Getting a first-time invite to Davos means you’ve really made it onto the world stage.
This year, those making their maiden trip include AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson, social-media sibling Randi Zuckerberg and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, according to a guest list obtained by The Post.
The trio and others will chat with the likes of Bill Gates, Marissa Mayer, Eric Schmidt and Sheryl Sandberg, the guest list reveals.
Davos is the four-day annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, complete with parties and meetings for the world’s political and corporate elite.
The WEF’s motto is “Entrepreneurship in the global public interest.” It begins next Wednesday.
“It’s the Super Bowl of the world’s elite,” said one regular attendee. But each year the guest list is parsed to see who are the fast-rising stars — and who got the boot.
Notable newcomers are next-gen techies, including Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, Yerdle’s Adam Werbach and Arkady Volozh of Russia’s giant search engine, Yandex.
Big media is largely absent this year, with Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes pretty much the only major US media chief executive on the list.
Among the VIP list no-shows are KKR’s Henry Kravis, who had been a regular attendee, tech investor Peter Thiel, Accel Partners Jim Breyer and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.
Of course, many heavy hitters — including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google twins Larry Page and Sergey Brin — aren’t on the list. But the tech A-listers have never made a point of being part of the Davos scene.
Nevertheless, the event is one of the most sought-after junkets on the planet, with some 2,800 attendees expected to descend on the tiny Swiss village, including Matt Damon, whose key issue is clean water, and actress Goldie Hawn, with the pro-kids’ Hawn Foundation.
The big-bank CEOs are well represented with Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman and Brian Moynihan of Bank of America.
After the serious talk, a host of events are planned for serious elbow-bending at the bar. Google is hosting a huge second-night party at the Davos Intercontinental Hotel with singer Mary J. Blige; McKinsey is also throwing a big bash.
Private parties include one hosted by media consultant Michael J. Wolf, where Israeli statesman Shimon Peres will rub shoulders with economics brainiac Nouriel Roubini and TV anchor Maria Bartiromo.