Schwarzman, Moynihan and Botin to Quiz Trump During Davos Speech

(Bloomberg) -- The most coveted seat in Davos on Thursday will be in the plenary when US President Donald Trump delivers a remote address to attendees that will be piped into the main hall via a remote link.

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He’s set to give a much anticipated speech followed by questions from World Economic Forum President Borge Brende and select chief executives.

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Among those handed the microphone will be Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer Inc. Stephen Schwarzman, Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan, TotalEnergies SE CEO Patrick Pouyanne and Banco Santander SA Chair Ana Botin.

The session at 5 p.m. local time is scheduled to run for 45 minutes.

Sworn in for a second term just three days ago, Trump wasted no time implementing many of his campaign pledges, signing a flurry of executive orders including on immigration, energy, and diversity and renewing threats of tariffs. Finance executives working the rooms in Davos have been greeting his return to the White House with varying amounts of enthusiasm, while preparing for what might come next.

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