The Davos Agenda Summit will be held from January 25-29, with several heads of state scheduled to deliver special addresses and engage with business leaders

Schwab, who founded WEF over 50 years ago, said COVID-19 is the most devastating and immediate crisis the world is facing, but we are equally going through the worst environmental crisis in human history as well

The 50th annual meeting, held in January 2020, was the last major global event before almost the entire world got locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic

More than the accumulation of scientific, technological and economic capital, it is their deployment for safety and well-being of the masses that determines how effective the counter to the current and future pandemics would be

Indian business leaders at Davos say they expect the economy to recover in two to three quarters

In the closing session, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the world is a better place today but economic growth still remains sluggish, though the momentum is expected to pick pace

WEF Davos 2020: Goldman was one of investment banks that would have led the IPO last year, after convincing WeWork it could improve on the USD 47 billion valuation in a private fundraising round it secured in January 2019

WEF 2020: India Inc. urges reforms, rallying together to overcome economic gloomA day after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that sharp decline in the Indian economy pulled down the global growth forecasts for 2020, India Inc representatives at Davos said that it was important to look at medium and long term outlook and rally together as a country. In conversation with India Today News Director Rahul Kanwal at the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), le...

Tech Mahindra's CEO CP Gurnani said that it was very unusual that a growth rate which was running at 8-10 per cent was now at 4-5 per cent, impacting the global growth rate

\"People are more generally aware now. The climate and the environment is a hot topic. But - and it's a big but: From another perspective, pretty much nothing has been done\", says Thunberg

World Economic Forum: Talking about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal added that the regional economic pact in its present form was clearly an unrealisable agreement

WEF 2020: Trump, who has repeatedly expressed scepticism about climate change, is set to give the first keynote address of Davos 2020

Professor Klaus Schwab, the founder of WEF officially opened the Annual Meeting 2020, with a tribute to the young leaders in the room - Young Global Leaders and Global Shapers - who still believe in the interdependence of the world and are ready to work together. Nearly 3000 participants from 117 countries and 53 heads of state have gathered at the Swiss town of Davos for the 50th anniversary of World Economic Forum's annual session. The world's top leaders from politics, business, civil society, academia, media and the arts have descended on the Swiss mountain village of Davos for the World Economic Forum's 50th Annual Meeting. IMF's chief economist Gita Gopinath presented the global economic outlook at the meet. The economic slowdown in India was the primary reason behind global growth estimates being downgraded in the latest World Economic Outlook, she said. Actor Deepike Padukone won the Crystal Award at the meet. This and more news from Davos on News Blast.

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone has been awarded the Crystal Award 2020 at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The actor has been awarded for her leadership in raising mental health awareness and her foundation Live Love Laugh. Padukone, after receiving the award, said, \"My love and hate relationship with this has taught me a lot and I want to tell everyone suffering from this that you are not alone\". Watch the video for more.Also read: Chidambaram warns Modi govt's ministers will attack Gita Gopinath after IMF cuts growth forecastAlso read: 'Depression is serious illness': Deepika Padukone tells World Economic Forum why she started Live Love Laugh 

WEF annual meet kicks off at DavosNearly 3000 participants from 117 countries and 53 heads of state have gathered at the Swiss town of Davos for the 50th anniversary of World Economic Forum's annual session. The world's top leaders from politics, business, civil society, academia, media and the arts are set to descend on the Swiss mountain village of Davos for the World Economic Forum's 50th Annual Meeting from 21-24 January. The people to watch out for this year are US President ...

Padukone has been given Crystal Award 2020 for her leadership in raising mental health awareness; award celebrates achievements of artists and cultural figures whose leadership inspires inclusive and sustainable change

Trump's two-day visit to Switzerland will test his ability to balance his anger over being impeached with a desire to project leadership on the world stage

The World Economic Forum will be marking its 50th anniversary this year. The event will be held from January 21-24, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland. Its foremost aim is to engage world's top leaders in collaborative activities to shape the global, regional and industry agendas at the beginning of each year. This year, the theme of the annual meeting would revolve around the role of stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world. Every year, the world waits for eminent speakers to share their thoughts and plans for the coming year on critical issues. Here are some of the important speakers from this year's line-up. Watch the video for more.Also Read: WEF summit 2020: The yearly jamboree to host over 3,000 climate heroes this week

Helping bring about systemic change to return our planet to a sustainable path, there will be an unprecedented number of leaders from across civil society making progress at the community, national and global level, the WEF said

Among the global leaders, US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are also expected to attend the high-profile summit, where over 3,000 global leaders would converge to discuss what requires to make it a \"cohesive and sustainable world\". However, there is no official confirmation about the two leaders as yet