In Davos, they are more noticeable if they are not on the official program, but if they are announced by rumors or press gossip. And if they don't follow the work of the World Economic Forum but if they hold bilateral meetings in nearby hotels.
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From the new Argentine president, ultra-liberal right-winger, Javier Milei, to Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman: there are several 'bad guys' expected this year at the 54th edition of the World Economic Forum that kicks off in Davos, which has always been a showcase for the powerful of the Earth, criticized for its exclusivity given that the fee to enter starts at 50 thousand dollars per person.
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Not all the participants are present in the official program of the more than 200 panels, and those who are not there are considered an even more exclusive guest, with an agenda so secret that it immediately becomes the subject of speculation among insiders and journalists. This is the case of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is rumored to be arriving for the first time together with a large Saudi delegation.
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Trump's son-in-law, husband of his daughter Ivanka and his adviser when he was in the White House, is also not on the official list of those present. But with his consulting firm, Affinity Partner, he has no problem showing up in Davos on the same days as Sheikh Bin Salman, since the Saudi public investment fund has also invested in his consultancy. A relationship already controversial in the time of Trump as president, which some saw as the reason why the US did not officially condemn the murder of journalist Khashoggi, despite the CIA concluding that the Saudis were directly involved.
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On the list of participants, on the other hand, there is Javier Milei, who has been at the helm of Argentina for a few months. He is not a new presence at the forum, which he has been following for years, but his new position makes him a personality to shine on. Especially during his "special address", the speech he will give alone on the theme of global fragmentation. Also on the list on the panels is the authoritarian president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, who has led the small African country since the end of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. In Davos, he will talk about the private sector's plan to boost African trade. But, as per tradition, it is the unreported meetings that attract attention: such as those of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with one of the most powerful bankers on the planet, the number one of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, with whom he is expected to talk about reconstruction funds.
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