The multitude of ongoing crises calls for bold collective action. Remaining true to the World Economic Forum’s spirit of multi-stakeholder cooperation, the Annual Meeting 2023 will bring together world leaders, decision-makers and doers under the theme Cooperation in a Fragmented World. It will feature 500+ sessions including addresses by Heads of State, concerts and more!
What?
While 50 Global Shapers will join us in Davos next month, we call on all Shapers to represent our community and uplift the perspectives of young people during the meeting!
As a member of the World Economic Forum network, you’re invited to participate by following live-streamed sessions, engaging with our social media and subscribing to our daily coverage.
In addition, we encourage you to host a Davos Watch Party and bring Global Shapers or local residents together around one session at the Annual Meeting. If your hub has a delegate representing you in Davos, this is also a great way to cheer for them.
When?
The meeting will take place from 16 - 20 January. There is one session on our official agenda:
- Youth Calls to Action, 20 January from 10:15 - 11:00 CET
Global Shapers will also feature as speakers and uplift your insights at the following sessions:
- Where the Land Meets Sea, 19 January at 9:00 CET with Carla Gomez Briones (Quito Hub)
- In Case of Fire, Use Stairs, 20 January at 11:30 CET with Fernanda Zelada Rosal (Guatemala City Hub)
- Mobilizing for Climate, 18 January at 12:30 CET with Namgay Choden (Thimphu Hub)
- Sustainably Served, 17 January at 9:30 CET with Anysie Ishimwe (Kigali Hub)
- Energy Transition Rush, 18 January at 18:30 CET with Lauren Shum (Boston Hub)
- Nature Heals, 18 January at 9:30 CET with Azure Skye (Los Angeles Hub)
- The Evolution of Urban Life, 19 January at 12:30 CET with Alice Casiraghi (Milan Hub)
- Propelling Planetary Prosperity, 17 January 18:30 CET, Maickson dos Santos Serrão (Manaus Hub)
- Business Action in Nature, 19 January at 11:30 CET with Wanjuhi Njoroge (Nairobi Hub)
- The Economy of a Super-Ageing Society, 18 January 11:30 CET, Noura Berrouba (Stockholm Hub)
- Music as a Catalyst for Change, 19 January at 18:30 CET with Carla Gomez Briones (Quito Hub)
More sessions featuring Shapers, and the links to the above, will be added once available in early January.
How?
1. Determine the location: Your celebration can be a in-person setting of friends, a gathering of all hub members or a larger event for the community. It can be virtual, in-person or hybrid. Whatever you chose, practice local health precautions.
2. Set the agenda: Choose a session at the Annual Meeting to watch together. Create time after the session to discuss either privately or via a public forum where expert guests and youth can weigh in.
3. Tell us about it: complete this quick form.
4. Share on social media: Share a photo of your local celebration and a message of beauty and unity with other World Economic Forum members and Global Shapers around the world, using the meeting’s official hashtag #WEF23 and tagging us at @wef and @GlobalShapers.
If you have questions or would like to know best practices, contact your Community Manager today!