Working calendar · 18–19 January 2027

Davos

Switzerland · 2-day flagship edition during WEF week

Theme

Who Controls It — and Who Is Accountable?

Water, Energy, AI Infrastructure and the Future of Humanity

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Program · 19 January

The Intelligence Age: who controls it, and who is accountable? Technology leaders, scientists, sovereign decision-makers and infrastructure stakeholders meet in Davos to connect compute, energy, water, data and sovereignty with human agency, safety and accountability.

14:40
Opening fireside conversation · 25 min
From the Internet to the Intelligence Age: Lessons from Building the Global Network
A reflection on the origins of the Internet, the decisions that shaped its architecture and the lessons it offers for the AI era: how foundational technologies distribute power, create dependencies and reshape society, and what today's AI leaders should learn before the next generation of infrastructure becomes indispensable.
15:15
Leadership debate · 45 min
The Intelligence Age: Who Controls It, and Who Is Accountable?
Motion: This house believes that the current pace of AI advances puts the systems that sustain life at risk. Focus: Sovereignty, Water, Energy and the Infrastructure of AI. As a small number of companies and governments shape increasingly powerful AI systems, who should set the boundaries of their development and deployment? Competing perspectives on innovation, sovereignty, safety and accountability meet head on: who controls the compute, data, energy and water AI needs, and what safeguards are required as systems grow more autonomous. The aim is not to manufacture consensus, but to surface the disagreements leaders can no longer leave unresolved.
16:10
Leadership working assembly · 60 min
From Sovereign AI to Human Security: Governing Intelligence in the Real World
Ten facilitated roundtables for up to 100 participants, each examining one dimension of AI, essential resources, governance and human security. Findings inform SUMMIT³'s ongoing work towards a human-centred framework for AI safety and governance through Civilization Signal.
17:30
Leadership cocktail reception · 90 min
Civilization Signal launch reception
The launch of Civilization Signal. Participants, speakers and invited leaders gather to close the day and carry its conversations forward.