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Davos 2023 Day 2: the economy and the climate

01.17.2023 - By World Economic ForumPlay

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It’s a fragmented world - can humanity learn to cooperate to solve the big issues? Bloomberg climate change reporter, host of the Zero podcast, Akshat Rathi, joins us to look at Day 2 of Davos 2023. Saadia Zahidi, head of the Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society picks her priorities for Davos 2023 and, as the World Economic Forum published its latest Chief Economists Outlook, ADP’s Chief Economist Nela Richardson gives her assessment of the economy in the year to come. Davos shines a spotlight on the situation in Iran, Iranian-British actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi tells us why the power of women is an unstoppable political force. Another Middle Eastern artist who uses her platform to campaign for human rights, singer Farah Siraj, often referred to as the ‘Music Ambassador of Jordan’, talks about the transformational power of music The head of energy at the Forum, Roberto Bocca tells us about important discussions in Davos on that crucial subject.  People on this episode: Akshat Rathi, host of the Zero podcast from Bloomberg Roberto Bocca, head of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure at the World Economic Forum Saadia Zahidi, head of the Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society Nela Richardson,  ADP Chief Economist Nazanin Boniadi, actress and activist Farah Siraj, singer and activist Subscribe on any platform: Join the Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23.

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