WEF 2026: India's power-packed Davos delegation; Mukesh Ambani, N Chandrasekaran, Devendra Fadnavis and 100+ CEOs up for annual meeting

The World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting in Davos will see India's delegation that includes Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of various states and over 100 CEOs of leading corporates winging their way to the Swiss Alpine resort for the global gathering from January 19-23. India has convincingly retained its tag as the fastest-growing major economy in the world, and the political and business leadership will be making a strong pitch to attract global investments.

India's delegation at WEF's annual meeting

The Union ministers who will be present at the economic brainstorming sessions in Davos include Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics and IT; Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development; Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Renewable Energy; and K Rammohan Naidu, Minister of Civil Aviation.

The chief ministers who will be at the WEF meet to woo investments for their states include Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra, N Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana's A Revanth Reddy, Madhya Pradesh's Mohan Yadav, Jharkhand's Hemant Soren and Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma. This year’s Forum kicks off with the theme 'Spirit of Dialogue' amid global economic uncertainties triggered by the US tariff turmoil and mounting geopolitical uncertainties.

Among Indian business leaders, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, Tata Group chairman N. Chandrasekaran, Bajaj Group chairman Sanjiv Bajaj, Jubilant Bhartia Group chairman Hari S. Bhartia, TVS Motor CEO Sudarshan Venu, and Mahindra Group CEO Anish Shah and over 100 other CEOs are expected to attend.

World leaders at WEF 2026

US President Donald Trump will make his presence felt with the largest US delegation ever seen at the WEF, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Trump has already taken European leaders by surprise by threatening to slap punitive tariffs on NATO allies if they fail to support his plan to annex Greenland. EU ambassadors were holding emergency talks on Sunday, just as the WEF kicks off. According to the WEF’s 'Global Risks Report 2026', geoeconomic confrontation is now the top near-term risk, overtaking armed conflict and environmental threats.

Around 50 per cent of respondents expect a turbulent global environment during 2026–28. The 56th edition of WEF in Davos-Klosters will bring together nearly 3,000 leaders from over 130 countries, including 400 top political leaders and 850 CEOs. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; He Lifeng, Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China; Javier Milei, President of Argentina; Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia; and Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, are among the heads of state who will participate at the WEF. Top AI leaders such as Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Demis Hassabis, and Dario Amodei, among others, will also be present.

(With inputs from IANS)