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The Annual Meeting convened leaders from government in August 2023, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead.
It will provide a platform to engage in constructive, forward-looking dialogues and help find solutions through public-private cooperation.
World Economic Forum: ‘Cooperation in a fragmented world’ the focus of Davos 2023. The World Economic Forum (WEF) aims to tackle global issues through collaboration and sustainable solutions. The theme for this year’s event is ‘cooperation in a fragmented world” in the wake of COVID-19.
The topmost important skills include Analytical thinking.
Creative thinking. Resilience, flexibility, and agility. Motivation and self-awareness. Curiosity and lifelong learning. Technological literacy. Dependability and attention to detail. Empathy and active listening.
Fighting climate change will require US$3.5 trillion a year, potentially representing the greatest reallocation of capital in history. Leaders are on the spot to lay out how they will transition to net zero while building resilience against economic and political shocks.
Climate Crisis 2023
For example, there is a 93% chance that one of the years between 2022 and 2026 will be the warmest year to date; breaking the previous record held by 2016. This has already happened in the summer of 2023, with multiple record-breaking temperatures around the world having been recorded.
Economic 2023
Global growth is expected to remain weak. The world economy is expected to grow by 3.0% in 2023, before slowing down to 2.7% in 2024. A disproportionate share of global growth in 2023-24 is expected to continue to come from Asia, despite the weaker-than-expected recovery in China.
The 2023 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland from 16–20 January under the motto “Cooperation in a fragmented world”.
Most respondents to the 2022-2023 Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) chose “Energy supply crisis”; “Cost-of-living crisis”; “Rising inflation”; “Food supply crisis” and “Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure” as among the top risks for 2023 with the greatest potential impact on a global scale.
