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Grade BproductionSource date Oct 17, 2026· Last verified Oct 17, 2026

How did the World Economic Forum use AI agents for Davos attendees?

World Economic Forum · Professional Services

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The World Economic Forum used Salesforce Agentforce to answer attendee questions on sessions, venues, and shuttles at its Annual Meeting. Salesforce reports a 99.9% response rate and 75% of attendee inquiries resolved at Davos 2025.

Reported outcomes

inquiries resolved
75%
Source [1] · self-reported
response rate
99.9%
Source [1] · self-reported

Outcomes are reported exactly as stated by the source; we have not independently audited them.

How it works

  1. Agent answers session, venue, and shuttle questions across 450+ sessions.
  2. Escalates the rest to staff.

Risks & compliance

  • Incorrect answers to customers; escalation paths needed
  • Vendor-published results; not independently audited
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Tools mentioned

  • Agentforce (Salesforce)
    Salesforce's agent platform across service, sales and field service.

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  • n8n
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  • HubSpot (Breeze agents)
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    Build an 'AI workforce' of agents, e.g. BDR agents that research and book meetings.

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Sources

[1]Salesforce· vendor customer story· Undated (accessed Oct 17, 2026)
“At Davos 2025, Agentforce achieved a 99.9% response rate and resolved 75% of attendee inquiries with accurate, automated answers.”
World Economic Forum and Agentforce

Grade rationale: Named organization with a quantified outcome from the vendor or the organization itself (self-reported). Automated check on Oct 17, 2026: 1/1 quotes and 2/2 outcome claims matched the source. Compiled by the Agent Casefile research desk (AI-assisted; see methodology). Spot an error? Request a correction.

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