Shettima departs for World Economic Forum in Switzerland

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled for Davos, Switzerland.

The Vice President will join world leaders, top business executives, and representatives of development partners at the meeting to discuss the state of the world economy with a view to improving its conditions.

While in Davos, the Vice President will hold bilateral meetings with other leaders and participate in workshops and forums scheduled for the annual gathering.

Among the events slated for Vice President Shettima is a workshop entitled, “Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets,” organized by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. This aims to boost the flow of capital into Africa’s frontier markets to scale solutions that build a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient continent. It is scheduled for the Congress Centre in Jakobshorn.

Top on the agenda will be the announcement of the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), to foster partnerships between public and private sector leaders interested in mobilizing investment in Africa’s frontier markets, among other topics.

The Vice President will also attend a dinner for heads of state, government, and international organisations, as well as the Annual Meeting 2025 Crystal Awardees, the International Business Council, and Strategic Partners, slated for Kurpark Village, Eiger.

Senator Shettima will also co-chair a forum on “Turning Digital Trade into a Catalyst for Growth in Africa,” scheduled for the Pischa Congress Centre.

The session will provide a dynamic platform for forward-thinking dialogue on digital trade and the crucial role of the private sector in advancing the implementation of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol adopted by the AU heads of state/government in January 2024.

Vice President Shettima will attend, as a panellist, a Stakeholder Dialogue entitled “Global Risks 2025.” The Global Risks Report highlights an increasingly volatile global landscape, marked by accelerating geopolitical, technological, and environmental challenges. The event is scheduled for the Aspen 2 Congress Centre in Davos.

The Vice President, who will be accompanied by top government functionaries including the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, will return to Abuja at the end of his engagements in Davos.