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 our founders followed by the inspiring visions and wisdom of Hans Ulrich Obrist, moderated by Skinder Hundal.
16:00
AI & Human Realms: Perspectives and Personalities
Scene 1: Freedom & Frontiers: Sovereignty in the AI Era
Scene 2: AI Persona: Humanity in the Machine
Scene 3: Empathy Circuits: AI's Role in Human Well-being
17:30
A Warm Break
Warm yourself up with mulled wine with the soaring melodies of opera
17:45
AI & Collective Futures: Navigating Power and Progress
Scene 1: Boardroom Intelligence: AI Literacy for Leadership
Scene 2: AI for Good: Empowering Global Solutions
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
Stage 1
Strategic Vision: Crafting Tomorrow's AI Powered Organizations
Stage 2
16:45 - 17:15
Blue Horizons: Unleashing AI in the Ocean Economy
Stage 1
Stage 2
AI as a Medium: Reimagining Tomorrow's Film Industry
18:00 - 18:30
Alter-Narratives: Rewriting the Scripts of Modernity
Stage 1
Beyond Boundaries: AI Transforming Arts and Culture
Stage 2
Networking Reception
19:00 – 21:00
Join us to celebrate the launch of 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 Institute HAI
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Henrik Szabo
Managing Director, 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
Associate, World Cities Culture Forum
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Katja Iversen
CEO, Museum for the United Nations
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Eva Simone Lihotzky
Managing Director, 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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Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Director, Serpentine Gallery
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Ana Sofia Nunes
Opera Singer, Swiss Opera Studio
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Gary Marcus
Professor of Psychology & Neural Science, NYU
Davos Event Partners
Global Partners
