Kim Dong-yeon Invited to Davos Forum for Third Consecutive Year...Gyeonggi Province's Global Leadership Reaffirmed

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province has been officially invited for the third consecutive year to the 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos, Switzerland next January.

Lee Ju-ok, Asia-Pacific Director of WEF, visited Gyeonggi Province on the 1st and personally delivered the invitation letter and program schedule to Governor Kim.

The "2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting" will be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 19-23 under the theme of "A Spirit of Dialogue," and is expected to attract approximately 3,000 participants including U.S. President Trump, major world leaders, and global business executives.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon expressed his gratitude for WEF's invitation, stating, "The theme of 'A Spirit of Dialogue' is highly timely for the international community facing complex challenges such as tariffs and trade, changes in economic and industrial structures, artificial intelligence competition, and geopolitical conflicts."

He added, "Not only cooperation on shared human challenges such as climate and AI, but also discussions on seeking new order based on rapidly changing realities in the economic and industrial sectors are becoming increasingly important. Gyeonggi Province will continue to review with WEF areas where we can contribute to discussions of global agendas and explore various opportunities for cooperation."

Governor Kim further stated, "Davos is a platform for creating substantive cooperation among global leaders," and "Gyeonggi Province will continue to cooperate closely with the World Economic Forum in various fields going forward."

Director Lee noted, "Governor Kim was uniquely the sole representative of a local government to participate in the Davos Forum in 2024, and in 2025 was the sole Korean government official to participate, emphasizing 'Trust in Korea' even during the martial law and impeachment situation and effectively conveying the soundness of Korean democracy and economy to the international community," adding, "We will expand cooperation opportunities with Gyeonggi Province going forward."

Following 2024 and 2025, Gyeonggi Province is the sole domestic local government to receive an official invitation to the Davos Forum for the third consecutive year. This is assessed as reaffirming Gyeonggi Province's strategic position in the international community as both the core region of Korea's future industries including semiconductors, AI, biotechnology, and mobility, and as a local government leading the implementation of government policy.