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New Agreement on Plastics: What Will It Take?

Release Date: 02/10/2025

Agenda Dialogues

Agentic AI is disrupting entry-level jobs and evolving job markets are changing traditional career paths, leaving young people uncertain about the future. How do we turn AI-driven disruption into career opportunities for young people? Speakers: Zhang Dandan, Professor, Deputy Dean, National School of Development, Peking University Rahul Attuluri, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NxtWave Guan Xin, Anchor and Chief Business News Editor, China Global Television Network (CGTN) Georgina Mondino, Global Shaper, Rosario Hub, Global Shapers Community This is the full audio from a session at...

Next Steps for Climate Resilience

Agenda Dialogues

Businesses investing in climate resilience and adaptation could see tangible returns – $2-$19 in value for every dollar spent – while taking the necessary steps to avoid annual profitability declines from climate impacts of up to 7% by 2035. How can new strategies, from partnerships to technology and innovation, be leveraged to strengthen these efforts? Speakers: Deliang Chen, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University Beat Strebel, Chief Executive Officer, Reinsurance China; Country President, China, Swiss Reinsurance Company Qin Yi, Presenter and Reporter,...

Women in AI

Agenda Dialogues

Women constitute around 25%-30% of the AI workforce worldwide, per recent estimates. This underrepresentation is even more pronounced in senior roles, with less than 15% of executive positions held by women. As demands for AI talent continue to grow, what are the most promising approaches to ramp up AI hiring and diversify talent sources in the broader industry? Speakers: Meirav Oren, Executive Chairwoman and Co-Founder, Versatile Angela Wang Nan, Chairman and President, Neusoft Europe, Chairman, Neusoft America, Senior Vice-President, Neusoft Yang Jingjing, Chairman of the Board,...

Entrepreneurship for a New Era

Agenda Dialogues

While the economy is being transformed by geopolitical and technological shifts, complex challenges, from development to climate, require new ideas and collaboration. How can entrepreneurial thinking and new innovations take us out of short-term thinking to provide long-term solutions to today's challenges? Speakers: Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, Chief Business Officer and Head of Global Programming, World Economic Forum Stephanie Riady, Chief Executive Officer, Pelita Harapan Group, Lippo Group Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, Ministry...

Towards Parity in Power

Agenda Dialogues

Women have made remarkable strides in political representation in the past decade, making up 35.5% of local government officials, 33% of parliamentarians, 24.4% of ministers and 15.5% of heads of state. Yet political power remains out of reach for a disproportionate number of women. How can this persistent gap be tackled? This is the full audio from a panel discussion from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting on 22 January, 2025. Watch it here: Read the Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025: Speakers: Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry...

China's Economy: Analysed

Agenda Dialogues

Despite persistent challenges, such as low domestic demand and household consumption, China's economy has been buoyed by strong exports and private sector activity, hitting its 5% growth rate target in 2024 and aiming for similar levels of growth this year. To what extent can a shift to a technology-led model yield new growth as global volatility threatens exports? This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 26 June, 2025. Watch it here: Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25. This session...

AMNC Opening Plenary with Chinese Premier Li Qiang

Agenda Dialogues

The Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champtions (AMNC25), including an address by Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Speakers: Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Zhang Gong, Mayor of Tianjin, Tianjin Municipal People's Government Børge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China, State Council of the People's Republic of China This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025. Watch it here: Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at...

AMNC: A Conversation with Sir Tony Blair

Agenda Dialogues

A Conversation with Sir Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007); Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, United Kingdom. Hosted by Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum. This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 24 June, 2025. Watch it here: Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25. Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

AMNC25 Trade: Trends and Endgames

Agenda Dialogues

With heightened uncertainty on increased tariffs, the risk of geoeconomic fragmentation is growing. How has the trade landscape shifted compared to recent years and how can leaders look beyond the current volatility? Speakers: Børge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy Hassan Elkhatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt Victor L. L. Chu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Eastern Investment Group...

AMNC25 Chief Economists Briefing

Agenda Dialogues

The global economic outlook has darkened considerably, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest survey of chief economists. Gain expert insights and actionable perspectives from leading chief economists on the outlook for global growth amid geopolitical uncertainty and technological disruption. Speakers: Paul Gruenwald, Global Chief Economist, S&P Global Santitarn Sathirathai, Adviser, Future Economy, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) Aparna Bharadwaj, Global Leader, Global Advantage Practice; Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group...

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In December 2024, over 170 countries gathered to conclude a global treaty to reach a plastic pollution-free world by 2040. While negotiations were inconclusive, the countries sought to complete the process in 2025, highlighting an urgent, time-bound need to bridge remaining areas of divergence.

What will it take to land the treaty to end plastic pollution and how can business and government be supported to tackle the issue in the interim?

This session, from the Annual Meeting 2025, is linked to the ongoing work of the Global Plastic Action Partnership of the World Economic Forum.

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/new-agreement-on-plastics-how-to-make-it-count/

Speakers:

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Hein Schumacher, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever

Sarah Lamaison, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dioxycle

Diana Olick, Senior Correspondent, Climate and Real Estate, CNBC

Dina Ercilia Boluarte, President of Peru, Office of the President of Peru

Dion Travers George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of South Africa

Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos.

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