India is preparing for a powerful presence at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, with four chief ministers and more than 100 top Indian CEOs expected to attend the prestigious global gathering in Davos next month.
Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra and N Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh will be joined by Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. Together, they will represent some of India’s most dynamic states on the world stage.
The five-day WEF Annual Meeting will take place from January 19 to January 23, 2026, and is set to welcome nearly 3,000 global leaders from close to 130 countries. Around 60 heads of state are also expected, making it one of the largest and most influential editions of the forum so far.
In addition to these four states, several others, including Uttar Pradesh, are expected to have a strong presence in Davos, underlining India’s growing role in global economic and policy discussions. The official list of Union ministers attending the summit is expected to be announced soon.
India’s corporate leadership will be out in full force. Business leaders expected to attend include Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani, Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran, Bajaj Group’s Sanjiv Bajaj, and Jubilant Bhartia Group’s Hari S Bhartia.
Other prominent Indian business figures likely to be present are Axis Bank CEO Amitabh Chaudhry, Godrej Industries Group’s Nadir Godrej, JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, Bharti Group founder Sunil Bharti Mittal, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Infosys CEO Salil S Parekh, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji, Essar Group CEO Prashant Ruia, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, and ReNew CEO Sumant Sinha.
Senior government officials and PSU heads are also expected to attend, including Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia, GAIL Chairman Sandeep Kumar Gupta, SBI Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, NTPC Chairman Gurdeep Singh, and REC Chairman Jitendra Srivastava.
On the global front, the summit will bring together some of the world’s most influential leaders, including World Bank President Ajay S Banga, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UNESCO Director General Khaled el-Enany, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
From Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are also expected to attend.
The WEF Annual Meeting 2026 will be held under the theme “a spirit of dialogue.” According to the forum, the focus will be on creating an impartial platform where leaders can connect, address shared global challenges, and shape innovations that define the future.
Key discussions will revolve around five critical areas where public-private cooperation can drive real impact: cooperation in a more contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing better in people, deploying innovation responsibly and at scale, and building prosperity while respecting planetary boundaries.
Beyond policies, power, and profit, Davos 2026 is ultimately about conversation. It is about leaders sitting across the table, listening, debating, and deciding how the world moves forward. For India, this moment is not just about presence, but about voice, vision, and the responsibility of shaping a future that works for everyone.
