Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with Trump set to attend
ABC News • • world
Key Points:
- The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos gathers nearly 3,000 global leaders from business, policy, and advocacy to discuss critical issues such as economic inequality, AI's impact on jobs, and geopolitical tensions amid a shifting global order.
- U.S. President Donald Trump attends his third Davos event as president amid concerns over his aggressive policies, including ambitions in Greenland and Venezuela, and his hardline stance toward Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while also promoting his administration's "Board of Peace" for Gaza.
- The forum highlights the rising influence of China and the European Union, with top officials from both delivering key speeches, and features new leadership after founder Klaus Schwab stepped down, alongside significant participation from tech leaders like Nvidia CEO Jensen
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