Monday, January 19, 2026
2:30 pm - 9:00 pm CET
The Art of Business Davos
Agenda
The Art of Business
Main Reception
Gather with our community of leaders, executives and academics
Explore the critical intersection of technology and human connection through featured panels and curated content.
14:30
Homecoming in the Heimatmuseum
Arrive and join us for breaking the bread, straight from the outdoor stone oven, accompanied by the stirring sounds of Alpine horns and the soaring melodies of opera.
15:30
Opening Ceremony with a Special Guest
Warm welcome from the Value AI Institute founders followed by the inspiring visions and wisdom of Skinder Hundal.
16:00
Act I - AI & Collective Futures: Navigating Power and Progress
Scene 1 | Freedom & Frontiers: Sovereignty in the AI Era
with James Landay, Peter Sarlin, Dimitrios Salampasis and Ashia Zahran Ghani
Scene 2 | AI for Good: Empowering Global Solutions
with Bernhard Kowatsch, Armin Wedler and Moritz Traenkner-Tuborgh
Scene 3 | Boardroom Intelligence: AI Literacy for Leadership
with Henk de Jong, Judith K. Wallenstein and Kai Müller
17:30
A Warm Break
Warm yourself up with mulled wine with the soaring melodies of opera
17:45
Act II - AI & Human Realms: Perspectives and Personalities
Scene 1 | AI Persona: Humanity in the Machine
with Eva Simone Lihotzky, Elaine Kasket and Julia Zhou
Scene 2 | Empathy Circuits: AI's Role in Human Well-being
with Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg, Henrik Szabo and Shannon Kennedy
Business Art Classes
Learn from and contribute to interactive breakout sessions.
Engage, learn, and transform your perspective with focused discussions parallel to the main agenda.
16:15 - 16:45
Unseen, Unlocked: AI Making the Invisible Investable
with Grace Almendras Castillo, James Broderick and Cliff Prior
Stage 1
Strategic Vision: Crafting Tomorrow's AI Powered Organizations
with Maks Giordano, Cihan Simsek and Katja Iversen
Stage 2
16:45 - 17:15
Blue Horizons: Unleashing AI in the Ocean Economy
with Deborah Brosnan
Stage 1
From AI to Impact: Strengthening Social Organizations Through Technology, Territory and Human Intelligence
with Roberto Perez
Stage 2
18:00 - 18:30
Alter-Narratives: Rewriting the Scripts of Modernity
with Imane Berjamy
Stage 1
Digital Symbiosis: Art’s Dialogue with AI
with Skinder Hundal, Isabelle von Ribbentrop and Ana Sofia Nunes
Stage 2
Networking Reception
19:00 – 21:00
Join us to celebrate The Art of Business, with the Value AI Institute
In a relaxed, cosy and homecoming environment, continue discussions of Art and Business to create AI that matters for business and society,
Speakers
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James Landay
Co-Director, Stanford HAI
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Henrik Szabo
MD, Tim Bergling Foundation
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Peter Sarlin
Co-Founder and CEO, Silo AI
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Judith K. Wallenstein
Global Head CEO Advisory, BCG
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Bernhard Kowatsch
Director Global Accelerator, UN WFP
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Skinder Hundal
Global Chair of Arts & Culture, Value AI Institute
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Katja Iversen
CEO, Museum for the United Nations
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Eva Simone Lihotzky
Author | MD, Serviceplan AI Lab
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Deborah Brosnan
President, Deborah Brosnan & Associates
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Grace Almendras Castillo
Founder and CEO, Gifftid AI
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Kai Müller
Founder and CEO, Experience One
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Maks Giordano
Founder and CEO, juuman´okudo GmbH
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Isabelle von Ribbentrop
Founder, Upon Request
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Ana Sofia Nunes
Opera Singer, Swiss Opera Studio
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Imane Berjamy
Industry Services Expert, SAP
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Vladimir Lukic
Global Leader, BCG
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Cihan Simsek
AI Strategist & Program Manager, Value AI Institute
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Shannon Kennedy
Healthcare Chair, The Digital Economist
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Henk de Jong
Co-Founder, Value AI Institute
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Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Founder, VYBE
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Dr. Dimitrios Salampasis
Swineburne University of Technology
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Dr. Elaine Kasket
Author & Cyberpsychologist, University of Bath
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Roberto Perez
Founder & CEO, ODA Foundation
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Ashia Zahran Ghani
Creative Director, Value AI Institute
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Armin Wedler
Head of Exploration, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
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James Broderick
Chair Investment Committee, UnLtd
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Moritz Tränkner-Tuborgh
Partner, Netlight
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Cliff Prior
Senior Advisor, Gifftid AI
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Julia Zhou
President, Sigma Squared Society
Davos Event Partners
Global Partners
