World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting started in Davos, Switzerland on 15th January 2024.
The meeting will take place till 19th January 2024. The theme of meeting is Rebuilding Trust.
The meeting has started amid growing concerns over global conflicts, climate change, and deepfake.
The meeting emphasizes the focus on exploring the opportunities enabled by the new technologies and their implications on decision making and global partnership.
The opening concert was devoted to the Sahara desert and Amazon rainforest.
Annual Crystal Awards were given to three artists. The names of artists are architect Diebedo Francis Kere, actor Michelle Yeoh, and guitarist Nile Rodgers.
The Indian delegation would include three Union ministers and three chief ministers.
The three Union ministers are Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hardeep Singh Puri.
The three chief ministers are Maharashtra’s Eknath Shinde, Telangana’s Revanth Reddy and Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana will also take part.
World Economic Forum is a non-governmental organization founded in 1971. Its headquarters is located in Cologny, Switzerland.
