YFS Journal

What is the Open Forum at Davos and what impact has it had?

When the late Jane Goodall agreed to take part in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, she made it a condition that she would only go to Davos if she could speak at the Open Forum again.

The British primatologist, who passed away in October 2025 at the age of 91, first spoke at the Open Forum in 2019 and had enjoyed it so much, she was keen to return.

Five years later, she addressed an audience of young people (toy monkey at her side) and told them, "There's no stopping you," solving the biggest challenges the world faces…….

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Written by Micol Lucchi and Michèle Mischler on the World Economic Forum website.