Making a difference

PwC and the World Economic Forum

As a strategic partner to the WEF, we’re working together to help solve some of the important problems facing our world today.

A common agenda

We’re sharing our skills, expertise and insights with the WEF to make a real difference. From exploring how emerging technologies can be used sustainably to protect our planet, to addressing global issues related to anti-corruption and compliance, and much more.

PwC at previous WEF events

PwC at Davos

The WEF Annual Meeting in Davos brings together prominent leaders from business, government, academia and the media to discuss pressing global issues and identify solutions to these challenges.

Every year, we launch the findings of our Global CEO Survey, which sheds light on the key opportunities and challenges facing business today and is one of the media highlights on the opening day of the WEF meeting.

PwC at Davos

PwC at the India Economic Summit

Held from 3-4 October 2019, the World Economic Forum India Economic Summit will convene key leaders from government, the private sector, academia and civil society to facilitate dialogue on policy tools, business models, industry standards, norms and guidelines for boosting the dynamism of India to attain its growth potential. As a strategic partner to the WEF, PwC will have an active presence at the event.

See our updates from the India Economic Summit

PwC at the World Economic Forum on Africa

Held from 4-6 September 2019, the World Economic Forum on Africa looked at the challenges facing the continent and how to scale up the transformation of regional architecture related to smart institutions, investment, integration, industry and innovation.

As a strategic partner, PwC leaders joined the discussions and shared perspectives on the realities and rewards of doing business on the continent through the launch of PwC's latest Africa Business Agenda report.

See our updates from WEF on Africa

PwC at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions

Held from 1-3 July 2019, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions brought together over 1,500 senior business and government leaders, policy makers, technology and innovation experts, academic leaders and journalists from over 80 countries. At the event, PwC launched its Responsible AI toolkit, a practical guide which sets out what organisations can do to build trust in their AI systems and applications.

Updates from PwC at AMNC

PwC at the meeting on Middle East and North Africa

Themed ‘Building New Platforms of Cooperation’, the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) brought together over 1,000 key leaders from government, business and civil society to enable collaboration on the most pressing challenges facing the region.

The meeting provided a collaborative platform for generating progress on the regional agenda for inclusive growth, social advancement and sustainable development. As a strategic partner, PwC had a strong presence at the event.

See our updates from WEF on MENA

“The world today is dealing with lots of challenges, but more importantly, opportunities. Issues like income inequality, the impact of technology, refugees and immigration, fair taxation, cyber risks and other challenges. Davos is a great opportunity for us to be talking about all those topics with the right stakeholders, meaning business, government and community leaders around the world.”

Bob MoritzPwC Global Chairman

WEF projects we're involved in

Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals

We're working with the Forum on the development and launch of a public-private cooperation platform which will bring together technology innovators, businesses, governments, international organizations, civil society, academics and investors to accelerate and scale 4IR technologies to tackle global environmental and social challenges. The platform will be launched at Davos 2020.

The Impact of 5G on Mobility and Advanced Manufacturing

This project aims to address challenges around architecture, security, governance, business models and other issues resulting from the diffusion of connected computing devices.

Climate Governance Initiative

We worked with the Forum to produce a set of principles around how boards govern climate-related impacts on their strategy, businesses, financial plans, risks and disclosure. We are now working with several companies to help them implement the principles.