Chaired by Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid: The UAE will participate tomorrow in the World Economic Forum "Davos 2026"
DUBAI, 18 JANUARY / WAM / The UAE is participating in the 56th session of the World Economic Forum meetings for the year 2026, which begins in Davos, Switzerland, tomorrow and continues until January 23, with a high-level delegation headed by Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and includes more than 100 personalities from the heads of companies, the private sector and government officials, to continue their active and distinguished participation in this international event. Al-Iham, which is an annual global platform that contributes to enhancing comprehensive international cooperation in all development fields, especially in areas related to the economic sector.
The UAE’s participation in the work of the Davos World Forum 2026 reflects the active role played by the country at the regional and global levels in various fields of international cooperation, and support of international efforts aimed at consolidating comprehensive and sustainable development, and the leadership’s directives to give the economic file a major priority, and the continuation of all efforts that ensure the continued improvement of the country’s global competitiveness in various fields, especially the sectors supporting the national economy, and the exchange of experiences and the strengthening of international cooperation, which contributes to enhancing the efficiency of the national economy, and supports the sustainability of the global economy. With goodness, prosperity and development for all countries, peoples and societies.
His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, said that the distinguished participation in the work of the World Economic Forum “Davos” 2026 consolidates the effective presence and constructive contribution of the state in international forums, enhances international cooperation, and fruitful regional and global partnerships, in a way that contributes to achieving national goals and supports international efforts to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development for all countries, peoples and societies.
His Excellency Al Gergawi added that the Emirati delegation participating in the “Davos 2026” meetings, headed by Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Culture and Arts Authority, includes more than 100 senior government officials, entrepreneurs and innovators from various sectors, and is the fifth largest delegation participating in Davos, which reflects the focus on continuing to double the interest in the economic file and all sectors related to its prosperity, growth and development, especially artificial intelligence, Technological innovation, digital transformation, and consolidating government cooperation with major companies and the private sector.
His Excellency said that the UAE is keen to enhance constructive international cooperation in all fields, transfer its expertise in many fields in which it has established its leadership and global competitiveness, and benefit from international expertise within a framework of joint cooperation, in a way that contributes to achieving our national development goals, supports international efforts to confront common challenges, and enhances the opportunities for achieving comprehensive and sustainable development, for the benefit of all countries and societies.
He stressed that the UAE’s participation in the work of the World Economic Forum “Davos 2026” is an opportunity to build and consolidate successful partnerships, constructive dialogues, and fruitful international cooperation, with many countries from around the world, international institutions, major companies, and the private sector, to create major opportunities in all fields, to confront the most prominent global challenges, and to contribute and work together to consolidate stability, prosperity, and comprehensive and sustainable development, and for a better present and future dominated by the spirit of dialogue and joint international action.
The slogan of the World Economic Forum 2026 session, “The Spirit of Dialogue,” comes in line with one of the main constants and values that the UAE is keen to establish, whether at the level of regional and global international relations, its active presence in all international institutions, or within the fabric of the UAE society, which includes among its components more than 200 nationalities that form a harmonious human panorama of world cultures.
The files, issues and events in which the country participates within the agenda of the World Economic Forum reflect the great focus that the UAE places on formulating a fruitful and inclusive civilized dialogue that ensures continued construction, joint work and cooperation in order to overcome common challenges and achieve progress, prosperity and comprehensive and sustainable development.
The country’s participation focuses on issues that include promoting sustainable economic growth, advancing technological innovation, and enhancing international cooperation to confront the most prominent global challenges such as climate change, digital transformation, and others.
The UAE participates in a number of the most prominent sessions on the World Economic Forum’s agenda that address important files and topics, including building confidence in the field of investment, implementing legislation, promoting global trade, and expertise in the field of economic governance, which reflects the advanced role of the UAE as an international business center, a reliable environment for investment, a platform for linking regional and global markets, and its success in combining the provision of a model economic environment for the establishment and growth of businesses and economic projects, supportive policies, and the stability of the legislative system.
The UAE is participating in key sessions on artificial intelligence, digital government, and smart regulation, which constitutes an opportunity to shed light on its leadership in employing technology to build more efficient governments and more competitive economies, and to benefit from the country’s experience in successfully building important international partnerships in this field, reflecting its approach to transforming artificial intelligence from a technical tool into an expandable development and investment engine, and in a way that is consistent with the proactive vision of the leadership, which consolidates advanced technology, and artificial intelligence is a tool for enhancing the quality of life, raising the efficiency of government performance, and supporting decision-making based on Data.
During its participation in “Davos 2026”, the UAE attaches great importance to major humanitarian and international issues and challenges, especially those directly related to the stability of societies and the foundations of sustainable development, such as food security, health, water, and humanitarian work, which reflects a balanced participation in the global event characterized by comprehensiveness between issues directly related to economic files and their counterparts related to shared global responsibility, which also directly affects the stability of societies and their future, thus enhancing the UAE’s position as a reliable international partner. Contributes to confronting global challenges in a spirit of cooperation.
The holding of the World Economic Forum 2026 session under the slogan “Spirit of Dialogue” reflects a growing international awareness of the importance of constructive dialogue as a major tool for addressing interconnected global challenges, in light of the escalation of geopolitical polarization, the acceleration of economic and technological transformations, and the decline in levels of confidence in the international system.
Through this slogan, the Forum confirms its role as a neutral global platform that brings together leaders and decision-makers to rebuild bridges of understanding and formulate common solutions for the future.
The World Economic Forum “Davos 2026” focuses on a group of sectors and strategic axes that form the core of discussions and dialogues, including at the level of the global economy and international cooperation: the future of the global economic system, multilateral trade, and rebuilding trust between countries and markets, in addition to artificial intelligence and advanced technology, including the governance of artificial intelligence, deep technology, digital transformation, and the impact of innovation on productivity and jobs. Energy and climate transformation are also one of the most prominent files on the table of the global event by discussing energy security and the shift towards clean energy sources. Climate financing, achieving a balance between growth and sustainability, as well as investment and economic growth files, by focusing on launching new growth engines, capital flows, and the role of the private sector in supporting economic recovery, in addition to files related to sustainable development and prosperity, and human capital by raising issues of future skills, education, health, changing the nature of work, food security, water, protecting biodiversity, and others.
The largest national companies and the private sector continue their qualitative and effective presence in the forum, through distinguished participation that pushed the Emirati delegation, which exceeded more than 100 participants, to be the fifth largest delegation participating in the international economic event in its latest edition, in continuation of the increasing momentum of the Emirati participation in “Davos”, over its recent successive sessions, and in confirmation of the great importance that the major national companies and the private sector in the UAE attach to the World Economic Forum.
The large number of the UAE delegation at Davos 2026 reflects the great importance that this participation represents, whether at the level of the national economy, or at the regional and global levels, as the forum provides promising opportunities to consolidate and build international partnerships in all fields, exchange successful experiences, learn about inspiring initiatives, and continue modernization and resume development.
The UAE Pavilion, which carries the slogan “No Impossible” for the fourth year in a row, with its agenda and activities, reflects the diversity of the national economy, the breadth of its base in various files and sectors, and its ability to create qualitative value in the fields of energy, trade, finance, industry, technology, and the digital economy.
While the focus of the UAE Pavilion sessions on energy, industry, sustainability, and climate finance reflects the UAE’s position as a major driver in the transition towards a low-emission economy without disrupting energy security or growth.
The participation of national leaders and international companies in these sessions highlights the UAE’s role in linking traditional energy and renewable energy, economic growth and environmental responsibility, in a way that reflects the national vision that relies on proactiveness and transforming global challenges into development opportunities based on innovation and efficiency.
The pavilion hosts a series of important meetings, public sessions, and media meetings that witness a prominent presence of heads of major national companies, officials in the private sector, and government officials, and high-level bilateral meetings, and includes an elite group of senior figures, officials, and experts, in the context of reviewing successful Emirati experiences, exchanging international expertise, and holding constructive dialogues with representatives of participating international bodies, providing promising opportunities to actually benefit from these experiences and expertise, build fruitful partnerships, and reach… Innovative solutions and continuing the process of modernization and development for participating entities.
The UAE pavilion in Davos is distinguished by its special national identity and character, whether in terms of shape or design inspired by local heritage, or the space it allocates to discuss priority files that are of interest to the UAE, major national companies and the country’s private sector.
The forum table constitutes a space and an umbrella to review and seize major opportunities in many sectors, especially the economic, investment and trade sectors, in addition to searching for solutions to major global challenges and building new partnerships. The World Economic Forum also constitutes an opportunity for major national companies and the national private sector to exchange experiences and consolidate and build partnerships in all fields, and an international platform for consolidating bridges of international cooperation and consolidating the concepts of joint work between governments and various institutions.
The Forum is a global platform that annually brings together more than 3,000 leaders, decision-makers, and senior figures in the government and private sectors around the world, to discuss global challenges and changes, review solutions and developments, and build partnerships in various economic and development sectors. The Forum’s outcomes, dialogues, and fruitful partnerships contribute to supporting sustainable development and formulating the most effective solutions to the most prominent challenges facing development efforts at the international level.
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