The Davos Agenda 2021 has been scheduled to be held between January 25 to January 29. The Davos agenda is an online event of the World Economic Forum’s yearly congregation of the rich and powerful of the world. The event will be held in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
About Davos Agenda 2021
- The contents of the Davos agenda have been divided across 7 key themes.
- These seven themes allow one to explore the diverse topics which was addressed during the meeting.
- The seven themes include:
- How to save the planet (in context of Covid 19, climate change),
- Fairer economy (financial and monetary systems of the countries),
- Society and future of work (Remote work culture and gender parity).
- Tech for good (Big data and other tech disruptions),
- Healthy Future
- Better businesses and
- Beyond geo-politics.
- This year, the Meeting will also mark the launch of WEF’s ‘Great Reset Initiative’.
- It will also begin the preparation of special Annual Meeting which will happen during spring.
Significance
The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders. It helps in shaping the principles, policies and partnerships which are needed in the challenging new context.
World Economic Forum (WEF)
It is an international NGO that came into existence in the year 1971. It has been based in Switzerland. The NGO functions with the mission of “committing to improve the state of the world by engaging the business, academic, political, and other leaders of society that can shape the global, regional, and industry agendas. The annual meeting of the WEF is hosted at the end of January in Davos, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland.
The Alps
These are the highest and most extensive mountain range system. The mountain system lies entirely in Europe. It stretches across eight Alpine countries namely France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, and Slovenia.