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?

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/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/

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

Watch the livestream of this session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/how-can-we-build-prosperity-within-planetary-boundaries/ 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.

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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. Watch the full session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scaling-ai-now-comes-the-hard-part/

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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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