<span style="color: #222222;">The World Economic Forum's five-day online Davos Agenda summit began on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering the 'State of the World' special address on Monday, at 8:30 pm (IST) via video conference. The virtual event, which will commence on January 17 and continue till January 21, will also be addressed by Chinese President Xi and several Heads of State including Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, European Commission President Ursua von der Leyen, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Chinese President Xi Jinping, among others.<br />''<br />''The week-long digital summit began with a special address by Jinping on Monday, followed by two virtual sessions – the first on Covid-19 and the second on technology cooperation in the fourth industrial revolution.<br />''<br />''Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are scheduled to deliver their respective special addresses today. Besides, there would be sessions on energy transition, scaling up climate innovation, and Latin America outlook. On the last day, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nigeria's Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will deliver their special addresses.<br />''<br />''The WEF has said 'Davos Agenda 2022' will be the first global platform for key world leaders to share their visions for 2022 and it is being convened on the theme of 'The State of the World'.</span><br />