The insiders’ guide to the best events at 2024 Davos Economic Forum

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Based on suggestions from our community, our editorial team has meticulously crafted an exclusive insiders' guide to some of the most important side-events at Davos, providing a comprehensive overview of in-person gatherings, discussions, and networking opportunities. As always in our style, events with particular attention to sustainability & social responsibility are highlighted with the symbol🌱 .

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Monday, January 15

• 10:00-10:55 (Promenade 68) | AI House: Women's AI Breakfast

• 12:30-14:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Nature Finance - Planning for a Future Beyond 1.5°C 🌱

• 12:30-14:30 (Promenade 64) | Axios: Building Better AI with Better Data

• 13:00-14:00 (Promenade 63) | Greek House: Mapping Growth Catalysts among Emerging Powers - A Dialogue on Investment Prospects across Europe and Asia

• 13:00-15:30 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs Community: Web3 Hub Davos Day 1 - Finance Monday

• 15:00-17:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Responsible Business Education

• 15:30-16:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: A 4th Generation Business Inspiring Journey from Waste to Value 🌱

• 16:00-18:30 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs Community: Finance Monday - The Intersection of Blockchain and Traditional Finance

• 16:15-17:15 (Promenade 68) | AI House: AI for Humanitarian and Development Applications

• 17:00-19:00 (Steigenberger hotel) | Financial Times: Using Technology to Improve Financial Inclusion

• 17:30-19:30 (Hard Rock Hotel) | Financial Times: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Infrastructure 🌱

• 17:30-24:00 (Schatzalp) | illuminem x Futur/io: CSO Awards 2024 🌱⭐

• 18:00-18:30 (Promenade 63) | Greek House: Exploring the Dynamic Growth Potential of the Mediterranean - Frameworks for Shared Economic Progress

• 18:30-19:15 (Promenade 63) | Greek House: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Industry -  Investing in Disruptive Technologies, a New Toolkit for Global Decision Makers

• 19:00-21:00 (Promenade 64b) | Axios: AI’s Impact on the Workforce, Now and in the Future

• 19:15-21:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: What Will the World Look Like When “Nature Intelligence” Drives Our Food Systems? 🌱

• 20:30-23:30 (AlpenGold Hotel) | Time Magazine: Davos Special Reception

Tuesday, January 16

• 7:15-8:30 (Promenade 103) | Kearney: Financing the Food System Transition

• 7:30-8:30 (Promenade 68) | AI House: UN AI Governance Breakfast

• 7:30-8:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Global Center on Adaptation - High-Level Business Dialogue on Climate Adaptation and Resilience 🌱

• 7:45-8:45 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: In Conversation with PepsiCo CEO, Raman Laguarta 

• 9:00-9:45 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Navigating the Future - Responsible Stewardship of AI in Financial Services 

• 9:00-11:00 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs Community: Innovation Tues - Breakfast & Networking

• 9:30-10:30 (Schweizerische Alpine Mittelschule) | World Economic Forum: Take a Deep Breath with Technology

• 09:30-11:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Unlocking Investments in Global Land Restoration 🌱

• 9:30-11:30 (Promenade 64B)| Axios House: Turning Corporate Sustainability Claims Into Reality🌱

• 10:00-11:00 (Promenade 68) | AI House: Towards International AI Regulation

• 10:30-11:30 (Promenade 59) | Ukraine House: Ukraine’s Strategic Importance: From Rare Earth Minerals to EU’s Green Energy Partner

• 11:00-12:00 (UAE Pavillion) | Brand Finance: Sustainability and Soft Power [Open to Attendees of the World Economic Forum 2024 only]

• 12:30-14:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: A New Generational Contract for Regenerative Strategies

• 12:30- 13:30 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: Innovating to Feed the World

• 13:00-14:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: The Business Case for Racial Equity

• 14:00-14:40 (Promenade 68) | AI House: AI Governance and Safety - G7 Hiroshima AI Process

• 14:00-14:50 (Promenade 68) | AI House: AI Systems, Red Lines, and Value Alignment

• 14:50-16:30 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: Sustainable Future Forum

• 15:00-16:00 (Promenade 59) | Women at War: Redefining Strength and Resilience 

• 15:00-16:00 (Promenade 49) | Panel Discussion (Invitation only) - Bridging the Gap – Strategies and Innovative Approaches to Unlocking Financing for Renewable Energy

• 15:00-16:00 (Promenade 49) | Special Session: Between Conflict and Coexistence: First-hand Experience of Life in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

• 16:00-17:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: In Conversation with Shell CEO, Wael Sawan

• 16:00-17:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: The Role of Private-Public Cooperation in Fostering Peace Globally

• 16:15-17:00 (Promenade 68) | AI House: Trusted AI Factories

• 16:30-17:30 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Sponsor Session - Trade's Transformative Power - How New Connections Support Africa's Growth

• 16:45-19:00 (Infosys Lounge) | Financial Times: Building an AI-First Organization 🌱

• 17:15-18:15 (Promenade 68) | AI House: AI Sustainability Risks and Opportunities 🌱

• 18:00-19:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House | Special Session with H.E. Prime Minister Masrour Barzani

• 19:30-22:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: A New Generational Contract for Regenerative Strategies 🌱

• 19:30-22:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at Work - The New Frontier for ESGs 🌱

• 19:45-21:00 (Promenade 68) | AI House: Dinner Reception with Amy Webb

• 20:00-22:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: How to Accelerate and Scale Nature-Positive Solutions?

• 22:00-23:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Nightcaps at Journal House

Wednesday, January 17

• 7:00-8:30 (Ocean Room) | SDG Tent: Blll and Melinda Gates Foundation. Fast-tracking equitable healthcare - Unleashing the Economic Potential of Healthy Women Through Digital Technologies

• 7:30-9:00 (Promenade 139) | Fujitsu Uvance: Building confidence in AI: The Three Essential Elements of Trust

• 8:00-10:30 (Promenade 63) | BCG: GenAI and Quantum Leap Breakfast

• 8:00-19:00 (Promenade 80) | Equality Lounge @Davos

• 9:00-9:45 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Technology and Compliance - Managing the Risks, Harnessing the Potential

• 9:00-10:00 (House of Lab Science) | House of Lab Science: Coffee and Croissant Innovation Mornings

• 9:00-11:00 (Steigenberger Belvédère Hotel) | Futur/io: WEF Executive Reception

• 9:00-11:30 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs Community: Breakfast and Networking

• 9:00-12:00 (Blue Zone) | VNTR Capital: Venture Capital Investors Roundtable Davos Brunch

• 9:30-10:30 (Promenade 91) | Infosys: The Role of Sustainability in Rebuilding Trust [Open to Attendees of the World Economic Forum 2024 only] 🌱

• 9:30-10:00 (Promenade 59) | Ukraine House: Showcasing Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Vision - Diia, Mriia & Win-Win

• 10:00-11:00 (Promenade 59) | Ukraine House: Government of the Future

• 10:00-11:00 (Promenade 68) | AI House: AI and Higher Education

• 10:00-11:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Towards a More Sustainable Finance and International Trade System 🌱

• 10:15-11:30 (Promenade 63) | The Quantum Economy Institute: Reception

• 10:20-11:00 (The Dome) | MIT x Forbes: The Rise of Sustainable Brands [Open to Attendees of the World Economic Forum 2024 only] 🌱

• 11:30-15:30 (Schatzalp) | The Swedish Lunch

• 12:00-13:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: Why I fell in love with Kurdistan!

• 12:15-14:00 (Hard Rock Hotel) | SandboxAQ: AI and Cyber - How the World’s Greatest Opportunity is Also its Greatest Threat

• 12:30-14:30 (Promenade 64B) | Axios' AI & Predictive Technologies

• 12:30-13:30 (Hard Rock Hotel) | Security Scorecard: CEO Roundtable - Cybersecurity in the C-Suite and Boardroom. Fostering Trust and Transparency

• 12:30-13:30 (Promenade 103) | Kearney: Regenerative Global Supply Chains - Resilience, Risk, Agility, and Sustainability 🌱

• 13:30-14:45 (House of Switzerland) | Digital Switzerland: Digital Sovereignty - Navigating Today’s Geopolitical Landscape through the Lens of Digital Sovereignty and Self-determination

• 13:30-14:30 (UAE Pavillion) | Brand Finance: Global Soft Power Index - Trends in Soft Power [Open to Attendees of the World Economic Forum 2024 only] 

• 14:00-15:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: Empowering Tomorrow - Navigating the Energy Transition with Green Solutions

• 15:00-16:00 (Promenade 85) | Deloitte: Data-driven Sustainability - Shaping Resilient Organizations 🌱

• 15:00-17:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Systemic Investing

• 15:15-16:45 (House of Switzerland) | Digital Switzerland: Cybersecurity

• 15:30-17:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: From CSR Programs to Strategic Corporate Impact - A Virtual Reality Experience to Transform Supply Chains in Ghana

• 16:00-17:00 (Hotel Europe) | WISeKey: Decentralization ‘AI Unleashed - Ensuring Safety and Leveraging Decentralization’

• 16:00-17:00 (Promenade 59) | A Conversation with Ukraine’s Top Diplomat: The Case for Supporting Ukraine and Fallacy of Negotiations

• 16:00-17:30 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: At Barron's With Andy Serwer

• 16:00-18:30 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs: NFT, Gaming and Metaverse Roundtable

• 17:00-18:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: Presentation by the Head of the Foreign Relations Department, Kurdistan Regional Government

• 17:00-18:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Unlocking the Power of Integrated Leadership for a Healthier World

• 17:30-19:00 (Promenade 139) | Leidar: SDG Focus is Maturing, but can we Keep the Momentum in a more Volatile World? 🌱

• 18:00-21:00 (House of Switzerland) | Digital Switzerland: Raclette Dinner

• 18:30-20:30 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Annual Davos Drinks

• 18:30-20:30 (Promenade 115) | Bloomberg: Green Cocktail

• 19:00-00:00 (Promenade 40) | CNBC Africa: Africa House Summit 

• 19:30-21:30 (Grandhotel Belvédère) | GenTwo: AssetRush x Davos

• 19:30-23:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Nature Positive Initiative - Nature Positive Initiative Dinner 🌱

• 20:30-21:30 (Promenade 85) | Deloitte: Executing Trustworthy AI

• 21:00-00:00 (Goals House) | Bank of America: Nightcap

• 21:00-00:30 (Ameron Hotel) | McKinsey: Consulting Nightcap

Thursday, January 18

• 7:30-9:00 (Promenade 74) | Worth: Leadership and Corporate Values 🌱

• 7:30-9:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Salesforce - Dreampitch at Dawn

• 9:15-10:30 (Mountain Plaza) | unDavos Venture Day: SDG Track 

• 9:00-9:40 (Promenade 68) | AI House: Intelligent Edge - Connecting People, Places and Things with AI

• 9:00-10:30 (Schweizerische Alpine Mittelschule) | World Economic Forum: Cracking the Code - Navigating Cybersecurity

• 9:15-10:30 (Mountain Plaza Hotel) | unDavos Venture Day: SDG Track

• 10:00-11:30 (Earth Room) | SDG Tent: Nature Positive Strategy - What Should Your Sector's Priority Actions Be?🌱

• 10:00-12:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: Panel Discussion (Invitation only) - Forging peace in a turbulent world: global dynamics and peace building in complex diverse communities

• 10:45-12:15 (Mountain Plaza Hotel) | unDavos Venture Day: Web3 Track

• 11:00-12:00 (Promenade 59) | Ukraine House: Saving Ukrainians Saves Ukraine - Human Capital in War and in War Economy

• 11:15-12:30 (Mountain Plaza Hotel) | unDavos Venture Day: AI + DeepTech + MedTech Track

• 11:35-12:35 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: Catalysing Global Trade, Asia’s Growth Story

• 12:00-18:00 (Schatzalp) | illuminem x Climate Scaleup: Green Accelerator 🌱⭐

• 12:00-17:00 (Schatzalp) | Climate Scale-Up: Deal Day

• 12:00-14:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Capacity Building - A Masterclass in Applying the Leading Frameworks

• 12:00-13:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: Powering tomorrow - Navigating the Global Energy Transition Through Strategic Infrastructure Investing 🌱

• 12:30-13:30 (Schweizerische Alpine Mittelschule Davos) | World Economic Forum: On Thin Ice - The Consequences of Climate Breakdown 🌱

• 12:30-13:30 (Mountain Plaza Hotel) | unDavos Venture Day: Investment Syndicate - Working Lunch

• 12:30-14:30 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Science Based Targets Network - Capacity Building, a Masterclass in Applying the Leading Frameworks 🌱

• 13:00-14:00 (Promenade 59) | Ukraine House: Ukraine 2024 - Resilience Today Driving Rebuilding Tomorrow

• 13:00-14:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: Election and Economy

• 13:30-15:00 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs Community: Enterprise Blockchain Roundtable

• 14:00-14:45 (Mountain Plaza Hotel) | unDavos Venture Day: Scaling Up (Panel)

• 14:00-16:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish house: Panel Discussion: Tailored Investment Strategies for Green Energy and Achieving NetZero Targets 🌱

• 14:45-16:00 (Mountain Plaza Hotel) | unDavos Venture Day: Investing in Growth Companies (Panel)

• 15:00-16:00 (Promenade 68) | AI House: Will AI Create the Next Tech Giants?

• 15:00-16:00 (Promenade 85) | Deloitte: The Supply Chain Imperative 

• 15:40-16:30 (Belvédère Pavilion) | CNBC: Fireside Chat with Jack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQ

• 16:00-17:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: Special Session on Climate, Energy, and Security - Renewable Energy Transition and Meeting Growing Demands 🌱

• 16:15-17:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Conversation with Former U.S. Vice President, Al Gore

• 16:00-18:00 (Hotel Strela) | The Landbanking Group | Nature Equity Panel and Cocktail

• 16:00-18:30 (Ob. Str. 33) | CV Labs: ESG Roundtable 🌱

• 16:05-16:35 (Promenade 69) | WEB3FEST: Tokenization - The Future for Liquidity, Balance Sheet Optimization, and Securitization?

• 16:30-18:00 (House of Switzerland) | Digital Switzerland: Re-Thinking Work - Explore the Power of Human/Tech Collaborations with Corporate Foresight and a Human Centric Approach

• 17:00-18:00 (Promenade 49) | Kurdish House: Panel Discussion - The Pathway to Skills Development Through Adaptive Learning

• 17:00-18:00 (Promenade 59) | Ukraine House: What is at Stake in Ukraine

• 18:30-19:30 (Schweizerische Alpine Mittelschule) | World Economic Forum: Resilience in Motion

• 19:30-21:30 (Steigenberger Icon Grand Hotel) | Asset Rush x Davos 2024

• 20:30-21:30 (Promenade 85) | Deloitte: Moving from Commitment to Action - Implementing the Zero Health Gaps Pledge 

• 22:00-02:00 (Goals House) | Qualcomm: AI Nightcap

• 22:00-23:00 (Belvédère Pavilion) | Wall Street Journal: Nightcaps at Journal House

Friday, January 19

• 8:30-9:30 (Promenade 63) | Greek House: Fostering a Leading Agri-Tech Innovation System: Putting Commitment into Practice 🌱

• 9:00-10:00 (Promenade 139) | SDG Tent: Arctic Basecamp - Impacts of Global Tipping Points on the Agricultural Sector 🌱

• 9:30-10:30 (Promenade 63) | Greek House: The Next Wave - Foresight Embracing Transforming Futures

• 10:00-12:00 (Jatzhütte) | Climate Scale-up: Ski Summit

• 18:00-22:00 (SHED. Market Zug) | WEB3FEST: Winter Edition - Road to Davos Recap

• 19:00-21:00 (Promenade 50) | Greek House: Shabbat Reception and Dinner

NB: While our team will do its best to keep this calendar updated, please note that the timing of some events might change at the last minute.

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