World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027, the Forum's 57th, runs 18-22 January 2027 at the Kongresszentrum Davos in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. Around 3,000 accredited participants from more than 110 countries attend: heads of state and government, roughly 1,000 senior business leaders, and figures from academia, civil society, media and multilateral institutions, with a far larger unaccredited crowd working the Promenade around them. The Forum frames the meeting as setting an agenda that drives multistakeholder collaboration on the political, economic and societal challenges of the moment, and independent guides to the 2027 edition identify four dominant threads: geopolitics in a multipolar settlement, artificial intelligence governance — sovereign compute, model evaluation and who sets the rules — the cost and capital requirements of the energy transition, and institutional trust in the future of multilateralism.

Date

January 18–22, 2027

Location

Kongresszentrum Davos, Switzerland

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

3,000

Pricing

Invite-Only

Organizer

World Economic Forum

Added

Jul 12, 2026

Updated

Aug 4, 2026

• ✓CEO
• ✓CIO
• ✓Chief AI Officer
• ✓Chief Risk Officer
• ✓Head of Government Affairs
• ✓Policy makers and regulators
• ✓Heads of multilateral institutions
• ✓Institutional investors

Davos is not where you learn about AI; it is where AI regulation gets negotiated in front of the people who will enforce it. For a CIO or Chief AI Officer at a global company the specific value is proximity: around 50 heads of state and government, the regulators drafting sovereign-compute and model-evaluation rules, and roughly 1,000 peer executives in a village small enough that a corridor conversation counts as a meeting. It is also the most expensive week on the calendar, so the business case has to name a specific regulatory or partnership objective rather than general presence.

• ✓Geopolitics in a multipolar settlement — Ukraine, the Middle East and US-China dynamics
• ✓AI governance: sovereign compute, model evaluation and rule-setting
• ✓Energy transition costs and capital requirements
• ✓Institutional trust and the future of multilateralism
• ✓Around 50 heads of state and government in attendance
• ✓Curated dinner and roundtable programmes outside the Congress Centre
• ✓Open Promenade programme of partner activations alongside the accredited meeting
• ✓Secure Hotel Badge tier issued by the Swiss authorities for side programming

• ★The only week in the year where roughly 50 heads of state and government, about 1,000 senior business leaders and the regulators writing AI rules occupy one Alpine village
• ★There is no individual application process — accreditation comes through WEF membership or government, academic and civil-society channels, so the room is closed by construction
• ★The cost structure is unlike any other conference: an entrance fee of roughly CHF 25,000 sits on top of membership contributions reported at CHF 60,000-600,000 a year
• ★A parallel unaccredited economy on the Promenade means an estimated 15,000-20,000 more people attend side programmes and partner activations than hold official badges
• ★It is agenda-setting rather than product-launching — what is argued here shapes the regulatory debate for the rest of the year

There is no public ticket and no individual application process — participation is by invitation. Costs are carried through WEF membership: swissinfo reports strategic-partner contributions of CHF 60,000-600,000 a year, with participating company leaders paying an entrance fee of roughly CHF 25,000 on top of that. Government representatives, journalists, academics, religious leaders and civil-society figures are invited without those fees. Reported ancillary costs include about CHF 150,000 to rent modular meeting space for the week.

When is World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027?

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 takes place January 18–22, 2027 in Davos, Switzerland.

Where is World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 held?

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 is held in Davos, Switzerland. The event format is in-person.

How much does World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 cost?

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 is invite-only. There is no public ticket and no individual application process — participation is by invitation. Costs are carried through WEF membership: swissinfo reports strategic-partner contributions of CHF 60,000-600,000 a year, with participating company leaders paying an entrance fee of roughly CHF 25,000 on top of that. Government representatives, journalists, academics, religious leaders and civil-society figures are invited without those fees. Reported ancillary costs include about CHF 150,000 to rent modular meeting space for the week.

Who should attend World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027?

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 is aimed at CEO, CIO, Chief AI Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head of Government Affairs, Policy makers and regulators, Heads of multilateral institutions, Institutional investors.

What topics does World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 cover?

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 covers AI Governance, Geopolitics, Energy Transition, Sovereign Compute, Multilateralism & Institutional Trust, Global Economy, Climate & Sustainability, Technology Regulation, Trade.

This page was written from 3 sources, 3 on domains other than weforum.org.

1. 1.davos.ch — world economic forum annual meeting 2027
2. 2.swissinfo.ch — 45492246
3. 3.thedavoscabinet.com — davos 2027 complete guide