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The manufacturing sector, which accounts for one-fifth of global carbon emissions and over half of the world's energy usage, is taking centre stage in the global race to net zero. Yet despite a raft of commitments and first steps, around 50% of companies are off track in achieving their targets.

How can manufacturers leverage new innovations and technologies to successfully negotiate the green transition while maintaining growth?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024 on January 17, 2024.

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/green-manufacturing/

This session is linked to the ongoing work of the Industry Net Zero Accelerator Initiative of the World Economic Forum Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains.

Speakers:

Martin Lundstedt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group

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

Holger Klein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Gwenaelle Avice Huet, Executive Vice-President, Europe Operations, Schneider Electric SE

Brand Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Foxconn Industrial Internet

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains The Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains is driving a transformation of factories and supply chains through advanced technologies, empowering businesses to achieve net-zero emissions, enhance workforce skills, and build resilient supply chains. The Centre collaborates with public and private sector leaders to anticipate global trends, unlock innovative business models, and incubate new partnerships.

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While various regulations are being put in place across the globe to address governance challenges, economic instability and conflict are exacerbating corruption.

How can we unlock good governance to ensure sustainable transformation and economic growth in challenging times?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 18 January, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/being-honest-about-poor-governance/

Speakers:

Zeina Soufan, Senior Anchor, Asharq News

Tom Palmer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newmont Corporation

Philip Isdor Mpango ,Vice-President of Tanzania, Office of the Vice-President of Tanzania

Peter Maurer, President of the Board, Basel Institute on Governance

Helen E. Clark, Chair, Lancet Countdown High-Level Advisory Board on Health and Climate Change

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With the education industry at a pivotal point of transformation driven by AI and innovative teaching methodologies, new education hotspots are emerging to address the growing and diversified education needs of the global economy. How can governments and businesses future-proof their education systems and leverage AI and other technologies?

This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 28 April, 2024.

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/is-education-ready-for-ai/

Speakers:

Rudayna Abdo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Thaki

Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief, The National

Laura Frigenti, Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Education

Jack Azagury, Group Chief Executive, Strategy and Consulting, Accenture

Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of Education, Rwanda

Deemah Al Yahya, Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)

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Since 1990, global efforts have successfully halved child mortality. Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, however, has been insufficient, with climate change and preventable diseases jeopardizing decades of advancement and millions of lives.

How can we strengthen the global health architecture to eradicate disease and make essential health innovations accessible to all?

This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 28 April, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/redefining-the-global-health-agenda/

Speakers:

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister, Pakistan

Keir Simmons, Chief International Correspondent, NBC News

​Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel​, Minister of Health, Saudi Arabia

Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Anita Zaidi, President, Gender Equality, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre

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Nuclear energy is part of the solution to meeting the growing demand for green power, with innovations from small modulator reactors to fusion providing opportunities beyond existing power plants.

What is the enabling environment needed to support the commercial viability of new nuclear solutions?

This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 29 April, 2024. Watch it here:

https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/the-role-of-new-nuclear/

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Speakers:

Shunichi Miyanaga, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow, Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI)

Kirsty Gogan, Founding Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer, TerraPraxis

Kam Ghaffarian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Axiom Space, Inc.

Cosmin Ghita, Chief Executive Officer, Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA

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AI-powered models, which are rapidly developing in capacity and scale, are expected to disrupt companies' operating and business models.

What are the near-term use cases and long-term moonshot opportunities for AI to fundamentally reshape industrial ecosystems?

This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 29 April, 2024.

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/ai-powered-industries/

Speakers:

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Editor, Global Energy and Climate Innovation, The Economist

Simon Freakley, Chief Executive Officer, AlixPartners

Robert Falck, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Einride AB

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman, Schneider Electric SE

Cheryl Cui, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bota Biosciences

Abdulla Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Bahrain

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While AI has the potential to augment the capabilities of workers by automating tasks, concerns persist regarding technological unemployment and the concentration of productivity gains. As AI develops further, what are the trade-offs leaders will need to manage?

This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 28 April, 2024. Watch it here:

https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/ai-productivity-work-can-we-have-it-all/

Speakers:

Tiit Riisalo, Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Information Technology of Estonia

Thomas L. Friedman, Columnist, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times

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

Øyvind Eriksen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aker ASA

Hiroaki Kitano, Executive Deputy President; Chief Technical Officer; Chief Executive Officer, Sony Research, Sony Group Corporation

Abdullah AlSwaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia

Special Meeting 2024

This episode is related to the Forum's Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development held in Riyadh on 28-29 April 2024.

https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/

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The recent sustained slowdown in growth has been compounded by a succession of crises and dislocations. What approaches are needed to reignite growth while shifting to a better balance between quantity and quality? Recorded 28 April, 2024 at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/what-kind-of-growth-do-we-need/

Public Speakers Tengku Zafrul Bin Tengku Abdul Aziz

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia

Saadia Zahidi

Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva

Mohammed Al-Jadaan

Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia

Kristalina Georgieva

Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Joumanna Bercetche

Anchor, Bloomberg News

Special Meeting 2024

This episode is related to the Forum's Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development held in Riyadh on 28-29 April 2024.

https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/

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Advanced Energy Solutions: scaling up the tech that can help us get to net zero

Why it's time for the 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics

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In a significant heightening of the battle for global pre-eminence in the semiconductor industry, export bans on certain types of advanced chips, including those used to develop AI, have come into effect. What impact will these restrictions have on both innovation and the competitive landscape in advanced chipmaking as the industry takes centre stage in power relations between the major global economies?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 17 January, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/the-battle-for-chips/

Speakers:

Nicholas Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic

Micky Adriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands

Chris Miller, Associate Professor, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

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

Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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AI and immersive technologies will fundamentally change how humanity interacts with society, government and even the environment. How can we meet the challenge presented by the complex risks we face while building trust in our technological future?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024 on January 17, 2024.

Speakers:

Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft AI Ben Thompson, Founder, Stratechery Ayanna Howard, Dean of Engineering, Ohio State University

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/town-hall-how-to-trust-technology/

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AI Governance Alliance:

https://initiatives.weforum.org/ai-governance-alliance/home

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