--- title: "OPINION: It's Time for World Leaders at Davos to Act" description: "OPINION: It's Time for World Leaders at Davos to Act" image: https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/large_TQbgGpAV16cFZNJIeFu_8GQqwsiSb7xbckhr4dbV8eM-p2s1rnsl9bwz8o17kjy8rvfazh5zluetr6vbcjfhc8.jpeg --- - [BUILD WITH US](https://www.allyenergy.com/work-with-us) - [GALLERY](http://ally.photos) [![Company logo](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/logos/ally-energy-logo-2.svg)](https://www.allyenergy.com/) - [ABOUT](https://www.allyenergy.com/about) - [INSIGHTS](https://www.allyenergy.com/resources) - OUR BUILDS - [Houston Energy & Climate Week](http://www.climateweekhouston.com) - [Energy Workforce of the Future](https://www.energyworkforceofthefuture.com/) - [The GRIT Awards & Best Energy Workplaces](https://www.allyenergy.com/2025-grit-awards-best-energy-workplaces-finalists) - [Energy Capital Markets Day on Wall Street](https://www.allyenergy.com/ally-tcs-worley-new-york-marathon-team) - [THE BEE SUITE™](http://www.thebeesuite.com) - [THE ASK](https://www.allyenergy.com/the-ask) - [PRESS](https://www.allyenergy.com/about/press) [Call +1 281-741-5482](tel:+12817415482) - [ABOUT](https://www.allyenergy.com/about) - [INSIGHTS](https://www.allyenergy.com/resources) - OUR BUILDS - [Houston Energy & Climate Week](http://www.climateweekhouston.com) - [Energy Workforce of the Future](https://www.energyworkforceofthefuture.com/) - [The GRIT Awards & Best Energy Workplaces](https://www.allyenergy.com/2025-grit-awards-best-energy-workplaces-finalists) - [Energy Capital Markets Day on Wall Street](https://www.allyenergy.com/ally-tcs-worley-new-york-marathon-team) - [THE BEE SUITE™](http://www.thebeesuite.com) - [THE ASK](https://www.allyenergy.com/the-ask) - [PRESS](https://www.allyenergy.com/about/press) - [BUILD WITH US](https://www.allyenergy.com/work-with-us) - [GALLERY](http://ally.photos) [ALLY](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog) - [Career Search](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/career-search) - [Change & Resilience](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/change-resilience) - [Climate & Sustainability](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/climate-sustainability) - [Creativity & Originality Initiative](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/creativity-originality-initiative) - More - [Critical Thinking & Analysis](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/critical-thinking-analysis) - [Digital](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/digital) - [Diversity, Equity & Inclusion](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/diversity-equity-inclusion) - [Emotional Intelligence](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/emotional-intelligence) - [Energy Insights](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/energy-insights) - [Entrepreneurship Intrapreneurship](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/entrepreneurship-intrapreneurship) - [Explore ESG](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/explore-esg) - [Female Execs of Climate Tech](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/female-execs-of-climate-tech) - [Financial Skills](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/financial-skills) - [GRIT](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/grit) - [Giving Back](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/giving-back) - [Grit Awards](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/grit-awards) - [Growth change challenge leadership](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/growth-change-challenge-leadership) - [Inspiration](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/inspiration) - [Leadership](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/leadership) - [Marathon](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/marathon) - [Member Insights](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/member-insights) - [Negotiation](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/negotiation) - [Parenting & Family](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/parenting-family) - [Problem Solving & Ideation](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/problem-solving-ideation) - [Race in the Workplace](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/race-in-the-workplace) - [Recognition](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/recognition) - [Relationships, Conflict, Power and Office Politics](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/relationships-conflict-power-and-office-politics) - [Running](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/running) - [Social Influence](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/social-influence) - [Storytelling & Personal Branding](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/storytelling-personal-branding) - [The Voices Of Energy](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/the-voices-of-energy) - [Uncategorized](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/uncategorized) - [Wellbeing & Self Care](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/wellbeing-self-care) - [Workforce Development](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/tag/workforce-development) Subscribe Select blog topic Career Search Change & Resilience Climate & Sustainability Creativity & Originality Initiative Critical Thinking & Analysis Digital Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emotional Intelligence Energy Insights Entrepreneurship Intrapreneurship Explore ESG Female Execs of Climate Tech Financial Skills GRIT Giving Back Grit Awards Growth change challenge leadership Inspiration Leadership Marathon Member Insights Negotiation Parenting & Family Problem Solving & Ideation Race in the Workplace Recognition Relationships, Conflict, Power and Office Politics Running Social Influence Storytelling & Personal Branding The Voices Of Energy Uncategorized Wellbeing & Self Care Workforce Development # OPINION: It's Time for World Leaders at Davos to Act Written by: [Katie Mehnert](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/author/katie-mehnert) - [Share](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allyenergy.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-the-world-economic-forum-make-shift-happen-for-energy) - [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allyenergy.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-the-world-economic-forum-make-shift-happen-for-energy&title=OPINION%3A%20It%27s%20Time%20for%20World%20Leaders%20at%20Davos%20to%20Act&summary=OPINION%3A+It%27s+Time+for+World+Leaders+at+Davos+to+Act&source=) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/home?status=OPINION%3A+It%27s+Time+for+World+Leaders+at+Davos+to+Act%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allyenergy.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-the-world-economic-forum-make-shift-happen-for-energy) - [Watch](https://vimeo.com/allyenergy) ![](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/large_TQbgGpAV16cFZNJIeFu_8GQqwsiSb7xbckhr4dbV8eM-p2s1rnsl9bwz8o17kjy8rvfazh5zluetr6vbcjfhc8.jpeg) The World Economic Forum brings together leaders of global society. Situated in Davos, among the Swiss Alps, entrepreneurs, world leaders, business executives and the public and private sector converge to talk about pressing issues and the future state of the world. The roll call includes heads of state, chiefs of tech companies like Facebook and Google. And yes, even the top energy chiefs attend. This year's theme is Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. ### It's a mouthful to cover in a few days. With over 3500 global delegates in attendance, and a budget over $400M USD, many key figures are siting out it. With the U.S. government in its [longest shutdown](https://www.politico.com/latest-news-updates/government-shutdown-2018) on record and [Brexit looming](https://www.bloomberg.com/brexit), President Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron are all staying home to deal with politics and angry citizens. And then you have the critics who are always on the "outs". Politico author, former McKinsey consultant-turned New York Times columnist, [Anand Giridharadas](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/anand-giridharadas-author-aspen-wealthy-elite) speaks for many critics when he says Davos is “a family reunion for the people who broke the world”. ### All of the big topics are on tap for discussion: climate, inclusive capitalism, innovation, and gender equality. It's now 2019 and if you remember, it was just a little over a year that #MeToo turned rapidly from a campaign against sexual harassment to every form of harassment. And then there's that stubborn gap we keep talking about: the gender one. At the current rate of progress, it will take a very sobering statistic of **108 years to close the gap** and **202 years to achieve parity** in the workforce, according to the [World Economic Forum's latest global report](https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-gender-gap-report-2018). ### The gender gap stats are like that awful movie called [Groundhog Day.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)) I'm over them. They say talk is cheap. It's time for change. And change doesn't happen until we take action. In 2016, energy leaders published a [Call to End the Gender Gap](http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_AM16_Closing_Gender_Gap_Oil_Gas.pdf) at Davos. In 2017, **our community responded.** My hope in 2019, **we will all go beyond talking** and***push to act.*** To stay connected with WEF sessions, follow on twitter at **#WEFLive19** ### I hope you'll join me March 7-8, 2019 where [we'll shift the needle at HERWorld.](https://allyenergy.com/events/?action=tribe_photo&tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=photo&tribe_eventcategory=83) ## Related Posts [![Why I Leaned Out](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LeanIn2017_615-copy-scaled-e1595948496824-p2s41goy19wbmz7kwewe9qag3nyyhk5vc2rjwg51u0.jpeg) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Storytelling & Personal Branding Why I Leaned Out Katie Mehnert](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/why-i-leaned-out) [![It's Time Black Women Get Their Fair Share](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/black-women-illustrations-1-p2seza4nff05xh62a56afunvycw6galb5ak5cy80w8.jpeg) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion It's Time Black Women Get Their Fair Share Katie Mehnert](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/its-time-black-women-get-their-fair-share) [![Allyship: A Guide to Leading with Equity](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Learning-to-Lead-Header-Image-scaled-p2spazf20vu5298zstb6g1xwnotibe83l1shc33gco.jpeg) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, The Voices Of Energy Allyship: A Guide to Leading with Equity ![](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Blog%20Authors/ally_one.jpeg) ALLY](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/allyship-a-guide-to-leading-with-equity) ### Subscribe Here! [![ALLY Energy](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/logos/ally-energy-logo-on-dark.svg)](https://www.allyenergy.com/) Unleashing the next generation of builders and difference makers. 801 Travis Street, Ste 2101 PMB 1589 Houston, Texas 77002 [+1 281-741-5482](tel:+12817415482) - [About](https://www.allyenergy.com/about) - [Our Press](https://www.allyenergy.com/about/press) - [Our Philanthropy](http://www.alliesinenergy.org) ©2026 ALLY Energy. All rights reserved. - [Help](https://www.allyenergy.com/help) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.allyenergy.com/privacy-policy) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Katie Mehnert", "url" : "https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/author/katie-mehnert" }, "dateModified" : "2021-10-10T02:35:41.225Z", "datePublished" : "2019-01-22T06:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "OPINION: It's Time for World Leaders at Davos to Act", "image" : [ "https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/large_TQbgGpAV16cFZNJIeFu_8GQqwsiSb7xbckhr4dbV8eM-p2s1rnsl9bwz8o17kjy8rvfazh5zluetr6vbcjfhc8.jpeg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/will-the-world-economic-forum-make-shift-happen-for-energy", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/logos/ally-energy-logo-2.svg" }, "name" : "ALLY Energy " } } ```