Highlights from Day Two of the World Economic Forum 2025

The second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos featured discussions on AI, economic growth, energy geopolitics, women's health, and climate cooperation, with leaders and experts sharing insights for a shared future.


Highlights from Day Two of the World Economic Forum 2025

The second day of the World Economic Forum "Davos 2025" is marked by the holding of 19 plenary sessions and important speeches by heads of state, business leaders, politicians, and leaders of international organizations aimed at forming a common vision for the future of the world.

At the beginning of the second day of the Forum, a plenary session entitled "Industry in the Era of Artificial Intelligence" took place, where the needs and challenges of artificial intelligence for revolutionizing industry and optimized use of technological capabilities were discussed.

Particular attention was given to the plenary session "Future Growth" featuring experts from the global financial sector to study the prospects for growth. Leaders in the fields of energy and business focused on shaping geopolitics in the energy sector and effective resource management within the framework of the session "Energy and Raw Material Geoeconomics" aimed at exploring the prospects for collaboration and identifying common interests that contribute to energy growth.

Within the Forum framework, the paths to the COP30 conference, scheduled to take place in Brazil, were also discussed during the session "Path to COP30," where the opportunities for all stakeholders to initiate a new era of cooperation in the fields of climate and ecology were examined.

The general director of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala participated in a discussion on the topic "Searching for Growth in Times of Disruptions," with experts discussing steps that leaders can take not only for navigation in the current economic landscape but also for developing new approaches to economic cooperation.

The Forum also devoted attention to the women's component through the session "Investing in Women's Health," where experts, including UNISEF's executive director Catherine Russell and the head of gender equality in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Anita Zaidi, discussed innovations and measures to establish permanent priority of global women's health.

Diplomats from around the world met at the plenary session "Diplomacy in the Age of Chaos" to discuss diplomatic approaches that leaders can use to address current challenges in security and economics, promoting long-term global priorities.

The Forum also addresses the prospects of the American economy in 2025 and organizes a session "Highlighting Workers" to discuss the shortage and deficit of talents in key sectors, which had a place in the past year, aiming to identify ways to strengthen joint efforts to stimulate stronger business growth and workforce.