9 am: Start your morning off with a who’s who of Eastern European leaders in the Congress Centre, including the presidents of Hungary and Poland, the Croatian PM, Ukraine’s foreign minister, and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the exiled opposition leader of Belarus. 10 am: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in conversation with columnist Thomas L. Friedman in the Congress Centre. 3:45 pm: Argentinian President Javier Milei is speaking in the Congress Centre. For the far-right leader, the risk of angering his base by hobnobbing in Davos is outweighed by the urgency of getting Argentina out of its financial crisis and “re-insert[ing] itself in global markets,” the Miami Herald’s Andres Oppenheimer writes. 4:30 pm: Good luck getting into the conversation between Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist at the Microsoft Café, Promenade 101. 5 pm: French President Emmanuel Macron is speaking in the Congress Centre, where he is expected to speak about the work his government has done to make France an attractive destination for foreign investment, Le Monde reported. 6.30pm: Nigeria is having its big night of “art, culture, and music” at the Congress Centre. The vice president, finance, arts, and tech ministers are all expected to be on hand to show Africa’s biggest economy is back, even if the president was a no-show. 7 pm: JPMorgan’s annual drinks are on Wednesday instead of Thursday this year, but still at the Kirchner, with Jamie Dimon at one end of the receiving line and much charcuterie at the other. Promenade 82. Your pregame choices include drinks with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi or Citi CEO Jane Fraser, both at 6 pm. Tomorrow at 3:15 pm at KaffeeKlatsch Leadership Forum 72 Promenade, Semafor’s Steve Clemons will interview Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova, followed by former Prime Minister and Australia Ambassador to to the U.S. Keven Rudd on an offshore perspective on America in the world, as well as an update on their priorities nationally and regionally. Hope to see you then! |