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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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”.
Context

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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