The World Economic Forum is weighing moving the event from Davos to venues including Dublin. Photograph: Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty ImagesSenior executives at the World Economic Forum (WEF) are weighing whether the organisation’s flagship annual meeting needs to change location, fearing the event has outgrown its traditional Alpine venue in Davos. Larry Fink, BlackRock chair and interim co-chair of the WEF’s governing board, has privately discussed options including moving the summit permanently from Davos or using venues on a rotational basis. WEF founder Klaus Schwab stepped down in April amid whistleblower allegations about financial misconduct and other governance problems. “The Swiss would be very against a relocation: that will create hurdles,” a WEF official said, adding that any move “is not definite”.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2026 10:59 UTC