Davos Catalyst
Davos in winter

12–15 January 2027 · Davos, Switzerland

Where intelligence meets capital — and deals get done.

A curated, deal-driven platform where founders, investors, corporates, operators and AI researchers meet in a high-trust environment designed to turn proximity into decisions, capital allocation and execution.

Opening Night

12 January 2027

Summit & Deal Rooms

13–14 January 2027

Closing Lunch

15 January 2027

»» The Proposition

Not a conference. A deliberately small room where every seat is earned.

This is not a traditional conference. It is an invitation-only executive gathering where every interaction is intended to create value. Participation is fully hosted: every dinner, lunch and reception is included.

Deal-driven

Concentrated, pre-filtered deal flow matched to thesis and stage. Curated deal rooms, 1:1 matchmaking and closed-door sessions replace high-volume pitch theatre.

The selection benchmark

“Does this person increase the value of the room?”

Participation is by invitation or application only — on both sides of the table.

»» The Room

200 curated leaders

Founders & CEOs building the next generation of AI companies. Investors across VC, PE, family offices and asset management. Corporates, and the scientists and KOLs who move the frontier.

50%61/100

Founders & CEOs

25%38/50

Investors

20%29/40

Corporates

5%7/10

Scientists & KOLs

135/200 seats committed in this demo seed. Every seat is earned — participation is by invitation or application only.

For Investors

Concentrated deal flow matched to thesis and stage, direct access to vetted AI startups and scale-ups, and corporate buyers exploring adoption.

For Founders & CEOs

Direct access to senior capital — GPs, family offices, institutional investors — plus curated conversations instead of high-volume pitches.

For Defence & AI

A dedicated two-sided track: investors in defence and AI on one side, defence and AI startups on the other. Matched before you arrive.

»» The Agenda Lenses

Four lenses. One outcome.

The programme is designed around interaction and outcomes rather than long panels — fully hosted from the opening night to the closing lunch.

01

Building the Stack

Infrastructure, compute, chips, energy, data centres, sovereign AI and the economics of intelligence.

02

Intelligence Meets Capital

Valuation, deal structures, investment theses, portfolio value and the new capital stack.

03

The Agentic Frontier

Moving from pilots to production across finance, operations, customer experience and defence.

04

Trust, Governance & the AI-Enabled Enterprise

Model risk, cyber, accountability, regulation, reputation and responsible deployment.

»» The Experience

Fully hosted. Every session produces an output.

  • Opening reception and cross-sector dinner
  • Keynotes and firesides with senior strategic voices
  • Interactive roundtables with written outputs
  • Closed-door 15-person deal rooms
  • Curated 1:1 meetings and hosted introductions
  • Premium dinners and informal relationship-building
  • Ski race and hosted lunch at Jatzhütte

The rule of the room

Every interactive session leads to a defined output.

An investment conversation, a customer introduction, a partnership lead, a use case or a follow-up — captured in the platform and rolled up into your outcomes dashboard.

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»» Partnership Opportunities

Limited by design

Partnerships are limited to protect the quality of the room and maximise partner value.

Anchor Partner

  • Exclusive co-branding
  • Keynote opportunity
  • Hosted roundtable
  • Priority access and pre-event investor matchmaking
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Strategic Partner

  • Panel participation or moderation
  • Prominent branding
  • Curated 1:1 meetings
  • Speaker nomination rights
  • Post-event deal summary
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Network Partner

  • Event access
  • Brand presence
  • Limited speaking opportunity
  • Networking participation
  • Participant directory
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»» Location

Davos Event Lounge at Rätia Center

Davos Event Lounge at Rätia Center

Promenade 40, CH-7270 Davos Platz, Switzerland

Davos provides proximity to the world's most consequential conversations, while the Event Lounge offers an intimate, focused environment for private meetings and deal-making.

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