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As organizations navigate increasing complexity, the call for authentic, purpose-driven leadership has never been stronger. 

This session explores how leaders can bridge the gap between values and strategy — fostering trust, engagement, and meaningful impact in their teams and organizations. 

The discussion draws on research and lived experiences to examine how authenticity enhances strategic decision-making and organizational performance. 

This is the full audio from a live-streamed video session available to watch for World Economic Forum partners and digital members who can watch it here: https://toplink.weforum.org/sessions/a0WTG000001rJWz2AM/authentic-leadership-revisited-what-drives-real-impact

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Speakers:

Rashimah Binte Rajah, Assistant Professor, University of Twente

Michael Riedl, Chief Executive Officer, Team Internet

Mershad Javan, President of EMEA, GoDigital Media Group

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What lies beyond the rankings?

Grounded in the findings of the 2026 Travel & Tourism Development Index, this webinar unpacks the structural shifts shaping tourism competitiveness across more than 100 economies.

The discussion explores where progress is accelerating, where vulnerabilities persist and what the findings mean for policy, investment and destination strategy.

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Speakers: 

Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism at Ministry of Tourism of Jamaica

Ramya Krishnaswamy, Head, Center for Urban Transformation; Member of ExCo at World Economic Forum

Kelly Craighead, President at Vertimas Consulting

Cara Morton, CEO Global Businesses and Operations and Member of the Executive Committee at Zurich Insurance Group

Hawazen Nassief, Deputy Minister for International Relations at Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

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Travel & Tourism Development Index: https://www.weforum.org/publications/travel-tourism-development-index-2026

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The global economy continues to navigate a period of significant disruption, with ongoing conflicts in multiple regions, volatile bond markets and growing debate over the infrastructure, technologies and investments that could shape the future.

How are companies adapting to these shifts and what trends are leading economists watching most closely?

Join us for a discussion with chief economists on the forces shaping the global economy and what they see on the horizon.

This is a briefing on the latest edition of the World Economic Forum's Chief Economists Outlook. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2026/sessions/chief-economists-outlook/   Find the Outlook at:  wef.ch/chiefeconsep26

Speakers: 

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed

Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP

Ufuk Akcigit, Deputy Chief Economist, World Bank Group  

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China is entering a new demographic era, with one of the world's fastest-ageing populations reshaping its economic and social landscape. At the same time, advances in genetics, regenerative medicine and preventive health are deepening the understanding of ageing and healthy living.

As science and policy evolve, what will it take to realize the full potential of longevity?

Speakers:

Chavalit Frederick Tsao, Chairman, TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) Group Kevin Strain, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Life Financial Inc. David Jacob, Chief Executive Officer, Marsh Asia, Marsh Liu Qian, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wusawa Advisory, Inc

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/ageing-as-an-economic-asset/

 

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Record-breaking heat across Europe is placing growing pressure on critical infrastructure. At the same time, oil prices climbed above $100 per barrel earlier this year as geopolitical tensions once again exposed vulnerabilities in global energy markets.

These are not isolated crises, but different sides of the same coin. And prompts the question, how can we build energy systems that remain reliable in an increasingly volatile world?

A new generation of technologies is beginning to change that equation. This session explores how new technologies like direct lithium extraction and everything-to-grid energy are changing how energy is produced, managed and consumed.

This is the full audio from a studio discussion recorded on 9 July, 2026.

Speakers: 

Volker Sick, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Anna Tunkel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Impact LLC

Akshay Joshi, Head of the Centre for Cybersecurity, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

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More than $150 trillion moves across borders each year through the global financial system, the vast majority of it still denominated in dollars. As geopolitical tensions fragment trade relationships and middle powers look to diversify their financial exposure, alternative currencies are gaining quiet traction, such as the recent renewal of a 200-billion-yuan swap line between the Bank of Canada and the People's Bank of China.

How might a growing willingness among these economies to transact in alternative currencies reshape the structure, stability and sovereignty of the international financial system?

Speakers:

Diana Choyleva, Founder and Chief Economist, Enodo Economics, Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute Robin Harding, Asia Editor, The Financial Times Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Senior Fellow, China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Ashor Nick Sarupen, Deputy Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of South Africa Zhu Ning, Deputy Dean and Professor of Finance, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here:  https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/renminbi-and-the-world/

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Tariffs, export controls and mechanisms such as investment screening have become central instruments of economic management. This is pushing strategic players to leverage their production of critical resources and the concentration of critical supply chain inputs.

In an increasingly fractured economy, what is the right balance between protecting national interests while continuing to seek economic collaboration?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/resisting-autarky/

Speakers:

Yuen Yuen Ang, Alfred Chandler Chair Professor of Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University

Tian Wei, Host, World Insight with Tian Wei, China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project, University of New South Wales

Yasushi Sasaki, Managing Director and Senior Partner; Asia Pacific Chair, Boston Consulting Group

Matthew Klein, Founder, The Overshoot

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As AI inference costs have dropped by over 90%, enterprises are embedding data and intelligence at the core of their operating and business models, enabling always-on, global execution beyond human limits.

How are these AI-first enterprises reorganizing around AI in practice, and under what conditions does this actually translate into long-term value for society?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here:
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/whats-the-intelligence-limit-for-ai-first-enterprises/

Speakers:

Yuxiang Zhou, Chief Executive Officer, Black Lake Technologies, Michael Römer, Senior Partner and Global Co-Lead, Activate: Digital and Analytics, Kearney

Joey Wat, Chief Executive Officer, Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Sudip Roy, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Adaption

Yang Yanqing, Director of Center for Education, Innovation and Sustainable Development, ShanghaiTech University

Mehdi Ghissassi, Chief Product and Technology Officer, AI 71

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Global foreign direct investment rebounded by 14% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, yet the gains remained heavily concentrated in advanced economies, widening the gap with the emerging markets expected to drive the majority of growth in the coming decades. Young populations, rapid digital adoption and expanding consumer bases give emerging economies significant structural advantages, but capital, technology and industrial capacity continue to flow elsewhere.

As competitiveness gaps widen, what is separating the front-runners from the laggards, and where will the next engines of growth emerge?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here:  https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/growth-map-rewritten/

Speakers: 

A. Burak Dağlıoğlu, President, Investment Office of the Presidency of Türkiye   Elaine Yu, China Correspondent, CNBC Asia   Leslie Vinjamuri, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs   Zou Ling, Founder of Honghub and Co-Head of Primavera Venture Partners, Primavera Capital Group   Aparna Bharadwaj, Global Leader, Global Advantage Practice; Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group  

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Who will lead the next wave of high-impact innovation in women's health? This session highlights how growing momentum around closing evidence gaps, addressing system-level challenges and redesigning care pathways is opening new opportunities to improve health outcomes and investment in one of the world's most promising innovation markets. Panellists will explore how stronger collaborations can unlock scalable solutions across priority areas in women's health, including cardiovascular conditions, menopause, and cancers- helping translate insight into impact and opportunity.

This is the full audio from a session held during the Annual Health Roundtable 2026.

Speakers:

Moderator: Sonia Muliyil (Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet)

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu (Board Chair, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Medicaid Cancer Foundation)

Elisabeth Staudinger (Member of the Managing Board, Siemens Healthineers)

Julia Hoover (Senior Vice-President, Reproductive Medicine, Ferring Pharmaceuticals),

Amy Kao (Senior Vice-President, Global Head of Research Unit in Neuroscience & Immunology, Merck)

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Food security has emerged as a critical challenge, defined by access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. As AI becomes a new frontier in food systems, with applications ranging from accelerating ingredient discovery to enabling precision agriculture, the gap between pilot initiatives and large-scale deployment remains substantial, particularly in Asia-Pacific where the majority of the world's food is produced and consumed.

With food security at stake, what will it take to move from isolated pilots to true systemic transformation?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/can-intelligence-feed-the-world/

Speakers:

Svein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International

Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University

Fan Shenggen, Chair Professor, China Agricultural University

Kathleen Alexander, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Savor

Rattan Lal, Professor of Soil Science, Ohio State University

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As global temperatures continue to rise, El Niño events are becoming increasingly consequential for economies, ecosystems and societies. This session will explore what leaders need to understand about El Niño in a warming world, from its impacts on extreme weather, food and water security, and supply chains to the decisions needed to build resilience in an era of growing climate volatility.

Speakers:

Akanksha Khatri, Head of Strategic Insight & Impact, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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After nearly 50 years of on-off sanctions, proxy conflict and nuclear brinkmanship, tensions between the US and Iran reached an apex this year. As the situation evolves rapidly, many hope for a long-lasting peace agreement.

What would such an agreement look like and how would it affect the rest of the world?

Speakers:

Cameron Abadi, Deputy Editor, Foreign Policy Group

Mahmood Sariolghalam, Affiliate, Middle East Institute

Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa, Chatham House

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/update-on-iran/

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The US and China remain deeply intertwined economically, yet unresolved trade, technology and security divides have created friction and raised fundamental questions about the trajectory of the relationship. The recent bilateral summit has reset the tone without resolving the underlying structural tensions.

Following the presidential summit, where are relations between the world's two largest economies headed and what should business and policy leaders be preparing for?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/us-and-china-from-here-to-where/

Speakers:

Margery Kraus, Founder and Executive Chair, APCO

Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Zhao Hai, Director of International Politics Studies, National Institute for Global Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Leslie Vinjamuri, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Joseph Luc Ngai, Chairman, Greater China, McKinsey & Company

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As China enters its 15th Five-Year Plan period, policy priorities are focused on boosting domestic demand, upgrading industry through innovation and accelerating the green transition across sectors from advanced manufacturing to new energy.

Are the conditions right for China to transition to an innovation and consumption-led economy?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here:

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/15th-five-year-plan-unpacked/

Speakers:

Guo Lanfeng, President, China Society of Economic Reform (CSER)

Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University

Yuen Yuen Ang, Alfred Chandler Chair Professor of Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University

Wu Zuyu, Chairman, HiTHIUM

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From the ripple effects of ongoing conflict in the Middle East on markets and energy supply to ongoing geoeconomic fragmentation, constraints on the global economy are creating one of the most complex operating environments in decades.

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC26) in Dalian, China on June 23-25 2026.

Watch it here: https://www.weforumasia.cn/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/chief-economists-briefing-2fb0bbaf27/

Speakers:

Shen Jianguang, Vice-President and Chief Economist, JD.com

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Rita Babihuga-Nsanze, Chief Economist; Director of Research and Strategy, Africa Finance Corporation - AFC

Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Paul Gruenwald, Global Chief Economist, S&P Global

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For over four decades, China has crafted a hybrid growth model that blends planning, innovation, and global integration. This has driven remarkable gains in manufacturing, clean energy, and, more recently, artificial intelligence.

As pressures and stakes rise, what will define the next chapter of this alternative model?

Speakers:

Carlson Tong, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

Zhu Min, Member of the Senior Expert Advisory Committee, China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE)

Dong Junfeng, Chairman, China UnionPay

Tian Wei, Host, World Insight with Tian Wei, China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University

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 https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/chinese-economy-fully-emerged/

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AI is remixing the rules of music and the role of the human artist. If a machine can craft a hit, what's left that only humans can create?

Join this conversation exploring AI's intersection with human creativity and the broader implications for authorship, equity and the fundamental qualities that make music truly human.

Speakers: 
Juliet Mann, TV Host, China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Harvey Mason jr,  Chief Executive Officer, The Recording Academy

will.i.am, Founder and President, i.am Angel Foundation

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/when-code-and-creativity-collide/

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The last pre-conflict shipments have now reached their destinations, yet the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. As the supply crunch hits the global economy, what's going to happen next? Which regions and industries are the most severely affected? And what does this mean for the global economic outlook in May 2026? 

This is the full audio from a studio discussion recorded on 27 May 2026.

Speakers:

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed

Rita Babihuga-Nsanze, Chief Economist, Africa Finance Corporation

Thomas-Olivier Léautier, Chief Economist, TotalEnergies

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Chief Economists Outlook May 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/chief-economists-outlook-may-2026

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AI Infrastructure in the Age of Sovereignty: Requirements, Strategies and a Trusted Framework for Digital Embassies is a report co-drafted with Bain & Company and published on 11 May, 2026.  

This webinar explores how economies can pursue AI sovereignty along a spectrum of strategies, from trusted international partnerships to extensive domestic ownership, depending on their local capabilities. The discussion examines why choices around compute, connectivity and data storage are increasingly central to long-term resilience and AI competitiveness. 

A core focus is what these choices look like in practice: how different approaches along the spectrum can be translated into credible strategies, what shared infrastructure arrangements require, and how digital embassies can serve as an option for extending sovereign AI infrastructure beyond national borders. 

This is the full audio from a webinar recorded on 12 May, 2026.

Speakers:

Samira Gazzane, Policy Lead, Future-Ready Economies, World Economic Forum (In Person) 

Cathy Li, Head, Centre for AI Excellence; Member, Executive Committee, World Economic Forum (In Person) 

Florian Mueller, Senior Partner and Head, AI, Insights & Solutions for EMEA, Bain & Company (In Person) 

Ann Marie Lavigne, Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, Snowflake 

Sean Kask, Chief AI Strategy Officer, SAP (Online) 

Ali Al Amine, Chief Commercial Officer, G42 International (Online) 

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Technological revolutions, a reset in supply chains and soaring stock markets, these are not just characteristics of today's economy. In the 1920s, electrification, the automobile and assembly lines changed the economic landscape.  

What parallels exist between this decade and the 1920s and what could we learn from them for the future of the global economy?

Speakers:

Andrew R. Sorkin, Editor-at-Large; Columnist, New York Times

Laurence D. Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock

Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank

Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University

Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel LLC

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/decade-deja-vu-are-the-2020s-the-new-1920s/

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A discussion centred on the launch of the Second Technology Convergence Report on April 28, 2026, highlighting key findings and industry implications. The session shares actionable insights for scaling convergent technologies, building on the foundational work established in the first year.

Speakers:

Connie Kuang, Initiatives Lead, Technology Convergence, Centre for AI Excellence

Cathy Li, Head, Centre for AI Excellence

Kary Bheemaiah, Vice-President and Chief Technology Innovation Officer, Capgemini Invent
Technology Convergence Report

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Technology Convergence: The New Logic for Competitive Advantage: https://www.weforum.org/publications/technology-convergence-report-2026/

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Cultural leaders and science experts come together to explore the act of doing and of making do with what is at hand to create something new.

Speakers:

Thijs Biersteker, Artist and Founder, The Woven Foundation

Fabiola Gianotti, Physicist, Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (2016-2025)

Priyamvada Natarajan, Joseph S. and Sophia S. Fruton Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics, Yale University

Nomzamo Mbatha, Actress and Founder, Nomzamo Lighthouse Foundation

Caroline Lustenberger, Head of Sleep Lab, R&D Scientist, Co-founder of Herencia Solutions AG, ETH Zurich

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Forecasts of AI's impact on productivity vary widely, from those projecting a 15% boost in labour output across advanced economies to warnings that as many as 92 million jobs could vanish globally by 2030.

Generative AI will transform work as we know it, but will that transformation lead to shared prosperity or widening exclusion? How can we prevent productivity gains from masking a much bleaker economic picture.

Speakers:

Jonas Prising, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup

Elizabeth Shuler, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, European Commission

Erik Brynjolfsson, Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor; Director, Digital Economy Lab, Stanford University

Ravi Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant

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The Nobel Prize in Economics 2025 recognized research showing that long-term growth depends on a relentless cycle of innovation replacing the old and creating the new. In a world marked by uncertainty, fragmentation and technological disruption, this insight feels more relevant than ever.

Can the principles of creative renewal be turned into practical strategies for growth?

Speakers:

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
Peter Howitt, Professor Emeritus, Brown University
Philippe Aghion, Professor of Economics, INSEAD

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here:

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Growth in Latin America has stagnated at around 2% as the region strives to develop a more diversified economy and boost investment and productivity. Geoeconomic tensions are spreading and major powers are vying for influence over Latin America.

With economic policy shifts in the region under way, how can it really deliver meaningful growth?

Speakers: 

Esther Dweck, Minister of Management and Innovation in Public Services, Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services of Brazil

James Scriven, Chief Executive Officer, IDB Invest

Julio Velarde, Governor, Central Bank of Peru

Altagracia Gomez Sierra, Coordinator, Regional Economic Development and Relocation Advisory Council, Office of the Presidency of Mexico

Juan Carlos Mora, Chief Executive Officer, Bancolombia

Gillian R. Tett, Provost, King's College, University of Cambridge

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/breaking-latin-america-s-growth-ceiling/

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The ongoing war in the Middle East is rapidly emerging as an unprecedented shock to the global economy, sending tremors through energy markets, supply chains and financial systems already strained by years of volatility.

This is the full audio from a studio session on March 31, 2026, where four leading chief economists examined those questions and provided insights into what's next for the global economy.

Read more about it here: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/04/chief-economists-global-economic-outlook-march-2026/

Speakers: 

Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi

Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura

Razia Khan, Chief Economist & Head of Research, Middle East & Africa, Standard Chartered Bank

Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Ludovic Subran, Chief Investment Officer of Allianz 

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AI systems are advancing faster than expected and the next few years could redefine what we mean by intelligence. Will progress continue through scale alone, or are new breakthroughs in algorithms, data and agentic interaction needed to reshape the path ahead?

As models begin to learn, plan and act in digital and physical environments, what kind of intelligence are we creating and how will it shape humanity?

Speakers:

Nicholas Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic

Eric Xing, President, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)

Yoshua Bengio, Full Professor, University of Montreal   Yuval Noah Harari, Distinguished Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk   Yejin Choi, Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford University

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/next-phase-of-intelligence/

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Global stocks hit record highs in 2025, fuelled by the AI boom and investor optimism in future areas for growth.

However, as geoeconomic uncertainty persists, along with perceived over-exuberance for select sectors, is investor optimism justified or are we in a bubble about to burst?

Speakers:

Mark Benedetti, Executive President, Ardian

Gita Gopinath, Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Jonathan Ferro, Anchor, Bloomberg

Bonnie Y Chan, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

Sergio P. Ermotti, Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS

Robin Vince, Chief Executive Officer, BNY

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/are-markets-mispricing-the-future/

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As AI reshapes industries, trade tensions deepen and societies adjust to new realities, the new economy inspires both hope and unease. 

A conversation with Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer of Uber Technologies, on seeing beyond today's short-term pressures and imagining how the new economy can work for everyone.

Speakers:

Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer, Uber Technologies

Stephanie Flanders, Head, Economics and Government, Bloomberg LP

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/an-honest-conversation-on-the-hopes-and-anxieties-of-the-new-economy/

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What choices must we make today to build a future balanced between technological innovation and humanity?

Explore and discuss how a history of the future offers lessons for navigating the transformative age of AI.

Speakers:

Yuval Noah Harari, Distinguished Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/an-honest-conversation-on-ai-and-humanity-ca19ea8c96/

 

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Progress is often assumed to be inevitable, yet history tells a different story. Periods of transformation have repeatedly shown how quickly momentum can stall or reverse.

Carl-Benedikt Frey, Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute and Director of Future of Work at Oxford Martin School speaks at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 on why some societies sustain progress over time while others see it stall.

You can watch his talk here:  https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/progress-is-not-inevitable/

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Digital embassies offer an emerging model that allows nations to extend sovereign digital infrastructure beyond their borders while maintaining control over data, compute and governance. However, establishing such arrangements requires political alignment, legal clarity and robust technical and operational safeguards.

The Digital Embassy Framework, spearheaded by the World Economic Forum and co-developed with stakeholders, will provide a shared baseline for designing, governing and operating trusted digital embassies worldwide.

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/digital-embassies-for-sovereign-ai/

Speakers:

Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital, Malaysia Government

Cathy Li, Head, Centre for AI Excellence; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Alexandre Fasel, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, State Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland

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Leading AI nations are racing to preserve dominance while new contenders rise and others struggle to break dependence on foreign capabilities. 

As alliances reshape the balance of power, how is AI redefining the path to economic growth and global influence?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here:

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/ai-power-play/

Speakers:

Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft

Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Minister of Railways, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India

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As geopolitical tensions intensify, security considerations are reshaping economic policy, production and fiscal priorities worldwide.

This session explores how governments are adapting to an era defined by conflict risk and strategic competition. How can economies meet rising security demands without sacrificing long-term growth and stability?

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https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/geopolitical-risk-outlook-for-2026/

Speakers:

Jane Harman, Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy (USA)

Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University

Wolfgang Ischinger, President, Munich Security Conference Foundation Council

Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project, University of New South Wales

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An unpredictable operating environment is weighting on global growth and traditional engines such as trade are expected to expand by just 0.9% in 2025. With debt-to-GDP reaching a record 95%, there is increasingly limited space for leaders to make drastic policy and operational changes. At the same time, AI is emerging as a key driver of growth in some economies, improving productivity, enabling new business models and accelerating innovation across industries.

What will be the new sources of growth and how can we ensure that the benefits are shared broadly?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/how-can-we-unlock-new-sources-of-growth/

Speakers: 

Marc Benioff, Chair, CEO & Co-Founder, Salesforce

Thomas Buberl, Chief Executive Officer, AXA

Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google, Google

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Group Chief Executive Officer, Mubadala Investment Company

Francine Lacqua, Editor-at-Large and Presenter, Bloomberg Television

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In an era where competition among rivals can quickly veer towards consolidation into giants, founders and entrepreneurs can struggle to align their vision with strategy while also scaling for growth.

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/what-it-takes-to-build/

Speakers: 

Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Investor, Host of Diary of a CEO podcast

Jessica Lessin, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, The Information

Bret Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Sierra

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Recent developments in Venezuela are likely to impact the country's economic trajectory with regional and global implications.

Join an experts' discussion to unpack the impact of these changes and the potential paths forward.

Speakers: Ricardo Hausmann, Jeffry A. Frieden, Jason Bordoff, Sir Robin Niblett, Ngaire Woods

This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.

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The global economy is expected to grow by ~3.1% in 2026, but trade tensions, technology deployment, public debt and the risk of asset bubbles leave policy-makers and markets on high alert.

What policies will anchor confidence while unlocking longer-term productivity gains?

Speakers: Albert Bourla, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Christine Lagarde, Andrew R. Sorkin, Kristalina Georgieva, Mohammed Al-Jadaan

This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.

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Infrastructure, food systems and natural resources are all affected by climate change. While nature loss poses significant economic and environmental risks, nature-positive models could unlock trillions for the world's economy.

How can we sustain, and even augment, growth while also remaining within the planet's boundaries?

Speakers: André Hoffmann, Johan Rockström, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Sumant Sinha, Ramon Laguarta, Andrew Forrest

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This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 20 January, 2026.

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At the Annual Meeting 2026, we asked the World Economic Forum's interim co-chairs, Larry Fink and André Hoffman, about their vision for the future, hopes for what Davos 2026 will achieve, why dialogue is more needed than ever, and reasons for optimism.

Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting at wef.ch/wef26 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF26. And follow Radio Davos wherever you get podcasts to get our daily morning shows every day of the Davos week, starting Monday, 19 January.

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With $1.5 trillion in investment and nearly 60% of companies set to scale AI in 2025, the race to capture its full economic impact is accelerating. Yet scaling beyond pilots remains a major hurdle, requiring new strategies, capabilities and organizational designs.

How can leaders unlock AI's true potential for complex tasks and long-term transformation?

Speakers: Roy Jakobs President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips; Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, Visa; Mat Honan Editor-in-Chief, MIT - Technology Review; Amin Nasser President and Chief Executive Officer, Aramco. Julie Sweet

This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 20 January, 2026. 

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Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Cooperation Barometer 2026. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges. Within a more complex and uncertain geopolitical context, open and constructive dialogue is a critical factor in identifying potential collaborative pathways that advance shared interests.

In its third year, the Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, uses 41 metrics to assess the level of cooperation worldwide across five pillars: trade and capital; innovation and technology; climate and natural capital; health and wellness; and peace and security.

This is the full audio from a media briefing presenting the report, with Sheba Crocker, World Economic Forum Managing Director, Børge Brende, the Forum's President and CEO, and Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company. You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/press-conference-global-cooperation-barometer-2026/

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News release: https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/01/global-cooperation-is-showing-resilience-in-the-face-of-geopolitical-headwinds/

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In 2024, 72% of Chinese consumers expressed trust in AI and 90% considered autonomous driving beneficial, while only 32% of US consumers reported trust in AI and acceptance rates for autonomous driving remained lower in Germany, the US and Japan than in China.

What factors are driving these regional differences and how might they shape the speed and approach to deploying autonomous robots?

Speakers:

Zhu Qiuguo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Deep Robotics

Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Innovation of Rwanda

Kishor Patil, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, KPIT Technologies

Eleanor Olcott, China Technology Correspondent, The Financial Times

 

This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025. 

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Amid major geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts, compounded by rapid technological advancements, the need for agile, collaborative and cross-disciplinary thinking has never been more urgent.

What steps are required to foster constructive, iterative dialogue in an era of rapid change and uncertainty?

Speakers:

Robert M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Dragos

Sylvia Earle, Creator, Mission Blue Foundation, National Geographic Society

Azeem Azhar, Chief Executive Officer, Exponential View

Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Office of the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

This is the full audio from the opening plenary session of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity on 15 October, 2025.

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While global debt is forecast to increase to 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade, the economy is facing numerous headwinds, from fragmentation, environmental shocks, demographic pressures and technological disruptions.

Speakers:

Vera Songwe, Chairperson and Founder, Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

Stacey Vanek Smith, Senior Story Editor, Bloomberg Audio, Bloomberg Media

This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 23 September, 2025.

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In 2025, the global energy landscape is being redefined by geopolitical unpredictability, shifting market dynamics and uncertainty around climate ambitions. Assumptions about the speed, scale and direction of the energy transition are being tested as nations recalibrate priorities on energy security, affordability and industrial competitiveness.

Speakers:
Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Sumant Sinha, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, ReNew
David G. Victor, Professor, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Rebecca Boudreaux, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oberon Fuels

This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 23 September, 2025.

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An uncertain geopolitical era has emerged, marked by shifting alliances, volatile economic policies and weakening multilateral cooperation. This moment calls for stakeholders to identify steps to strengthen global security and stability.

What paths exist for continued security cooperation and how are organizations adapting to operate more effectively in an increasingly unpredictable world?

This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 22 September, 2025.

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https://www.weforum.org/meetings/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2025/sessions/geopolitics-looking-beyond-uncertainty/

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Speakers:

Ishaan Tharoor, Foreign Affairs Columnist, Washington Post

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Victoria Nuland, Professor, Practice of International Diplomacy, Columbia University

Salah Ahmed Jama, Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia

 

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From tariffs to territory, political and economic tensions between countries are deepening as the geopolitical landscape enters a new era of uncertainty.

What are the pre-eminent political shifts and under-recognized trends for stakeholders to look out for and how might they shape economies?

Speakers:

Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Monica Toft, Professor and Director, Center for Strategic Studies; Academic Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Jin Keyu, Professor, School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Li Xueying, Foreign Editor, The Straits Times

Happymon Jacob, Founder and Director, Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR)

This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 26 June, 2025. 

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Global public debt stands at around 94% of GDP, constraining governments' ability to fund critical growth-promoting investment in infrastructure, education and technology.

How can innovative financing, alongside global trade and investment strategies, mobilize resources to meet development goals?

This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025. 

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2025/sessions/investing-amid-high-debt-low-growth/

Speakers: 

Jeffry A. Frieden, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University

Stacey Vanek Smith, Senior Story Editor, Bloomberg Audio, Bloomberg Media

 

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