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Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 will bring together close to 3,000 leaders from diverse geographies and industries to drive dialogue, build trust and catalyse sustainable solutions to shared challenges.

Switzerland is the host country for the annual meeting. More than 350 governmental leaders are expected to participate this year, including 60 heads of state and government. There will be strong government representation from around the world.

Top political leaders taking part include U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (who will join via live video link for an interactive dialogue with participants), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, China's Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, to name a few.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are also among the participants of the meeting scheduled for January 20-24.

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting demonstrates the critical need for dialogue in an increasingly uncertain era.

With the global economy undergoing a paradigm shift, the meeting will explore how to relaunch growth, harness new technologies and strengthen social and economic resilience.