The WEF circus has moved on – the short-term corporate venues are disappearing from the Promenade again and things will soon be a little less busy again in Europe’s highest city.
Once again, two things were noticeable. With the exception of SAP, it was difficult to find any European heavyweights with their own venues. A reflection of the no longer so new New Economy. Asian and American players dominate the growth sectors – and also the week-long cityscape in Davos. The Arab presence is growing strongly – the petrodollars are being invested intelligently – also and especially in the education of their own citizens. For example, the United Arab Emirates has had a Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work, Omar Sultan Al Olama, since 2017.
The hope remains that we will also see a few European hopefuls next year; artificial intelligence will also be dominant in 2025, and there are also a few exciting hopefuls from Germany. Aleph Alpha was at least able to score points in the media, and in the future will also be able to do so commercially; exciting start-ups such as Parloa may also be paving the way for a European comeback – the rest of the world is not asleep. That is definitely a lesson to be learned from this year’s WEF.
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