Davos 2026: What it Takes to Build
Agenda Dialogues
In an era where competition among rivals can quickly veer towards consolidation into giants, founders and entrepreneurs can struggle to align their vision with strategy while also scaling for growth. This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: Speakers: Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Investor, Host of Diary of a CEO podcast Jessica Lessin, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, The Information Bret Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Sierra Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
info_outline
Davos 2026: Venezuela: What Next?
Agenda Dialogues
Recent developments in Venezuela are likely to impact the country's economic trajectory with regional and global implications. Join an experts' discussion to unpack the impact of these changes and the potential paths forward. Speakers: Ricardo Hausmann, Jeffry A. Frieden, Jason Bordoff, Sir Robin Niblett, Ngaire Woods This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 23 January, 2026. About this session: Watch the livestream of this session here: About this episode: Related story: About the 2026 Annual Meeting in Davos: Radio Davos Daily Meet The Leader's...
info_outline
Davos 2026: Global Economic Outlook
Agenda Dialogues
The global economy is expected to grow by ~3.1% in 2026, but trade tensions, technology deployment, public debt and the risk of asset bubbles leave policy-makers and markets on high alert. What policies will anchor confidence while unlocking longer-term productivity gains? Speakers: Albert Bourla, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Christine Lagarde, Andrew R. Sorkin, Kristalina Georgieva, Mohammed Al-Jadaan This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 23 January, 2026. About this session: Watch the livestream of this session here: About this episode: Transcript:...
info_outline
AM26: How Can We Build Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries?
Agenda Dialogues
Infrastructure, food systems and natural resources are all affected by climate change. While nature loss poses significant economic and environmental risks, nature-positive models could unlock trillions for the world’s economy. How can we sustain, and even augment, growth while also remaining within the planet’s boundaries? Speakers: André Hoffmann, Johan Rockström, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Sumant Sinha, Ramon Laguarta, Andrew Forrest Watch the livestream of this session here: This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 20 January, 2026. About the 2026 Annual...
info_outline
Davos 2026: Q&A with Larry Fink and André Hoffman
Agenda Dialogues
At the Annual Meeting 2026, we asked the World Economic Forum’s interim co-chairs, Larry Fink and André Hoffman, about their vision for the future, hopes for what Davos 2026 will achieve, why dialogue is more needed than ever, and reasons for optimism. Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting at wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. And follow Radio Davos wherever you get podcasts to get our daily morning shows every day of the Davos week, starting Monday, 19 January. Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
info_outline
AM26: Scaling AI: Now Comes the Hard Part
Agenda Dialogues
With $1.5 trillion in investment and nearly 60% of companies set to scale AI in 2025, the race to capture its full economic impact is accelerating. Yet scaling beyond pilots remains a major hurdle, requiring new strategies, capabilities and organizational designs. How can leaders unlock AI's true potential for complex tasks and long-term transformation? Speakers: Roy Jakobs President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips; Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, Visa; Mat Honan Editor-in-Chief, MIT - Technology Review; Amin Nasser President and Chief Executive Officer, Aramco. Julie...
info_outline
Global Cooperation Barometer 2026
Agenda Dialogues
Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer 2026. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges. Within a more complex and uncertain geopolitical context, open and constructive dialogue is a critical factor in identifying potential collaborative pathways that advance shared interests. In its third year, the , developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, uses 41 metrics to assess...
info_outline
Who Trusts the Machines?
Agenda Dialogues
In 2024, 72% of Chinese consumers expressed trust in AI and 90% considered autonomous driving beneficial, while only 32% of US consumers reported trust in AI and acceptance rates for autonomous driving remained lower in Germany, the US and Japan than in China. What factors are driving these regional differences and how might they shape the speed and approach to deploying autonomous robots? Speakers: Zhu Qiuguo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Deep Robotics Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and...
info_outline
Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity: Opening Plenary
Agenda Dialogues
Amid major geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts, compounded by rapid technological advancements, the need for agile, collaborative and cross-disciplinary thinking has never been more urgent. What steps are required to foster constructive, iterative dialogue in an era of rapid change and uncertainty? Speakers: Robert M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Dragos Sylvia Earle, Creator, Mission Blue Foundation, National Geographic Society Azeem Azhar, Chief Executive Officer, Exponential View Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote...
info_outline
Growth under Pressure
Agenda Dialogues
While global debt is forecast to increase to 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade, the economy is facing numerous headwinds, from fragmentation, environmental shocks, demographic pressures and technological disruptions. Speakers: Vera Songwe, Chairperson and Founder, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility Stacey Vanek Smith, Senior Story Editor, Bloomberg Audio, Bloomberg Media This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 23 September, 2025. Watch it here: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
info_outlineWith the global targets of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 fast approaching, it is critical to accelerate the implementation, build political momentum and monitor progress.
How can countries and industries close this gap and what tools are at their disposal?
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/all-hands-on-deck-for-the-energy-transition/
Episode page with transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/all-hands-on-deck-for-the-energy-transition
Speakers:
Ève Bazaiba Masudi, Minister of State, Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Commission
Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Morten Wierod ,Chief Executive Officer, ABB
Dina Ercilia Boluarte, President of Peru, Office of the President of Peru
Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, Chief Business Officer and Head of Global Programming, World Economic Forum
Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC
Lars Rebien Sorensen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:
YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts
Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164
Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560
Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552
Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub