Radio Davos
How do we solve the world’s biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.
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'Rare' diseases: 1 billion reasons to care
02/26/2026
'Rare' diseases: 1 billion reasons to care
Rare diseases are not that rare. More than 300 million people have one of the 7,000 rare diseases around the world, and many more people are affected by the impact on their families. On this podcast we learn more about the personal impact of rare diseases, hear about the World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on Rare Diseases which aims to get governments to create action plans, and speak to a private sector company on why it’s worth paying more attention to the issue. Hosts: Robin Pomeroy, head of podcasts, World Economic Forum Antonio Estrella, lead, Health For All, Centre for Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum Guests: Will Greene, board member, Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) Alexandra Heumber, CEO, Rare Diseases International: Soraya Bekkali, senior vice president, Europe, Canada & International Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease. Links: White Paper: Making Rare Diseases Count: How Better Data Can Unlock a Multitrillion-Dollar Opportunity: Why rare diseases are a proving ground for medical innovation: World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on Rare Diseases: Related podcasts: How Africa is harnessing tech to deliver healthcare: More than just a toothache: how to tackle the huge costs of poor oral health: Neurotechnology could help billions of people. Has its time come?: How one global health leader prepares teams for the unexpected: Gavi CEO: Bridging the gap in women's health research, policy and innovation: Kearney: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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Welcome to Cold War Two: historian Niall Ferguson on geopolitics in 2026
02/19/2026
Welcome to Cold War Two: historian Niall Ferguson on geopolitics in 2026
Are we living in the Second Cold War? And if so, what can we learn from the last one that might help us through it? Historian and author Niall Ferguson sets out his view of global affairs right now and says why, compared to many times in the past, there is lot to make us optimistic. Gayle Markovitz interviewed Niall Ferguson at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Links: The Global Risks Report 2026: Related podcasts: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: "Everything has changed" - Gita Gopinath on the global economy in 2026: What just happened in Davos?: Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a ‘good’ bubble?: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity
02/12/2026
The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is that point in the future when the machines can do pretty much everything better than humans. When will it happen, what will it look like, and what will be the impact on humanity? Two of the brightest minds working in AI today, Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, and Dario Amodei, Co-Founder and CEO of Anthropic, speak to Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. Benjamin Larsen, an expert in AI at the World Economic Forum, introduces the conversation and gives us a primer on AGI. You can watch the conversation from the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos here: Links: Centre for AI Excellence: AI Global Alliance: Global Future Council on Artificial General Intelligence: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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"Everything has changed" - Gita Gopinath on the global economy in 2026
02/05/2026
"Everything has changed" - Gita Gopinath on the global economy in 2026
"Don't be fooled. Everything has changed for the global economy." Tariffs, geopolitics and AI are all impacting our economies in ways we might not yet be feeling, says Harvard economist Gita Gopinath. Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, the former IMF chief economist tells Radio Davos why "the world is in a very different place". Links: Chief Economists' Outlook: January 2026: Related Davos 2026 sessions: Can India Become the Third Largest Economy in the World?: Are Markets Mispricing the Future?: Global Economic Outlook: Related podcasts: What just happened in Davos?: Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a ‘good’ bubble?: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: What's next for AI, skills and the global economy in 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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What just happened in Davos?
01/29/2026
What just happened in Davos?
The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting has set the global agenda for 2026. We ask leading figures from across the Forum to pick their highlights from Davos, and we hear clips from some of the most important speeches and discussions. WEF26 sessions mentioned in this episode: Search for any session here: Opening Concert, with Jon Batiste: Welcoming Remarks and Special Address, with Børge Brende: The Day After AGI, with Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei: Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA: Conversation with Elon Musk: Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America: Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada: Global Economic Outlook: Many Shapes of Trade: What Does Adaptation Look Like?: Rethinking Global Aid: The Time Is Now: Town Hall: Dilemmas around Growth: Who Is Winning on Energy Security?: How Can We Build Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries?: Water in the Balance: Selected links: Davos 2026 website: Global Value Chains Outlook 2026: Orchestrating Corporate and National Agility: Reskilling Revolution: CEO Alliance on Nature: Lumina: SmartStart: Yes/Cities: Related podcasts: Davos 2026: Day 1, with Francine Lacqua: Davos 2026: Day 2, with Adam Grant: Davos 2026: Day 3, with Katty Kay: Davos 2026: Day 4, with Stacey Vanek Smith: Davos 2026: Day 5, with Anne McElvoy: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: What's next for AI, skills and the global economy in 2026: Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a ‘good’ bubble?: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?: Davos 2026: Conversation with Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase: Davos 2026: Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA: Davos 2026: Conversation with Elon Musk: Davos 2026: Global Economic Outlook: Davos 2026: How Can We Build Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries?: Davos 2026: Q&A with Larry Fink and André Hoffman: Davos 2026: Scaling AI: Now Comes the Hard Part: Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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Davos 2026: Day 5, with Anne McElvoy
01/23/2026
Davos 2026: Day 5, with Anne McElvoy
Welcome to Radio Davos coming to you on Day 5 of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026. Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor at POLITICO and co-host of the podcast , joins us to look ahead at the final day and give her assessment of the week, and what might happen next. Catch up on all the action from World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 5: Related podcasts: Day 4's episode: Day 3's episode: Day 2's episode: Day 1's episode: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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Davos 2026: Day 4, with Stacey Vanek Smith
01/22/2026
Davos 2026: Day 4, with Stacey Vanek Smith
Welcome to Radio Davos coming to you on Day 4 of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026. Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of the podcast Everybody's Business from Bloomberg Businessweek, joins us to look ahead at the day's highlights. Catch up on all the action from World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 4: Related podcasts: Day 3's episode: Day 2's episode: Day 1's episode: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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Davos 2026: Day 3, with Katty Kay
01/21/2026
Davos 2026: Day 3, with Katty Kay
Welcome to Radio Davos coming to you on Day 3 of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026. Katty Kay, who co-hosts with Anthony Scaramucci, joins us to look at the day's highlights, which includes an address by U.S. President Donald Trump. Catch up on all the action from World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 3: Related podcasts: Day 2's episode: Day 1's episode: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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Davos 2026: Day 2, with Adam Grant
01/20/2026
Davos 2026: Day 2, with Adam Grant
Welcome to Radio Davos coming to you on Day 2 of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026. It's Tuesday the 20th of January. Give us a few minutes and we'll give you the rundown of what's happening in Davos today. Adam Grant, organisational psychologist, best-selling author and podcaster, joins us to look at the highlights. Catch up on all the action from World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 2: Radio Davos is published weekly throughout the year, looking at the world's biggest challenges - the economy, geopolitics, the environment, tech, and much more - follow it wherever you get podcasts: Related podcasts: Davos 2026: Day 1, with Francine Lacqua: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a ‘good’ bubble?: Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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Davos 2026: Day 1, with Francine Lacqua
01/18/2026
Davos 2026: Day 1, with Francine Lacqua
Francine Lacqua, anchor and editor-at-large at Bloomberg TV, and host of a new podcast, Leaders, joins us to look ahead at Day 1 and the rest of the week, as the Annual Meeting 2026 opens in Davos. Catch up on all the action from World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 1: Radio Davos is published weekly throughout the year, looking at the world's biggest challenges - the economy, geopolitics, the environment, tech, and much more - follow it wherever you get podcasts: Related podcasts: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - :
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Coming soon: Radio Davos Daily
01/18/2026
Coming soon: Radio Davos Daily
Coming soon: Radio Davos Daily - a look ahead to all the action at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos. Every morning from 19 January: give us a few minutes and we'll give you an audio rundown of the coming highlights. Episode will be available wherever you get podcasts and on the Forum Live app from 0600 CET. 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
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Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a ‘good’ bubble?
01/18/2026
Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a ‘good’ bubble?
The latest Chief Economists’ Outlook is a revealing pulse-check of the global economy based on a survey of leading chief economists from a variety of organizations. Christian Keller, Head of Economics Research at Barclays Investment Bank, joins to flesh out the key parts of the latest outlook – and helps us understand why tariffs haven’t proven to be quite the disaster economists feared (yet), and why people are saying that even if this is an AI bubble, it might in some ways be a good one. Follow all the action from Davos at or across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Links: Chief Economists’ Outlook January 2026: Related podcasts: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: "New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them
01/15/2026
Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them
The Global Risks Report, the World Economic Forum's annual snapshot of the biggest risks facing the world in the near, medium and long terms, shows geopolitical and economic risks on the rise in the new 'age of competition'. The report is published just days before the Forum's Annual Meeting and is a good indicator of what the 3,000 leaders convening in Davos, Switzerland will be talking about. Gayle Markovitz is joined by a co-host, Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi, and two expert guests, Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer at Zurich Insurance, and Andrew George, Global President of Specialties at Marsh. The Global Risks Report, available , was compiled by Mark Elsner and Grace Atkinson of the Forum's Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting at 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. Links: Global Risks Report 2026: Global Risks Initiative: Peter Giger's blog "Critical infrastructure is at critical risk: It’s time to treat it as such": Andrew George's blog: How can businesses navigate technology risks and opportunities in a competitive age?: Marl Elsner's blog: These are the top 10 risks in 2026: Geoeconomic confrontation ranks highest in 'age of competition': Grace Atkinson's blog: Global risks in 2026 and over the past 5 years: What’s changed and what hasn’t?: Related podcasts: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: Global Risks Report: the big issues facing the world at Davos 2025: Making sense of geopolitics in 2025: Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’
01/12/2026
Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’
The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 is an essential report on the state of cyber threats facing the world, and what can be done to tackle them. Akshay Joshi, head of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity joins as co-host as we speak to Interpol Director for Cybercrime Neal Jetton, and Robert Lee, CEO and co-founder of Dragos, a company that specialises in protecting 'OT' - the operational technology that companies rely on. Links: Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: Cybercrime Atlas: Centre for Cybersecurity: Partnership against Cybercrime: Interpol on cybercrime: Dragos: Related podcasts: Understanding today's cyber readiness risks: Key questions to stay ahead of the next attack: Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025: the risks we all face and how to fight back: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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Ocean explorer Sylvia Earle: the best time to be alive is now
12/18/2025
Ocean explorer Sylvia Earle: the best time to be alive is now
Despite huge environmnental challenges, Sylvia Earle believes there is not better time in history to be alive. Now 90, the pioneering ocean explorer has this message of hope for humanity. Links: Friends of Ocean Action: Mission Blue: Follow the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 on the website and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26 Related podcasts: : : : : Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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What is physical AI?
12/11/2025
What is physical AI?
Robots have been used in manufacturing for decades, but the rise of physical AI means the machines can do many things that used to be impossible. In this episode, co-hosted by Kiva Allgood, who heads the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains at the World Economic Forum, we hear from two experts involved in deploying physical AI in the real world. Guests: Daniel Kuepper, Managing Director & Senior Partner at BCG Tye Brady, Chief Technologist at Amazon Robotics Links: Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains: Physical AI Powering the New Age of Industrial Operations: Global Lighthouse Network: Related podcasts: Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations: Stock markets and supermarkets: how business is deploying AI: “Trillions of dollars added to the economy” - Google’s chief economist on the macro impact of AI: Do you need an AI mentor? This tech entrepreneur thinks so: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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Making sense of geopolitics in 2025
12/02/2025
Making sense of geopolitics in 2025
As geopolitics shifts, three experts on international relations answer fundamental questions, including: Why do humans have wars? What are the new challenges facing peacemakers and peacekeepers? And what has changed for the Global South? Guests: Monica Toft, Professor and Director, Center for Strategic Studies; Academic Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Happymon Jacob, Founder and Director, Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) Aparna Bharadwaj Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Links: Global Future Council on Geopolitics: Related podcasts: After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid: Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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What my record 102-hour saltwater swim taught me about the ocean
11/20/2025
What my record 102-hour saltwater swim taught me about the ocean
"During those 102 hours, I connected with my soul, my brain, my body, to a level that I will probably never do again. And I discovered a part of myself that I couldn't think was capable of doing what I did." Noam Yaron swam from Corsica to just off the coast of Monaco, mainland Europe, to push himself to the limit and raise awareness about the marine environment. Here's what he learned about human endurance and the threats to nature posed by pollution, shipping and rising temperatures. Links: Friends of Ocean Action: The to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030: Water Lover Challenge: Related podcasts: Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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Sustainable agriculture: lessons from the Brazilian Amazon
11/13/2025
Sustainable agriculture: lessons from the Brazilian Amazon
Can farming be productive and profitable but without damaging nature and adding to greenhouse gases? As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, we hear from a Brazilian entrepreneur involved in regenerative agriculture in Brazil, in a podcast co-hosted with the World Economic Forum's Tropical Forest Alliance. Hosts: Robin Pomeroy, host, Radio Davos Danielle Carreira, Head of Finance, Tropical Forest Alliance Guest: Luis Fernando Laranja da Fonseca, CEO, Grupo Caapora Links: Tropical Forest Alliance: Innovative Finance for the Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco (IFACC): Grupo Caapora: Related blogs: COP30 in Brazil: What is at stake: Ahead of COP30, a new era of forest restoration and resilience is taking root: Related podcasts: Why our future must be 'nature positive': Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
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After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid
11/07/2025
After 2025’s ‘seismic’ shock, what’s next for development and aid
Governments in the global North have slashed aid budgets at a time when humanitarian needs have reached record levels, forcing a rethink on global aid and development. In this podcast, co-hosted by humanitarian news agency Devex, we look at where things may go from here and what new models of cooperation might offer hope. Hosts: Robin Pomeroy, Radio Davos, World Economic Forum Raj Kumar, This Week in Global Development, Devex Guests: Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Julienne Oyler, CEO, Inkomoko Links: Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative: Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: - look out for forthcoming report, Social Enterprise in Africa. UNICEF: Inkomoko: Devex: Related podcasts: This Week in Global Development: Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: What you might get wrong about progress - Lessons for leaders: Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
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Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0
11/03/2025
Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0
How does the superpower rivalry between the US and China dictate international relations more broadly? And what does it mean for the future of trade, security and development? Lyunn Kuok, Lee Kuan Yew, Chair in Southeast Asia Studies at the Brookings Institution, and a member of the Forum's Global Future Council on Geopolitics, analyses the state of the global relations almost a year into the second Donald Trump presidency. This episode is a collaboration between the World Economic Forum's weekly Radio Davos and Beyond the Headlines, the flagship current affairs podcast of The National, the Middle East's leading English-language newspaper. It was recorded at the Forum's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity in Dubai on 15 October, 2025. It is co-hosted by Mina Al-Oraibi, The National's Editor-in-Chief. Watch a video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel: Links: Network of Global Future Councils: Global Future Council on Geopolitics: Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025: The National: Related podcasts: Beyond the Headlines podcast: Related Radio Davos episodes: We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: "New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again: Check out all World Economic Forum podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
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Why our future must be 'nature positive'
10/23/2025
Why our future must be 'nature positive'
We all rely on nature to survive - but humans continue to destroy and degrade the environment to an extent that puts our own species at risk Nature conservationist Marco Lambertini puts the case for going 'nature positive' - getting companies and countries to account for their impact on nature and find ways to conserve and restore more than they destroy. Links: Nature Positive Initiative: World Economic Forum's New Nature Economy reports: World Economic Forum's Bioeconomic Initiative: Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: Alliance of CEOs for Nature: Related podcasts: : : : Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
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"All of this is teamwork" - how 'industrial clusters' are accelerating the energy transition
10/16/2025
"All of this is teamwork" - how 'industrial clusters' are accelerating the energy transition
The transition to net-zero is a daunting challenge for any industry - but what if diverse sectors can help each other speed up progress? That's what can happen in an 'industrial cluster'. In the episode we hear from two such clusters - the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium and the Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley in Spain - just two of the more than 35 industrial clusters around the world, supported by the World Economic Forum’s Transitioning Industrial Clusters (TIC) initiative, to drive economic growth, employment and cut greenhouse gas emissions. And we speak to the head of the Mission Possible Partnership - an organisation that works to advance the energy transition in industry which also puts a strong emphasis on industry clusters or ‘clean industrial hubs’. Episode page with transcript: Links: Transitioning Industrial Clusters: Mission Possible Partnership: Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley: Related podcasts: How to nudge heavy industry to sustainability: the First Movers Coalition: Can aviation ever be sustainable? Here are some paths to net zero: Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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Are we on track for the energy transition? Insights from three CEOs
10/09/2025
Are we on track for the energy transition? Insights from three CEOs
One of the main things needed to achieve net zero that is to transform how we produce and consume energy. In this podcast, CEOs of three very different companies on the front lines of the energy transition around the world assess where the energy transition is now, and what the future may look like. Speakers: Christian Bruch, CEO, Siemens Energy Andrés Gluski, CEO, AES Corporation Lei Zhang, CEO, Envision Group Co-host: Charles Bourgault manager, electricity industry, World Economic Forum Episode page with transcript: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
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Neurotechnology could help billions of people. Has its time come?
10/02/2025
Neurotechnology could help billions of people. Has its time come?
Electronic devices that tap into a human’s nervous system have been around for decades, for example to help paralysed people move and deaf people hear. Now, a new generation of neurotechnology promises to revolutionise treatments for a range of conditions that afflict billions of people. We look at the benefits and assess the risks with Jen French, a campaigner for access to neurotechnlolgy who has been using a device for 25 years since a snowboarding accident made her quadriplegic. And Tom Oxley, the CEO of neurotech startup Synchron, explains how 'brain computer interfaces' are giving paralysed patients the ability to use computers and smart phones. They also address concerns about things such as data privacy, unequal access to health tech, and device 'abandonment'. Episode page with transcript: Watch the video version here: Links: Network of Global Future Councils: Related podcasts: : Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - :
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We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook
09/23/2025
We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook
The global economy is moving from experiencing "episodic shocks" to "a new operating regime, one that is defined now by persistent disruption." So says Wayne Best, chief economist at Visa, as he gives his take on the Chief Economists Outlook, the World Economic Forum's regular pulse check of the world economy and where it is headed. Episode page with transcript: Links: Chief Economists Outlook: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook
09/18/2025
We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook
The global economy is moving from experiencing "episodic shocks" to "a new operating regime, one that is defined now by persistent disruption." So says Wayne Best, chief economist at Visa, as he gives his take on the Chief Economists Outlook, the World Economic Forum's regular pulse check of the world economy and where it is headed. Episode page with transcript: Links: Chief Economists Outlook: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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Do you need an AI mentor? This tech entrepreneur thinks so
09/18/2025
Do you need an AI mentor? This tech entrepreneur thinks so
How can you keep up with the rapidly changing skills needed in a job market being transformed by artificial intelligence? Kian Katanforoosh, founder of tech startup Workera, has advice for all of us on how to ensure we are 'AI-ready'. Episode page with transcript: Related podcasts: : : Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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How to nudge heavy industry to sustainability: the First Movers Coalition
09/11/2025
How to nudge heavy industry to sustainability: the First Movers Coalition
Around the world, people are developing low-emissions technologies - but they can only succeed if there is market demand. In this episode, we hear how the First Movers Coalition helps create that market by getting big companies to invest in emerging technologies that aim to de-carbonise the 'hard to abate' sectors. And we meet the buyer and seller of low-emissions cement doing just that. Speakers: Noam Boussidan, Programme Head, First Movers Coalition Julia Fidler, Head of Materials and Fuels Decarbonisation, Microsoft Joe Hicken, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Policy, Sublime Systems Links: First Movers Coalition: Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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What are 'embedded emissions' and can global trade help reduce them?
09/04/2025
What are 'embedded emissions' and can global trade help reduce them?
The European Union is implementing a 'Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism' (CBAM) that will levy a fee on importing certain goods that are produced in countries that lack regulations forcing producers to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. It's an idea that other countries are considering, but is also hugely complex and may be challenged by exporter countries. Two expert guests explain the policy and its implications for business and global trade. Speakers: Aaron Cosbey, Senior Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Dandy Rafitrandi, researcher at the Department of Economics, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia Kimberley Botwright, Head, Sustainable Trade, World Economic Forum (co-host) Links: World Economic Forum Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics: Emissions in trade: Where are they and how do we measure them?: CBAM: What you need to know about the new EU decarbonization incentive: What future for climate and trade? Scenarios and strategies for carbon competitiveness?: Countries must deal with imported emissions in a fair and flexible way: European Commission on CBAM: International Institute for Sustainable Development: Centre for Strategic and International Studies: Podcasts: : : : Check out all our podcasts on : - : - : - : Join the :
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