Governor Kim Dongyeon Invited to Davos Forum for Third Consecutive Year, Reaffirming Global Leadership

WEF Invites Governor Kim Dongyeon to Davos Forum for Third Consecutive Year
Lee Juok, WEF Asia-Pacific Director, Delivers Invitation and Program Schedule
To Be Held January 19-23 Next Year Under the Theme "A Spirit of Dialogue"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dongyeon has received an official invitation for the third consecutive year to the 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (Davos Forum), which will be held in Davos, Switzerland, next January.

Lee Juok, Director of the Asia-Pacific Department at the World Economic Forum (WEF), visited Gyeonggi Province on the 1st and personally handed an invitation and program schedule for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (Davos Forum), to be held in Davos, Switzerland, next January, to Kim Dongyeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, followed by a commemorative photo. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

On December 1, Lee Juok, Director of the Asia-Pacific Department at the World Economic Forum (WEF), visited Gyeonggi Province and personally delivered the invitation and program schedule to Governor Kim.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from January 19 to 23 under the theme "A Spirit of Dialogue." The event is expected to bring together more than 3,000 participants, including major world leaders such as U.S. President Donald Trump and global business executives.

Governor Kim Dongyeon expressed his gratitude for the WEF's invitation, stating, "The theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue' is extremely timely for the international community, which faces complex challenges such as tariffs and trade, economic and industrial structural changes, artificial intelligence competition, and geopolitical conflicts."

He added, "In addition to cooperation on common challenges for humanity such as climate change and AI, it is becoming increasingly important to discuss the search for a new order based on the rapidly changing realities in the economic and industrial sectors. Gyeonggi Province will continue to review areas where we can contribute to global agenda discussions together with the WEF, and we will seek opportunities for cooperation in various ways."

Governor Kim further remarked, "Davos is a platform for forging practical cooperation with global leaders. Gyeonggi Province will continue to closely collaborate with the World Economic Forum across a wide range of fields."

Director Lee Juok noted, "Governor Kim was the only local government representative from Korea to participate in the Davos Forum in 2024, and the only Korean government official to attend in 2025. Even amid the martial law and impeachment situation at the time, he effectively conveyed the soundness of Korean democracy and the economy to the international community by emphasizing 'Trust in Korea.' We look forward to expanding opportunities for cooperation with Gyeonggi Province in the future."

Gyeonggi Province is the only local government in Korea to have received an official invitation to the Davos Forum for three consecutive years-2024, 2025, and now 2026. This is seen as reaffirming Gyeonggi Province's strategic status in the international community, both as the core hub of Korea's future industries such as semiconductors, AI, biotechnology, and mobility, and as a local government that leads the implementation of national policies.

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