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WEF Schedule Filled w/High-Profile Political Speakers Today

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The schedule for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos on 17 Jan is filled with high-profile political speakers amid a period of notable geopolitical tensions worldwide.

  • 0400ET/0900GMT/1000CET: US Secretary of StateAnthony Blinken holds a conversation with journalist Thomas Friedman and Klaus Schwab
  • 0445ET/0945GMT/1045CET: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers an address.
  • 0730ET/1230GMT/1330CET: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahianholds a conversation with journalist Fareed Zakaria.
  • 0945ET/1445GMT/1545CET: Argentinian President Javier Milei delivers an address.
  • 1045ET/1545GMT/1645CET: Spanish PMPedro Sanchezdelivers an address.
  • 1130ET/1630GMT/1730CET: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers an address.
A rundown of major political speakers across the event can be found in the PDF below:

MNIPOLITICALRISKANALYSIS-WEF2024PoliticalEventGuide.pdf

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