Some 30 heads of state and governments from around the world will take part in the 53rd edition of the World Economic Forum next week in Davos, in the Swiss Alps, alongside 600 CEOs of the world's largest companies and leaders of major organizations. international.
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Among the European leaders are expected the German Olaf Scholz, the Spaniard Pedro Sanchez or the Dutch Mark Rutte as well as the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Many African leaders, such as South African Cyril Ramaphosa, a regular at the Graubünden resort, Latin Americans including Colombian Gustavo Francisco Petro or Asians, including South Korean Yoon Suk-yeol, will be there. you.
Three years after the eruption of the Covid which had led to the cancellation of the January 2021 and January 2022 editions, the Chinese will be back, represented by Deputy Prime Minister Liu He.
Bruno Le Maire on site
Emmanuel Macron is not announced.
In the midst of a debate on pensions, perhaps he does not want to appear in this club of the world elite observed with mistrust in France.
This will not prevent the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire from going there, as well as more than fifty of his counterparts from all over the world.
For security reasons, some of the leaders will only announce their participation at the last moment.
A high-level Ukrainian delegation is expected, as in the last edition, postponed to May 2022 due to Covid, from which the Russians had been banned.
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While the founder of the Davos Forum, the indestructible Klaus Schwab, octogenarian economist, German and Swiss, designed this meeting to promote cooperation between political leaders, bosses and representatives of civil society for the common good, "
the future is characterized by unprecedented multiple crises
,” he said on Tuesday, presenting the 2023 edition which starts on Monday January 16.
War in Ukraine, climate crisis, digital transformation are colliding against a backdrop of the threat of a global economic recession.
“ Decision-
makers are overwhelmed by the complexity of the issues
”, he comments, presenting the central theme of the Forum, “
cooperation in a fragmented world
".
More than ever, Pr. Schwab relies on informal personal contacts to bring out solutions to global challenges.
For businessmen, Davos always offers the opportunity to meet, in a single place and in a few days, dozens of partners and customers from all over the world.
