Singh are expected to attend the meeting, while chief ministers Eknath Shinde, BS Bommai and Yogi Adityanath are expected to attend the gathering. ,ALSO READ: “Amazon employees are sobbing and breaking down in the office”: Company employees,
Besides, India Inc leaders like Tata Sons India Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata Consultancy Services CEO and MD Rajesh Gopinath, Tech Mahindra CEO and MD CP Gurnani, Executive Rishad Premji, Chairman, Wipro; Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO, Byju’s; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of Paytm; Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara may attend the meeting.
According to a statement, WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said, “We see multiple political, economic and social forces creating fragmentation at the global and national levels. To do this, we need to strengthen cooperation between government and business sectors, creating the conditions for a strong and sustainable recovery.
“At the same time it must be recognized that economic growth needs to be more resilient, more sustainable and no one should be left behind,” he said.