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Deloitte at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos
Monday, 15 January 2024 9:00 AM CET

In-person

15 - 19 Jan.

09:00 am CET

Deloitte at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos

The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Annual Meeting in Davos provides an opportunity for leaders across business, government and broader society to connect and exchange ideas for addressing some of the world’s most intractable challenges. This year’s Annual Meeting convened under the theme Rebuilding Trust. Deloitte leaders from around the globe participated in a variety of discussions with other world leaders with the goal of providing the crucial space to step back and focus on the fundamental principles of driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.  

Deloitte Haus on the Promenade
 

Deloitte once again had a prominent venue at the heart of the action in Davos. Located at Promenade 85, Deloitte Haus* was the place to connect with our clients, other organization leaders, and Davos participants.

*Deloitte Haus is wheelchair accessible

At Deloitte, we’re proud to be a long-standing key strategic partner of WEF. We share our experience and capabilities from across our network to help WEF address critical global challenges through our contributions to WEF communities, initiatives, and participation in events throughout the year. 

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Explore insights and conversations from Deloitte leaders while in Davos

    Deloitte-hosted events

    Deloitte’s program at Davos built on this year’s WEF Annual Meeting theme: Rebuilding Trust. Throughout the week, Deloitte’s most senior leaders engaged in conversations across trust, sustainability and climate, AI, equity, purpose, and governance.

    Looking for a place to connect with all the latest Davos details? Explore the Deloitte at Davos broadcasts.

    Data-driven sustainability: Shaping resilient organizations

    Wednesday, 17 January | 15:00 (CET) 

    This panel discussion brought together experts and innovators from the fields of technology, sustainability, and climate solutions to provide a comprehensive view of how technology is shaping a more sustainable future.

    Speakers:

    • Jennifer Steinmann, Global Sustainability & Climate Leader, Deloitte
    • Andrew Bester, Head of Wholesale Banking, ING Group
    • Stephen Jamieson, Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions, SAP
    • Rob Thomas, Senior Vice-President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer, IBM

    Moving from commitment to action: Implementing the Zero Health Gaps Pledge

    Thursday, 18 January | 20:30 (CET) 

    This reception and panel discussion engaged corporate leaders on how to activate the ten core commitments of the Zero Health Gaps Pledge and drive accountability.

    Speakers:

    • Joe Ucuzoglu, Global Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte
    • Greg Reh, Global Health Care and Life Sciences Industry Leader, Deloitte
    • Bechara Choucair, SVP and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente
    • Lauren Duprey, Chief Human Resources Officer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
    • Ruchika Singhal, President, Medtronic LABS 
    • Polly Sumner, Chief Adoption Officer, Salesforce

    A new dawn for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

    Tuesday, 16 January | 18:00 (CET) 

    Deloitte hosted a panel discussion to explore the CEO mindset and M&A strategies required to deliver transformative change and purpose-led growth in this dynamic and fast-paced corporate environment.

    Speakers:

    • Jeff Weirens, Global Financial Advisory Leader, Deloitte
    • Kristina Faddoul, M&A and Value Creation Services Managing Partner, Deloitte
    • Philipp Freise, Co-Head, European Private Equity, KKR
    • Jens Welter, Head of Investment Banking EMEA & UK, Citi

    The supply chain imperative

    Thursday, 18 January | 15:00 (CET) 

    As global tensions intensify, communities, organizations, and nations are reexamining their supply networks to become more resilient and better integrate with industry, allies, and partners. This panel explored the need for reconstructing global supply networks and how best to do it.

    Speakers:

    • Beth McGrath, Global Government and Public Services Leader, Deloitte
    • Sue Allchurch, Chief, Outreach & Engagement, UN Global Compact
    • Norma Krayem, Chair of the Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice, Van Scoyoc Associates
    • Robert Metzke, SVP & Global Head of Sustainability, Philips

    Mitigating global financial crime

    Thursday, 18 January | 18:00 (CET) 

    This panel discussed what financial institutions are doing to help reduce financial crimes and how governments and law enforcement agencies are working with the private sector on this topic.

    Speakers:

    • Neal Baumann, Global Financial Services Industry Leader, Deloitte
    • Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director, Europol
    • Aaron Karczmer, Executive Vice-President, Chief Enterprise Services Officer, PayPal
    • Jessica Renier, Managing Director of Digital Finance, Institute of International Finance

    Can innovation save health care?

    Tuesday, 16 January | 20:30 (CET) 

    This panel discussed the effects of innovation on health care as health care systems around the world are struggling with rising costs, rising demands for their services, ageing technology, and a chronic shortage of staff.

    Speakers:

    • Jason Girzadas, US Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte
    • Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association
    • Ruud Dobber, President, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca
    • Dr. John Halamka, President, Mayo Clinic Platform
    • Dan Vahdat, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Huma

    Executing trustworthy AI

    Wednesday, 17 January | 20:30 (CET) 

    Deloitte hosted a reception and panel discussion about the multifaceted aspects of trust and ethics in artificial intelligence. We also explored how leaders in Gen AI are building and maintaining trust.

    Speakers:

    • Lara Abrash, US Chair, Deloitte
    • Jessica Kosmowski, Global Ecosystems & Alliance Leader, Deloitte 
    • Vanessa Colella, Global Head of Innovation and Digital Partnerships, VISA
    • Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce
    • Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data and Technology Officer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

    Now decides next: The Generative AI transformation journey

    Tuesday, 16 January | 15:00 (CET) 

    Drawing on findings from a new Deloitte Gen AI survey that launched in Davos, this panel explored key questions about how organizations are approaching Gen AI and examined its implications on business strategy, workforce dynamics, skills development, and trust-building as well as the broader implications on the economy and society.

    Speakers:

    • Joe Ucuzoglu, Global Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte
    • Aditya Bhasin, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Bank of America
    • Gina Mastantuono, Chief Financial Officer, ServiceNow
    • Lena-Sophie Müller, Managing Director, Initiative D21

     

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    Amplifying the global value of Earth data 

    Friday, 19 January 2024 |17:00 (CET)

    Our world is experiencing ecological and climate challenges of unprecedented scale. With an imperative for green transformation, Earth observation (EO) data is an effective tool to inform decisive action. EO and supporting technologies are used to measure and monitor both natural and manmade environments. And with use cases ranging from reforestation to shaping actuarial analyses and optimizing supply chains, EO data's value proposition is compelling from both climate and business perspectives.

    The scale and quality of commercially available EO data has risen exponentially in the past decade, driven largely by new EO satellites with advanced sensors. At the same time, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are accelerating our ability to derive value-added insights from immense volumes of EO data. But, while technology gaps are closing, collective action and greater investment are still needed to increase global access and equity in the use of EO. This panel explored high-impact uses for EO and key strategies that organizations can take to not only multiply the value derived from EO data, but to also provide additional trust and transparency in the actions being taken to transition to a net-zero economy.

    Speakers:

    • Jennifer Steinmann, Global Sustainability & Climate Leader, Deloitte
    • Brett Loubert, Space Practice Leader, Deloitte
    • Jeanett Bergan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aker ASA
    • Pilar Cruz, Chief Sustainability Officer, Cargill
    • Dava Newman, Director, MIT Media Lab
    • Andrew Zolli, Chief Impact Officer, Planet Labs

    Thinking through augmentation

    Wednesday, 17 January 2024 | 09:00 – 09:45 (CET)

    As AI propels us towards a new economic era, its potential for generating trillions in value hinges on how it is deployed in the workforce, with several scenarios possible of high to low employment and high to low productivity outcomes.

    This session explored potential job and productivity scenarios, and how leaders should shape the most desirable outcomes for economies and societies.

    Deloitte Speaker:

    • Joe Ucuzoglu, Global Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte

    Why social innovation matters for business?

    Wednesday, 17 January 2024 | 15:00-15:45 CET

    From the $500 billion market opportunity in social procurement to the $2 trillion annual market for climate adaptation, social innovation holds high potential for business growth. How can early movers gain competitive advantages by implementing social innovation?

    Deloitte speaker:

    •  Anna Marks, Global Chair, Deloitte

    3 ways to harness genAI as a business disruptor

    Today, Gen AI is at an inflection point where organizations are just beginning to recognize its potential, but are yet to see it as a growth catalyst for business. Gen AI tools and applications continue to proliferate, and we have started to witness how they can reshape business and government. 

    In a blog for the World Economic Forum (WEF), Deloitte Global Deputy Chief Executive Officer Stacy Janiak proposes three tenets for businesses creating a Gen AI roadmap that can help propel them forward as a disruptor and stay ahead in a transformative landscape.

    How to thrive when uncertainty becomes the new norm for governance 

    If there is one overarching lesson businesses can take from recent global events, it is arguably that disruption is here to stay and uncertainty may well be the new normal. So, how can chairs and their boards balance their priorities to govern effectively in this environment?
     
    In a blog for the World Economic Forum (WEF), Deloitte Global Chair Anna Marks discusses how boards are negotiating external factors and rapid technological advancements, while trying to stay on top of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

    UpLink Mobilizes CHF 37M for SDGs

    Wednesday, 17 January 2024 | 08:00–08:30 CET

    Four years on from its launch at the Annual Meeting in 2020, UpLink, the World Economic Forum’s open-innovation platform, has raised CHF 37 million in funding commitments through to 2027 to further strengthen its thematically-focused innovation ecosystems that are supporting early-stage, purpose-driven start-ups and accelerating progress towards the SDGs. In this session, leaders from UpLink’s founding and funding partners will announce the focus areas of their respective partnerships and discuss how these commitments will benefit impact ventures and investors around the world, as well as share key findings from UpLink’s Annual Impact Report.

    Deloitte speaker:

    • Kwasi Mitchell, US Chief Purpose & DEI Officer, Deloitte

    Meet our Davos Delegates

    Joseph B. Ucuzoglu

    Deloitte - Global
    Joe Ucuzoglu is the Deloitte Global CEO, leading the largest professional services organization in the world. With more than 450,000 professionals and approximately $65 billion in revenue, Deloitte provides audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, risk advisory, and financial advisory services to a broad cross-section of the largest corporations and governmental agencies around the world. Joe remains actively engaged with many clients as well as a range of external stakeholders, working to ensure that we are consistently leveraging the full breadth of Deloitte to deliver impactful results for clients and communities. He frequently speaks on a broad range of current issues facing the business community. Joe is a member of the Business Roundtable, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, and the Board of the Yale School of Management’s Program on Stakeholder Innovation. He serves as Chair of the Board of Councilors of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Joe received a BS in Accounting from the University of Southern California.
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    Anna Marks

    Deloitte - Global
    Anna Marks is Chair of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors. Prior to becoming Deloitte Global Chair, Anna held a variety of senior leadership and executive roles at Deloitte including on the Deloitte Global Board, the Deloitte North & South Europe (NSE) Board, and the Deloitte UK Board. She chaired the Deloitte UK-Swiss Partnership Council, and was a member of the Deloitte NSE Audit & Assurance Executive and Deloitte UK Audit & Assurance Executive. Anna also led the Deloitte UK CFO Program, which focuses on developing the next generation of FTSE100 CFOs and providing insights and support for UK-listed corporate CFOs. She is currently Sponsoring Chair of the Deloitte UK Ethnicity Council. Having spent 20 years as a practicing audit partner, Anna has significant experience across audit, due diligence and stock exchange, and other regulatory reporting both in the UK and US. She has acted as the lead audit partner for some of Deloitte’s largest FTSE corporate and international clients, leading and coordinating the delivery of services globally. Anna also has experience across a range of corporate development activities including supporting growth; M&A and other transaction-related activities; organizational design; and the development and enhancement of governance and risk management processes. Anna is a fellow and former board member of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, a UK charity meeting the complex needs of people with profound disabilities arising from brain injury. Anna graduated with a degree in psychology and worked with families with children with learning disabilities before switching careers to become an accountant, later becoming a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Anna lives in Oxford (UK), has two grown-up daughters and enjoys running and yoga as well as watching live sport.
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    Stacy Janiak

    Deloitte - Global
    As Deloitte Global Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Stacy oversees businesses, strategy, innovation, and technology, in pursuit of optimizing Deloitte’s integrated strategy and impact in the market. Her scope includes Deloitte’s most strategic global investments, inclusive of sustainability & climate and generative AI. Her team of global business leaders works to make an impact that matters for our clients and create amazing opportunities for our people to grow and thrive. Stacy serves on the Deloitte Global Executive Committee and is the Executive Sponsor of Deloitte’s Global office of Generative AI. She is a proud graduate and trustee of DePaul University and a board member of Boys & Girls Club of Chicago, Catalyst, The Executives’ Club of Chicago, and New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity. Stacy is passionate about mentoring and developing the next generation of diverse leaders. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the US and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Stacy and her family reside in Illinois, USA.
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    Richard Houston

    Deloitte - Global
    Richard is Senior Partner and Chief Executive of Deloitte UK and Deloitte North South Europe (NSE). He is also a member of Deloitte’s Global Executive. Since being elected in 2019, Richard has led the integration of NSE as a single Deloitte business to deliver greater value for clients, people and society. NSE is now the second largest member firm in the Deloitte network with over 75,000 people and 3,000 partners across 30 countries in EMEA. Richard is proud to lead on several People & Purpose campaigns for Deloitte on topics including mental health, diversity and inclusion and the race to net zero. He has a particular interest in the role of technology, the need for digital inclusion and is a strong advocate for the role and responsibilities that businesses, such as Deloitte, must play in bridging the digital divide. He is the sponsor partner for Deloitte Digital Connect, a programme that helps charities scale their impact globally. Prior to taking on the role of CEO, Richard led the UK and North West Europe Consulting practices, delivering strong revenue growth and enhancing the sense of partnership across multiple geographies. Richard has over 24 years of experience in Consulting and Financial Services. He joined Deloitte in 2002 having previously worked at Arthur Andersen, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland.
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    Jason Girzadas

    Deloitte - Global
    Jason has a long track record of helping clients navigate the challenge of large-scale strategic and technology-driven change and is actively engaged with clients and global alliance relationships. He has served as the managing principal of Businesses, Global, and Strategic Services (BGS) of Deloitte US, and the Clients & Markets leader and the Life Sciences & Health Care industry leader for Deloitte Consulting LLP. Additional previous leadership roles include Global Consulting leader, Deloitte Global and serving on the Deloitte Global Board of Directors. Jason is a passionate advocate for Deloitte’s people and actively champions initiatives for leadership development, diversity, equity and inclusion, and well-being. He serves on the board of directors of the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) and is the executive sponsor of Deloitte’s relationship with the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA). He is a member of the Fortune CEO Initiative and the American Heart Association’s CEO Roundtable. Jason received a BA in Economics from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Health Administration from Rush University.
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