19-23 January
"A Spirit of Dialogue"
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland has been a platform that brings together heads of governments, businesses, international organizations, civil society, and media to discuss the critical challenges faced by the world. As the 56th meeting of the 5-day mega event began on 19th January 2026, discussions center on five interlinked global priorities: advancing cooperation in an increasingly fragmented world; unlocking new engines of sustainable growth; re-skilling and up-skilling the global workforce; scaling emerging technologies and expanding access to innovation; and fostering prosperity while remaining within planetary boundaries.
As we continue on our mission to decarbonize the world, ReNew joined the mega event with a renewed agenda of accelerating the global clean energy transition by bringing together people to make a positive change. We contributed to the dialogue on sustainable finance and scaling—moving from plans to operating reality
Annual Leaders Forum Roundtable Discussion
Time(CET): 7:20 PM – 7:55 PM
Event name: Navigating Multiple Realities: Dialogues, Decarbonization & Decentralization
Venue: The Chapel, Hard Rock Hotel, Davos, Switzerland
On the sidelines of the WEF26, ReNew convened its sixth Annual Leaders Forum, ‘Navigating Multiple Realities: Dialogues, Decarbonization & Decentralization’, uniting global leaders to chart pragmatic and innovative pathways for collaboration. Discussions spanned redefining energy diplomacy and trade in the wake of COP30, advancing coordinated industrial strategies through emerging hubs and geopolitical opportunities, and underscoring the private sector’s central role, responsibility, and accountability in climate diplomacy.
Introductory remarks were delivered by ReNew Founder, Chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha, followed by keynote remarks from Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Special addresses came from Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA); Shri Lokesh Nara, Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, RTGS and Human Resource Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh; and Mirek Dusek, Managing Director at the World Economic Forum.
Firestarter insights were shared by Prof. Johan Rockström, Director of the PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The session concluded with a wrap up and vote of thanks by Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Co Founder, ReNew, and Chairperson Sustainability.
Over the years, ReNew roundtables have become a fertile ground for intellectual exchange—bringing together voices from government, academia, the private sector, advocacy, multilateral institutions, and civil society. These dialogues continue to shape collaborative pathways, reinforcing ReNew’s role as a catalyst for thought leadership in the global energy transition.
