Nearly 3,000 world leaders, chief executives, men of mark and civil society representatives from 117 countries around the world are set to gather in the Swiss mountain town of Davos and cast about for ways to deal with the major challenges facing the world today. They include economic growth, the wealth gap, political polarization and the climate crisis. The 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, whose theme is Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World, will take place from January 21 through 24. Dignitaries expected to make their debut at this grand invent include Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. U.S. President Donald Trump, who was kept home last year due to a partial government shutdown, will be present. Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei will also attend on the sidelines of the WEF to discuss how societies share the fruits of technological innovation amid the 4th Industrial Revolution redefining global strategic competition.
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