World's rich and powerful people, including over 100 from India, as well as government heads from the UK, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh will be in this Swiss ski resort for 5-day World Economic Forum(WEF)Annual Meeting beginning on Monday Jan 16,2017 to hold discussions on global economy and need for a 'responsive and responsible leadership'.
Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman, Niti Aayog's Arvind Panagariya, DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek and Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu are among the prominent attendees from India at the elite talkfest, where Modi government's demonetisation move, as also the fear of 'de-globalisation' in the wake of Trump Presidency in the US, will be among key topics of discussion.
There will be a special session on India where the panelists will discuss the country's anti-corruption and tax reform programmes and how inclusive the results can be.
Besides, more than 100 IndianCEO's and Business Leaders , including the next chief of Tata Group N Chandrasekaran, will be present at the event which will see overall more than 3,000 participants from more than 100 countries, including 1,200 CEOs, the biggest such gathering ever, who will huddle over important economic and geo-political issues before the world.
There will be an estimated 300 public figures, including more than 50 heads of state and government, and many participants from media, academia, and NGOs.
Over the next five days in snow-laden Davos, where the temperature could fall to as low as minus 20 degrees, the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum(WEF) will be held amid a growing focus on fight against terror across the world, including Europe, and would incidentally end on the day when Donald Trump assumes office of the US President.
Top global leaders expected to be present include British Prime Minister Theressa May and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will open the meet along with Swiss President Doris Leuthard, even as some others like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and South African President Jacob Zuma will give this year's annual jamboree of the rich and powerful a miss.
Jinping will be the first Chinese President to attend the 47-year-old summit, which will also see presence of Pakistan President Nawaz Sharif, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from the region. Former Pakistani Army Chief Raheel Sharif will also be there.
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