Pune: Devyani Pawar to represent India at World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting at Davos

Pune, 15th January 2025: Devyani Pawar, a young entrepreneur and a member of the Baramati Hub of the Global Shapers Community, has been chosen to represent India at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to be held at Davos between January 20th and 24th. She is one of the 2 Indians selected for a special delegation of 50 delegates of the Global Shapers Community.
An initiative of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is a network of young leaders who work together to address local, regional, and global challenges. It is a worldwide community of active changemakers with more than 500 local hubs. Devyani was chosen from over 600 applicants from all over the world due to her consistent outstanding work for the Baramati Hub, where she undertook some impactful projects related to social upliftment, climate change, healthcare awareness, and sustainability.
Some of these projects include the plantation of 4,000-plus native trees at Kanheri near Baramati, the free distribution of sanitary pads and awareness drives about menstrual hygiene for over 500 rural women, the skilling of 4,000-plus youngsters from rural backgrounds by providing them with much-needed soft skills training, waste management, and health-related initiatives like blood donation drives, mental health awareness, medicine for elderly people, and so on.
देवयानी पवार करणार वर्ल्ड इकॉनॉमिक फोरमच्या दावोस येथे होणाऱ्या वार्षिक बैठकीत भारताचे प्रतिनिधित्व
“I am indeed honoured to represent India at such a prestigious platform, which will provide me with an opportunity to learn and network with global leaders and changemakers. I am looking forward to a special session with Klaus Schwab, founder of World Economic Forum. My focus would be to use this opportunity to explore collaborations and learning opportunities for India, grassroots, and my fellow Indian hubs,” said Devyani Pawar.
Every January, Davos hosts the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. A highly curated group of delegates from global business, government, civil society, media, and academia converge on this Swiss town to address the most pressing issues of the current time and ultimately develop solutions. The theme of this year’s annual meeting is ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’