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
9:10 - 9:15
Opening Remarks
Mr. Philipp Wilhelm
Mayor of Davos
or
Mrs. Valérie Favre Accola
Vice Mayor, Governor & Head of Department for Building Construction, Energy & Environment, Municipality of Davos
Opening Address
Mr. Daniel Risch
Prime Minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein
9:20 - 10:00
Opening Address / Opening Panel
Mr. Ivo Germann
Head of the Foreign Economic Affairs, Swiss Federal Goverment
Mrs. Svenja Schulze
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation & Development, Germany
Mr. Eric Lombard
Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry of France
Mr. Meng WU
Director of the Cooperation Department, China Council For the Promotion of International Trade
10:10 – 10:45
Keynote Speech 1: Europe-Asia Collaboration: Navigating Mega Trends for a Shared Future
Mr. Tariq Qureishy
CEO & Founder, Xponential & MAD Group
10:45 - 11:30
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
11:30 - 12:15
Panel discussion 2: Building the Intelligent Enterprise: Integrating AI for Strategic Advantage
Mrs. Selina Yuan
Vice President of Alibaba Group, President of Alibaba Cloud
Mr. Vivek Lall
Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation
Mr. Yuxin Zhang
CTO of Huawei Cloud
Mr. Christian Gutmann
Chairman and Founding Executive Director, Nordic AI Institute
12:15 - 13:30
Break & Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Panel Discussion 3: The Future of Industrial Automation and AI: Building Smart, Sustainable Manufacturing Ecosystems
Mr. Ralph Haupter
President, Global Small, Medium Enterprises and Channel
Mr. Ashish Gupta
Chief Growth Officer, Europe & Africa of HCLTech
Mr. Andy Fitze
Co-founder and Managing Partner of SwissCognitve
Ms. Fatima Asad-Said
CEO and Board Member of Abacus
14:14 - 15:00
Panel Discussion 4: The Future of Mobility: Innovations in Clean Mobility and Sustainable Energy Solutions
Mr. Michale Shu
General Manager of International Affairs, CEO of BYD Europe
Mr. Hui Zhang
Vice President, NIO Group
Mr. Oliver Blume
President of Volkswagen Group
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:15
Keynote Speech 2: Defining the New Reality – The AI Era
Mr. Pascal Kaufman
Founder and President of AlpineAI & Lab42
16:15 - 16:30
Moderator Housekeeping: Workshop Venue, One-on-One Meeting Arrangements, and Dinner Location
16:30 - 17:30
Leveraging Leadership as a Competitive Advantage:
Orchestrating Global Business in Multicultural Environments
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
18:00 - 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 - 9:15
Welcome Remarks from Co-Organiser
Welcome Address from Headline Partner
9.15 - 10:00
Keynote Speech 3: New Champions in a New Ara – Driving a Sustainable Global Economy
10:00 - 10:45
Panel Discussion 5: Digital Solutions for Accelerating the Energy Transition: Integrating Renewables and Smart Technologies
Mr. Tim Holt
Board Member of Siemens Energy
Mr. Praveer Sinha
President of Tata Power India
Mr. Adrian Del Maestro
Vice President Global Energy Advisory at AECOM
Dr. Vibha Dhawan
Director of General, The Energy and Resources Institute
10:45 - 11:30
Panel Discussion 6: Empowering Sustainability: Female Leaders Shaping the Future of Sustainable Solutions
Mrs. Mirjam Staub Bisang
Chair of BlackRock, Former CEO
Mr. André Schneider
Chairman, World Climate Foundation
Mrs. Isha Ambani
Executive Director at Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
11:30 - 12:30
CEO Impact Circle
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
12:30 - 13:30
Break & Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Strategic Market Entry: Tailoring Your Approach to the Diverse European Landscape
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
14:30 - 15:30
The Indian Unicorn Blueprint: From Startup to Scale-Up
Simultaneous Sessions: One-on-One Meetings, 15 minutes per session
15:30 - 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30
Keynote Speech 4: Leading Through Disruption: New Strategies for Global Leaders in a Rapidly Changing World
16:30 - 16:45
Innovation and Smart City Award Cermony
16:45 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
Mr. Reto Branschi
President of Destination Davos Klosters
Closing Address by Co-organizer
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.