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Our soils withdraw 70% of freshwater and grow 95% of the food we eat. They are a critical lever to transform how we produce food and tackle the trilemma of food access and affordability, nutrition and health as well as nature and climate.

From capital stacks for watersheds linked to farming corridors to skills and capabilities in protecting and restoring soil health, how can breakthrough finance, knowledge models and community collaborations realize the value of soil?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 16 January, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/geopolitics-of-food-and-water/

Speakers:

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

Kashim Shettima, Vice-President of Nigeria, Office of the Vice-President of Nigeria

John Harris, Founding Editor, Politico

Ibrahim Thiaw, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Cindy H. McCain, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, US Department of State

Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA

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World Economic Forum's Centre for Nature and Climate: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-nature-and-climate/home

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Antimicrobial resistance is the third leading cause of death globally. While the global economy loses $36.9 billion a year as a result of super bugs, how can global economic policies continue to embed and accelerate action on urgent health security issues?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024

Watch the session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/bad-bugs-no-drugs-facing-a-world-without-antibiotics/

This session is linked to the Pathogen Genomic Surveillance Initiative and the Global Future Council on Antimicrobial Resistance of the World Economic Forum.

Centre for Health and Healthcare

The Centre for Health and Healthcare is committed to improving global health outcomes by addressing trust issues, closing the gender gap in healthcare, and leveraging technology to transform healthcare systems. The Center is also working to improve health security through public-private collaboration.

Speakers:

Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva

Severin Schwan, Chairman, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Mathume Joseph Phaahla, Minister of Health, Ministry of Health of South Africa

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

Aleksandra Agatowska, Chief Executive Officer, PZU Życie, PZU Group

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Related podcasts:

Antimicrobial resistance - how to stop a quiet pandemic

Quality over quantity: why the time has come for 'value based health care'

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By 2050, estimates indicate that the global economy will have doubled in size and will be serving a population of over 10 billion people. In this context, improving energy efficiency is critical to delivering an affordable, secure and climate-aligned future.

What can companies and governments do to enable economic growth with less energy?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 16 January, 2024, linked to the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum.

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/transforming-energy-demand/

Speakers:

Tania Bryer, Anchor, CNBC

Robert E. Moritz, Global Chair, PwC

Peter Herweck, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric SE

Ilham Kadri, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Syensqo SA

Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Anish Shah, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mahindra Group

Links:

World Economic Forum's Centre for Energy and Materials: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-energy-and-materials/

Podcasts:

Davos 2023: Keeping the pace on climate change

The energy transition moonshot: innovations that will transform our world

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The development of generative AI has catapulted AI technology to one of the fastest and most impactful innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. From creation to production and distribution, some predict its effect on global value chains is analogous to the steam engines of the Industrial Revolution.

With added qualities of speed, and accessibility, what is the implication for industry worldwide and how do leaders manage its risks?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024 on January 16, 2024, linked to the AI Governance Alliance of the World Economic Forum.

Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/industry-applications-of-generative-ai/

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Speakers:

Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist

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

Mike Rounds, Senator from South Dakota (R), United States Senate

Julie Sweet, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Accenture Cristiano Amon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Qualcomm Incorporated

Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Corporation

World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution:

https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home

AI Governance Alliance:

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

Podcasts:

What's next for generative AI? Three pioneers on their Eureka moments

Davos 2024: Technology in a Turbulent World

AM24: The Expanding Universe of Generative Models

Davos 2024: 360° on AI Regulations

Davos 2024: Hard Power of AI

Davos 2024: Education Meets AI

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Below the ocean surface is a world that is vast, distant and alien. We are now able to understand and explore more of this realm with technology.

Join Caribbean marine biologist and explorer Diva Amon live from a deep-sea submersible examining the health of Mesophotic coral reefs off the coast of the Seychelles. She is joined by prominent experts and industry leaders to explore the potential of technology and how it can be harnessed to better steward ocean health.

Speakers:

Samuel Jacobs, Editor-in-Chief, TIME

Ray Dalio, Founder and Chief Investment Officer Mentor, Bridgewater Associates LP

Mattie Rodrigue, Director, Science Programme, OceanX

Jennifer Morris, Chief Executive Officer, The Nature Conservancy

Diva Amon,Science Adviser, Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara

David Obura, Director, Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) East Africa

Andrew Forrest, Chairman and Founder, Fortescue Ltd

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/live-from-the-deep-sea/

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World Economic Forum Centre for Nature and Climate:

The Centre for Nature and Climate fosters a holistic approach to addressing the climate emergency, focusing on industry decarbonization, nature-positive systems, and resource stewardship. It works with the CEO Climate Leaders, the First Movers Coalition, and the Champions for Nature community to achieve net-zero emissions, protect and restore natural ecosystems, and promote sustainable practices.

https://centres.weforum.org/centre-nature-and-climate/home

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Leaders around the globe have called for international collaboration to steer AI's development to human and planetary development rather than exploitation. Harmonizing diverse views will tackle challenges at the nexus of tech, privacy and rights.

With AI's swift advance and varied national oversight frameworks emerging, how can global players collaboratively craft adaptive, forward-looking governance?

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/360-on-ai-regulations/

Speakers:

Vera Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, European Commission

Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information, Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) of Singapore

Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group

Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft Corp

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

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World Economic Forum AI Governance Alliance:

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The First Movers Coalition, launched at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, has garnered an unprecedented $16 billion in aggregated demand for emerging climate technologies and the support of 13 governments which together represent more than 50% of global GDP.

What are the lessons learnt and what lies ahead in the journey to speed up and scale these technologies?

This session is linked to the First Movers Coalition of the World Economic Forum.

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

Watch the session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/first-movers-for-frontiers-clean-technologies

Speakers:

Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore

Takeshi Hashimoto, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

John F. Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Daniel Fisher, Chief Executive Officer, Ball Corporation

Carlos Torres Vila, Chair, BBVA SA

Anna Borg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vattenfall AB

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From diplomacy to defence, AI is markedly changing geopolitics. Shifts in data ownership and infrastructure will transform some stakeholders while elevating others, reshaping sovereignty and influence.

How is the landscape evolving and what does it mean for the existing international architecture?

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/the-geopolitical-power-of-ai/

Speakers:

Nick Clegg,President, Global Affairs, Meta Platforms Inc.

Mustafa Suleyman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inflection AI, Inc.

Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach, Government of Ireland

Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the European Union and Constitution, Federal Chancellery of Austria

Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

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

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AI offers novel opportunities for deeply personalized learning and tutoring and is set to turbocharge the edtech industry while creating uncharted risks for today's learners in schools, universities and workplaces.

With learning being reshaped at breathtaking speed, how can organizations and governments adapt to leverage the benefits of this new era?

This session is linked to the Education 4.0 Alliance of the World Economic Forum.

Speakers:

Nzinga Qunta, Anchor, South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC)

Jeffrey R. Tarr, Chief Executive Officer, Skillsoft

Hadi Partovi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Code.org

Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Minister of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Slovenia

Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates

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

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The transfer of knowledge across generations and cultures has shaped our evolutionary trajectory and our interactions with each other and the natural world. How might intergenerational dialogue inform a path that is simultaneously guided by a realism to see the world as it is and an optimism that there is hope and possibilities in a challenging and uncertain future? This session was recorded live January 19, 2024 at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland.

Watch the session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/earths-wisdom-keepers

Speakers:

Ann Adeline Dumaliang, Global Shaper, Manila Hub

Jane Goodall, Founder, Jane Goodall Institute; United Nations Messenger of Peace

Marie-Claire Graf, Global Shaper, Zurich Hub

Hosana Gomes da Silva, TV presenter, Rede Globo, Brazil

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