AlixPartners at the World Economic Forum at Davos

AlixPartners is proud to continue as a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum and participate in the annual meeting at Davos in January 2026.

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This year’s theme, “A spirit of dialogue,” underscores the importance of open, constructive conversation in addressing the challenges and opportunities facing leaders worldwide. AlixPartners remains at the forefront of helping clients navigate disruption, technological innovation, and geopolitical complexity—key topics that will shape the dialogue at Davos 2026.

As the world experiences unprecedented economic, technological, and social change, our teams collaborate with organizations to help them adapt, grow, and lead with confidence. Insights from our latest AlixPartners Disruption Index offer a unique perspective on the transformation underway in business and society, reinforcing our commitment to evidence-based, actionable advice and execution.

We are deeply committed to creating positive, lasting impact not just for our clients, but for communities and markets around the world. By working with leading organizations and contributing to robust, inclusive conversations at Davos, we aim to help advance economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and social progress.

Discover how AlixPartners can help your business prepare for the opportunities and challenges explored at Davos in 2026.

Meet our delegation

David Garfield

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Chicago

Rob Hornby

Co-Chief Executive Officer

London

Simon Freakley

Executive Chairman

New York

Stefano Aversa

Executive Partner & Managing Director, Global Vice Chair

Milan

Narry Singh

Executive Partner & Managing Director, Co-Head of Partnerships and Platforms

London

Catherine Sherwin

Partner & Managing Director, Co-Head of EMEA | France Country Leader

Paris

Beatrix Morath

Partner & Managing Director, DACH Countries Co-Leader | Global Co-Leader of Restaurants, Hospitality & Travel

Zurich

Jake Cantu

Partner & Managing Director, Global Leader, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications

Chicago

Leadership discussions

Not All Disruptions Are Equal

Thursday, January 22, 16:15 - 17:00 CET | Watch the Livestreamed Session

Panelists: Simon Freakley, Executive Chairman at AlixPartners | Lynn Martin, President of NYSE Group | Christian Ulbrich, Global CEO & President at JLL | Matthew Prince, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cloudflare | Pierre Gramegna, Managing Director at European Stability Mechanism | Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman at S4Capital

About: While shifting tariff rates and tensions between powers are forcing companies to remain attentive to how they operate, extreme weather events and cyber readiness are known unknowns that can be planned for in a more pragmatic manner. As disruption becomes the new normal, how are leaders seeing through the noise to stay on track and take action when a response is necessary?

Shaping the AI Future We Really Want

Thursday, January 22, 9:15 - 10:00 CET

Panelists: Rob Hornby, Co-CEO at AlixPartners | Azeem Azhar, Founder of Exponential View | Elizabeth Kelly, Head of Beneficial Deployments at Anthropic | Jill Popelka, CEO of Darktrace

About: Are business leaders bystanders or active proponents of AI’s accelerating trajectory? This session will explore practical approaches to promoting ethical and human-centred AI, supporting safety and alignment, and fostering innovation that enhances human capability. Participants will reflect on past responses to technological change to identify lessons for the present moment. The discussion will emphasise collective responsibility, transparency, and proactive decision-making to ensure that AI development serves society’s long-term interests and aligns with shared human values.

Emerging themes for the year ahead

Key themes for Davos 2026.

What makes this year different?

The emerging narrative.

Artificial intelligence and technology

The accelerating pace of technological change.

The potential for AI, powered by quantum computing.

AI is everywhere.

AI sovereignty at Davos.

The consolidation of AI power.

AI, quantum, and the future of energy.

Disruption at Davos

Two key disruptions companies face today.

Uncertainty is the only certain.

Managing risk as a leader in an AI-first world.

AlixPartners Disruption Index

For over 40 years, AlixPartners has been helping our clients confront disruption. Increasingly, cycles of disruption have displaced economic cycles as the primary business challenge. Disruption is the new economic driver.

The 2026 AlixPartners Disruption Index—our seventh annual—based on responses from over 3,200 senior executives across 11 countries and 10 industries, reveals a complex picture of moderating disruption across most industries and geographies, alongside emerging pockets of confidence and capability.

Learn more about the 2026 Disruption Index

The adaptation inflection: Why bold action wins amid relentless disruption

Disruption is no longer a series of shocks; it has become the baseline of the global economy. Yet the 2026 AlixPartners Disruption Index reveals a critical shift: executives report feeling less disrupted and more confident than last year, even as the underlying forces of change remain intense. The world isn't getting simpler – instead, successful companies are getting better at navigating complexity and even turning it to their advantage. In doing so, they are proving that dynamism and disruption are two sides of the same coin.

The adaptation inflection: Why bold action wins amid relentless disruption

Continuous adaptation: Why organizations must think beyond ‘resilience’ and ‘agility’

“Resilience” and “agility.” Even before COVID-19 and certainly in the five years since, these words have defined what companies needed to survive in a turbulent business climate. They must withstand disruption – be resilient – and pivot from sudden threats to unexpected opportunities – be agile.

Continuous adaptation: Why organizations must think beyond ‘resilience’ and ‘agility’

The leaders of these top companies turn volatility into opportunity

Business leaders once treated disruption as a rare shock; like an unwelcome storm to endure until it passed. In 2025, that mindset is dangerously outdated. New data shows that disruption is no longer episodic it is systemic. It cuts across industries, geographies and markets. How leaders handle this must evolve, too. The leadership imperative is not simply to weather disruption, but to design strategies that thrive on uncertainty itself.

The leaders of these top companies turn volatility into opportunity

Disruption Navigator

The Disruption Navigator explores the key forces reshaping industries and economies. This concise collection draws on expert insights and research to examine the interconnected impacts of geopolitics, technology, climate change and economic shifts, offering strategies to help businesses navigate and thrive amid relentless change.

Disruption Navigator

The work we do, when it really matters

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