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World Economic Forum

China's Premier Li Qiang (R) and World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab attend the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC24) in Dalian, in China's northeastern Liaoning province, on June 25, 2024.

What Summer Davos Reveals About the West’s China Blind Spot

London School of Economics’ Dr. Catherine Hua Xiang unpacks why Western companies continue to misread China despite decades of engagement. The real competitive advantage in China is deeper cultural intelligence—an insight that has become especially urgent as leaders gather in Dalian for Summer Davos.
By Dr. Catherine Hua Xiang
Experts and scholars exchange views during the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions on June 24, 2026 in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China.

As Summer Davos Debates Innovation, Purpose Is the Bigger Story

As leaders gather in Dalian for Summer Davos, Jennie McLaughlin and Sarah Rozenthuler explore why organizations are reaching for technology, planning and agility frameworks while overlooking a more fundamental requirement: purpose.
By Sarah Rozenthuler and Jennie McLaughlin
Kenneth Fok Kai-kong (L2), a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress and a renowned sponsor of sports events, attends a sub-forum during the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions on June 23, 2026 in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China.

Behind Summer Davos: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab’s Decades-Long Courtship of China

What began as Klaus Schwab’s China courtship has become a closely watched forum for the entrepreneurs, executives and policymakers shaping the next phase of global growth.
By Beth Duckett
President Donald Trump.

Trump Tells World Leaders ‘America Is Open for Business’ at World Economic Forum

By Davis Richardson
President Donald Trump leaves the White House for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 24, 2018.

‘America First’ Backfires on Trump in Davos

By Les Neuhaus
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

After Plunging US Currency Value, Mnuchin Doubles Down on ‘America First’ in Davos

By Davis Richardson
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce

A Robot Named Einstein Now Sits in on Salesforce’s Weekly Meetings

By Sissi Cao
Gary Cohn and H. R. McMaster.

White House Sells Trump’s Davos Trip as Opportunity for US Economy

By Davis Richardson
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India’s PM Warns Against Isolationism at World Economic Forum Ahead of Trump

By Davis Richardson
Wang Jianlin, founder and CEO of Dalian Wanda Group

After Apple’s $350B US Pledge, Business Tycoon Lays Out ‘China First’ Plan

By Sissi Cao
Niall Ferguson.

Networks and Hierarchies in the Trump Era: An Interview with Niall Ferguson

By Davis Richardson
Icelandic government plans to eradicate pay discrimination by 2020.

Iceland Bans Gender Pay Gap—Not a Feasible Idea for US, Expert Says

By Sissi Cao
Earth.

The 7 Coolest Global Companies Fixing All That’s Broken in This World

By Brady Dale
Since her book Lean In was published four years ago, Sheryl Sandberg has become a champion of women's equality.

Lyft and Salesforce Team Up With Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In to Support Equal Pay Day

By John Bonazzo
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde gestures during a session of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on January 23, 2016 in Davos.

How the World Economic Forum Can Enact Meaningful Change in 2016

By Per Bylund
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference at Rideau Hall after being sworn in as Canada's 23rd Prime Minister in Ottawa, Ontario, November 4, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ GEOFF ROBINS (Photo credit should read GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images)

Trudeau’s 2015 Election Sweep in Canada Foreshadows a 2016 Sanders Victory

By Michael Sainato
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: Sir Richard Branson attends the Looking to the Next Frontier session during the third day of the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers on September 28, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)

What’s Richard Branson’s Problem With Israel?

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
A self-assurance only multiple Davos trips can buy. (image via Getty)

Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.’s Girlfriend to New Yorker Writer Nick Paumgarten: ‘Be Humble’

By Kat Stoeffel

[em]Times[/em]’ Sulzberger: Newspaper Will Be Around For a Long Time

By Observer Staff

Among Media Elite, A Sweaty Pile-Up of Davos Wannabes

By Michael Calderone
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