The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published an outline of its upcoming 2024 Davos, Switzerland meeting.
“The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability,” a statement reads.
“This Annual Meeting will welcome over 100 governments, all major international organizations, 1000 Forum’s Partners, as well as civil society leaders, experts, youth representatives, social entrepreneurs, and news outlets,” the WEF adds.
The meeting will take place between January 15-19.
An agenda article published on December 11 emphasizes that the 2024 theme is “Rebuilding Trust.”
“The programme embodies a ‘back to basics’ spirit of open and constructive dialogue between leaders of government, business and civil society,” the article states. “The goal is to help connect the dots in an increasingly complex environment and provide foresight by introducing the latest advances in science, industry and society.”
Four key areas will be explored: “achieving security and cooperation in a fractured world,” “creating growth and jobs in a new era,” “artificial intelligence as a driving force for the economy and society,” and “a long-term strategy for climate, nature and energy.”
Discussing jobs in a “new era,” the WEF asks for attendees to consider how “government, business and civil society come together around a new economic framework to avoid a decade of low growth and put people at the centre of a more prosperous trajectory.”
The WEF also asks how AI may interact with “transformative technologies,” such as “5/6 G, quantum computing and biotechnology.”
In July, the WEF concluded its Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, with a call to support “the global transition to a green and renewable economy.”
Nearly 1500 participants attended the 14th annual meeting with an effort to “boost multilateralism and collaboration in a fragmented world.”
The main messaging at the event was a push for nations to accept Central Banking Digital Currency and wearable data-harvesting sensors.