The World Economic Forum
Shaping a better future for clients and society through responsible innovation and impact.
NTT DATA's partnership with the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum Annual Meetings provide opportunities for leaders in business, government and civil society to collaborate and share ideas on how to best respond to global challenges. By working together, we can help to strengthen economic resilience and improve prosperity for all.
Meet Our Delegates
Yutaka Sasaki
President and CEO, NTT DATA Group Corporation
NTT DATA operates across more than 50 countries and regions, driven by a commitment to accelerate our clients' success and positively impact society through responsible innovation.
We are a Japan-originated global IT services and Data Center provider, committed to driving business transformation for clients worldwide. Inspired by the spirit of mutual prosperity, we aim to create value that benefits clients, society, and our people alike.
As a global organization dedicated to innovation and progress, we look forward to engaging with leaders across industries, governments, and academia. By fostering innovation that creates tangible value, we can co-create a future that is intelligent, inclusive, and impactful.
Together, let’s create lasting change.
Abhijit Dubey
President and Chief Executive Officer, NTT DATA, Inc.
The World Economic Forum is a vital platform for global leaders to debate, discuss, and devise solutions to society's most pressing challenges. While the agenda will focus on progress through innovation, it is crucial that progress is pursued responsibly.
At NTT DATA, a dual mandate of innovation and responsibility shapes how we approach our clients' challenges, guiding our strategies on key issues like AI, climate change, food insecurity.
This year's theme, "Collaboration for an Intelligent Age," reflects our commitment to creating groundbreaking, sustainable, ethical, and inclusive solutions. We are partnering with the World Economic Forum on four important centers: Advanced Manufacturing, Nature and Climate, Urban Transformation, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which includes AI.
Through this collaboration and our independent efforts, we aim to uplift communities, protect our planet, and ensure future prosperity.
The World Economic Forum reminds us that collaboration is the cornerstone of progress. Together, we can co-create a future that is intelligent, equitable, and resilient.
Meet with Our Delegates at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025
This year, we will be attending the Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
- Event
- Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025
- Date
- 24 to 26 June 2025
- Location
- Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
- Theme
- Entrepreneurship for a New Era
- 5 key areas of focus
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- Deciphering the World Economy
- Outlook on China
- Industries Disrupted
- Investing in People and Planet
- New Energy and Materials
Our Delegates
Alex lu
Chief Executive Officer, NTT China, Hong Kong
Our Speaking Session: Building an Agentic Economy
A new wave of start-ups is emerging, built around powerful AI agents capable of autonomous decision-making, dynamic collaboration and end-to-end task execution. These agents aren’t just supporting workflows – they’re becoming the digital workforce that runs entire business functions. How are business models evolving when AI agents take the lead in building, managing and scaling companies?
- Date and Time
- Wednesday 25 June, 08:30 – 09:30
- Location
- Tianjin, National Convention & Exhibition Center, Studio
- Speaker from NTT DATA
- John Lombard, Chief Executive Officer, NTT DATA Asia Pacific
- Session Capacity
- 150
- Watch the Session
- Visit the event website
World Economic Forum Centres
NTT DATA Group has selected to actively participate in four World Economic Forum centres that support the alignment of public and private efforts for greater impact:
Centre for Nature and Climate
NTT DATA Group will engage and work with the Centre for Nature and Climate to help accelerate industrial decarbonization, expand regenerative agricultural practices and promote innovation in food production.
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains
NTT DATA Group will engage with the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains to support industry in moving to net-zero operating models, empowering the workforce and building resilient value chains.
Centre for Urban Transformation
NTT DATA Group will engage and work with the Centre for Urban Transformation to support cities as they take decisive action to promote sustainability, inclusivity and prosperity. Cities are home to much of the world’s population and a key driver of global gross domestic product (GDP). We believe that by fostering public—private collaboration, we can better facilitate positive change.
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
NTT DATA Group will work with the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) to harness the power of innovation. Our efforts will focus on experimenting with new technologies in an ethical and responsible way to ensure technological progress results in positive benefits for local communities and the wider global society.
Featured insights
Read and watch our latest insights on WEF topics from around the world.
Enter a new era of collaboration and data sharing
Yutaka Sasaki, Representative Director, President and CEO of NTT DATA Group, looks back at some of the highlights of the WEF's 2025 Davos meeting.
Highlights from World Economic Forum 2025
An exclusive video interview from Davos, reflecting on how the theme resonates with NTT DATA's commitment to fostering client success and making a societal impact through responsible innovation.
Collaboration for the Intelligent Age
The video highlights the events and expresses our gratitude for the success we achieved. We look forward to continuing our partnership with WEF, growing together, and contributing to society.
