World vs Virus

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: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-2026/ Related podcasts: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ "Everything has changed" - Gita Gopinath on the global economy in 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/gita-gopinath-global-economy-2026/ What just happened in Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/davos-2026-what-just-happened/ Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/ 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

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: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/the-day-after-agi/ Links: Centre for AI Excellence: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-ai-excellence/home AI Global Alliance: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ai-global-alliance/home Global Future Council on Artificial General Intelligence:  https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-artificial-general-intelligence/home Related podcasts: 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

"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: https://www.weforum.org/publications/chief-economists-outlook-january-2026/ Related Davos 2026 sessions: Can India Become the Third Largest Economy in the World?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/can-india-become-the-third-largest-economy-in-the-world/ Are Markets Mispricing the Future?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/are-markets-mispricing-the-future/ Global Economic Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/global-economic-outlook-af4fed3639/ Related podcasts: What just happened in Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/davos-2026-what-just-happened/ Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: What's next for AI, skills and the global economy in 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-skills-global-economy-imf-kristalina-georgieva/ 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

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: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/programme/ Opening Concert, with Jon Batiste:  https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/opening-concert-0ba652f8a0/ Welcoming Remarks and Special Address, with Børge Brende: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/welcoming-remarks-and-special-address-f28dab9a1d/ The Day After AGI, with Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/the-day-after-agi/ Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/conversation-with-jensen-huang-president-and-ceo-of-nvidia/ Conversation with Elon Musk: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/conversation-with-elon-musk/ Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/special-address-by-donald-j-trump-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-49a709be7a/ Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/special-address-by-mark-carney-prime-minister-of-canada/ Global Economic Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/global-economic-outlook-af4fed3639/ Many Shapes of Trade: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/many-shapes-of-trade/ What Does Adaptation Look Like?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/what-does-adaptation-look-like/ Rethinking Global Aid: The Time Is Now: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/rethinking-global-aid/ Town Hall: Dilemmas around Growth: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/town-hall-dilemmas-around-growth/ Who Is Winning on Energy Security?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/who-is-winning-on-energy-security/ How Can We Build Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/how-can-we-build-prosperity-within-planetary-boundaries/ Water in the Balance: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/water-in-the-balance/ Selected links: Davos 2026 website: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/ Global Value Chains Outlook 2026: Orchestrating Corporate and National Agility: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Value_Chains_Outlook_2026.pdf Reskilling Revolution: https://initiatives.weforum.org/reskilling-revolution/home CEO Alliance on Nature: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ceo-alliance/about Lumina: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/lumina SmartStart: https://initiatives.weforum.org/smartstart/home Yes/Cities: https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/yes-cities Related podcasts: Davos 2026: Day 1, with Francine Lacqua: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-1/ Davos 2026: Day 2, with Adam Grant: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-2/ Davos 2026: Day 3, with Katty Kay: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-3/ Davos 2026: Day 4, with Stacey Vanek Smith: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-4/ Davos 2026: Day 5, with Anne McElvoy: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-5/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: What's next for AI, skills and the global economy in 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-skills-global-economy-imf-kristalina-georgieva/ Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/climate-science-policy-business-response/ Davos 2026: Conversation with Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/davos-2026-jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-chase/ Davos 2026: Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/conversation-with-jensen-huang-president-and-ceo-of-nvidia-5dd06ee82e/ Davos 2026: Conversation with Elon Musk: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/conversation-with-elon-musk-davos-2026/ Davos 2026: Global Economic Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/davos-2026-global-economic-outlook/ Davos 2026: How Can We Build Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/davo-2026-build-prosperity-within-planetary-boundaries/ Davos 2026: Q&A with Larry Fink and André Hoffman: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/davos-2026-co-chairs-fink-hoffman/ Davos 2026: Scaling AI: Now Comes the Hard Part: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/scaling-ai-now-comes-the-hard-part/ Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552  

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 Politics at Sam and Anne's, 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 wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 5:  https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/live-from-davos-2026-day-5-what-to-know Related podcasts: Day 4's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-4/ Day 3's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-3/ Day 2's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-23/ Day 1's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-1/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/ 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

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 wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 4:  https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/live-from-davos-2026-day-4-what-to-know Related podcasts: Day 3's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-3/ Day 2's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-23/ Day 1's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-1/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/ 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

Welcome to Radio Davos coming to you on Day 3 of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026.  Katty Kay, who co-hosts The Rest Is Politics US 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 wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 3: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/live-from-davos-2026-day-3-what-to-know Related podcasts: Day 2's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-23/ Day 1's episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-1/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/ 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

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 wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 2: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/live-from-davos-2026-day-2-what-to-know 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: https://pod.link/1504682164 Related podcasts: Davos 2026: Day 1, with Francine Lacqua: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-1/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/ Global Cooperation Barometer 2026:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/ 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

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 wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Follow our live blog on Day 1:  https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/live-from-davos-2026-day-1-what-to-know 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: https://pod.link/1504682164 Related podcasts: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/ 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

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

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 wef.ch/wef26 or across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. Links: Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: wef.ch/chiefeconjan26   Related podcasts: Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026 We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best/ Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/geopolitics-lynn-kuok-the-national/ "New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/adam-tooze-cnbc-china-us-history/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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 here, was compiled by Mark Elsner and Grace Atkinson of the Forum's Global Risks Initiative. 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. Links: Global Risks Report 2026: https://wef.ch/risks26 Global Risks Initiative: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-risks/home Peter Giger's blog "Critical infrastructure is at critical risk: It's time to treat it as such": https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/business-executives-most-worried-about-risks/  Andrew George's blog: How can businesses navigate technology risks and opportunities in a competitive age?: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/businesses-navigate-technology-risks-global-risks-2026-mars…  Marl Elsner's blog: These are the top 10 risks in 2026:  Geoeconomic confrontation ranks highest in 'age of competition': https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/global-risks-2026-top-10-two-and-ten-year-horizon/  Grace Atkinson's blog: Global risks in 2026 and over the past 5 years: What's changed and what hasn't?: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/global-risks-over-the-past-5-years-what-s-changed-and-what-…  Related podcasts: Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to 'OT': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/ Global Risks Report: the big issues facing the world at Davos 2025:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2025/ Making sense of geopolitics in 2025: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/war-peace-geopolitics/ Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/geopolitics-lynn-kuok-the-national/ We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026/ Cybercrime Atlas: https://initiatives.weforum.org/cybercrime-atlas/home Centre for Cybersecurity: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-cybersecurity/home Partnership against Cybercrime: https://initiatives.weforum.org/partnership-against-cybercrime/home Interpol on cybercrime: https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Cybercrime Dragos: https://www.dragos.com/ Related podcasts: Understanding today's cyber readiness risks: Key questions to stay ahead of the next attack: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/cybersecurity-vinod-bange-baker-mckenzie/ Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/geopolitics-lynn-kuok-the-national/ Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025: the risks we all face and how to fight back: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/cybersecurity-outlook-2025/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552  

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: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/ Mission Blue: https://missionblue.org/ Follow the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 on the website wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26  Related podcasts: Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-david-attenborough-colin-butfield/ Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/ Remembering Jane Goodall and her legacy of hope: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/remembering-jane-goodall-leadership-lessons/ What my record 102-hour saltwater swim taught me about the ocean: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-action-mediterranean-swim-noam-yaron/ Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/plastics-treaty-inc-gpap/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

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: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/home Physical AI Powering the New Age of Industrial Operations: https://www.weforum.org/publications/physical-ai-powering-the-new-age-of-industrial-operations/ Global Lighthouse Network: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-lighthouse-network/home Related podcasts: Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-industries-in-the-intelligent-age/ Stock markets and supermarkets: how business is deploying AI: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-financial-services-consumer-goods-industries/ "Trillions of dollars added to the economy" - Google's chief economist on the macro impact of AI: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-google-fabien-curto-millet/ Do you need an AI mentor? This tech entrepreneur thinks so: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-skills-workera-kian-katanforoosh/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-geopolitics Related podcasts: After 2025's 'seismic' shock, what's next for development and aid: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/development-aid-devex/ Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/geopolitics-lynn-kuok-the-national/ We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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    

"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: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/ The 30X30 Ocean Action Plan to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_30x30_Ocean_Action_Plan_2025.pdf Water Lover Challenge: https://www.waterlover.org/ Related podcasts: Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-david-attenborough-colin-butfield/ Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/ Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/plastics-treaty-inc-gpap/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

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: https://www.tropicalforestalliance.org/home Innovative Finance for the Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco (IFACC): www.ifacc-initiative.org Grupo Caapora: https://grupocaapora.com.br/ Related blogs: COP30 in Brazil: What is at stake:  https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/11/what-is-cop30-what-is-at-stake-climate-nature-action/ Ahead of COP30, a new era of forest restoration and resilience is taking root: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/11/cop30-new-era-of-forest-restoration-and-resilience/ Related podcasts: Why our future must be 'nature positive': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/nature-positive-marco-lambertini/ Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/ 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

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: https://initiatives.weforum.org/humanitarian-and-resilience-investing-initiative Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: www.schwabfound.org - look out for forthcoming report, Social Enterprise in Africa. UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/ Inkomoko: https://www.inkomoko.com/ Devex: https://www.devex.com/ Related podcasts: This Week in Global Development: https://www.devex.com/news/this-week-in-global-development-106893 Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0: https://wef.ch/4oOOsys We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: http://wef.ch/4puuU3m What you might get wrong about progress - Lessons for leaders: Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/steven-pinker-harvard-humanity-doing-better/ 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

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: https://wef.ch/43bySEO   Links: Network of Global Future Councils: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council Global Future Council on Geopolitics: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-geopolitics Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meetings-of-the-global-future-councils-and-cybersecurity-2025/ The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/   Related podcasts: Beyond the Headlines podcast: https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/beyond-the-headlines/ Related Radio Davos episodes: We have entered the age of "persistent disruption" - Visa's Wayne Best on the Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best/ "New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/adam-tooze-cnbc-china-us-history/ Check out all World Economic Forum 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          

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: https://www.naturepositive.org/ World Economic Forum's New Nature Economy reports: https://www.weforum.org/publications/series/new-nature-economy/ World Economic Forum's Bioeconomic Initiative: https://initiatives.weforum.org/bioeconomy-initiative/home Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: https://initiatives.weforum.org/alliance-of-ceo-climate-leaders Alliance of CEOs for Nature: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ceo-alliance/home Related podcasts: "All of this is teamwork" - how 'industrial clusters' are accelerating the energy transition: http://wef.ch/4h0W7aa Are we on track for the energy transition? Insights from three CEOs: http://wef.ch/4nyDxIZ Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: http://wef.ch/4729DHk 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

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: http://wef.ch/46rZO3T Links: Transitioning Industrial Clusters: https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/home Mission Possible Partnership: https://www.missionpossiblepartnership.org/ Port of Antwerp-Bruges: https://www.portofantwerpbruges.com/en Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley: https://www.moeveglobal.com/en/businesses/commercial-clean-energies/green-hydrogen/andalusian-valley Related podcasts: How to nudge heavy industry to sustainability: the First Movers Coalition: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/fmc-concrete-cement/ Can aviation ever be sustainable? Here are some paths to net zero: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/aviation-day-airports-sustainable-fuel-saf/ Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/climate-science-policy-business-response/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

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: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/energy-transition-electrification-siemens-aes-envision Related podcasts: Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond? Getting sustainable, secure and equitable power to the people - how's the global energy transition going? Energy Transition: Amping Up or Powering Down? All Hands on Deck for the Energy Transition 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

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: http://wef.ch/46Tt4Rm Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/KmIMQVUdHBc Links: Network of Global Future Councils: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council/ Related podcasts: 'We have the most to benefit, but also the most to lose': how AI could transform human health: Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-visa-wayne-best Links: Chief Economists Outlook: wef.ch/chiefeconsept25 Related podcasts: "New era, new mood, new challenges" - historian Adam Tooze on why things will never be the same again “Trillions of dollars added to the economy” - Google's chief economist on the macro impact of AI The global economy 'at a crossroads' ahead of Davos: Chief Economists Outlook Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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    

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: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-skills-workera-kian-katanforoosh Related podcasts: Stock markets and supermarkets: how business is deploying AI: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-financial-services-consumer-goods-industries/ Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-industries-in-the-intelligent-age/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

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: https://initiatives.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition/home Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

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: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/home Emissions in trade: Where are they and how do we measure them?: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/03/emissions-in-trade-how-we-measure-them/ CBAM: What you need to know about the new EU decarbonization incentive: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/12/cbam-the-new-eu-decarbonization-incentive-and-what-you-need-to-know/ What future for climate and trade? Scenarios and strategies for carbon competitiveness?: https://www.weforum.org/publications/what-future-for-climate-and-trade-scenarios-and-strategies-for-carbon-competitiveness/ Countries must deal with imported emissions in a fair and flexible way: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/27/countries-must-deal-with-imported-emissions-in-a-fair-and-flexible-way/ European Commission on CBAM: https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/news/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-cbam International Institute for Sustainable Development: https://www.iisd.org/ Centre for Strategic and International Studies: https://www.csis.or.id/ Podcasts: Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/climate-science-policy-business-response/ It was ‘no deal' on a global plastics treaty - so what happens now?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/plastics-treaty-inc5-gpap/ Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/dani-rodrik-economics-globalization-tariffs/ The global economy 'at a crossroads' ahead of Davos: Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-ralph-ossa-wto/   Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

Welcome to this bonus episode of Radio Davos. A few episodes ago we interviewed author and historian Adam Tooze about geopolitics. Adam has his own podcast, Ones & Tooze, published by Foreign Policy where he is also a columnist. We thought we would pop an episode on the Radio Davos feed so you can take a listen. In this episode, Adam and his co-host Foreign Policy deputy editor Cameron Abadi, look at the state of global development. Radio Davos will be back very soon, in the meantime enjoy this episode of Ones and Tooze. Ones and Tooze show notes: Whither Global Development Some 10 years ago, the United Nations came up with its Sustainable Development Goals, a series of objectives for the world around alleviating poverty and protecting the planet. But these days, it's clear that very few of those goals will be met by the target date of 2030. What happened? And what does the Trump administration's retreat from international development mean for the world?  On this episode of Ones and Tooze, a weekly economics podcast from Foreign Policy magazine, hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi dig in. New episodes of Ones and Tooze are released every Friday. Follow the show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ones-and-tooze/id1584397047 https://open.spotify.com/show/44pekawcpIJ7KgwcFIgZDr https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/ones-and-tooze/   World Economic Forum podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

The politics might change, but the science is clearer than ever. The planet is warming - and even faster than predicted - due to the emission of greenhouse gases. Faced with the facts, where do businesses, policymakers, and the rest of us go from here? We get the latest in climate science from Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and hear from Sumant Sinha, the head of India-based renewable energy company ReNew, on the outlook for business. The episode is co-hosted by Pim Valdre, head of the World Economic Forum's Climate Ambition Initiative and leader of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders. To watch the video-podcast, head to: https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Links: Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: https://initiatives.weforum.org/alliance-of-ceo-climate-leaders/ Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/home ReNew: https://www.renew.com/ Related podcasts: Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval? Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive Breathe! The cities working together on air pollution and climate change 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

A second - and supposedly final - last round of talks to agree a global treaty to tackle plastics pollution this month ended with no deal. Clemence Schmid, director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership, tells us what happened and what might happen next. Links: Global Plastic Action Partnership: https://www.globalplasticaction.org/ Watch the World Economic Forum's documentary, "Invisible Warriors: The force behind Viet Nam's plastic action": https://www.weforum.org/videos/invisible-warriors-the-force-behind-viet-nam-s-plastic-action/ 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  

The weekly podcast from the World Economic Forum that looks at the biggest challenges and how we might solve them is taking a summer break. We'll be back in late August, but in the meantime check out the Radio Davos back catalogue - well over 200 episodes from the last five years, as well as our sister podcasts, Meet the Leader and Agenda Dialogues. You can find all of them wherever you listen to podcasts - including YouTube where an increasing number of episodes are full video-podcasts. Our webpage, with transcripts for most episodes, is wef.ch/podcasts. Please follow us on your favourite podcast app so you don't miss an episode.  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

Historian and podcaster Adam Tooze says we are at a turning point in history - as the Trump administration upends decades of assumptions on geopolitics, trade and the economy. Coinciding with the dawn of artificial intelligence, the rise of China, and demographic shifts are adding to transformative changes for us all. CNBC anchor Chery Kang joins us in the studio at AMNC25 to co-host the episode. This is a video-podcast, watch it on our YouTube channel: http://wef.ch/3GFeAvl Related podcasts: Halfway through 2025, reasons to be optimistic in a turbulent year Three experts on how to understand the USA Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

"The Beautiful Game" is a feelgood movie about a football tournament between teams of homeless people from around the world, with the upbeat message that sport can change, even save, lives. We speak to the man who created the real-life Homeless World Cup, an annual event aimed at lifting people out of homelessness. Guest: Mel Young, President of the Homeless World Cup  Related podcats: The 90-year-old using sports to change the lives of refugees   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

As we enter the second half of a turbulent 2025, we hear key lessons from the Summer Davos, AMNC25, and leaders from the World Economic Forum set out their priorities for the rest of the year where global collaboration is needed more than ever. Speakers: World Economic Forum: Sheba Crocker, head of Global Communications Group Saadia Zahidi, head of Centre for New Economy and Society Sebastian Buckup, head of Centre for Nature and Climate Mirek Dusek, responsible for the World Economic Forum summits Kiva Allgood, head of Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains Gim Huay Neo, head of Asia strategy Jeremy Jurgens, head of innovation and emerging technology   Others: Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University Chinese Premier Li Qiang Kian Katanforoosh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Workera Hassan Elkhatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt Lindsay Hooper, Chief Executive Officer, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership   Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25. Listen to selected AMNC sessions on the Agenda Dialogues podcast. Forum reports mentioned in the podcast: Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025 Chief Economists Outlook Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 Forum initiatives mentioned in the podcast: First Movers Coalition Global Future Councils Technology Pioneers Uplink Related podcasts: What to expect from the 'Summer Davos' AMNC; and what the West gets wrong about China Tech poised to 'change the world': Top Ten Emerging Technologies 2025: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-ten-emerging-tech-2025/ Getting sustainable, secure and equitable power to the people - how's the global energy transition going? “Trillions of dollars added to the economy” - Google's chief economist on the macro impact of AI Stock markets and supermarkets: how business is deploying AI Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations    

For the 13th consecutive year, the World Economic Forum has released its report on the top ten technologies set to change the world for the better. These technologies will speed our efforts to tackle everything from the energy transition to neurodegenerative diseases and more. Based on expert nominations and rigorous examination, the solutions drive home to leaders the increasing ways that technologies are converging and building on each other and showcase the importance of technology foresight as a key strategic tool to make meaningful change, integration and investment happen. Guests guiding us through this report for the fifth year include Bernie Meyerson, chief innovation officer emeritus at IBM, and Mariette DiChristina, Dean and professor of the practice of journalism at Boston University College of Communication.   This interview was recorded in May 2025 in the New York office of the World Economic Forum. Top 10 Emerging Technologies for this year: - Structural Battery Composites - Collaborative Sensing - Green Nitrogen Fixation - Generative Watermarking - Engineered Living Therapeutics - GLP-1s for Neurodegenerative Diseases - Autonomous Biochemical Sensing - Next-Gen Nuclear Energy - Osmotic Power Systems - Nanozymes About this episode: Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2025: https://wef.ch/emergingtech25 These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2025: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2025/ Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-ten-emerging-tech-2025 Mariette DiChristina, Boston University: https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/mariette-dichristina/ Bernie Meyerson: https://www.ibm.com/history/bernard-meyerson Related podcasts: Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2024: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-technologies-2024/ Beyond AI: the top-10 tech of 2023 set to change our lives: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-technologies-2023/

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 - AMNC25 - will bring together leaders from government, business and academia, along with innovators and representatives from international organizations, media and civil society. In this special episode produced in collaboration with Caixin Global, World Economic Forum Managing Director Mirek Dusek sets the scene for the 'Summer Davos' in Tianjin, China. And Jen Zhu Scott, founding partner of IN. Capital, gives an insider's view of China and its place in the world. Co-hosted by Li Xin, managing editor of Caixin Global. Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25. Links: AMNC25: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2025/ Caixin Global: https://www.caixinglobal.com/ Related podcasts: Getting sustainable, secure and equitable power to the people - how's the global energy transition going? 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 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

The Energy Transition Index is the World Economic Forum's annual report on global efforts to get sustainable, secure and equitable energy to all. We hear from the Forum's Espen Mehlum, head of energy transition intelligence, and speak to two experts on energy in Africa and Latin America. Guests: Clarissa Lins, Founding Partner at Catavento, Brazil  Andrew Herscowitz, CEO of the Mission 300 (M300) Accelerator Links: Energy Transition Index 2025: https://www.weforum.org/publications/fostering-effective-energy-transition-2025/ 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

“Once you've truly seen the sea, you'll never look at Earth the same way again.” David Attenborough has spent nearly a century on Earth, bringing the mysteries of nature to viewers around the world. In his latest film, Ocean, he shows how humans still have so much to learn about life below the waves and its vital contribution to life on land. One of the film's directors, the naturalist Colin Butfield, tells Radio Davos about some of the revelations in the movie and the accompanying book that he co-wrote with Attenborough. Links: Friends of Ocean Action: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/ Ocean movie: https://silverbackfilms.tv/shows/oceanwithdavidattenborough/ Related podcasts: Humans rely on the ocean. Here's how both can thrive: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-marine-prosperity-areas/ 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  

Cuts to aid budgets are having a huge impact on the delivery of healthcare in Africa, the Forum's Lora du Moulin tells Radio Davos. And the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, says why tech and regional collaboration give him hope for the future of the continent and the health of its people. Links: World Economic Forum Centre for Health and Healthcare: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-health-and-healthcare/home Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: https://africacdc.org/ Regionalized Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative: https://rvmc.net/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef 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

The World Economic Forum's latest Chief Economists Outlook highlights the risks posed by global trade tensions; and examines the potential impact AI will have on economic growth. Google's chief economist, Fabien Curto Millet, gives his take on the Outlook and the impact of GenAI, which he calls "the most exciting thing technologically I've seen in my lifetime". Links: Chief Economists Outlook May 2025: https://wef.ch/chiefeconmay25 Related podcasts: The global economy 'at a crossroads' ahead of Davos: Chief Economists Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-ralph-ossa-wto/ Slow growth and the cost of debt: the World Bank's Chief Economist on the global outlook: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-world-bank-indermit-gill/ The global economy is slowing - here's why that may not be such a bad thing: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-september-2023-jerome-haegeli-swiss-re/   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  

Humans rely on the ocean, not just for food, but for industries such as shipping, telecommunications, and renewable energy - as well as its vital role in absorbing carbon and regulating the climate. Is there a way to make our interactions with the ocean beneficial to the ecosystems? Alfredo Giron, head of Friends of Ocean Action, believes 'Marine Prosperity Areas' could do just that. Links: Friends of Ocean Action: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/ Ocean Action Agenda: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ocean-action-agenda/home Marine Prosperity Areas:  https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/marine-prosperity-areas-represent-a-new-hope-in-conservation/ Related episodes: Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next How the 'Wild Wet West' was won: why the UN High Seas Treaty is big news What are the 'positive tipping points' that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster? Why the ocean is key to fighting climate change Summer special: sharks and tunes   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    

In the second of our series looking at how AI is being deployed across industry sectors, we look at financial services and consumer goods, with the head of London Stock Exchange Group and the chief strategy and transformation officer at PepsiCo. Guests: David Schwimmer, CEO, LSEG Athina Kanioura, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, PepsiCo Drew Propson, Head, Technology and Innovation in Financial Service, World Economic Forum Zara Ingilizian, Head, Consumer Industries, World Economic Forum Reports: Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services: https://www.weforum.org/publications/industries-in-the-intelligent-age-white-paper-series/financial-services/ Transforming Consumer Industries in the Age of AI: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Transforming_Consumer_Industries_in_the_Age_of_AI_2025.pdf Previous episodes in this series:  Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations 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  

Platon has photographed the most famous and powerful people of recent times, but his latest book is portraits of human rights activists, the poor and oppressed. In this interview, first published on Meet the Leader, he talks about the enduring power of photography in the age of AI, and why the most powerful people are often the most scared. This interview was first published on Meet the Leader. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUGFUza2ec&t=536s Read more: "Learn first, judge later" – photographer Platon on making portraits of dictators and the downtrodden: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/platon-the-photographer-of-power-and-the-powerless/ Related podcasts: Ballerina Misty Copeland: Unlocking potential and a leader's most ‘vital' role AI vs Art: Will AI rip the soul out of music, movies and art, or help express our humanity? 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  

Are you happy at work? And if so, do you think that helps you do the job better? Jan-Emmanuel de Neve, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School thinks so - and says he has the real-world evidence - from companies and millions of employees to prove it. He also says there is evidence that companies with a happy workforce will perform better for shareholders. And he answers the question - does that mean working from home is best, or should we all go back to the office? Links: Thriving Workplaces: How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives: https://www.weforum.org/publications/thriving-workplaces-how-employers-can-improve-productivity-and-change-lives/ Future of Jobs Report 2025: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/ Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/news/jan-emmanuel-de-neve-launches-latest-book-workplace-wellbeing-and-why-it-matters Related podcasts: Wharton psychologist Adam Grant: How to rethink the work day - and the soft skill future leaders need: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/adam-grant-skills-future-leaders-work/ The future of jobs requires a ‘skills-first' mindset - for employers and for you: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/skills-first-jobs/ Intel's HR chief on reskilling and building teams for the future: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/christy-pambianchi-intel-ai-jobs-reskilling/ IKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what's needed to bridge the gender equity gap: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ulrika-biesert-ingka-group-gender-equity/ 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