Radio Davos

Radio Davos is the weekly podcast from the World Economic Forum that looks at the world's biggest challenges and how we might solve them. This episode looks at some of our best stories from the last 12 months, and we hear from our sister podcasts, Meet the Leader, Agenda Dialogues, and the new World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast.

Guests include:

Samantha Cristoforetti, astronaut Nick Clegg, President for Global Affairs at Meta Gregory Daco, Chief Economist at EY-Parthenon Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Vicki Hollub, CEO of Occidental Petroleum John Kerry, US climate envoy Adam McKay, film maker Lewis Pugh, endurance swimmer Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science a Elif Shafak, author Peter Schwartz, Peter Schwartz, Futurist & SVP of Strategic Planning, Salesforce Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University Saadia Zahidi, head of the World Economic Forum's Centre for the New Economy and Society Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/radio-davos-best-of-world-economic-forum-podcasts

If we want to understand the war in Ukraine, and why it matters to the world, we need to know its history, says Yale Professor Timothy Snyder.

The American historian, whose books include 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin' and 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century', is interviewed by World Economic Forum Social Video Producer Kateryna Gordiychuk.

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/timothy-snyder-ukraine-history

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Laura Battle, Deputy Books Editor at the Financial Times, tells us how social media, especially #BookTok, has changed the global publishing industry and gives her own recommendations for summer reading.

And Ella Berthoud, a 'bibliotherapist' who uses the power of books to help people through tough times and who wrote 'The Novel Cure: An A to Z of Literary Remedies' lists her favourite escapist fiction.

The interviews in this episode were previously published on the World Economic Forum Bookclub Podcast.

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/book-club-summer-books-2022

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The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities and obstacles for women, in the workplace, in education, business and politics. The Forum's Saadia Zahidi talks us through the highlights and explains why we will all win if societies can close the gender gap.Read the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2022

Interview by Gayle Markowitz

The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities and obstacles for women, in the workplace, in education, business and politics. The Forum's Saadia Zahidi talks us through the highlights and explains why we will all win if societies can close the gender gap.Read the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2022

Interview by Gayle Markowitz

What are humans doing in space and why are we talking about bases on the Moon or missions to Mars when there is so much here on Earth that requires our immediate attention? We hear from two people involved in the business of space - one of whom visited space last year, the other who is convinced there will be a city of 1 million humans on Mars. And we link up with the International Space Station to speak to astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

The World Economic Forum's Global Cybersecurity Outlook report indicates that cyberattacks increased 125% globally in 2021, with evidence suggesting a continued uptick through 2022. In this fast-changing landscape it is vital for leaders to take a strategic approach to cyber risks.How can leaders better prepare for future cyber shocks? What individual and collective actions will foster a more secure and resilient digital ecosystem?This is the full audio from a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos

Moderator:

Karen Tso, CNBC InternationalSpeakers:

Jürgen Stock, Secretary-General, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information of Singapore

Chander Prakash Gurnani, Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra Limited

Robert M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Dragos

Read the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 here: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2022/

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Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/global-cybersecurity-outlook-davos-2022

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Why do we work five days a week? Could we be just as productive, and healthier and happier working four days? Experts from government, academia and industry debate the issue at Davos 2022.

Speakers:

Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Psychology, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Ohood Bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, United Arab Emirates Government

Jonas Prising, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup Inc.

Hilary Cottam, Social Entrepreneur, Centre for the Fifth Social Revolution

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Chief Executive Officer, New America

Transcript:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/four-day-work-week-davos-2022

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Greg Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, talks about the multiple challenges facing the global economy and gives his view on, among other things, whether the global slowdown and rising inflation will combine to create the dreaded 'stagflation'.

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/gregory-daco-ey-parthenon-chief-economist-stagflation

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Ian Bremmer, author and founder of the research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, says while many of the global bodies created after the Second World War are no longer fit to cope with today's crises, the size of those crises themselves, might compel them to reform and renew.