Agenda Dialogues

From integrating next-generation technologies into curricula to addressing national perceptions of cultural issues, education is at a pivotal moment in ensuring that it adequately trains and teaches future generations.

In this town hall, leaders debate what success can look like for education globally.

This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting on 22 January, 2025. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/debating-education/

Speakers:

Sian L. Beilock, President, Dartmouth

Michael Spence, President and Provost, University College London (UCL)

Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Raquel Bernal, President, Universidad de los Andes

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Artificial general intelligence could possess the versatility to reason, learn and innovate in any task. But with rising concerns about job losses, surveillance and deepfakes, will AGI be a force for progress or a threat to the very fabric of humanity? This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2025.

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/the-dawn-of-artificial-general-intelligence/

Speakers:

Andrew Ng, Executive Chairman, LandingAI

Yoshua Bengio, Full Professor, University of Montreal Nicholas Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic Yejin Choi, Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford University Jonathan Ross, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Groq Thomas Wolf, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face

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In December 2024, over 170 countries gathered to conclude a global treaty to reach a plastic pollution-free world by 2040. While negotiations were inconclusive, the countries sought to complete the process in 2025, highlighting an urgent, time-bound need to bridge remaining areas of divergence. What will it take to land the treaty to end plastic pollution and how can business and government be supported to tackle the issue in the interim? This session, from the Annual Meeting 2025, is linked to the ongoing work of the Global Plastic Action Partnership of the World Economic Forum.

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/new-agreement-on-plastics-how-to-make-it-count/

Speakers:

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Hein Schumacher, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever

Sarah Lamaison, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dioxycle

Diana Olick, Senior Correspondent, Climate and Real Estate, CNBC

Dina Ercilia Boluarte, President of Peru, Office of the President of Peru

Dion Travers George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of South Africa

Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos.

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Nearly five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy, growth is slow but stable, inflation has gradually declined in advanced economies and trade trends have turned positive. Despite this, there remain challenges such as high public debt burdens, ongoing geo-economic tensions and the potential impact of industrial policies on smaller countries.Given this landscape, what are the plausible scenarios for the global economy in 2025? This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2025.

Speakers in this session: Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Laurence D. Fink Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock

Sara Eisen Anchor, CNBC

Christine Lagarde President, European Central Bank

Tharman Shanmugaratnam President of Singapore, Office of the President of Singapore

With AI, space exploration and biotechnology advancing rapidly, some see these innovations as solutions to humanity's greatest challenges, while others raise concerns about ethics, society and inequality.

In this town hall, leaders debate how to responsibly harness emerging technologies to maximize benefits while minimizing risks.

Speakers include: Dava Newman Director, MIT Media Lab

Yann LeCun Vice-President and Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scientist, Meta

Ina Turpen Fried Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios

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From disruptions to critical infrastructure to cyber biothreats, geopolitical crises are extending into uncharted territories. How can the international community move towards a detente in cyberspace? This session was developed in collaboration with Foreign Policy Magazine and recorded live at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland on January 23, 2025. Watch a video of this session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/defending-the-cyber-frontlines/

Speakers included: Samir Saran President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Matthew Prince Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cloudflare

Ravi Agrawal Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Group

Mirjana Spoljaric Egger President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Andrius Kubilius Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission

Joe Kaeser Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siemens Energy

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As the race for AI leadership intensifies, access to resilient digital infrastructure, advanced computer capabilities and strong public-private investment are essential. A few countries are sprinting ahead, securing their competitive advantage, while others struggle to keep up. What strategies can bridge this growing AI divide and ensure more equitable access to AI benefits globally?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos.

Speakers:

Hatem Dowidar, Group Chief Executive Officer, e&

Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft

Bill Thomas, Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KPMG

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

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

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

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After almost a decade since the Paris Agreement changed the global landscape of net zero, several open questions remain on how to increase the speed and scale of inclusive climate action. What is on the agenda for COP30 in Brazil and how can all stakeholder groups unlock a new era for collaboration on climate and nature? This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2025. Speakers:

Jesper Brodin Chief Executive Officer, INGKA GROUP I IKEA

Simon Stiell Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Diana Olick Senior Correspondent, Climate and Real Estate, CNBC

Mukhtar Babayev Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources; COP29 President, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan

Damilola Ogunbiyi Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General; Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

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Global growth remains slow, projected at 3.3% in 2025, which is markedly lower than the global trend growth over the past 30 years of around 4%. Meanwhile, uncertainty remains high as the world continues to recover from economic shocks and navigates the changing geoeconomics.

What are the pathways to transition from the growth we have to the growth we need, growth that is not only faster but also more sustainable and aligned with national and global policy priorities? This session was recorded live at the Annual Meeting in Davos January 21, 2025., developed in collaboration with CNBC and is linked to the World Economic Forum's Future of Growth Initiative. Speakers:

Steve Sedgwick Anchor, CNBC Adena Friedman Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Nasdaq Faisal Alibrahim Minister of Economy and Planning, Ministry of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia Lawrence H. Summers Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Ana Botín Executive Chair, Banco Santander

As the first Republican Party candidate to win the United States popular vote in 20 years, Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as president at noon on 20 January 2025. This special session -- the first of the 2025 Annual Meeting in Davos -- will gather media leaders to explore how the new administration will operate. This session was recorded ahead of the US inauguration January 20, 2025 at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Watch the video session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/first-impressions-inauguration-day/

Speakers include:

Patrick Foulis Foreign Editor, The Economist

Samir Saran President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

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

Sam Jacobs Editor-in-Chief, TIME