Meet ETH in Davos 2026
19 - 23 January 2026 -?ETH Zurich invites you to experience Davos during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. ETH Zurich will RETHINK Science Diplomacy and will be represented on various stages throughout the week by its ambassadors.?
RETHINKING Science Diplomacy
Can science bridge divides where politics cannot? In a world of fractured geopolitics and escalating global crises, science diplomacy is emerging as a powerful tool for international cooperation. By fostering cross-border collaboration, science can rebuild trust, tackle urgent challenges like climate change and global health, and create shared solutions in places where diplomacy alone falls short.
Opening remarks by
Jo?l Mesot, President, ETH Zurich
Distinguished guests in conversation
Effy Vayena, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich
external page Maryline Andersen, Director General, GESDA
external page H. Ludwig Moeller, Director, European Space Policy Institute
Moderation
Chris Luebkeman, Head Strategic Foresight, ETH Zurich
Date & Time
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
18:00–19:00 (CET), followed by a reception until 20:00
Check-in opens at 17:00
Venue
external page Physical Meteorological Observatory / World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC)
Dorfstrasse 33
7260 Davos Dorf
Additional Information
- This event will be live-streamed external page here
And in case you missed it, watch the talk here:
ETH Zurich Presenters on Other Stages
external page Chris Luebkeman moderating:
- ?Redefining Energy Security? at the external page House of Switzerland
- ?The Future of Work & Equality Moonshot: From Disruption to Design Panel? at the external page Women in Tech Switzerland event at the external page World Woman House
- ?external page AI Literacy & The Future of Work? at the digitalswitzerland event at the Cognizant Chalet
- ?AI, Foresight and Strategy: Navigating Intelligence, Markets and Models? at the external page House of Switzerland
Effy Vayena at the digitalswitzerland event ?external page Swiss AI Governance in a Global Context? at the Waldhuus Hotel
Gudela Grote at the ?external page The Future of Work & Equality Moonshot: From Disruption to Design Panel? at the external page World Woman House
external page Manu Kapur at external page The Rosenberg House 2026
Caroline Lustenberger at the Congress Centre: ?All Eyes on Sleep? and ?Latest Discoveries about the Brain?
Andreas Krause at ?AI We Can Trust: Collective Systems for Global Safety? and ?Large Scale AI as a Public Infrastructure? at the external page AI House
Jo?l Mesot at ?Inclusive Intelligence: Empowering Societies to Shape AI? at the external page AI House and ?Where Breakthroughs Are Born: Science, Capital & Leadership? at the external page Davos AI Summit
Marc Pollefeys in a fireside chat with Yann LeCun on Embodied AI at the external page AI House
external page Menna El-Assady at ?Shadow AI: The Hidden Layer of Intelligence? at the external page AI House and ?AI for Humanity: Advancing Technology for the Public Good? at the external page Davos AI Summit
external page Rafael Wampfler at the digitalswitzerland event external page ?AI Literacy & The Future of Work? at the Cognizant Chalet
Boris Zürcher at ?Beyond Borders: How Regional Ecosystems Empower Societies to Co-Create AI Futures? at the external page AI House
external page Anu Unnikrishnan moderating ?Quantum Computing as the Next Frontier in AI Capability? at the external page AI House
Annette Oxenius at ?Many Tongues, One Intelligence: Building the AI Commons for Language Diversity? at the external page AI House, moderated by external page Nina Frey
external page Marco Tempest – ?From Imagination to Orbit? at the external page Davos AI Summit
external page Marina Marinkovic at ?Quantum Computing as the Next Frontier in AI Capability? at the external page AI House