Davos Schedule: Notable names incl. US Treasury Sec. Bessent (Tue); NVDA CEO Huang (Wed), President Trump (Wed) and a number of ECB speakers throughout the week
The upcoming Davos schedule highlights key stakeholders including US Treasury Secretary Bessent and several central bank officials, which suggests potential influences on economic policy discussions.
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Davos Schedule: Notable names incl. US Treasury Sec. Bessent (Tue); NVDA CEO Huang (Wed), President Trump (Wed) and a number of ECB speakers throughout the week
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NOTE: Times are in GMT
Tuesday 20th January 2026
07:15
- Commerzbank (CBK GY) CEO Orlopp
- Saudi Aramco CEO Nasser
- Vale (VALE) CEO Pimenta
- Japanese Economy Minister Akazawa to speak at “Governments as Economic Super Actors”.
08:30
- Siemens Healthineers (SHL GY) CEO Sen
- Japanese Finance Minister Katayama to speak at “Japan’s Turn”.
- Uber (UBER) CEO Khosrowshahi
- Santander (SAN SM) Chair Botin
- BlackRock (BLK) CEO Fink & Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Nadella to speak.
- BHP (BHP AT) CEO Henry
- IEA Executive Director Birol
09:00
- BlackRock (BLK) CEO Fink
09:30
- European Commission President von der Leyen to speak.
10:20
- China Vice-Premier He Lifeng to speak.
13:00
- France President Macron to speak.
- BlackRock (BLK) CEO Fink
14:00
- BlackRock (BLK) CEO Fink
- Palantir (PLTR) CEO Karp
14:30
- PepsiCo (PEP) CEO Laguarta
14:30
- US Treasury Secretary Bessent to speak
16:00
- Alphabet (GOOGL) CIO Porat
16:30
- ECB’s Nagel (Hawk) to speak on “Central Banking: Beyond the Mandate”.
- SNB’s Schlegel to speak on “Central Banking: Beyond the Mandate”.
Wednesday 21st January 2026
07:30
- ECB President Lagarde (Neutral) to speak on “unlocking new sources of growth”
- BlackRock (BLK) CEO Fink
08:15
- EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis
09:15
- ECB’s Villeroy (Dovish) to speak on “Is Tokenisation the future?”.
- Standard Chartered (STAN LN) CEO Winters
- Coinbase (COIN) CEO Armstrong
- Ripple (XRP) CEO Garlinghouse
- Sanofi (SAN FP) CEO Hudson
10:00
- NVIDIA (NVDA) CEO Huang & BlackRock (BLK) CEO Fink to speak at Davos
10:30
- UBS (UBSG SW) CEO Ermotti
12:00
- JPMorgan (JPM) CEO Dimon
12:15
- TotalEnergies (TTE FP) CEO Pouyanné
13:30
- US President Trump to speak on “How can we cooperate in a more contested world?”.
14:30
- IAEA Director General Grossi
15:45
- Roche (ROG SW) Chair Schwan
16:45
- ECB President Lagarde (Neutral) to speak on “Second Act for EU Single Market”.
Thursday, 22nd January 2026
10:30
- Pfizer (PFE) CEO Bourla
14:00
- Novartis (NOVN SW) CEO Narasimhan
Friday, 23rd January 2026
10:00
- ECB President Lagarde (Neutral) to speak on “Global Economic Outlook”.
Notably, speakers from major corporations and government leaders could signal shifts in market sentiment, particularly regarding economic cooperation and regulation. As these discussions unfold, traders should monitor reactions in equities and currencies, particularly in light of current geopolitical tensions and economic indicators.
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