WEF Davos summit: 300 authorities leaders anticipated; FM Nirmala Sitharaman, 3 CMs to attend from India

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Nearly 300 authorities leaders together with 50 heads of state or authorities are anticipated to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting later this month within the Swiss ski resort city of Davos and the Indian individuals would come with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in addition to three chief ministers and over 100 CEOs.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, his Karnataka counterpart Basavaraj S Bommai in addition to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy are anticipated to be in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 from May 22-26.

Maharashtra minister and chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aditya Thackeray and Telangana minister and chief minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao’s son Ok T Rama Rao can be there too.

Besides, the Tamil Nadu authorities is prone to arrange a particular lounge in Davos at some stage in the WEF summit, whereas leaders from another Indian states are additionally prone to go to the Swiss resort city at the moment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a few senior union ministers are additionally anticipated to take part within the WEF’s Davos summit, one of the high-profile congregations of world leaders globally, however there was no official announcement to date concerning their participation.

At least 100 Indian CEOs, in addition to a whole bunch of enterprise and political leaders from internationally have already registered for the five-day occasion.

The annual assembly is predicted to be attended by over 300 public figures, together with heads of state and authorities from throughout the globe.

The annual summit, which was initially scheduled to be held in January however needed to be postponed because of the emergence of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, will begin on May 22 and proceed until May 26.

The assembly shall be held underneath the theme of ‘History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies’ and the organisers anticipate it to “offer time and space for meaningful, in-person exchange that has been impossible on this scale since the onset of the pandemic”.

“More than 2,000 individuals, together with international leaders from enterprise, media and civil society, will contribute their experience and insights to over 400 periods.

The assembly may also convene 300 public figures, comprising heads of state and authorities and heads of worldwide organizations in addition to ministers of international affairs, economic system, finance, commerce, vitality and a variety of further portfolios from G7, G20 and different related economies,” the WEF mentioned in an replace.

Geneva-based WEF, which describes itself as a world organisation for public-private cooperation, has been internet hosting its annual assembly in Davos each January for almost 50 years, however it couldn’t happen in a bodily format in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas the 2022 version needed to be postponed from January to May.

The individuals already registered from India embrace a lot of CEOs and different public figures.

These embrace Adani Group’s Gautam Adani, Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani and his two youngsters Isha and Akash, Bajaj Finserv’s Sanjiv Bajaj, Aditya Birla Group’s Kumar Mangalam Birla, Tata Sons’ N Chandrasekaran, Axis Bank’s Amitabh Chaudhry, HCL Tech’s Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Infosys’s Salil Parekh, Serum Institute’s Adar Poonawalla, Wipro’s Rishad Premji, Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, ReNew Power’s Sumant Sinha and Tata Steel’s T V Narendran.

It is predicted to be the primary occasion of this scale attended by worldwide leaders from all sections of the society, together with from the federal government, enterprise and civil society sides for the reason that pandemic.

Several periods on the week-long summit are anticipated to concentrate on India, along with points of worldwide significance such because the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine battle.

More than 100 Indian individuals are anticipated to take part, making it one of many greatest blocks globally on the occasion, which can also be anticipated to be attended in massive numbers by authorities and enterprise leaders from the international locations such because the US, UK, Germany, France and China.

One of the official periods can be on ‘Strategic Outlook on India’, whereas there can be one other on ‘India’s vitality transition’.

Nearly 2,000 international leaders from enterprise, media and civil society have confirmed their participation for almost 450 periods spanning the way forward for international cooperation, the financial outlook, constructing wholesome and equitable societies, safeguarding the planet, reworking trade and enhancing expertise governance.

On the weakening restoration, the summit will hear from leaders together with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization.

A core group of G7 and G20 leaders will concentrate on the present geopolitical, local weather change and pandemic challenges, the organisers mentioned.

“Over 30 heads of state and government from Europe will underline the seriousness in security caused by the war in Ukraine and the energy challenges facing the region. There will also be a strong Ukrainian delegation. A senior group from the United States Senate and Congress will join the world’s key finance, trade and foreign ministers,” the WEF mentioned.