Summit Schedule
Day 1 : May 26, 2025
16:00 - 20:00
Arrival of the participants & Welcome reception
Day 2 : May 27, 2025
Engagement with ministerial offices across various countries is currently in progress.
8:00 - 9:00
Registration and welcome coffee
9:00 - 9:20
Welcome speech
Mrs. Aina Meng
Organizer of EAES
9:20 - 9:40
Opening Address
Mrs. Valérie Favre Accola
Vice Mayor, Governor & Head of Department for Building Construction, Energy & Environment, Municipality of Davos
Mr. Ivo Germann
Head of the Foreign Economic Affairs, Swiss Federal Goverment
Mrs. Angela Paolini Ellard
Deputy Director-General at the World Trade Organization
9:40 – 10:30
Keynote Speech 1: Europe-Asia Collaboration: Navigating Mega Trends for a Shared Future
Mr. Tariq Qureishy
CEO & Founder, Xponential & MAD Group
10:30 - 11:15
Panel Discussion 1: The Future of AI-Powered Communication: Revolutionizing Content Creation and Distribution
Mr. Daniel Verten
Strategy Partner at Synthesia
Mr. Edward Crook
VP of Strategy at DeepL
Mr. Andrey Schukin
CTO of Interprefy
11:15 - 12:00
Panel discussion 2: Building the Intelligent Enterprise: Integrating AI for Strategic Advantage
Mr. Dorian Selz
Co-Founder and CEO of Squirro
Mr. Yuxin Zhang
CTO of Huawei Cloud
Mr. Christian Gutmann
Chairman and Founding Executive Director, Nordic AI Institute
12:00 - 13:30
Break & Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Keynote Speech 2: Defining the New Reality – The AI Era
Mr. Pascal Kaufman
Founder and President of AlpineAI & Lab42
14:15 - 15:00
Panel Discussion 3: The Future of Industrial Automation and AI: Building Smart, Sustainable Manufacturing Ecosystems
Mr. Ashish Gupta
Chief Growth Officer, Europe & Africa of HCLTech
Mr. Andy Fitze
Co-founder and Managing Partner of SwissCognitve
Mrs. Fatima Asad-Said
CEO and Board Member of Abacus
15:30 - 15:45
Moderator Housekeeping: Workshop Venue, One-on-One Meeting Arrangements, and Dinner Location
15:45 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00
CEO Impact Circle
17:00 - 18:00
Culture as a Competitive Edge: Navigating Global Business Successfully
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
18:30 - 24:00
Networking Dinner
Power Dinner, VVIP only, on invitation basis
Luminous Night: Toast, Dance, and Relax
Day 3 : May 28, 2025
7:00 - 7:45
Lakeside Jogging: Breeze & Breeze
7:00 - 7:45
Yoga session: Energize & Elevate
7:00 - 8:45
Individual Breakfast
9:00 - 9:40
Keynote Speech 3: New Champions in a New Ara – Driving a Sustainable Global Economy
Mrs. Clover Hogen
Founder of Force of Nature
9.40 - 10:20
Panel Discussion 4: The Future of Mobility: Innovations in Clean Mobility and Sustainable Energy Solutions
Mr. Jontey Zhou
Country Manager of BYD Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Malta
Mr. Hui Zhang
Vice President, NIO Group
10:20 - 11:00
Panel Discussion 5: Digital Solutions for Accelerating the Energy Transition: Integrating Renewables and Smart Technologies
Mr. Tim Holt
Board Member of Siemens Energy
Mr. Adrian Del Maestro
Vice President Global Energy Advisory at AECOM
Dr. Vibha Dhawan
Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute
Mr. Corneliu Bodea
CEO of Adrem, President of Romania Energy Center
11:00 - 11:45
Panel Discussion 6: Empowering Sustainability: Global Leaders Shaping the Future of Sustainable Solutions
Mrs. Mirjam Staub Bisang
Chair of BlackRock, Former CEO
Mr. André Schneider
Chairman, World Climate Foundation
Mrs. Esmie Wanghui
Vice President of Alibaba Group, President of Alibaba Cloud
11:45 - 13:00
Break & Networking Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Strategic Market Entry: Tailoring Your Approach to the Diverse European Landscape
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
The Indian Unicorn Blueprint: From Startup to Scale-Up
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
14:00 - 14:45
Panel Discussion 7: The Global Ripple Effect: Economic Impacts of U.S. Tariffs on Trade Relations
Mrs. Alicia Garcia-Herrero
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis
Mr. Stefan Legge
Vice Director, University of St. Gallen
14:45 - 16:00
Closing Remarks
Closing Speech by Organizer
Moderator Housekeeping and closing
Media Interviews and Press Release
Farewell Apéro – most European leaders are expected to depart Davos after the closing speeches.
The Speaker list is being continuously updated.