Trump is going to the World Economic Forum in Davos — here’s who isn’t

J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are among the who’s who of political leaders, big-name CEOs and tech pioneers heading to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

U.S. President Donald Trump is also attending in person for the first time since he addressed the forum during his first term in 2020. His virtual address last year, days after reentering the White House, shook the event. This time, he will bring the “largest” U.S. delegation yet, according to WEF.

Davos organizers are keen to talk up the numbers they expect to attend — “close to 3,000 cross-sector leaders,” plus a “record” 400 political leaders, 850 top company bosses and 100 tech pioneers. But a government at the center of a geopolitical firestorm won’t be there.

Danish government representatives were invited and decided not to attend, a WEF spokesperson said on Monday, as the dispute over Greenland intensified. Their decision underscores how tense the meeting is likely to be, coming just days after Trump announced fresh tariffs on European countries resisting his attempt to annex the Arctic island. “Any decisions on attendance are a matter for the government concerned. We can confirm that the Danish government will not be represented in Davos this week,” the WEF spokesperson said in a statement.

There are big names among those who aren’t going.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is not on WEF’s attendance list, neither are the leaders of Brazil and India.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni are not on the WEF list, although both are reported to be attending.

In 2025, the only G7 leader attending Davos in person was then-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Alongside President Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are set to attend in person.

Downing Street would not confirm whether U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is attending — he did not attend last year — but he is reportedly expected to.

In an emergency press conference on Monday morning, Starmer addressed Trump’s announcement of escalating tariffs targeting several European countries, including the U.K., if Greenland isn’t sold to the U.S. But when asked by the BBC whether he would consider meeting Trump in person “this week,” Starmer did not directly answer the…