As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith leads a team of professionals across business, legal and corporate affairs, tackling issues that stand at the crossroads of technology and society. In this wide-ranging discussion recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, he shares how these issues have shaped his thoughts on innovation and how they[...]
The Netflix documentary 'The Tinder Swindler' is a mind-boggling case of so-called 'romance fraud' in which a charming, handsome - and apparently very rich - man meets women on a dating app - gets them to fall in love with him - and then cons them out of lots of money. Cecilie Fjellhøy is the[...]
Living longer than ever will mean we’ll need to prepare for our later years in ways we've never done before. While financial education and making savings last is always paramount, the World Economic Forum's recent Longevity Principles report drives home the need to make sure we also prepare to live those extended years with purpose,[...]
'Spatial computing', 'blended reality', 'the metaverse'. For those of us who still use screens and keyboards to access the digital world, those phrases might not mean very much. But many experts believe the '2D' internet will soon be a thing of the past, and we will all be, one way or another, in a 3D[...]
Mining is an industry that many of us probably rarely think about, but one that provides the raw materials for so many of the things we use, not least the modern technologies such as smart phones and electric vehicles that require certain minerals that are not always in abundant supply. The International Energy Agency predicts[...]
Norsk Hydro was founded nearly 120 years ago to tackle global famine. Today, it has evolved to take on a bigger challenge: climate change. The company focuses on low- and no-carbon aluminium, a material that will be key in electric vehicles, construction and comprises 2% of emissions. CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim shares the unique technologies[...]
What are the new technologies that can help us reach net zero? And how do we bring them to scale fast enough? World Economic Forum Managing Director Jeremy Jurgens joins us to talk about the Advanced Energy Solutions community, and we hear from three of its members, from widely different sectors and geographies, implementing the[...]
SUGI is a unique global organization that brings pocket forests -- ultra-dense, biodiverse forests leveraging the proven Japanese Miyawaki Method -- to cities all over the world. The group has built 200 pocket forests in 42 cities so far, with each providing a key form of "urban acupuncture" that can protect biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and[...]
In a polarised world, with the most powerful nations and the UN unable to prevent or end many wars, could the so-called 'middle powers' step up? This week's two guests, both members of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Geopolitics, think so, and say those countries might even consider setting up an 'M-10'[...]
What workers want - and what keeps them motivated - has changed drastically in recent years. And with big technological and demographic shifts driving labor shortages, knowing how to both retrain and retain your workforce will be more important than ever. Randstad CEO Sander Van't Noordende will share insights from the talent firm's annual Workmonitor[...]
“Climate Capitalism is an antidote to the dominant narrative that because we’ve ignored the climate crisis for so long, it will soon be too late. While it’s true that we’ve not done enough yet, we’re nowhere close to being too late.” So says , Bloomberg’s senior climate reporter and host of the podcast Zero, in[...]
For half a century, Nile Rodgers has been making hit records that have touched people's hearts around the world. The creative force behind disco pioneers Chic, and some of the best known songs of David Bowie, Madonna and Beyoncé, tells us the definition of an artist: someone whose work "speaks to the souls of a[...]
As a busy mom working in tech, Ritu Narayan understood the chaos school logistics can bring to kids and parents. Her personal experience inspired her to found Zum, a startup providing an end-to-end solution for districts with optimized bus routes, one including bus fleets to match different-sized schools, and an approach that makes school transit[...]
Theatre director Jude Kelly founded the Women of the World (WOW) Festival almost two decades ago to spur conversations about women, men and feminism. WOW is now a global phenomenon, but does the rise of online misogyny pose a threat to progress on gender equality. Jude Kelly, who spoke to Radio Davos on World Women's[...]
A year ago in Davos, energy - particularly the disruption to supply and prices caused by the war in Ukraine - was a top issue at the Forum's Annual Meeting and on Radio Davos we invited two experts in to set out the top lines of the energy discussion. Roberto Bocca, who heads up energy[...]
Kat Bruce is an eco-entrepreneur who founded NatureMetrics, one of the world's leading nature technology companies measuring the very tiny traces of DNA that organisms leave in the air, water and soil. She’s also a former jungle explorer who has led expeditions in the Amazon, riding on balsa rafts she’s made herself and rowing trips[...]
What's in store for 2024? Ian Bremmer's political risk consultancy predicts an 'annus horribilis' but Exponential View's Azeem Azhar says we are in an 'incredible decade'. So is the state of the world 'glass half empty, or half full'? And in an uncertain world, Oxford University's Rachel Botsman, tells why trust is so vital, and[...]
Forget snacks and gym memberships: Today's worker wants to know you value their family. When Reshma Saujani founded Moms First -- a movement to drive paid leave for families --she already had a successful non-profit under her belt in Girls Who Code. But she quickly learned that advocating for moms and parents uncovers a[...]
The UNHCR, cares for 114 million refugees and displaced people worldwide. Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations refugee agency, says that number could double in a decade if the world cannot find ways to stop war. Mentioned in this episode: : https://www.weforum.org/projects/the-refugee-employment-and-employability-initiative/ Read more: Catch up on all the action from Davos at[...]
If 2023 was the year we all got familiar with generative AI, is 2024 the year when governments will act on the governance of this powerful technology? At Davos 2024 we spoke to these experts, from the industry and civil society: Alexandra Reeve Givens, CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO[...]
Where do you see yourself and your team a year from now? How can you maximize tech - and mitigate its risks? How can you stay focused despite increasing geopolitical tensions? What impacts will small decisions now have in 5 to 10 years? In this special compilation episode of Meet The Leader recorded at the[...]
Technology is revolutionizing global commerce and investment, and digitalizing the trade ecosystem holds the potential to increase trade by nearly $9 trillion by 2026 within the G7 alone. On the eve of the World Trade Organisation's 13th Ministerial Conference, MC13 (26-29 February, 2024) in Abu Dhabi, we speak to the event's host, UAE Minister of[...]
"This is going to be the most transformational moment, not just in technology, but in culture and politics of all of our lifetimes." Three AI pioneers, all of them in most influential people in AI, share their views on the past, present and future of this transformational technology. Guests: Aiden Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO, Cohere Mustafa[...]
In an episode recorded before the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, we hear from two private-sector companies involved in the distribution of food, about how they manage to operate in a war zone like Yemen, which has been in a state of civil war since 2015. Guests: Mohamed Nabil Hayel Saeed, Senior Strategic[...]
What do social media content creators make of Davos? We speak to three YouTubers - with a collective audience in the millions - who were given full access to the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024 to ask who they met and what stories they would be telling. Featuring: Jacob Beautemps, @BreakingLab Adanna Steinacker, @houseofadanna[...]
What’s next for the year ahead? Is a much-promised “soft landing” for certain economies possible? And what new impacts can we expect from inflation? Meet The Leader caught up with International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva at the Annual Meeting in Davos to get her take on what's ahead, including how upcoming elections and[...]
The World Economic Forum just held its Annual Meeting - but what impact will it have on the world beyond Davos? The people who lead the Forum's work throughout the year tackling the world's most important issues pick the highlights of the week that show how Davos 2024 will make a positive impact. And we[...]
New approaches to partnering and collaboration will be key to tackling climate action. This will require new mindsets, new systems and connecting with people and groups you might have otherwise overlooked. To better understand how collaboration is evolving, this week’s episode talks to Chief Procurement Offers, leaders who do more than acquire goods and services,[...]
Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy interviews fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg about the designer's life and one-of-a-kind perspective. The spirited, wide-ranging conversation goes beyond the creation of the famous wrap dress and how Furstenburg built one of the world's most recognizable brands, to explore how these two strong female creatives open doors for others and[...]
Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger talks with World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab in this wide ranging conversation on technology, leading edge semiconductor production and the trends shaping the year ahead. Recorded January 17, 2024. Watch the session here: ---- Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :[...]
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks to World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab in a special wide ranging conversation covering how AI will transform science, new game-changing technologies that will drive progress, and more. This conversation was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Recorded January 16, 2024. Watch the session here:[...]
What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse? Actor Rainn Wilson joins us, in avatar form, to check out a virtual world created by the World Economic Forum that aims to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on the Arctic and the rest of the world. We also hear from Gail Whiteman,[...]
How do the world's top leaders maximize their time to connect and build solutions to the world's biggest problems? This special highlight episode shares insights recorded at past Annual Meetings in Davos, Switzerland with a range of voices including CEOs, entrepreneurs, civil society leaders and an astronaut. They share the personal approaches they employ to[...]
Swami Sivasubramanian’s first experience using a computer was in high school in India, where there was just one computer for the entire school. While each student could use the computer for just a few minutes a day, those few minutes sparked his lifelong passion for technology, one that led to his current role as VP[...]
As leading figures from government, business, academia and civil society head to Davos for the Annual Meeting 2024, what are the big global challenges they will be discussing? The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report sets out the biggest issues over the short and medium terms, based on a survey of more than 1,400 global[...]
Radio Davos is a podcast that is as wide-ranging and thought-provoking as the work of the World Economic Forum itself. Rather than being restricted to any one topic, each week it focuses on a particular issue of global importance, such as macro-economics, the environment, technology, health, social inequalities and much more - always seeking solutions to[...]
Want a book for that hard-to-shop-for person? Or a book to make you that much sharper in the year ahead? In this special collection episode, CEOs, startup founders and more share the books that have changed their minds, how they lead and even changed their careers. Their book picks include business classics, as well as[...]
As 2023 draws to a close and the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting approaches, we look at an issue that will be on everyone’s lips in Davos: artificial intelligence. Cathy Li, head of AI at the Forum tells us about the work of the AI Governance Alliance, which has brought stakeholders together to seek the[...]
2023 saw an unprecedented number of forcibly displaced people worldwide - 110 million and counting - all thanks to climate calamities, conflict and more. Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner of the UN’s refugee agency shares the unique ways businesses around the world have stepped in to help tackle this problem, putting training in place[...]
If you’re a ‘digital native’ - someone who can’t remember a world before the internet - you might feel you have a good idea of the role technology will play in your life and perhaps in that of future generations. But journalism professor Jeff Jarvis, author of a history of another transformative technology from more[...]
Plastics pollution is a very visible, global environmental and health challenge, and last year the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) launched a process to draft a global treaty aimed at solving the problem. Earlier this week, delegations from all over the world met in Nairobi to work on the first full draft of a treaty[...]
When Professor Tom Crowther published research into the massive potential of trees to absorb more carbon than previously thought, he helped spur the Trillion Trees movement to plant, restore and conserve forests. But it also caused massive debate. As he publishes updated research, Crowther tells Radio Davos that growing trees must increase biodiversity, and not[...]
The concept of 'value based health care' - where patient outcomes are monitored and health care services are funded on the basis of the quality of care, rather than the quantity of procedures - has been around for a couple of decades, but has yet to become the norm. This podcast explores the potential benefits[...]
Melting arctic ice will have knock-on effects around the globe, impacting farms, homes, livelihoods and more. But making people care about melting ice or the Arctic - things most people will never see firsthand - can be almost impossible. Unless you get creative, that is.. Arctic Basecamp (a group of arctic experts and scientists), has[...]
This week we’re celebrating 100 episodes of our sister podcast Meet the Leader. Every week, Linda Lacina interviews leaders - of major companies, organisations, or what we might call ‘thought leaders' in the fields of academia or campaign groups. If you want to know what makes these individuals tick, and what lessons we might learn[...]- Melting arctic ice will have knock-on effects around the globe, impacting farms, homes, livelihoods and more. But making people care about melting ice or the Arctic - things most people will never see firsthand - can be almost impossible. Unless you get creative, that is.. Arctic Basecamp (a group of arctic experts and scientists), has[...]
The first black female CEO of one of the largest privately-funded global non-profits discusses the experiences that helped her learn how to be a better advocate for others. These experiences range from a father who served in the NAACP tackling civil rights in 1960s South Carolina, to her own life journey serving as a trial[...]
The digital transformation is shifting more than technology - it’s changing the skills workers will need, the mindsets required to tackle big challenges, and the nature of business itself. Roland Busch, Siemens CEO, shares how tech is reshaping Siemens and how reskilling will evolve, and how managers especially will need to empower teams for the[...]
In 2003 - the a year before a 19-year-old Harvard student called Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook - Philip Rosedale launched Second Life - an online virtual world that looked set to transform the internet. Two decades later, with the Facebook company, now called Meta, and its competitors seeking to develop the metaverse, what does Rosedale[...]
Trust time. Pick your moments. Find joy in doing. Know the future is not ordained. These are just some of the hard-won lessons learned that have guided the top minds in government, civil society, business on Meet the Leader. This 101st episode collects the program’s highlights, from Jane Goodall's run-in with a grumpy cabbie, to[...]
What is the single most important thing that any individual can do to help alleviate the climate crisis? Katharine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor at Texas Tech University and the author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. She believes[...]
At the start of this year, the World Economic Forum published its annual Global Risks Report - a major survey of sentiment about what are the big things that could go wrong - in the economy, the environment, in health, cybersecurity, geopolitics - and more. In this podcast, we invite back the two guests who[...]
Sourcing and scaling viable innovations to decarbonize ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors like mining and aviation will be critical to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals. How can we leverage cutting-edge technologies and adopt novel strategies to accelerate the race to net-zero in these sectors? This is the full audio from a panel discussion at the Sustainable[...]
Gender parity has recovered to pre-pandemic levels globally, but the pace of change is stagnating. It will take an estimated 131 years to reach full parity at the current trajectory. How can we boost women’s economic participation and political empowerment and achieve gender parity at all levels of society? This is the full audio from[...]
Small and medium agricultural enterprises (agri-SMEs) are Africa’s largest employer and economic engine—and the key to transforming food systems and improving food security for the continent. Yet three out of four agri-SMEs can’t access formal bank financing, and are too large for microfinance, creating an estimated $100 billion gap in unmet demand for financing. How[...]
Helen Mountford is the president and CEO of ClimateWorks Foundation, a philanthropy platform that has granted more than a billion dollars to worthy projects and grantees in more than 50 countries since 2008. She’s a key partner in a World Economic Forum initiative that launched this year called GAEA - Giving to Amplify Earth Action[...]
The World Economic Forum has just published its latest Chief Economists Outlook, a regular report based on the views of senior economists around the world. This edition shows a glass half full and half empty, with concerns of widespread economic recession easing since the last report in May, but slowing global growth and continued economic[...]
More companies have set sustainability goals than ever. But many will struggle to meet those goals. Baker McKenzie's Alyssa Auberger shares insights from a special survey that reveals business leader worries and the blindspots that some might overlook. As the global law firm's first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer, she also shares her unique journey to the[...]
Semiconductors make the world go round, and the most cutting-edge versions are necessary to propel the artificial intelligence revolution. Historian Chris Miller, author ‘Chip War’, explains what chips do, how they are made, and why they are so vital to global supply chains and international relations. Transcript available here: Read more: Check out all our[...]
Dylan E. Taylor is the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Voyager Space, a space infrastructure company and one of just a handful of firms awarded contracts to help in replacing the aging International Space Station. He and his team are working hard to ensure there’s no ‘space station gap’, all while getting the infrastructure[...]
Trust time, make one thing better everyday and keep upgrading yourself. CEO Yuxiang Zhou shares the lessons he has learned in co-founding Black Lake Technologies and his journey to help digitise factories -- a too-often analog world where too many still depend on paper and pencil. It’s a trip through big ideas, big disappointments (including[...]
How can something as simple as a seed help the world begin to make strides across big challenges such as protecting water, tackling climate change and even strengthening food security and opportunity? Ponsi Trivisvavet, the CEO of seed design company Inari, shares the innovations that are helping to protect the earth while tackling stubborn problems[...]
Is your team solving the right problems and building the right solutions? Are they truly pushing the envelope - in the short- and long-term? This compilation episode shares the questions top innovators ask themselves and their teams, across engineering, biotech, healthcare and more. It also highlights the practical tactics and strategies they use to keep[...]
Professor Stuart Russell shares his concerns about the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence. Listen back to our 5-part series on generative AI: Episode 1: Episode 2: Episode 3: Episode 4: Episode 5: Related episodes: Check out all our podcasts on : - - - - Join the
Designer phages, spatial optics, plant sensors and bendable batteries - just some of the items on this year's World Economic Forum Top 10 Emerging Technologies that will change our lives in the next 3-5 years. To talk us through all 10, we hear from the two people who led the work compiling the list: Mariette[...]
Chief Risk Officers (CROs) are firefighters, investigators, counselors and -- critically -- the people trained to ensure companies have the systems, frameworks and culture in place to identify, assess and monitor big challenges ahead. They also help teams help teams take meaningful action and chart a path forward. On the launch of the World Economic[...]
Is the metaverse still a thing or has the world’s attention moved on to generative AI? On this episode of Radio Davos, we speak to a vice president of the consumer electronics company HTC. Pearly Chen heads Business Development & Content Partnerships for VIVEPORT a subscription plan for virtual reality gaming - immersive video games[...]
Qualcomm has long served as a tech pioneer, driving innovations in cellular connectivity, AI, autonomous driving and more. CEO Cristiano Amon shares how digitalization will further transform our lives -- from health and retail to energy and the future of work. He also shares how Qualcomm drives innovative thinking in its teams and the simple[...]
Claude Marshall fled Nazi Germany as a small boy in the 1930s and now helps today’s refugees by fundraising for sports facilities in refugee camps. He tells Radio Davos why sport is so important for traumatised young people, and compares the plight of people today forced from their home with his own childhood experience. Related[...]
Hard-fought battles by leaders around the world have helped better protect nature in recent years but more work is needed to secure everything from future economic resilience to progress on climate action. Dr. Andrew Steer of the Bezos Earth Fund shares what transitions must happen this decade and the new approaches to philanthropy, policy, technology[...]
Can we prevent a repeat of COVID-19? In a new book, , author Kate Kelland looks at what we learned from the pandemic and how scientists, governments and societies can be better prepared for the next one. Links World Economic Forum’s Website page for the “Centre for Health and Healthcare”. Regional Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative: Pathogen[...]
The global gender gap isn't budging, new research shows, and in this week's episode, women leaders share some of the unique policies and programs that can help build a pipeline for women in leadership and get closer to bridging that divide. Women also share the strategies that they have personally used to get their ideas[...]
The final episode of our AI series comes from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC), the World Economic Forum’s ‘summer Davos’, in Tianjin, China. Cathy Li, head of AI at the World Economic Forum, says what needs to happen next as the world gets to grips with generative AI, and introduces the AI[...]
Amid pressures on the global economy from recent major crises and renewed turbulence in financial markets, stakeholders will need to convert the bright spots of accelerated trade and investment in green and innovative industries into a new paradigm for sustained growth. How can both government and the private sector draw on the opportunities stemming from[...]
In most parts of the world, the gender gap - the difference in opportunities and outcomes for women compared to men - is closing. But closing so slowly that it would take, at the current rate of progress, until 2154 for men and women to be truly equal. That statistic comes from the World Economic[...]
"AI will have some form of intelligence that will either compete with us or augment us. This is a question for us as a species. For the past thousands of years, we didn’t have a cousin or a brother and now we may have one. So it is how we understand that and how we[...]
Speaking to the media during COVID drove home to epidemiologist Prativa Baral the need for clear science communication training so experts can build trust with the public and be understood. Her experience led her to found Let Science Connect, a social enterprise that trains scientists and technical experts how to speak without jargon and connect[...]
The rise of generative artificial intelligence raises a lot of philosophical questions. So can philosophy help us make AI that serves humanity for the good? On this episode we hear from 'applied ethicist' Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Lead at the Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University, USA; and from Sara Hooker, head of Cohere For[...]
This Co-CEO and CFO explains how biotech leader Royal DSM invests in innovation that propels the company in the short term while putting in place the solutions that will be critical for the future. She'll share key mindsets, such as the frameworks critical for balancing present and future needs, the key role purpose plays, and[...]
For a transcript, visit the episode page at: In the second a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we hear from two companies involved in the AI revolution - one of the biggest and oldest names in computing, Microsoft, and a young startup making waves in this booming industry, Hugging Face. Speakers: Natasha Crampton, Chief[...]
In the first of a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we ask why AI is suddenly such big news and where things might go from here. Speakers: Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse, World Economic Forum; Francesca Rossi, AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM Research; and Pascale Fung, Professor at Hong Kong University of[...]
In this special compilation episode, top CEOs, founders, activists reveal the advice that shaped them, helping them change their minds and their approaches to work and life, improving on everything from patience and authenticity to how they team and learn. Featured in this episode: Leif Johansson, former non-executive chairman at AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca; Marie-France Tschudin, President of Innovative Medicines International[...]
The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs report finds that 44% of worker skills will be disrupted in the next five years. In this episode, experts from Google, LinkedIn and more talk about the mindsets and approaches that will help workers and employees navigate the skills disruption ahead - and what some companies are already[...]
Josef Aschbacher's role as Director General for the European Space Agency (ESA) requires mobilizing support for visionary innovations that often take decades to build. He shared the strategies he’s learned while at ESA to talk about technical marvels in a clear way, without jargon, to earn buy in for big ideas and connect with a[...]
Against a backdrop of persistently sluggish growth, the global economy and markets continue to be roiled by crisis after crisis. What trends will determine the prospects for the year ahead, and are there grounds for optimism that the worst may be over? This is the full audio of the Chief Economists Briefing session at the[...]
With an estimated shortfall of 10 million workers in the sector by 2030, the health and care economy is under severe stress. What multi stakeholder policies and strategies can help recruit, retain and rethink healthcare jobs? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum’s Growth Summit 2023, Future of Work[...]
With a background in software engineering and ad tech, Blake Scholl has an unusual CV for an aviation CEO. However, his singular passion for aviation drove him to learn this sector and eventually found a sustainable aviation company with flights twice as fast as what's offered today. Founding Boom was one of several crossroads moments[...]
Wondering what job you’ll be doing in five years’ time? Chances are it may be quite different from what you do now, and you’ll need different skills. The transition to clean energy and the rise of artificial intelligence are likely to have a big impact on the world of work so employers, too, need to[...]
The CEO of Mercer, one of the world's largest human resource consultancies, shares the blind spots holding companies back from building healthier and more resilient teams. She shares how targeted uses of data can boost uptake of health and wellness benefits, the role of reskilling in future workforces and the importance of rethinking retention strategies[...]
What’s going on in the global economy? Christian Keller, the Head of Economic Research at Barclays, joins Radio Davos to discuss the latest Chief Economists Outlook and explore what likely lies ahead for consumers, businesses and policymakers. More on the Growth Summit: A transcript is available on the episode page on our website Check out[...]
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report is a snapshot of the world of work now, and a look into where we are going. The latest edition comes as we are still digesting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and as we all become aware of the massive impact that Artificial Intelligence is likely[...]
With a career that spans nearly 5 decades in science and technology -- one that includes time at AstraZeneca during its history-making effort to deliver billions of vaccines to countries around the world -- Leif Johansson shares his unique lessons learned. Before he steps down from his role as non-executive chairman this month, he shared[...]
“Arguably the most common devastating disease that most people have never heard of. It affects at least one in nine women. It is the cause of up to 50% of infertility cases in women.” Endometriosis is the subject of director Shannon Cohn’s documentary Below the Belt. She tells how women have been overlooked, disbelieved and[...]
A blood cancer diagnosis turned this Meta exec's day-to-day upside down in 2016. But it also reinforced a key personal philosophy: control what you can control. It's an approach that she stresses to her teams at Meta, reminding her staff to focus on areas where they can make the biggest impact. And it's an approach that[...]
COVID transformed the world of work, but AI’s impact will be much bigger. “It’s the first time in the history of humanity that we have to rethink what it means to be human. It’s no longer, ‘I think, therefore I am’. Most of our thinking can be outsourced to machines.” Artificial intelligence is about to[...]
It often looks like we are doing too little too late to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, but companies around the world are creating new ways of generating and delivering energy. We hear from four CEOs about their work on aviation fuel, electric vehicles, green hydrogen and new nuclear. And World Economic Forum John Defterios,[...]
Augmented reality (AR) is transforming retail, surgery and even how we read a book. Peggy Johnson, CEO of Magic Leap -- a company pioneering in this technology -- shares how AR might evolve – and what could hold that progress back. She also shares key milestones from her decades in tech -- including the surprising[...]
The first UN Water Conference in almost 50 years was a watershed moment to catalyze a series of several key opportunities this year, to assess progress on the SDGs, but what are the major outcomes? How can leaders take the water action agenda forward as an enabler to address the nexus of critical issues including[...]
At the UN Water Conference, a group of entrepreneurs from around the world are telling how their innovations could help tackle some of the big challenges related to water. Laura Beltran, of the World Economic Forum's UpLink platform, talks to three of them who are: taking water from the air in Kenya; making the most[...]
As the world meets at the United Nations for the first water summit in a decade, we speak to someone who has written a history of humanity’s relationship with water. Giulio Boccaletti, author of Water: A Biography says it is human decisions that have created water crises, and it’s humans that can solve them. Read[...]
What is your purpose? What societal impact are you driving? Patrick Decker, CEO of Xylem, shares how this water technology company is helping to tackle these questions while tackling big issues impacting society and the planet (such as water scarcity, water infrastructure and emissions), leveraging everything from effective communication to technology (AI and digital twins)[...]
Everyone, it seems, is talking about ChatGPT - the generative artificial intelligence application that you can chat to like a very intelligent human and instruct to write things previously done by humans. In this episode, Aakrit Vaish, Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik, an Indian company that makes AI that interacts with people by voice or[...]
Too many groups, including women and gender diverse people, do not see themselves as policymakers or politicians. Raise Our Voice Australia works to change that by providing special training on how the political system works, as well as tactical skills in areas like community building and having conversations with people you disagree with. Founder Ashleigh[...]
With growing social polarisation and a lack of trust in the fairness of economic systems, progress on more efficient global taxation mechanisms, such as the OECD's global corporate tax deal, is becoming essential. How can we address the tax challenges raised by digitalisation and ensure a fairer redistribution of tax revenues across countries? This is[...]
The second woman in history to run the New York Stock Exchange shares her 'non-linear' path to President and the integral role her background in programming, technology and statistics plays in running a modern stock exchange. In a conversation recorded at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, she talks about her first year on the[...]
Up to now, the vast majority of the world’s ocean was not governed by a global treaty that would protect this vital part of the planet from pollution or over-exploitation - meaning the high seas were something of a Wild West. But that is all changing. After years of negotiations, member states of the United[...]
COVID-19 set women at work back a generation - pushing some to leave professions or the workforce altogether. And with many women in dual-earning couples still doing the lion's share of childcare, those remaining in the workforce might feel skeptical about the benefits of innovations such as 4-day weeks. In a conversation recorded at the[...]
Flows of capital, goods, services and people have boosted productivity and living standards, tripling the size of the global economy over the past three decades. However, tensions over trade and investment are undermining growth and trust. As the cost of further disintegration severely outweighs the benefits, how can leaders reshape the current system to develop[...]
If you’re lucky enough to have some spare cash to invest, how do you decide where to put it? In the past few years the answer to that question may have changed. The rise of robo-advisers - algorithms that can guide you - and of 'finfluencers' - social media influencers keen to impart their wisdom[...]
Investors in natural ecosystems face hard choices to ensure credible outcomes at scale, given the rapid action needed to stabilize Earth systems and legitimate concerns of greenwashing. An expert panel asks: How can data, regulation and Indigenous knowledge spur investors to channel resources towards quality conservation and restoration at scale? This is the full audio[...]
A more sustainable future means transforming how business is done. In a special conversation recorded at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, PepsiCo's CEO Ramon Laguarta shared how the food and beverage giant is rethinking things like packaging and consumption models - and how de-risking investments, scaling new habits and the right mix of internal[...]
The ties that bind the world economy together have frayed in recent years. From the competition over advanced microchip manufacturing between the US and China to Russia's war in Ukraine, globalization is undeniably entering a new phase. But has globalization reached the end of the line — or is a resurgence on the cards? This[...]
A 20-seater plane powered by a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell engine just made its first test flight. We talk to the company behind it, that believes all planes can be made zero-emissions. In a recent test flight, ZeroAvia, an engine builder, made history by flying a 20-seater aircraft completely powered by green hydrogen, a zero-emissions[...]
Caroline Casey is the founder of The Valuable 500, an organization that represents 22 million workers across 64 sectors worldwide working to end disability exclusion. Key to this effort is bridging a data gap to make it easier to track progress for inclusion and make apples-to-apples comparisons between companies. But critical, too, is ensuring leaders[...]
‘Polycrisis’, a relatively new term, was in the air at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January, where people were discussing the intertwined global issues of war, economic uncertainty, inflation, recession and the climate crisis, among others. But does that word really tell us anything new about the world we live in and the[...]
In a tight labor market, how can you ensure you're filling much-needed roles with the right people? And once they're hired, how can you ensure those new staffers stay for the long haul? Valerie Beaulieu, Adecco Group's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, shares why labor scarcity is here to stay, how companies can navigate hiring,[...]
How can we navigate the ‘polycrisis’? A range of leaders give their quick tips on how to set priorities and stay true to your values. This episode was first published on our Meet the Leader podcast channel. Subscribe on any platform: Radio Davos: Meet the Leader: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues: All our podcasts here: Join[...]
More people have a bank or mobile account than ever before, giving more people in the developing world and beyond a chance build savings, grow businesses and protect their families from the next global shock. But despite big gains in financial inclusion, there’s much more work to do. This work is especially urgent as a[...]
The engines of global growth are slowing and the number of households and businesses facing economic distress is rising. What does the future of growth look like and what policies are needed to stabilize the global economy? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 that you[...]
Actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi, who was at the WEF’s Annual Meeting in Davos to talk about the protest movement being led by women in her native Iran, joins us on Radio Davos to discuss the situation. And we hear from former Spanish foreign minister Arancha González, who tells a panel discussion at Davos 2023[...]
At the Annual Meeting in Davos this year, we asked CEOs, activists and civil society leaders how leaders can prioritize what really matters despite a swirl of challenges: an energy crisis, a food crisis, geopolitical conflict, a potential economic downturn, and more. They shared their strategies and secrets -- from how they make time in[...]
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended days ago there was no bigger issue than the energy crisis - with its links to the challenges of climate change, geopolitics and the cost of living - what has come to be known as the ‘polycrisis’. On this episode, we hear from two people immersed[...]
Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today’s challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society. However, progress on parity is stalling globally. An expert panel asks: How can we create better pathways to advance more women into the highest levels of leadership? Speakers include: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic[...]
What if the next time your smartphone broke, you could fix it yourself? The repairable, sustainable smartphone maker Fairphone does just that all while helping to wean consumers off the quest for the thinnest, latest gadget -- a cycle that simply adds tons of valuable materials to landfill annually. Founder Bas van Abel joins Meet[...]
Europe is facing a slow-growth, high-debt and high-inflation economy, even as labour markets remain persistently tight. With limited fiscal and monetary tools available, where can Europe's leaders find the space to deliver growth? A panel of top experts digs into this topic at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, including: Mark Rutte, Prime Minister[...]
In the face of a 'polycrisis' - an energy crisis, a climate crisis, geopolitical conflict and a potential economic recession, what's needed to ensure global cooperation on climate action continues? Learn more from this panel held at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting 18 January with top voices, including: Julia Chatterley, Anchor, CNN; Jesper Brodin,[...]
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel of the News Agents podcast join us to look at the final day at #wef23 where the global economy is in focus. Also: European Central Banker Christine Lagarde says she will take all measures needed to get inflation down; YouTuber Prajakta Koli on her first Davos experience; AI expert Vilas[...]
Alex Karp shares with Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein how he founded and leads software company Palantir Technologies. This thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation covers serious topics such as how its work with governments powers anti-terror efforts and counters human rights abuses. It also includes its share of light and even funny moments, including Karp's non-traditional background,[...]
Does tech need a new business model? How will computing power drive the energy transition? What’s ahead for the tech skills gap? In a special conversation, the CEO of Microsoft talks to Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman about tech trends, AI, cybersecurity, economic growth and three trends driving the future of[...]
On today’s Radio Davos, co-hosted by ‘Exponential View’ writer, author and podcaster Azeem Azhar, UN Secretary-General warns of a ‘great fracture’ in the world, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis tells us the war in Ukraine affects the whole world. We talk to Caroline Casey of the disability inclusion campaign Valuable 500 and tour the art[...]
On Day 3 at Davos 2023, we enter the metaverse to experience the Forum’s Global Collaboration Village, hear why inflation may have peaked, but prices haven’t, and speak to astronaut Matthias Maurer. Heba Aly, of the podcast Rethinking Humanitarianism, co-hosts. We hear from recipients of the Crystal Awards Idris and Sabrina Elba. The boss of[...]
With inflation soaring and real wages falling, an expert panel asks: Have we seen the worst of inflation? Will the cost of living crisis get worse before it better? What role will productivity play? And do policy-makers need a new toolkit to tackle this challenge? Learn more from this panel held at the World Economic[...]
It’s a fragmented world - can humanity learn to cooperate to solve the big issues? Bloomberg climate change reporter, host of the Zero podcast, Akshat Rathi, joins us to look at Day 2 of Davos 2023. Saadia Zahidi, head of the Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society picks her priorities for Davos 2023[...]
More than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills for Employment Initiative. With its 3-6 months of training in language and other critical job[...]
It’s Day 1 at Davos 2023. In this first of the daily shows that will drop every morning this week, we hear from the president of the World Economic Forum on what to expect, we hear about artificial intelligence that can prevent wildfires, we take a peek into the metaverse, and hear music played on[...]
Ahead of the 2023 Annual Meeting, Makhtar Diop, the Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), shares a special funding initiative designed to confront the food crisis, one that can also help address other issues including financial resilience for farmers and more sustainable solutions for the climate. Success requires new[...]
Carolyn Kousky is the Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at the Environmental Defense Fund and the author of Understanding Disaster Insurance: New Tools for a More Resilient Future. In this episode, Kousky dives deep into the world of insurance markets, exposing major vulnerabilities and detailing how private and public partnerships can help built[...]
Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, we look at two issues that will be at the heart of many discussions: energy and jobs. We discuss a new report, , with David Rabley who leads the energy transition practice for oil and gas at Accenture, and Roberto Bocca, Head of Energy, Materials[...]
The cost of living crisis around the world is the number one risk in the short-term, according to the latest Global Risks Report, but climate change remains the greatest challenge in the medium and long term. In this episode we hear from two of the people involved in creating the Global Risks Report - required[...]
Hiring has never been easy, but economic shifts, global crises and explosive demand for new skills has made finding talent harder. Mourshed discusses the models and mindsets her global non-profit uses to train and place adult learners and candidates that might be overlooked around the globe ensuring businesses can tap into and develop new pipelines[...]
In the first episode of 2023, Kate Whiting speaks to academics and authors Professor Andrew Pettegree and Dr Arthur der Weduwen about their book The Library: A Fragile History. They discuss why, despite our love of collecting books, they have often been neglected and become tools and targets during times of war, while romance novels[...]
In this last episode of 2022, host Beatrice Di Caro and Kate Whiting look back at some of their favourite reads of the year, collate top reads from around the World Economic Forum, and share some of the best quotes from authors who have been on the Book Club Podcast. These include Adam Grant, Elif[...]
What’s inspired, informed, delighted and impressed the top leaders in business and civil society? In this second annual book recommendation episode, learn the top books recommended by CEOs, economists, government leaders and more in 2022. You’ll be reminded of the staying power of definitive business books (‘Made to Stick’, ‘Grit’), discover what new books tech[...]
From machine learning to quantum sensing and the metaverse - these CEOs pick out the tech we should all be watching. This episode was previously published on our sister podcast . Subscribe to that here: Check out all our podcasts on : - - - - Join the Join the
Paul Daugherty is the Chief Technology Officer at Accenture and co-author of Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future. In this episode, he discusses how the pandemic accelerated a shift towards a more human-centered use of AI technology and how artificial intelligence will drive four key areas for companies to[...]
Technologies are reshaping everything from how we work and relate to one another, to how we deliver healthcare, pursue an education, and manufacture goods. In interviews recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Global Technology Governance Retreat in June in San Francisco, and even the Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit his fall, leaders share[...]
In this episode, author Jon Alexander joins us to discuss his book Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us. How can we become better citizens? That is the question this book studies, looking at how people and societies moved from the subject story of kings and empires to the current consumer[...]
In this episode, Zambian-born economist and author Dr. Dambisa Moyo discusses her latest book, How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World. In it, she examines the traditional role of boards and suggests how they can adapt to the needs of a 21st-century marketplace.
Mina Guli is running 200 marathons in a year to raise awareness about water; Lewis Pugh swam across the Red Sea for climate change action. Meet the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit in the hope of changing the world. Guests: Mina Guli: Lewis Pugh: Hear a previous Radio Davos with him: Also[...]
Figures from business, government and civil society share their reflections on COP27, in a discussion hosted by the World Economic Forum just before the climate conference concluded. Speakers: Antonia Gawel, Head, Climate Change, World Economic Forum (moderator) Janet Ranganathan, Vice-President, Science and Research, World Resources Institute Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA) James[...]
In this special compilation episode timed to the COP 27 Climate Summit in Egypt, CEOs and government leaders share surprising and innovative approaches to scaling climate action. Featured in this episode: Rania Al-Mashat, the Egyptian minister for international cooperation; Patrick Decker, CEO, Xylem; George Oliver, CEO and chairman of Johnson Controls; Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens[...]
The water we drink and use to wash and irrigate our crops is precious, and becoming ever more so due to climate change.The World Economic Forum’s UpLink platform wants to hear from you if you have innovative ideas on how to tackle the problem.On this episode, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCL Technologies which is[...]
As COP27 begins in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Radio Davos looks at the main themes, and talks to the head of climate action at the World Economic Forum about the role of business. Guest: Antonia Gawel, head of climate action at the World Economic Forum Open letter from the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: First Movers[...]
As the UN Climate Summit COP27 begins this month, here are 6 books - from ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ to ‘Speed and Scale’ that have shaped, inspired and informed top climate leaders. In this episode: Al Gore, former US Vice President and founder of the Climate Reality Project; Activist Jane Goodall, Ezgi Barcenas, AB InBev’s Chief Sustainability[...]
Zero is a new podcast from Bloomberg Green which looks at climate change and how we might use policy, technology and investment to achieve the huge reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to avert the worst of global warming. Its host Akshat Rathi talks about how he tackled one of the world’s biggest, most complex[...]
In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan war photographer, who realises he’s in a processing centre for souls in the afterlife and sets out to solve his own murder, which involves leading his friends[...]
Ahead of the COP27 global climate summit, this special compilation episode collects interview excerpts from a range of leaders in government, business, and civil society about what leaders must put first for climate action. Leaders share a range of commitments they’d like to see move forward as well as insights on priorities that are often[...]
Humans are about to return to the Moon, and are working on a mission to Mars. Former NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan explains why space exploration is so important for humanity. And why it can help us protect our 'pale blue dot' of a planet.] Guest: Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary for Science and Research[...]
Gene therapy is one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare with over 2,000 therapies in development globally. The new techniques could challenge some of the world’s most feared diseases, including HIV and cancer, But the enormous cost means poorer countries could miss out, and the fact that R&D is concentrated in richer countries means[...]
Joy is key to tackling big challenges - especially during a time of uncertainty. Leaders share strategies to rethink everything from meetings, individual success, to-do lists and more. This episode features insights from: Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Alex Liu, Managing Partner and Chairman, Kearney; Chano Fernandez, Co-CEO, Workday.
From floods to wildfires and hurricanes across the globe, climate change is causing more frequent and catastrophic extreme weather events. In this episode, environmental journalist Gaia Vince sets out the central thesis of her book 'Nomad Century' which envisages a world where climate change forces as many as 1 billion people to migrate in the[...]
Every big company has a Chief Executive Officer - a CEO - many have CFOs and COOs but how many have a CXO, a chief exploration officer? Davis Wallerstein is an American at a big Chinese tech firm, Tencent. He explains what he does as CXO and how sustainability is at the heart of what[...]
Ezgi Barcenas, the CSO of beverage giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, explains how holacratic methods that swap rigid protocol for empowered, cross-functional teams can give organizations the flexibility they'll need to adapt to new sustainability challenges and spur the swift action needed to tackle climate change.
Food production has a huge impact on climate change. And climate change has a huge impact on our ability to produce the food we need. As the war in Ukraine creates additional challenges to the global food and energy markets, a panel of experts looks at ways food production and consumption can adapt to address[...]
Francis Kéré made history earlier this year as the first African person to win Architecture’s honor: the Pritzker Prize. He discussed the ways his architecture can reshape communities and opportunity - all while driving sustainability and building national pride. He also shared the surprising challenges he faced building one of his most famous projects -[...]
What’s going on in the global economy? It is a question that the World Economic Forum’s seeks to answer every three months with its .For large parts of the world inflation is high and rising, cutting deep into people’s real incomes - and posing dilemmas for policymakers in governments and central banks who want to stop prices[...]
Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy crisis – it is now more critical than ever to tackle disinformation head-on.This podcast contains the audio from an Agenda Dialogue discussion at the[...]
Inflation is a major concern around the world - for economic policymakers, for companies and for all of us who are seeing prices rise faster than our incomes.We’ve covered the issue on several previous episodes of Radio Davos - see links below. On this episode we hear from two experts who appeared on a video[...]
In the run-up to the next climate summit, COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, World Economic Forum President Børge Brende convened a panel of experts at the Sustainable Development Impact Meeting 2022 to take stock of global efforts to tackle the crisis.This Agenda Dialogues episode is the full audio of that session. Participants: Rania Al-Mashat, Minister[...]
In his unique role as Chief Exploration Officer, Wallerstein searches the world for moonshot investments in innovations that could change the world - ones that could even tackle climate change. He talks about the potential he sees and the technologies that could slash emissions while reshaping how we travel live and work. He also explains[...]
Liu believes a 'Great Reflection' lay at the heart of the the COVID-19 'Great Resignation.' More disruption is ahead and he explains that tackling the big challenges to come will take teams who've tapped into their purpose. On this episode, the managing partner shares what's needed to unlock talent in the months ahead, from rethinking[...]
What’s the connection between Jimmy Wales, Amal Clooney, Emmanuel Macron, Jacinda Ardern and ? Answer? They’re all Young Global Leaders. So what are ‘YGLs’ and how does being part of that group help people - with diverse backgrounds and world views - work for the greater public good? On this episode of Radio Davos we talk[...]
1.4 billion adults have no access to banking - that means it’s harder for them to save, to borrow, to send money or to start a business - than for those of us that do.Our guest on Radio Davos is an expert on the global state of people’s access to financial services, who helped create[...]
This space tech CEO will explain how space services -such as launching satellites and delivering payloads to orbit - will build a growing space economy that can help us better live on earth. He shares what he learned defining cloud computing at NASA, building a shopping tool for Kroger and what he shares with students[...]
Carbon offsets are when a polluting company buys a carbon credit to make up for the greenhouse gas it has emitted. The money should be used to fund action somewhere in the world that remove the same amount of carbon out of the air, or to prevent carbon emissions. Detractors say that offsetting is ‘greenwash’,[...]
Yoni Assia, founder and CEO of social investment network eToro, shares why he founded the Good Dollar Project and how digital finance can be a force for good and financial empowerment.
Stewart Butterfield, Slack's co-founder and CEO, shares how leaders can navigate uncertainty while helping to make their teams more effective. He shares mindsets that can drive leaders to rethink outdated incentives and everyday practices (like the classic meeting) to reboot how companies tap their teams' capabilities. He shares questions leaders can ask themselves, what he's[...]
When Denise Bradley-Tyson’s husband - former Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J Tyson - passed away, she took on his work to bridge health equity gaps. Working with the American Heart Association, she’s helped drive the creation of a special fund that provides grants and low interest loans to social entrepreneurs and not-for-profits, ensuring both the[...]
BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Pam Chan shares how living up to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) standards will require new perspectives and partnerships. She explains how future leaders will need to think differently and move out of comfort zones to take sustainability further - while outlining the everyday habits and practices successful leaders will put into[...]
Radio Davos is the weekly podcast from the World Economic Forum that looks at the world’s biggest challenges and how we might solve them. This episode looks at some of our best stories from the last 12 months, and we hear from our sister podcasts, Meet the Leader, Agenda Dialogues, and the new World Economic[...]
As Chief Purchasing Officer, Andrea Fuder has a unique insight into supply networks and how those relationships impact everything from climate action to human rights. She sees each sourcing decision as a ‘wedding’ and shares the factors she weighs when vetting new partnerships and finding leaders she can trust in the long-term. She also shares[...]
If we want to understand the war in Ukraine, and why it matters to the world, we need to know its history, says Yale Professor Timothy Snyder. The American historian, whose books include ‘Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin’ and ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century’, is interviewed by World Economic Forum Social[...]
Shez Partovi is a former physician turned Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Royal Philips whose early career helping patients taught him critical lessons about building truly innovative solutions to tackle tough problems. He'll take us through the questions that you should ask yourself to ensure you’re considering the right evidence, setting the right priorities[...]
Laura Battle, Deputy Books Editor at the Financial Times, tells us how social media, especially #BookTok, has changed the global publishing industry and gives her own recommendations for summer reading. And Ella Berthoud, a ‘bibliotherapist’ who uses the power of books to help people through tough times and who wrote ‘The Novel Cure: An A[...]
As summer sizzles in the northern hemisphere, this episode brings you top recommendations for books to pack on your vacation, and reading that will transport you far from home without you having to go anywhere. Laura Battle, Deputy Books Editor at the Financial Times, gives her book picks and also tells us how social media,[...]
In the face of a potential global recession, how can you lead the best team in the best conditions possible? Kearney Senior Partner and Managing Director Stefan Marcu shares the questions leaders should ask themselves about everything from hiring to spending – and the contingency plans they should be making now. He also shares how[...]
Oxy’s CEO shares her thoughts on how energy markets will shift and what’s needed to fund the energy transition. As one of the first women to run a major US oil and gas firm, she also shares how she’s changed as a leader, the traits she depends on - and the training every person in[...]
Research shows that despite some progress, gender gaps in pay, leadership and more aren’t shrinking fast enough in a range of categories. Top female leaders share what’s needed to break down assumptions, build networks and improve living standards widely, stressing the training every exec will need and even the right place to sit in a[...]
‘The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career’ looks at the reasons why women’s careers suffer when they have children, and what can be done about it. The author, Joeli Brearley, is also founder of the UK campaigning charity Pregnant Then Screwed. Robin Pomeroy sits in for regular[...]
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities and obstacles for women, in the workplace, in education, business and politics. The Forum’s Saadia Zahidi talks us through the highlights and explains why we will all win if societies can close the gender gap.Read[...]- The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities and obstacles for women, in the workplace, in education, business and politics. The Forum’s Saadia Zahidi talks us through the highlights and explains why we will all win if societies can close the gender gap.Read[...]
What are humans doing in space and why are we talking about bases on the Moon or missions to Mars when there is so much here on Earth that requires our immediate attention? We hear from two people involved in the business of space - one of whom visited space last year, the other who[...]
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook report indicates that cyberattacks increased 125% globally in 2021, with evidence suggesting a continued uptick through 2022. In this fast-changing landscape it is vital for leaders to take a strategic approach to cyber risks.How can leaders better prepare for future cyber shocks? What individual and collective actions will[...]
In ‘The End Of Bias: How We Change Our Minds,’ Jessica Nordell, a science writer for publications including the New York Times, looks at what causes us to discriminate against other people, often without even realizing it, and the cognitive science and social psychology that can help change our ways of thinking. Join the World[...]
Why do we work five days a week? Could we be just as productive, and healthier and happier working four days? Experts from government, academia and industry debate the issue at Davos 2022. Speakers: Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Psychology, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Ohood Bint Khalfan Al Roumi,[...]
Greg Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, talks about the multiple challenges facing the global economy and gives his view on, among other things, whether the global slowdown and rising inflation will combine to create the dreaded ‘stagflation’.
After years of disruption, can the world return to normal? In a special one-on-one-conversation at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, founder Klaus Schwab talks to CEO Albert Bourla for his take on how the COVID-19 pandemic will evolve - and how technologies and vaccines will change with it. Bourla also shares the[...]
Ian Bremmer, author and founder of the research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, says while many of the global bodies created after the Second World War are no longer fit to cope with today’s crises, the size of those crises themselves, might compel them to reform and renew.
How can leaders navigate economic uncertainty? We asked Nela Richardson, the chief economist at ADP, to share the stats she's tracking now and the surprising long-term trends she's seeing. She explained how workers’ needs have transformed in recent years, how workers and employers might act differently in the next recession, and why some of the[...]
Can banks and investors shift to climate-friendly business in a way that will have a global impact on slashing greenhouse gases? This panel discussion at Davos 2022 goes into the details of this complex but crucial part of the fight against climate catastrophe. Speakers: Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance Anne[...]
Ahmad Joudeh, a dancer with the Dutch National Ballet, performed at Davos 2022. We hear how he fended off violent opposition to his dancing from his own father and Islamist militants, and how he is using his platform to speak up for million of people who, like him, grow up as stateless refugees.
On this panel at Davos 2022: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Jane Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, Citi François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor, Central Bank of France David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group Moderator: Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC- With every crisis people declare the end of globalization, but Thomas Friedman argues that, despite war, economic uncertainty and unrest, there are many reasons to believe globalization is stronger than ever. This is the audio of a conversation he had with World Economic Forum Managing Director Adrian Monck at the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 in[...]
Nick Clegg, president for global affairs at Meta, came into the Radio Davos booth to explain his new role at the parent company of Facebook, and to set out his vision of the metaverse and why we need to ensure now that it will be a place people can move around freely and not be[...]
Leaders gather at the Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss solutions to the world’s biggest problems. But how can they keep that sense of optimism once they return from the mountain? On the latest Meet The Leader podcast, CEOs, experts and more attending the May event share practical strategies as well as the roll of[...]
YouTube Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki explores top questions such as: How can a massive global video platform balance free speech and misinformation? Are we in a creator economy bubble? These topics and more are covered in a special one-on-one conversation with Alyson Shontell Lombardi of Fortune Magazine at Davos 2022 - the World Economic[...]
The Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates studied 500 years of history to better predict challenges to come. He collects the insights from his recent book, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. He shares what he’s worried about now, what gives him hope, and how leaders can better navigate the likely[...]
On the final day of the Meeting, Peter Prengaman, climate and environmental news director at the Associated Press, gives us his impressions of his first Davos. We hear the IMF’s Gita Gopinath and others on the prospects for global growth; we find out what schoolgirls in a refugee camp in Kenya want to hear from[...]
The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis has been deeply uneven within and between countries, depending on their access to fiscal resources and vaccines. Food, fuel and resource crises now risk further derailing an equitable recovery. How can a broader set of foundations for growth ensure long-term economic prosperity and a return to international convergence? This[...]
The CEO shares how Microsoft is responding to a host of shifts and how leaders' roles are evolving in a dynamic time. This wide-ranging conversation from the 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos is moderated by World Economic Forum executive chairman Klaus Schwab and covers hybrid work, governance, cybersecurity threats in the Ukraine, the metaverse and[...]
Shereen Bhan, managing editor of Indian business news channel CNBC-TV18, joins us to look ahead to Day 3 when climate change is a major topic. We also get the latest on COVID-19 and the risk of future pandemics. Plus artist Harry Yeff on the emotional impact of turning a voice into a work of digital[...]
While tech can tackle a range of problems, from wealth inequality to the Ukraine crisis, tech policy plays an unsung role making both innovation and social progress possible. The United Nations Development Programme Administrator shares how policy can enable change and a new tool that will be launched to the public today at the 2022[...]
Enrique Acevedo. news anchor at CBS news, joins us in the Radio Davos booth to look ahead to the highlights on Day 2 of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2022. We also hear some of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address, get an advance glimpse of the Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index, hear political[...]
What’s happening on Day 1 of Davos 2022? South African TV anchor Nzinga Qunta joins us in the booth at the heart of the conference centre to look ahead to some of the highlights to expect. The episode includes contributions from: Saadia Zahidi, head of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and[...]- It's an historical turning point - how can leaders make a difference? Ahead of the World Economic Forum 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos - the first in-person meeting of its kind in two years - leaders discuss the current storm of challenges facing the globe and this pivotal moment to make change happen. Features: David[...]
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, bringing leaders and experts together from around the world, traditionally happens in January. But for the first time, thanks to COVID-19, the Davos meeting is being held in May. But as Forum President Borge Brende says in this preview podcast, the absence of snow is not the main reason[...]
As the world began to emerge from the pandemic, we were expecting some turbulence, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upset all predictions. Global Chief Economist at HSBC Janet Henry gives her assessment of where we are and where we’re headed.
The World Economic Forum has been tracking global progress on the ‘energy transition’ for a decade and has just released a special report, Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022, looking at where things stand at this extraordinary moment in history. The transition is the move away from fossil fuels that cause the climate crisis, while ensuring[...]
Radio Davos and its sister podcast Meet the Leader will be podcasting from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland 22—26 May 2022. Here's what to expect.
Adam Tooze, history professor at Columbia University, looks forward to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to be held in Davos in May 2022. The podcaster and author sets out the big issues that will dominate Davos and the global agenda in the months that follow. Adam Tooze is interviewed by Jim Landale and Abhinav[...]
In this special compilation episode, leaders like Al Gore, Jack Ma and more share advice for those starting out in their careers - both the tips they swear by and what they’d tell a younger version of themselves. Excerpts are taken from past episodes of Meet The Leader as well as the World Economic Forum[...]
ESG is an acronym that’s on everyone’s lips in the business world. But just what do we mean by the ‘environmental, social and governance’ performance of a company, and how can we measure that in a meaningful way? Nadja Picard, Global Reporting Leader, PwC, Germany, talks us through what ESG is and how close we[...]
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics kills between 1.25-5 million people every year. So why is antimicrobial resistance (AMR) not given the priority or funding that some other health problems receive? We hear from Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation which has done the first global assessment of the impact of AMR,[...]
As opponents to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seek to isolate Moscow, we ask an expert: what are sanctions, do they work, and how will the sanctions and Russia’s counter measures change the geopolitical landscape? Mikael Wigell, Research Director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and the author of, among many other publications, Geo-economics and Power[...]
Pete Stavros of private equity firm KKR channeled a lifelong interest in bridging wealth gaps to found Ownership Works, a non-profit making it easier for companies to share ownership with employees. When done right, the approach can not only strengthen businesses and build engagement, it could create billions in wealth for working families.
It’s boomtime for cyber criminals trying to make easy money by taking computer data hostage and demanding ransom. As online working durged during the pandemic, so did cybercrime - ransomware attacks rose 151% in 2021. The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook found there were on average 270 cyberattacks per organization that year, with each[...]
The climate summit COP26 was seen as a qualified success. As COP27, due to be held in Egypt by the end of the year, draws closer, and in the light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, COP26 President Alok Sharma spoke with the head of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Nature and Climate, Gim[...]
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having big, and potentially long-lasting impacts on the global supplies of food and energy. Saad Rahim, Chief Economist at Trafigura, talks about the oil and gas markets, and David Laborde Debucquet of the International Food Policy Research Institute assesses the impact on food supplies and prices, and what policymakers need[...]
As war rages in Ukraine, leaders from global humanitarian agencies join a World Economic Forum Agenda Dialogue to say what they need from governments and business to tackle the crisis, and explain what the knock-on impacts will be around the world. Moderated by: Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum, Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic[...]
David Miliband, CEO of International Rescue Committee, talks to Meet The Leader about the Ukraine humanitarian crisis, how aid organizations are keeping pace with an unprecedented flow of displaced people - and how the Russian invasion must end abuses of power and an 'age of impunity.'
How is Ukraine managing to keep electricity and heating supplies during the war? Government and industry chiefs address a World Economic Forum online event to explain the challenges and ask for help. As well as the supply of energy, they discussed the threat to Ukraine’s many nuclear power plants and called for ever tougher sanctions[...]
The former US vice president has been pushing for climate action for decades. In this interview he says we are at a ‘political tipping point’ after which polluters will no longer hold sway, but admits that greenhouse gas emissions are still growing faster than any action to cut them back to zero. This is[...]- The former US vice president has been pushing for climate action for decades. In this interview he says we are at a ‘political tipping point’ after which polluters will no longer hold sway, but admits that greenhouse gas emissions are still growing faster than any action to cut them back to zero. This is an[...]
Oscar-winning filmmaker Adam McKay tells us how angst about climate change compelled him to make Don’t Look Up, an epic comedy disaster movie about humanity’s failure to tackle an existential threat. Featuring clips from the film with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Tyler Perry.
As the world emerges from COVID, economies are revving back to life - but so is something that many parts of the world have not seen much of for decades - inflation. So what is inflation and why has it suddenly reared up around the world? UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan, author of The Truth[...]
James Chen has dedicated nearly two decades to making vision care accessible and affordable. Tackling this issue hasn’t been easy, but drove home for him the importance of an entrepreneur’s mindset and domain expertise to help philanthropists like himself both reveal and back the game-changing ideas that will have the biggest impact. He talked to[...]
Do we need a global treaty to tackle plastics pollution, similar to the one on climate change. Campaigners and a growing number of governments and businesses say we do. Ahead of a United Nations Environment Assembly which could launch talks on a plastics pact, the World Economic Forum heard from a range of experts on[...]
COVID-19 paralysed healthcare services around the world and meant many routine procedures were cancelled or delayed. That has taken a heavy toll on cancer patients. How big is the problem, what needs to be done to solve it, and what lessons can we draw from the pandemic to help the fight against cancer? Guests: David[...]
In her book ‘Anthrovision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life’, Gillian Tett explains how she used her anthropology training to predict global events from the 2008 financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand the world, she says, we need to get out of the ‘goldfish bowls’ that we all live in, and see[...]
The Nobel laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore understands the key role policy makers will play in climate action. That’s why he’s been helping to train thousands around the world through the organization he founded, the Climate Reality Project, educating grassroots leaders and empowering them with the practical skills they need to drive[...]
While COVID prevented the annual Davos meeting in the Alps for a second year, leaders from governments, business, academia and civil society met online at the Davos Agenda to discuss the world’s biggest issues. The episode has some of the highlights.
Speaking live from the International Space Station, Matthias Maurer gives a fascinating glimpse of what it’s like to spend months in orbit - what kind of research he’s carrying out - and how the experience has made him care more than ever about protecting our environment.
Borg is the first-ever female CEO for this European energy company - a firm committed to fossil-free living in a generation. Phasing out fossil fuels will reshape industry and lead to historic milestones and unique collaborations (such as the joint-project that developed the world’s first fossil-free steel last year). Not moving fast enough, however, can[...]
Dr Anthony Fauci and other experts tell us why Omicron might - but only might - mean we are in the end-game in the fight against COVID. Alongside him at the Davos Agenda session ‘COVID-19 - What’s Next?’ are Professor Annelies Wilder-Smith, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition[...]
Climate change is the number one risk we face as a species, according to the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report. We look at what a ‘disorderly transition’ to net-zero might look like, and also examine the new risks posed by rapidly changing technology. Guests: Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer at Zurich Insurance Group;[...]
Parag Khanna, author of Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, which looks at one of the biggest issues of our time - mass migration. He explains why climate change will uproot millions of people, and suggest ways that can be made to work for the migrants, and the countries that welcome them.
Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley is one of the world’s most respected experts on artificial intelligence. He explains what AI is, when we might expect machines to overtake humans in every activity, and why that means we need to rethink how we design and use algorithms, and ask the[...]- Cloud computing needs exploded after COVID-19 emerged but worker skills aren't keeping pace. In this episode, the VP of Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services discusses the sought-after digital skills workers must train for now to prepare for future needs. She explains how AWS is scaling training to millions through a range of free[...]
Elif Shafak, author of the acclaimed The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for her 2019 novel 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World. The Turkish-British writer joins us to talk about her latest novel, The Island of Missing Trees, a story of forbidden love set in Cyprus and Britain,[...]
For the second year running, the pandemic was the biggest news story around the world, but 2021 was also the year of the vaccine rollout, the return of big sporting events including the Olympics, and an invasion of the US Capitol. CNN anchor Eleni Giokos joins us to look back on the year and listen[...]
Organisational psychologist and podcaster Adam Grant, author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, talks about his work and picks his favourite new books.- This special compilation episode collects the top business and leadership books recommended by Meet The Leader guests -- people like Boston Consulting Group's CEO Rich Lesser, Bank of America's Brian Moynihan, organizational psychologist John Amaechi, IBM Research's Dario Gil, and more. These recommendations changed how their readers -- CEOS, founders, ambassadors -- think, work and[...]
The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world’s greatest storytellers. For the last three years, the Forum’s Book Club has engaged with some of the world’s greatest writers, allowing a community of over 200,000 readers to put their questions and share their views. The podcast features in-depth interviews with some[...]
Starting remote as CEO during COVID-19 meant reshaping the firm’s operations -- and building trust with thousands -- mostly over Zoom. In fact, it was more than a year before Thierry Delaporte could meet many of his teams in person thanks to travel restrictions. Delaporte talked to Meet The Leader about starting in Paris as[...]
Was the Glasgow summit just the same old ‘blah, blah, blah’ or will it help us avoid climate catastrophe? Journalist Justin Worland covered COP26 for TIME and tells us his view on what was - and what was not - achieved.
In this special episode inspired by the COP26 summit, Meet The Leader compiles the habits and mindsets top leaders say we’ll need to stay on track to meet climate goals, such as: accepting imperfect compromises, forging partnerships, building leadership incentives and more. This episode includes insights from top global leaders (Barack Obama, Christiana Figueres), climate[...]
What are the breakthrough technologies that will transform our world in the next few years? Scientific American and the World Economic Forum present their annual top-ten emerging tech report. The two people who led the work -, Dean of the College of Communication at Boston University, and , Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus at IBM - talk[...]
The main greenhouse gas causing climate change is carbon dioxide - a colourless, odourless gas that is otherwise harmless to our health. But emissions of CO2 are often accompanied by other, toxic gases. So can we tackle air pollution - which kills 7 million people a year around the world - at the same time[...]
The destruction of the natural world is the ‘other’ global environmental crisis, but it is entwined with climate change. Global warming is the number-one cause of that destruction, and the loss of forests and other ‘carbon sinks’ is increasing the pace of climate change. At COP26, world leaders agreed to halt and reverse deforestation and[...]
US climate envoy John Kerry and World Economic Forum President Brende Borge launched an initiative at COP26 to bring big companies and customers together to build demand for green products that require major investment and innovation. This episode has some highlights from the event which can be seen in full here:
Jane Goodall is one of the world's best known primatologists and activists for animal welfare and the environment. The founder of the Jane Goodall Institute shares how to advocate for change and the strategies she's used over the decades to connect with compassion. She also shares a critical message about hope -- both how it[...]
As COP26 opens, Radio Davos hears from a journalist who has covered dozens of UN climate gatherings and has reported on how global warming is affecting the remotest corners of the world. Alister Doyle’s book The Great Melt: Accounts from the Frontline of Climate Change takes us from a dangerously melting ice sheet in the[...]
What is COP26, why is it important, and what should we expect? With guest co-host Gideon Lichfield, the global editor in chief of Wired, we look at the key issues at the Glasgow climate summit where world leaders need to show how we can achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and avert climate catastrophe. Includes an[...]
In this COP26 special, we look at the immense challenge of making energy carbon-neutral. As the International Energy Agency records a surge in coal use and record jump in greenhouse gas emissions, its head, Fatih Birol, tells us what he wants from the climate summit. And the CEO of UK electricity market disruptor Octopus Energy[...]- This management consulting firm’s CEO discusses its research on disruption and how leaders can both anticipate change and better manage it, making decisions quickly and effectively. He also shares personal lessons learned from early roles, like his days working as an apprentice for his father’s boat building business. Classic people skills like listening with curiosity[...]
Food accounts for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, so how can we make it sustainable? We talk to the author of Eating to Extinction about the risks of relying on a handful of food types, and learn how restaurants could play a big role in getting us to eat our greens. Guests: Dan Saladino, author[...]
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh takes us into icy - but warming - Arctic waters; UN envoy Peter Thomson calls on world leaders to act urgently to protect the ocean. And we head to the swamps of Colombia to find out why coastal ecosystems - mangroves, seagrasses and saltmarshes -[...]
Despite the pandemic forcing a rapid digitalization of the economy, 3.7 billion people in the world still do not have internet access. Business and government leaders from around the world meet to discuss how to change this. Panellists: Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and communications technology and Innovation of Rwanda Omar bin Sultan Al Olama,[...]
As Unilever's Chief Human Resource Officer, Nair is the first female, first Asian and the youngest ever person to hold that post at the company. As a result, she knows a little something about pioneering and she talked to Meet The Leader about the future of work as Unilever tests new models such as 4-day[...]
Can we avoid climate catastrophe? Salesforce ‘futurist’ Peter Schwartz sets out three main scenarios for the future of humanity. And US climate envoy John Kerry pops in during his travels to drum up support for climate action ahead of the Glasgow summit.
US climate envoy John Kerry joins an in-person panel at the World Economic Forum to discuss how companies can lead the way in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The leaders of the world’s biggest shipping and cement companies, Maersk and Holcim, tell us what they are doing.
As the world gathers for the COP26 climate summit, the weekly Radio Davos podcast looks for solutions to the crisis in areas such as energy, the ocean, forests and cities. Subscribe:
As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on members of the United Nations to take climate action ahead of the November climate summit COP26, leaders from business, civil society and government met online at SDIS21. We get a flavour of the action.
From the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, SDIS21, World Economic Forum President Borge Brende hosts a panel discussion looking at how the world can build a sustainable economy as we recover from the pandemic.
Protecting people and the planet is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and one that will require a new type of leadership. CEO Clarke Murphy understands this more than most. His firm Russell Reynolds Associates has just released a first-of-its-kind report, digging into what the new generation of leaders will need to meet sustainability goals[...]- We take a preview of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit where business leaders will start to set out their stalls for the climate conference in November.
The president of the European Central Bank, ranked the world’s second most powerful woman by Forbes, chats with World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab about what the world needs to do to fully recover from the pandemic; the role of finance in fighting climate change; and why cryptocurrencies aren’t actually currencies at[...]
COVID has presented huge challenges to healthcare, education and poverty reduction in India. We speak to the ‘social entrepreneurs’ working in the community to help people survive the pandemic.- Africa's largest computer science non-profit looks to reshape opportunity in Africa by teaching kids to code and creating a pipeline of tech leaders and entrepreneurs. Matlali built this organisation from scratch, with bootstrapping and cold calls, as she worked to transform mindsets and curriculums, and bridge equity gaps. She talks to Meet the Leader about[...]
- After the Paris Climate agreement of 2015, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Yara shifted gears. The milestone event - held just a few months after he started at Yara - sharpened his understanding of the critical role his company could play in decarbonising food value chains. This shifts that resulted have meant new[...]
This former NBA basketball player changed course after his athletic career to earn a PhD in psychology and found a leadership consulting firm that leverages psychological research. He talks to Meet The Leader about how looking inward can help top execs recognize leaders throughout an organization and how everyday choices and commitments can shape success.[...]
As many in the northern hemisphere head to the beach, we dispel the 'Jaws' myths and find out why sharks are vital to the ocean and the planet. And Dutch musician Don Diablo drops a summer hit that will help re-forest parts of Africa. With: Andy Cornish, Global Shark & Ray Conservation Programme Leader at[...]- CEO John Pearson shares the strategies this shipping and logistics company uses to simplify and focus a complex business – methods that have helped it navigate major upheavals including the COVID-19 pandemic. Special training programs - including one featuring a small red passport each staffer carries – are a special source of pride and one[...]
Racist reactions at Euro 2020, possible protests at the Tokyo Games, in this episode we ask whether sport unites us, or reveals the deepest and darkest divisions in society. Interviews: Former NBA basketball player John Amaechi; sociology professor and author on racism and sport, Lori L. Martin; Olympic and Tour de France cyclist Nic Dlamini
‘Doomscrolling’ - getting lost in a social media rabbit hole of bad news - became a thing during the pandemic. We talk to a psychologist about what it is and how to beat it, and we learn how to get the rest we need, that sleep cannot deliver.
During the COVID-19 crisis, those in critical infrastructure joined doctors and nurses in the pandemic’s front line as temporary hospitals and isolation rooms were needed nearly overnight. This chairman and CEO shared how practice and routine helped the company weather the crisis and how building technologies can help tackle other complex problems such as climate[...]
On just one day in May, two US oil majors suffered a rebellion by shareholders who demanded action on climate change and a Dutch court ordered Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. But was it a one-off, or are we seeing the battle for climate action move increasingly to the courts? And as some[...]- When most of IKEA’s global retail locations closed temporarily during the pandemic, e-commerce became the cornerstone of the business. This near overnight shift was possible, in part, thanks to a digital transition that was already several years underway, one of the biggest in the company’s 78-year-history. Barbara Martin Coppola, an alum of Google and Samsung, was hired in[...]
The World Economic Forum has a new podcast - Agenda Dialogues, bringing you the audio from top-level discussions on the world’s biggest issues, hosted by Forum President Borge Brende. In this Radio Davos episode we dip into three upcoming Dialogues podcasts on climate change, trade, and health.
Millions of jobs may never return; gender equality has been set back; and work from home is here to stay: Journalist and podcaster Ashley Milne-Tyte talks us through some of the most striking insights from the Jobs Reset Summit.- There are more forcibly displaced people than ever - 82 million - despite the pandemic making it harder to flee across borders. On World Refugee Day, Radio Davos speaks to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, and to Victor Ochen, who grew up in a conflict zone in northern Uganda and has used his[...]
To meet big climate goals, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is redesigning both products and supply chains. In this effort, P&G Europe is pioneering many sustainable products and helping consumers build better habits for the planet. P&G Europe’s president Loic Tassel shares how his teams are helping to rethink everything from how we buy[...]- The chief sustainability officer of Morgan Stanley hails from policy and journalism and basically invented her current role. She’ll explain why unique backgrounds are key to tackling sustainability, what drove the firm to dive into sustainable investing during the last recession and how finance can play a key role in addressing some of the biggest[...]
- Marine biologist and the head of the world’s largest research and expedition ship, Nina Jensen, joins us to look at highlights from the recent Virtual Ocean Dialogues and Climate Breakthroughs events, with US climate envoy John Kerry.
- Are your children’s toys smarter than you? Two judges at the inaugural Smart Toy Awards, musician and UC Berkeley Professor Ron Dahl, an expert on childhood development, talk about their hopes and fears over ‘intelligent’ toys.
- The Chief Technology Officer of Volvo discusses tech’s role in transport’s decarbonisation. He’ll also explain the role creativity and accountability will play in that transition and how leaders will need to change how they interact with everyone from teams and rivals.
- As a preview of the Jobs Reset Summit, Bloomberg TV’s Francine Lacqua joins us to look at the changing world of work and what might be the jobs of the future.
- When hackers shut down a pipeline dubbed the US ‘infrastructure jugular’ demanding millions of dollars, the world woke up to the threat of ransomware. Experts from the Centre for Cybersecurity explain what’s at stake and we speak to the head of US Homeland Security.
The CEO discusses leadership lessons from three decades at the firm, the signals that prompt teams to tackle big challenges - and what’s really needed to make progress on the climate.
‘Corporate wellness’ is big business, but can it really help tackle the huge challenges of mental health? We hear from the Wellcome Trust’s Director of Mental Health, Professor Miranda Wolpert, and health advocate Grace Gatera.- The co-founder of Wikipedia - the world’s fifth most popular website - had a Q&A with entrepreneurs from the World Economic Forum’s UpLink programme. His key word of advice: don’t be scared to try.
- The CEO of quantitative investment firm WorldQuant talks experimentation, the principles he lives by and why he founded a not-for-profit online university to modernize talent pools and bridge opportunity gaps.
- If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to lead a huge company, Linda Lacina has the answers. In her podcast, Meet the Leader, she chats with a senior figure - usually a CEO - of a big organisation to find out what makes them tick and to get tips we might all learn from. This[...]
- For 10 years the World Economic Forum has tracked the world’s progress on getting better, cleaner energy for all. We look at the latest findings and ask how we can achieve climate change goals.
- Axios Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried joins Robin Pomeroy for a look at some of the best moments of GTGS, featuring the CEOs of YouTube, Salesforce, government ministers from France and Singapore and predictions from full-time futurologists.
- The CEO of Verizon shares why he charts his time, the questions he asks world leaders and why he's dedicated his life to bridging connectivity gaps.
- Nikkei journalist Hiroyuki Nishimura joins Robin Pomeroy for a look at the World Economic Forum’s tech summit, hosted by Japan - an event bringing together more than 50 governments and 600 companies to look at the promises and pitfalls of the technologies rapidly changing all our lives.
- The World Economic Forum’s gives a worrying indication of the impact that the COVID pandemic has has on gender inequality. Radio Davos hears from Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi and LinkedIn head of public policy Sue Duke.
- Hollywood star Matt Damon is a leading figure in efforts to get clean water and sanitation to the poorest people in the world. Damon and co-founder of charty Gary White tell us why water is fundamental to tackling global inequality.
- To mark the 6-month anniversary of Meet The Leader, this compilation episode collects favourite tips, mindsets and approaches from past episodes as well as insights from World Economic Forum events like the Annual Meeting in Davos.
- How do you turn that great idea for making the world a better place into reality? We hear from four innovators who are working with the Forum's UpLink platform to tackle the biggest challenges facing the planet.
- As the world starts to move out of lockdown, we are relaunching World Vs Virus under a new name: Radio Davos. As well as the pandemic, we’ll cover all the biggest global issues: climate change, technology, equality, education and the world of work, bringing you interviews with the people who have the ideas, the passion and the ability to[...]
- This global lighting company achieved carbon neutrality last fall. Its CEO will share the changes it made - and its lessons learned.
- The CEO will share how new programs are helping the firm train future leaders in tech and sustainability and even create jobs to tackle neurodiversity.
As rich nations rush to secure millions of doses, how will poorer countries fare? We hear from the head of COVAX, the global initiative to get COVID vaccines out to all. Plus: how can we counter vaccine-scepticism.
Shipping is responsible for a gigaton of C02 emissions a year. We talk to the people on the climate frontline about one of the world's toughest industries to decarbonize.
What do you get if you bring together two dozen heads of state, 56O leaders of the world’s biggest companies, scientists, campaigners and academics from around the world? We listen back on some of the highlights from the Davos Agenda Week.- Fans of direct air capture see it as a surefire way to suck greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. Critics say it’s an overpriced distraction. We ask the people pioneering the technology for their view
- The CEO of one of the world’s largest brewing companies explains how tech like blockchain and fintech are helping retailers and smallholder farmers around the world and how such investments are strengthening communities in developing economies more resilient have kept the company humming during the pandemic.
- Iron Man Robert Downey Jr explains why he’s now a green venture capitalist, and what we should say to climate change deniers. Ravi Velloor, associate editor of The Straits Times joins us to look ahead to the action on the final day of the Davos Agenda. Plus: Forum President Borge Brende on resetting geopolitics.
- Alyson Shontel of Business Insider joins us to look ahead to Day 4 of the Davos Agenda and we discuss the dangers of a possible ‘cyber pandemic’ with the head of the Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Plus an interview with naturalist Jane Goodall.
- Ryan Heath, Senior Editor at , joins us to look ahead at a day focusing on the environment when John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, is due to speak. We also interview Mark Carney, the former central banker who is finding ways to make big finance combat climate change.
- Gillian Tett of Financial Times joins us to discuss the main themes of the Davos Agenda on Day 2: industry transformation, growth and stakeholder capitalism. And we hear a message from climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
- Rachana Shanbhogue of The Economist helps us look ahead to the first day of the Davos Agenda week where COVID-19 is in focus. And we hear interviews with architect Sir David Adjaye and photographer Sebastião Salgado, winners of this year’s Crystal Awards.
- Radio Davos is reporting daily from the Davos Agenda week - five days of top-level discussions with leaders from business, government, academia and science seeking solutions to the world’s biggest problems. Journalists from around the world talk us through the main themes and we hear from the people making change happen.
- Polly Courtice, the Founder Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) shares why business survival depends on taking action on sustainability, what sometimes holds leaders back and the role of corporate boards in putting planet over profit. This episode will also include insights from top leaders ahead of January’s Davos Agenda Week.
Livestock production accounts for a staggering 15% of total greenhouse gas equivalent emissions per year globally, and in the age of covid, zoonotic diseases are on the agenda as never before. We talk to the entrepreneurs looking to re-engineer the mighty burger and wean us off animal-based protein.- Big finance gets a lot of bad press - but it might just be our secret weapon in the fight against climate change. In this episode we talk to bankers, insurers and data experts who are pushing the world to divest from fossil fuels.
- David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, explains the role courage plays in making change happen, and what leaders must do to push through the resistance that they face.
- Seafarers are among the forgotten victims of the pandemic - thousands have been stranded at sea for months as ports around the world refuse to let them land. We hear from two ship’s captains about the human impact.
- 2020 was the year of coronavirus, but also the year of Donald Trump, of Black Lives Matter and of Brexit. CNN correspondent Eleni Giokos joins Robin Pomeroy for a look back on a year that was unforgettable, often for the wrong reasons.
House on Fire looks at the potential of blue finance. Can ocean solutions be economically as well as environmentally profitable? If so, could private finance unlock the innovation needed to reverse ocean degradation?
How will you play the hand you’re dealt? This shape-your-own-destiny approach helped Deloitte’s Global CEO forge his own unique path in life and is helping the company tackle big challenges such as climate change and expanding opportunity for millions.- The fifth episode of House on Fire looks at the problem of ocean roadkill. Whales are vital to ocean health, but with thousands of them dying in collisions with container ships, we talk to the scientists building a high-tech solution in California.
- The fourth episode of House on Fire examines Indonesia’s ambitious national plan to rid itself of plastic waste within a generation. How can the world’s second-largest plastic polluter accomplish this gargantuan task?
What are the biggest advances in science and technology today that might transform the way we all live, work, and confront the world’s biggest challenges, in the next 3-5 years? Find out in this podcast from Scientific American and the World Economic Forum- Despite global calls to ‘build back better’, COVID-19 has widened inequalities and created greater instability for the most vulnerable. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz joins the head of UNICEF and three vaccine manufacturers to discuss what needs to be done to change that.
- Tackling long-term challenges requires leaders committed to making big change happen. Moritz will share how the leaders of tomorrow can truly drive progress and make an impact. He’ll also share how PwC is helping to upskill the next generation of workers, and how a set of non-financial metrics can better measure how companies are doing[...]
- The third episode of House on Fire explores a new initiative to grow and conserve a trillion trees on Earth. Is large-scale tree planting even viable? What good would it do and where could it go wrong? To answer these questions we talk to foremost experts – from scientist Tom Crowther to ecologist Karen Holl,[...]
- Misinformation about COVID-19 has spread as fast as the virus itself. So is there a cure? UN communications chief Melissa Fleming and journalism entrepreneur Mark Little have some answers.
- The second episode of House on Fire explores the extraordinary lengths that scientists have gone to in order to find and preserve genetic diversity for future generations. In the teeth of the sixth mass extinction, how urgent is the task of locating and preserving the species that remain? And how might it be done?
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and former US Secretary of State John Kerry join the discussion on impact COVID-19 has had on public confidence in the ability of leaders and institutions to prepare for unexpected risks. What new forms of cooperation, bold ideas and reforms are needed for business, policy-makers and civil society[...]
This special training program for staff at banks and credit unions didn’t just help tackle the multi-billion-dollar problem of financial exploitation. It built motivation and empathy among thousands of front line staffers to help protect seniors’ retirement savings.- European Central Bank Christine Lagarde is among the speakers at the World Economic Forum’s Pioneers of Change summit looking at the innovations we need to make the world a better place.
- In the face of the sixth mass extinction we look at clever solutions to biodiversity loss, taking in perspectives from leading experts, economists and eco-entrepreneurs on the way. Among them Colin Butfield of WWF, conservationist Eric Dinerstein, geographer Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim and First Nations advocate Graeme Reed.
- COVID caused people to snub or even flee cities and the New York Post even suggested “NYC is dead forever”. Two experts tell World Vs Virus why cities will survive but will be changed forever.
- As much of Europe returns to lockdown, we listen again to author, podcaster and psychologist Adam Grant on how to survive - and even thrive. This interview was first posted in episode 5.
- The co-founder of Orbs, Israel’s largest blockchain group, explains what drove her to co-found a non-profit using blockchain to tackle some of the world’s biggest humanitarian problems. She’ll explain how she leverages patience and persistence in her work and the importance of looking for “the doers” to make things happen.
As the United States grapples with the global economic and health crisis, how can its foreign policy help shape the global recovery? How can it deploy its resources to serve the global good? A special panel of experts weighs in from the World Economic Forum’s U.S. Global Future Council: Daniel Drezner, Tufts University; Danielle Pletka,[...]
This episode is the audio from the latest Great Reset Dialogue, a discussion on how best to use advanced technologies such as machine learning and robotics, with Colombian President Ivan Duque, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The session is introduced by the World Economic Forum’s Head of Public and Social[...]
We might be ‘all in this together’ but COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on women and minorities. This episode includes highlights from the Jobs Reset Summit and an interview with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, head of the UN agency working for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
COVID-19 has added to the threat to jobs already imposed by changing technology. How can we get the new skills needed to cope? On Day 3 we have highlights of the Jobs Reset Summit so far and an interview with an inspirational teacher on the things we really need to teach in school.- How can public companies help solve some of the world’s biggest problems? The CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, explains how a special set of metrics can help companies better measure and disclose how they’re doing well for society on environmental, social and governance issues. He’ll also talk about staying focused for the long[...]
Are workers and wages a cost that companies should cut back as much as possible, or are they all organisations’ most valuable asset worthy of greater investment? On Day 2 we have highlights of the Jobs Reset Summit so far and an interview that looks into that very question.
As COVID bites, one in two of us fear losing our job in the next 12 months. The World Economic Forum’s Jobs Reset Summit will seek ways for a brighter world of work, Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi explains.
An increasing number of companies claim to be serving the interests of society and the environment as well as making money for their owners. But how can we make sure this actually happens? ‘Impact investors’ Michael O'Leary and Warren Valdmanis, authors of the book ‘Accountable’ tell us.
Almost four years since Donald Trump announced ‘America First’, is the world a more divided place. Did COVID bring us together for a common purpose, or further accelerate nationalism and populism. A panel of experts from the US, China, India and UK discuss ‘revitalizing global partnership’.- What if the world’s top scientists can help us prevent future crises, all with the best technology at their fingertips? The Director of IBM Research explains the need for a Science Readiness Reserves and the supercomputer project that inspired it. He also shares what he’s learned about what makes great collaborations tick and why he[...]
The makers of Sesame Street talk about the pandemic’s huge impact on young children and how to improve education in a post-COVID world.
Nariman Behravesh, IHS Markit Chief Economist, says the worst may be behind us, but the economic crisis caused by the pandemic will be with us for at least another year.
COVID showed us the world can mobilise to tackle a major threat - can we do the same to beat climate change and inequality? Global leaders at the latest Great Reset Dialogue think so.
The fourth and final daily podcast from the week at #SDI20, featuring leaders of major multinationals committed to net-zero carbon emissions. And India's largest renewable energy company tells us about how we can hope to achieve the UN’s global goal of getting affordable and clean energy to all.
Latest highlights from #SDI20 include leaders of global accounting firms on new global standards to measure companies’ progress on environmental, social and governance issues. And social entrepreneur Carlo Delantar on UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production.
Hear highlights of the summit so far, including naturalist Jane Goodall, King Abdullah of Jordan and Colombian President Ivan Duque, plus an interview with head Jacquelline Fuller on what the tech giant is doing to advance the UN global goals.
The Great Reset goes daily this week, with special episodes from the World Economic Forum’s SDIS - a four-day event looking at how to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We hear about the event, and from disabilities Edward Ndopu on what those goals mean to him.
False rumours and conspiracy theories pose a real threat to the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine. Professors Paul Offit and Heidi Larson tell us how we can fight back.
Governments have spent more than $10 trillion to contain COVID-19 and its economic impact. How much of that could, should, and will go into improving the way we do things, for the sake of the planet and the future of jobs?
News of upcoming episodes of World Vs Virus in which we look at a global effort to counter anti-vax myths and find out how the characters from Sesame Street are helping children around the world survive the pandemic.
If ‘Greed is Good’ was the mantra for business in the 1980s, it’s now time to drop ‘market fundamentalism’ and declare ‘Greed is Dead’. That’s the title of a new book co-authored by this week’s guest, Oxford University economist John Kay.
With: - Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore - Angel Gurría, Secretary General, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Brian Moynihan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America, USA. Chair of the World Economic Forum International Business Council - Stacey Cunningham, President and Chief Executive Officer, NYSE, USA - Li[...]
How great are the challenges for companies to recover from the COVID crisis, and will they have the resources and incentives to embrace the ‘stakeholder’ economy? OECD chief Ángel Gurría and joins corporate leaders and experts from the US, China and Singapore on the latest Great Reset Dialogue.
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum has co-authored a book setting out his vision of the Great Reset; and a new report shows why we should work with, rather than against nature, to deliver clean growth and hundreds of millions of jobs this decade.
World Vs Virus is taking a short summer break. We'll see you again next month. If you think you're going to miss us, don't forget to subscribe to our program on your chosen podcast platform so you find out when we're back. Meanwhile, listen back to all previous episodes and check out our sister podcast[...]
The new Great Reset podcast with Robin Pomeroy looks at Mission Possible - seizing the chance to make heavy industry climate-neutral, with the Forum's Dominic Waughray, UK minister Kwasi Kwarteng, UN energy envoy Damilola Ogunbiyi, COP26 champion Nigel Topping, and the CEOs of Heathrow Airport and Bank of America.
A look back on the pandemic to date, featuring interviews with, among others, Gita Gopinath and David Miliband. What have we learned and what’s next?
Nico Rosberg, Greentech Entrepreneur and F1 2016 World Champion by World Economic Forum
The world champion racing driver-turned green investor tells us how the pandemic should be an opportunity to accelerate zero-emissions transport. And find out what he thinks of the armchair athletes of esports.
Dr Maria Neria, Director of the Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department of the World Health Organisation by World Economic Forum
In the latest Great Reset dialogue, John Kerry, Jan Vapaavuori, Hilary Cottam, Mohammad Jaafar, Bob Moritz, Geraldine Matchett, Phillip Atiba Goff, Saadia Zahidi and Borge Brende discuss how to rebuild the ‘social contract’ in a world where millions of people have lost their jobs and faith in democracy is under extreme pressure.
Mounting evidence suggests people who live with polluted air are more likely to catch and die from COVID-19. WHO’s Dr Maria Neira tells us why we need a cleaner economy as we rebuild from lockdown, and The Clean Air Fund’s Jane Burston says pressure for change will come from the people.
Why are people of colour more likely to catch and die from COVID-19? Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, gives us her view, and also tells us why the as-yet unknown long-term consequences of the virus for survivors could make COVID-19 ‘our generation’s polio’.
Max Hall speaks to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about issues facing Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak.
She served as finance minister under two Nigerian presidents, rose through the ranks of the World Bank to become managing director, and now chairs the board of the global vaccine alliance GAVI. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells us her concerns about the continuing spread of COVID-19 across Africa and the devastating impact an economic contraction would have[...]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at this week’s Great Reset Dialogue, seeking a better, fairer, greener global economy as we rebuild out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other speakers include: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, RockCreek Founder and CEO Afsaneh Beschloss, Ning Zhu, Professor of Finance, Tsinghua University in Shanghai and World Economic Forum[...]
World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab and HRH Prince of Wales launch the Great Reset - a call to build a greener, smarter and fairer world as we seek a way out of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are joined by the heads of the UN, IMF and major global companies, among others.[...]
This week the World Economic Forum and the Prince of Wales launched the Great Reset - a project to bring the world's best minds together to seek a better, fairer, greener, healthier planet as we rebuild from the pandemic. The podcast includes contributions from IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, labour representative Sharan Burrow and the chief[...]
In January, Stanford historian and author Niall Ferguson saw the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan for what it was - a pandemic in the making. But what can history teach us about recovery and the road ahead?
Max Hall interviews Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund about the economic situation arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.
The 'Great Lockdown' that is ravaging the global economy is quite unlike the financial crash of 2008 and requires a different and even bigger response, the IMF Chief Economist says. Also: a survey of 350 business leaders reveals what they see as the biggest risks from the pandemic in the next 18 months.
Mike Sepso, Co-founder & CEO Vindex by World Economic Forum
With sports in lockdown, online gaming is enjoying a bonanza. Will esports replace physical games in the long term? And why were gamers better prepared than the rest of us to weather the pandemic? Plus: the race for a virus - we hear from companies on the scientific front line.
Ross Chainey interviews NBA chief Mark Tatum, chief operating officer of the National Basketball Association about the impact the lock down has had on his sport.
What would a child ask a doctor about COVID-19? On this week’s World Vs Virus, Dr Ranj Singh, presenter of BBC TV's 'Get Well Soon', takes questions from a panel of youngsters, and shares tips on how best to talk to children about the pandemic.
David Knowles interviews science writer Laura Spinney about the historic parallels between this outbreak and the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918.
Digital Editor, Anna Bruce Lockhart interviews Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace International about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the fight against climate change.
It infected one-third of the world’s population and killed 50 million people, but for most of us the Spanish Flu is little more than a footnote of history. Author and science journalist Laura Spinney tells us what we have still to learn from from the 20th Century's worst pandemic.
Jennifer Morgan, head of Greenpeace International, says why the fight against climate change must not be considered an unaffordable luxury as we struggle with COVID-19. And Yale's happiness professor, Laurie Santos, gives her tips on mental wellbeing.
Bestselling author Adam Grant has advice for employers and employees on coping with COVID-19 lockdown, finding JOMO (the joy of missing out), and how we might achieve 'post-traumatic growth'- An interview with Adam Grant on how we can manage throughout the coronavirus crisis
- David Miliband interview by World Economic Forum
How are poorer countries facing up? We speak to David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee, and hear from Bangladesh and a Somali refugee. Also: a pastor, a rabbi and a mullah walk into a Zoom chat; and listen to what COVID-19 sounds like.
Doctor and bestselling author Matt McCarthy shows us life on the front line in New York City. Also: a submariner shares his tips for surviving lockdown.
Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General of the WHO, speaks to the World Economic Forum about the COVID19 coronavirus pandemic
The World Health Organization tells us how long is a lockdown, and YouTuber Molly Burke describes living under the threat of COVID-19 when you're blind.
Economist Nouriel Roubini explains why the economic impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus will be different than anything we have seen before, and a mental health expert gives tips on staying sane.
An interview with Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, on some of the challenges facing workers during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Mauricio Rodas, Former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador.
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Zarina Patel, Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Geographic Science, University of Cape Town.
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Eugenie Birch, Nussdorf Professor and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania.
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Ger Baron, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Amsterdam.
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner for International Affairs at the City of New York.
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Hazem Galal, Global Leader, Cities and Local Government, at PwC.
This episode features Alice Charles in conversation with Abha Joshi-Ghani, Senior Adviser, Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships and Guarantees at the World Bank.- In the second episode of this season, we collaborate with Azeem Azhar, host of Exponential View, and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Digital Economy and Society. This episode features Azeem in conversation with Anousheh Ansari, CEO of the X Prize Foundation and member of the Global Future Council on Space[...]
In the first episode of this season, we collaborate with Azeem Azhar, host of Exponential View, and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Digital Economy and Society. This episode features Azeem in conversation with Lisa Witter, co-founder and executive chairman of Apolitical and co-chair of the Global Future Council on Agile[...]
What are the most significant trends we are seeing as city administrations prepare for the fourth industrial revolution and what can we expect in the coming years? Is all the technology innovation we see in consumer markets really necessary for all cities around the world, or maybe just some? What are the most innovative business[...]
What value does the global financial system provide to society today? How do financial systems get decentralized? Looking to the next 10-15 years, what are the positive and negative scenarios, and what actions need to be taken now? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse into the Future”, we talk to Cecilia Skingsley, Deputy Governor[...]
After a number of years of economic crisis, can we now be optimistic about the progress of the global economy? What are the implications of the backlash against globalization? With the coming of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, what new opportunities or tools can help keep the global economy together? In this week’s episode of “A[...]
What are the major demographic trends shaping the future of consumption? What will the major groupings of consumer archetypes be in the future? What role will our evolving values play in this shift in consumer trends? How can we ensure that we have a responsible consumption and economic growth at the same time? How do[...]
We don't think about space technologies that much, but why are they important and how do they touch our everyday lives? What are the main challenges and trends in the space realm? In terms of rules and regulations in regards to space, what do we need to think about? Who is the ecosystem of players[...]
How optimistic can we be about achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? What positive or negative trends are we seeing that serve as deciders in achieving the SDGs? What are some of the new fourth industrial revolution technologies that might give us an extra boost in achieving the SDGs? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse[...]
How do we transition from fossil fuels—and can we do it smoothly? How can we ensure access to modern energy and electricity for all in the transition? What types of policies will it take to get there and how can they become reality? What do we not know or have a good sense of in[...]
After the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, what are the main areas of progress we have seen? Which emerging technologies could be a game changer for human rights protection and enforcement in the future and how? Which ones are posing new challenges to human rights and how can we address those[...]
How are Behavioural Sciences applied in our economy and society currently? What opportunities will they open up in the next 10-15 years? Which sectors can profit most? What are the risks with these tools being used for the wrong reasons? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse into the Future”, we talk to Iris Bohnet[...]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is an event of dizzying complexity and scale, but it is fundamentally of our own creation. Its story has not been written and its outcomes are not determined. It is our actions, in their millions, that will shape its course. How can you play your part in securing a benign revolution[...]
Who will reap the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Will it be the top 1% at the expense of the rest of us, or will the proceeds be shared equitably enough to make it worthwhile for everyone? Voters in the rich world are already showing signs of serious discontent with the proceeds of globalisation,[...]
The business of government has remained cautiously analogue as our lives have digitised, and perhaps there are good enough reasons for that. Nonetheless, a new generation of digital democrats is afoot, with plans to infuse legislatures everywhere with technological upgrades. If they succeed, governments of the future will be more open, more evidence-based, more data-rich[...]
What are the main challenges that the world is facing currently in the space of international security? How will the emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution change this space? How can the international community ensure that these powerful new technologies do not end up in the hands of irrational actors? In this week’s episode[...]
As advances in AI and robotics threaten to put millions of people out of jobs, there is profound concern about the future of work in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Will human ingenuity dream up new forms of productive employment? Is the gig economy going to become the new norm and if so, can the rights[...]
With advances in genetic engineering, neuroscience, pharmaceuticals and prosthetics, are we poised to enter a ‘post-human’ era? Will we jettison the limits nature imposed, even up to mortality itself? If so, to what end? Who will have access to these powerful tools, and what will become of those that do not? For episode 6 of[...]
How can regulators assess the risks and mitigate them sensibly without stifling the enormous potential benefits that Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies have to offer? In episode 5 of ‘Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution’, we examine some of the emerging tools regulators are developing to blunt the horns of this particular dilemma. We are joined by[...]
How do you educate children for a future whose main characteristic is ambiguous change? How will new technologies impact what we need to learn, as well as how we do it? Can AI create personal tutors for all? Can entrepreneurialism and independence join maths and science as curriculum fundamentals? In episode four of ‘Shaping the[...]
Whatever else the First Industrial Revolution may have been, it was an environmental calamity. As we now know, the practice of mining and burning fossil fuels on a massive scale was profoundly consequential for our planetary development. Does the Fourth Industrial Revolution give us the chance to reverse the damage we have done? Across the[...]
The promise of Artificial Intelligence is enormous in almost every sphere it touches; education, health, agriculture and care, to name just a few sectors. AI has clear potential to transform outcomes in just a few years. As ever, risks abound, with autonomous weapons an area of special concern for experts today, and plenty more to[...]
Humanity is embarking on an age of technological change more profound than any before it. With history as our guide, we know that massive social change will follow in its wake. In episode one of ‘Shaping the Industrial Revolution’, we introduce the framework and look at some of the best, and worst, outcomes possible, with[...]
What does digital transformation in manufacturing supply chains look like? How will digital disruption affect the manufacturing ecosystem? What are the major concerns we need to look out for as this digital transformation takes place, for example, in governance, cybersecurity, and skills development? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse into the Future”, we talk[...]- In this episode, Torbjørn Netland, Chair of Production and Operations Management at ETH Zurich, discusses four megatrends shaping the future of production. These are key technological developments, changes in consumer expectations, sustainability, and globalization, and will lead to radical changes in the future of production.
Where do we stand globally in terms of digital integration and where can we expect to be in the next 5-10 years? What will be the biggest impact of the digitalization of our economy? What are the biggest opportunities that the digital transformation will bring, and what are the risks to tackle? In this week’s[...]
What are key trends in the global innovation and entrepreneurship landscape that we should be excited about? What trends/challenges should we be concerned about? How can we proactively manage the risk of widening inequalities due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse into the Future”, we talk to Geoff Mulgan,[...]
What is the next big transformation of the industrial internet? How will the internet of things and the use of data transform our industries worldwide? How do we make a digital trade ecosystem work in an efficient and fair way? What are the biggest challenges? And how does a digital ID program - such as[...]
What is the current state of play and the strategic lines of thinking in the humanitarian system? What are the technologies that will play a role in the humanitarian system in the next 10-15 years – what is an optimistic scenario for their use and what might be some of the unintended consequences? Is there[...]
What will some of the biggest developments be in neuroscience in the next 10-15 years? Will we still have total control over our own decisions or will we lose this control? What are some of the most important or inspiring developments at the intersection of neuroscience and engineering? In this week’s episode of “A Glimpse[...]
What are the current challenges facing the phenomenon of global migration? How has the debate around migration changed in the last ten years and how will it continue to develop over the next ten years? What can and must governments do to strive toward optimistic scenarios surrounding migration? What are the new technologies impacting immigrants[...]
What are the ethical dilemmas that new technologies will pose to our societies? What values should be driving technology development and application? How can we create policies that ensure our most critical values are safeguarded by unintentional effects of new technology? In this week’s episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we talk to Wendell[...]- In this episode, Will Knottenbelt, Professor at Imperial College London, and Catherine Mulligan, Research Fellow at Imperial College London, both co-directors of the Imperial College Centre of Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering, describe key developments in Blockchain that will influence economic and social digital transactions and structures.
Where should we expect specialized robots that can interact safely with their environment to be in the near future? What is the entrepreneurial system around these today, and how will the emerging investment trends shape their development? Which sectors would be most impacted by the integration of these robots and how prepared are our regulatory[...]
Which emerging technologies could help us in our efforts to preserve the environment? How can they maximize the efficiency of our use of natural resources? What are the risks that these new technologies could bring about for our environment, and what can we do to contain them? In this week’s episode of "A Glimpse into[...]- In this episode, Doug McCauley, Professor at the Marine Science Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Director of the Benioff Ocean Initiative, describes the key challenges, developments, and implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that are influencing the state of the oceans.
What is Artificial General Intelligence and what will it mean if we ever get to develop it? What are the biggest risks of widespread Artificial Intelligence for our society? Can we shape the way it is introduced in our everyday life? In this week’s episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we talk to Stuart[...]
What is quantum computing and how does it work? How will it affect the digital world in the near future? What type of problems will it help us solve? In this week’s episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we talk to Professor Jeremy O' Brien, Director of the Centre for Quantum Photonics in the[...]
How does direct brain-computer interaction work? Will we control computers and machines with our thoughts soon? How will the advances in the field of neurotechnologies impact our health and educational systems - but also society as a whole - in the near future? In this week’s episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we talk[...]
How far are we in developing intelligent robots that can live and operate safely among us? Will robots in the future take our jobs, or help us do our jobs better? How do we design robots that can follow our ethical and moral codes? In this week’s episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we[...]
What are the biggest challenges in healthcare currently? How does a human-centric health system look like? How will digital technologies, big data and precision medicine change the way we are diagnosed and treated in the future? In this weeks episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we talk to the internationally renowned clinician and researcher,[...]
What is the technology behind the Bitcoin and how does it work? What applications will it have in our day to day lives? What sectors and industries will it disrupt? Are we prepared for the Blockchain Revolution? In this weeks episode of "A Glimpse into the Future", we talk to Jamie Smith, Global Chief Communications[...]
How much do we understand about how our brain works? Which technologies leverage this new understanding? What will be their impact on our day-to-day lives? How can we ensure that the benefits of brain technologies don’t create an even bigger divide between the rich and the poor? In this week's episode, we talk to Dr[...]
How close are we in having completely autonomous systems? How will autonomous vehicles and drones integrate in our lives? Will we accept "killer robots" to be developed? In this week’s interview, we talk to Mary "Missy" Cummings, Director of the Humans and Autonomy Lab at Duke University. Missy is also co-chair of the World Economic[...]
"A Glimpse into the Future” gives you access to insights from some of the world’s leading experts, who explore how breakthrough technologies and innovative ideas can help us actively shape our future. In this week’s interview, we talk to Alan Cohn, Adjunct Professor of Georgetown University Law Center and co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s[...]
This week we are talking tax and robots. Bill Gates thinks we should slow down the speed of automation by taxing robots for the work they are taking from humans. But not everyone agrees.
"We’re a nation with an economy, not an economy just in some global marketplace with open borders, but we are a nation with a culture…and a reason for being." — Steve Bannon Will President Trump's chief strategic advisor's ideas survive their encounter with the world of government and legislation?
“A Glimpse into the Future” is a podcast series that gives you access to ideas and insights of some of the world’s greatest experts. In this week’s interview, we talk with Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former President of Estonia and co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Blockchain. How does a successful[...]
“A Glimpse into the Future” is a podcast series that gives you access to the ideas and insights of some of the world’s greatest experts. In this week’s interview, we talk with Professor Justine Cassell, Associate Dean for Technology Strategy & Impact in Carnegie Mellon University and co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on[...]
“A Glimpse into the Future” is a series that gives you access to insights from some of the world’s top experts. Every week, a distinguished member of the Global Future Councils explores how breakthrough technologies and innovative ideas could help us actively shape our future. In this week’s episode, we talk with Bob Goodson, co-founder[...]
“A Glimpse into the Future” is a new podcast series that gives you access to insights from some of the world’s top experts. Every week, a distinguished member of the Global Future Councils explores how breakthrough technologies and innovative ideas could help us actively shape our future. In this week’s episode, we talk with Dr[...]- What you said, one week out from Davos 2017 - a short introduction to what we are looking forward to at the Annual Meeting, as well as a lookback over some of the lessons learned in 2016 about what works, and what doesn't, for engaging the great global public in digital content.
In this week's podcast, Adrian Monck talks about how to understand Davos, ahead of the Annual Meeting 2017, January 17-20.
Economists don’t like Christmas. Why should rational economic actors withhold consumption, then engage in orgiastic eating and drinking and unnecessary spending? Why should they spend money on gifts, the value of which is almost certainly less to the receiver than the giver? Adrian Monck on the economics of yuletide.- In this last edition of What you Said for 2016, what you said about a survey that showed that young people do not think democracy is as important as old people. And we look at what would happen if everyone went vegetarian. Queries or comments to mhan@weforum.org
In this weekly audio programme, I dive into the comments and questions on our most popular posts on Facebook and Twitter and pull the gems out of the slime. This week what happens when you present the results of a gender study that shows that female graduates in engineering get treated differently to male graduates,[...]
In this week's podcast, Adrian Monck examines the mass proliferation of 'fake news' and charts how forces of paranoia and resentment underpin this dangerous form of online disinformation.
Each week, What you said trawls throught eh comment stream and feedback channels across the World Economic Forum's Facebook, Twitter, email and other digital channels to find out what you think and report back on what you said. Then we look forward to what's coming up over the course of the next week.
What happens when there aren't enough people? This week, Adrian Monck looks at population decline.
In this week's podcast, Adrian Monck talks about what we can learn about today’s global issues by applying modern day economic thinking to the fall of Ancient Rome.
Much of the narrative around the American Presidential election revolved around a "country" versus "city" conflict. In this podcast, Adrian Monck says the real conflict is not between the country and the city, but between the cities we have now, and the cities we will need in the future.
In the wake of the election of Donald J. Trump as the next President of the United States, Adrian Monck draws from the New York Review of Books, GQ and the World Economic Forum's 2011 Risk Report to examine how much power leaders really have.
In this first weekly audio programme of On Our Radar, Adrian Monck looks at the history, the causes and the consequences of populism. On our Radar this week draws from three articles: An excerpt from a political pamphlet by JP Kay, a doctor in Manchester, England at the heart of the first industrial revolution, published[...]
Government leaders are preparing to meet in Paris for the 21st Conference of the Parties, or COP21, climate negotiations. The world is looking to COP21 for a crucial agreement from all countries to take action to limit the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in order to prevent the world’s climate warming more[...]
This episode of the World Economic Forum podcast will explore the changing role of robots as teammates, heroes and companions. In what way are robots and technology beginning to integrate with humanity and change the way we live our lives? How can robots help humans to become better at taking care of the world –[...]
In this week’s podcast, we’re featuring an interview with Shimon Peres, former president of Israel, on the impact of the Israeli elections in the prospect for peace. The interview took place at our meeting in the Middle East and North Africa 2015, and is conducted by the BBC’s Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent in Jordan.[...]
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