Unclaimed profile
Historical participant
Hiro Iwamoto
Global keynote speaker and sailor · HIRO's CHOICE / independent
Compiled from public sources. This person has not claimed this profile. Listing does not imply membership, endorsement or availability for meetings.
Blind Japanese sailor and speaker who in 2019 completed a non-stop Pacific crossing of roughly 13,000 kilometres from San Diego to Fukushima after an earlier failed attempt in 2013. Geographic context: Japan / United States.
Davos status
Named by WEF among renowned artistic and cultural leaders in attendance; also scheduled to speak at WEF on 21 January 2026.
Last verified: 11 September 2026
Sources & verification
- https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/01/a-spirit-of-dialogue-brings-record-numbers-of-world-leaders-to-davos-for-world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026//
- https://www.afp.com/en/infos/blind-sailor-takes-stage-wef-hiros-choice-project-to-set-sail
- Recorded research sources. Historical references do not confirm Davos 2027 attendance.
Record last verified: 11 September 2026. Organiser and self-reported pages are labelled as such and are not independent verification.