Elon Musk is a surprise addition to the Davos schedule
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- Elon Musk will be at Davos.
- Musk is now on the books for a 4:30 p.m. session on Thursday.
- He'll be speaking alongside BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
Davos, things just got exciting: Elon Musk will be in town.
Musk wasn't expected to attend the World Economic Forum. But a day after President Donald Trump's speech, the Tesla and SpaceX chief has been added to the schedule.
The world's richest man is now on the books for a session at 4:30 p.m. Swiss time on Thursday, with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
Flight data from ADS-B Exchange showed that Musk's private jet, a Gulfstream G650, took off from San Jose International Airport on Wednesday night local time and is traveling east. It's not yet clear whether Musk, who has been posting on X for the last several hours, is on the aircraft.
Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider.
He's had a rocky public relationship with the organizers of Davos. In 2023, he made a post that questioned the need for the WEF.
"Are they trying to be the boss of Earth!?" he wrote at the time.
Musk said in 2022 that he had declined an invitation to Davos, writing on social media that it was "boring AF." The WEF said at the time that he hadn't been invited since 2015.
More recently, the billionaire has drawn attention for his public feud with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, after the latter said he wasn't interested in installing Starlink on his airline's fleet due to several drawbacks.
The WEF has not said what's on Musk's speaking agenda for Thursday. A WEF spokesperson confirmed that Musk is attending the event, adding that the forum has "an outstanding tech delegation attending this year's meeting — companies and individuals who are shaping the future of their industries."