January 24, 2018, 02:30 PM 
This week is "Davos week".
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Held every year in the Swiss alpine town of Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is the place where the global elite interact and exchange big ideas.
The headliners for the 48th WEF (from Jan. 23 to 26) include the US Tweeter-in-Chief Trump, Indian PM Narendra Modi (the first Indian prime minister in two decades), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK PM Theresa May, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, IMF boss Christine Lagarde, Queen Rania, and Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett.
The theme is "creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World" and will include 400 sessions.
Flying the Singapore flag
So who will be representing Singapore this year at Davos?
Drum rolls, please.
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Chan Chun Sing.
Channel News Asia reported that DPM Tharman and NTUC Sec-Gen Chan, would be attending the WEF from Tuesday to Friday.
Source: World Economic Forum.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) told CNA on Monday, Jan. 22, that both will share Singapore's priorities for ASEAN this year at various sessions, as Singapore is the ASEAN Chair in 2018.
Source: World Economic Forum.
PMO also said that the ministers will participate in discussions on future economic strategies, ways to promote infrastructural investment and workforce development, among other issues.
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Last year's representatives attended Davos to share Smart Nation initiative
In 2017, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, and Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Trade and Industry went to Davos.
Vivian participated in sessions on Singapore's Smart Nation Initiative, and discussed about the impact of new technologies on future jobs; enhanced education and training; autonomous mobility to improve public transport; and more responsive public services.
Sim participated in sessions related to sustainable energy innovation and globalisation.
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