Our Executive Vice President Valentino Loforese at WEF Davos 2026: Day 2

Day 2 at the World Economic Forum annual meeting Davos 2026 🌎👁️

Yesterday marked our second day at the World Economic Forum, where Our Executive Vice President Valentino Loforese participated on behalf of The Rob Rockefeller S. C. . in a series of high-level forums and closed door discussions.

He attended sessions at Bloomberg House Davos, with contributions from:

• Rt Hon Rachel Reeves , UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

• Demis Hassabis , Co-Founder & CEO, Google DeepMind

• Brian Armstrong , Co-Founder & CEO, Coinbase

• John Collison , Co-Founder & President, Stripe

• Anthony Gutman , CEO, Goldman Sachs International

• H.E. Dr. Sobeih A. A. Almukhayzim, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs & Investment, State of Kuwait

Topics discussed:

Macroeconomic outlook and fiscal policy, AI leadership and competitiveness, capital markets and global liquidity, regulation of emerging technologies, and the interaction between innovation, finance, and long-term economic stability.

FT Live Financial Times Live — Hosted by Invest Qatar

Later in the day, Our Executive Vice President Valentino Loforese attended the Financial Times Live session Language, Identity and Intelligence:

Building Inclusive AI, hosted by Qatar at the Invest Qatar Pavilion, featuring:

• Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai , Minister of Communications and Information Technology, State of Qatar

This was followed by a second Financial Times segment, continuing the dialogue with additional international guests.

Topics discussed:

AI governance, digital identity and trust, national digital strategies, inclusive technology development, and how states and institutions are positioning themselves for the next phase of global technological transformation.

Strategic Outcome

Across these forums, discussions evolved from problem identification and analytical framing to global strategic dialogue.
We identified meaningful synergies and defined the foundations of a shared strategic program looking toward 2026, focused on long-term resilience, technology, and institutional cooperation.