Davos Catalyst 2027: The AI Summit Before the World Economic Forum

By: Khiem Riemer, Summit Director, Davos Catalyst

The AI Summit Before WEF Week

Every January, the world's attention turns to Davos. In the days before the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos Catalyst brings together the people who fund, build and deploy AI: investors, corporate leaders, founders and researchers, in one deliberately small room.

What's on the Programme

From 12 to 15 January 2027, the programme runs along four lenses: the infrastructure behind AI, from compute to energy; AI and capital; agentic AI moving from pilots to production; and trust and governance. Alongside keynotes and panels, the focus is on curated one-to-one meetings and closed-door conversations, not an exhibition floor.

Speakers

Speakers include Thomas Süssli (former Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces), Alexander Betz (CEO, Degussa Group), Prof. Boris Otto (Fraunhofer ISST), Prof. Andreas Burkert (LMU Munich), Prof. Martin Hrabě de Angelis (TUM and Helmholtz Munich), Benjamin Bargetzi (Project MindGuard) and Davos AI pioneer Pascal Kaufmann (Lab42, AlpineAI).

How to Attend (20% Off)

Participation is by application. DATAcated community members save 20% on their pass with the code KATE20: apply here.

Davos Catalyst is an independent event and is not affiliated with the World Economic Forum.