The Davos Agenda 2021

From January 25-29, 2021, a special virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) event is being held to address challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, themed “A crucial year to rebuild trust”, will be attended by more than 1,500 business, government and civil society leaders from over 70 countries.  A special annual meeting is set to be held in Singapore May 25 – 28, 2021.

Over the course of meeting WEF will cover the following themes:

• Fairer economies: Designing cohesive, sustainable, resilient economic systems 
• Health systems: Vaccine roll-out, universal access, pandemic resilience, 4IR in healthcare – telehealth, docbots
• Society and the future of work: Social Justice, skills, diversity and inclusion
• Better business: Driving responsible industry transformation and growth 
• How to save the planet: Enhancing stewardship of our global commons 
• Tech for good: Harnessing the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 
• Beyond geopolitics: Advancing global and regional cooperation, trade

As a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future, ABB will participate in the Davos Agenda, which is described by WEF as “a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to rebuild trust to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in 2021”

Our CEO will be an active contributor to the session “Reimagining Manufacturing for Growth” in addition to being part of the conversation with other leading executives and Heads of State. Additional executive members of the ABB delegation have been invited to participate in other Davos Agenda discussions.

Since 2014, ABB has been actively involved with WEF events around the world, with ABB executives participating in meetings and contributing to initiatives and reports that drive the partnership between the public and private sectors, with a focus on how the needs of society are met by industry.

ABB is helping to energize the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. As we push the boundaries of technology, we support our customers to preserve resources and enable a low-carbon society. We act with integrity and transparency at the core of our governance and we promote social progress for our people and communities around the world. 

ABB at WEF Davos Agenda 2021