Royals Attending World Economic Forum – 2026

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The 2026 World Economic Forum’s annual meeting will be held January 19th-23rd in Davos, Switzerland. This year’s theme is: “The spirit of dialogue.”

The Royals will participate in many events and meeting both officially hosted by WEF & other organizations. If a Royal is listed in the official program as speaking in a session, we have noted that below. Many Royals will only attend part of the Annual Meeting.

Royals Attending:

Belgium

King Philippe & Queen Mathilde

Liechtenstein

Hereditary Prince Alois

Monaco

Prince Albert

Jordan

Crown Prince Hussein

Qatar

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
- Panel: Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar (Jan 20th)
Sheikh Bandar Bin Mohammed Bin Saoud Al-Thani
- Panel: Banking Accelerated (Jan 20th)