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At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended days ago there was no bigger issue than the energy crisis - with its links to the challenges of climate change, geopolitics and the cost of living - what has come ...

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01.27.2023 The global conversation on energy changed at Davos 2023 - here’s why At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended days ago there was no bigger issue than the energy crisis - with its links to the challenges of climate change, geopolitics and the cost of living - what has come ...
01.27.2023 Davos 2023: Women’s Leadership: Towards Parity in Power Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today’s challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society. However, progress on parity is stalling globally. An expert panel asks: How can we create better pathways to advance more ...
01.25.2023 Fairphone’s Bas van Abel: How to design a company fit for the future What if the next time your smartphone broke, you could fix it yourself? The repairable, sustainable smartphone maker Fairphone does just that all while helping to wean consumers off the quest for the thinnest, latest gadget -- a cycle that ...
01.20.2023 Davos 2023: Finding Europe's New Growth Europe is facing a slow-growth, high-debt and high-inflation economy, even as labour markets remain persistently tight. With limited fiscal and monetary tools available, where can Europe's leaders find the space to deliver growth? A panel of top experts digs into ...
01.20.2023 Davos 2023: Keeping the Pace on Climate In the face of a 'polycrisis' - an energy crisis, a climate crisis, geopolitical conflict and a potential economic recession, what's needed to ensure global cooperation on climate action continues? Learn more from this panel held at the World Economic ...
01.20.2023 Davos 2023 Day 5: Inflation, AI, and women of influence Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel of the News Agents podcast join us to look at the final day at #wef23 where the global economy is in focus. Also: European Central Banker Christine Lagarde says she will take all measures needed ...
01.19.2023 Davos 2023: A conversation with Palantir's Alex Karp Alex Karp shares with Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein how he founded and leads software company Palantir Technologies. This thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation covers serious topics such as how its work with governments powers anti-terror efforts and counters human rights abuses. ...
01.19.2023 Davos 2023: A Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Does tech need a new business model? How will computing power drive the energy transition? What’s ahead for the tech skills gap? In a special conversation, the CEO of Microsoft talks to Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Executive ...
01.19.2023 Davos 2023 Day 4: Beware of the ‘Great Fracture’ On today’s Radio Davos, co-hosted by ‘Exponential View’ writer, author and podcaster Azeem Azhar, UN Secretary-General warns of a ‘great fracture’ in the world, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis tells us the war in Ukraine affects the whole world. We ...
01.18.2023 Davos 2023 Day 3: global collaboration in the metaverse On Day 3 at Davos 2023, we enter the metaverse to experience the Forum’s Global Collaboration Village, hear why inflation may have peaked, but prices haven’t, and speak to astronaut Matthias Maurer. Heba Aly, of the podcast Rethinking Humanitarianism, co-hosts. ...
01.17.2023 Davos 2023: Stemming the Cost of Living Crisis With inflation soaring and real wages falling, an expert panel asks: Have we seen the worst of inflation? Will the cost of living crisis get worse before it better? What role will productivity play? And do policy-makers need a new ...
01.17.2023 Davos 2023 Day 2: the economy and the climate It’s a fragmented world - can humanity learn to cooperate to solve the big issues? Bloomberg climate change reporter, host of the Zero podcast, Akshat Rathi, joins us to look at Day 2 of Davos 2023. Saadia Zahidi, head of ...
01.16.2023 INGKA Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough about More than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills ...
01.16.2023 Davos 2023: Day 1 - Cooperation in a Fragmented World It’s Day 1 at Davos 2023. In this first of the daily shows that will drop every morning this week, we hear from the president of the World Economic Forum on what to expect, we hear about artificial intelligence that ...
01.15.2023 AM23 Preview: IFC's Makhtar Diop on tackling multiple crises simultaneously Ahead of the 2023 Annual Meeting, Makhtar Diop, the Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), shares a special funding initiative designed to confront the food crisis, one that can also help address other issues ...
01.14.2023 Carolyn Kousky Carolyn Kousky is the Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at the Environmental Defense Fund and the author of Understanding Disaster Insurance: New Tools for a More Resilient Future. In this episode, Kousky dives deep into the world of ...
01.12.2023 What does the future look like for energy, and for our jobs? Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, we look at two issues that will be at the heart of many discussions: energy and jobs. We discuss a new report, , with David Rabley who leads the energy ...
01.11.2023 Welcome to the age of the polycrisis: the Global Risks Report 2023 The cost of living crisis around the world is the number one risk in the short-term, according to the latest Global Risks Report, but climate change remains the greatest challenge in the medium and long term. In this episode we ...
01.06.2023 Hire better in 2023: Insights from Generation CEO Mona Mourshed Hiring has never been easy, but economic shifts, global crises and explosive demand for new skills has made finding talent harder. Mourshed discusses the models and mindsets her global non-profit uses to train and place adult learners and candidates that ...
01.06.2023 The Library: A Fragile History In the first episode of 2023, Kate Whiting speaks to academics and authors Professor Andrew Pettegree and Dr Arthur der Weduwen about their book The Library: A Fragile History. They discuss why, despite our love of collecting books, they have ...
12.22.2022 Review of the year: 2022 In this last episode of 2022, host Beatrice Di Caro and Kate Whiting look back at some of their favourite reads of the year, collate top reads from around the World Economic Forum, and share some of the best quotes ...
12.21.2022 17 books that inspired and informed leaders in 2022 What’s inspired, informed, delighted and impressed the top leaders in business and civil society? In this second annual book recommendation episode, learn the top books recommended by CEOs, economists, government leaders and more in 2022. You’ll be reminded of the ...
12.16.2022 Tech that will change our lives: 7 CEOs pick the ones to watch From machine learning to quantum sensing and the metaverse - these CEOs pick out the tech we should all be watching. This episode was previously published on our sister podcast . Subscribe to that here: Check out all our podcasts ...
12.16.2022 Paul Daugherty Paul Daugherty is the Chief Technology Officer at Accenture and co-author of Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future. In this episode, he discusses how the pandemic accelerated a shift towards a more human-centered use ...
12.09.2022 How tech will shape the future of work, healthcare, education and more Technologies are reshaping everything from how we work and relate to one another, to how we deliver healthcare, pursue an education, and manufacture goods. In interviews recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Global Technology Governance Retreat in June ...
12.09.2022 Jon Alexander In this episode, author Jon Alexander joins us to discuss his book Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us. How can we become better citizens? That is the question this book studies, looking at how people ...
12.02.2022 Lynda Gratton In this episode, Professor Lynda Gratton discusses how a diary she started in the pandemic resulted in her latest book, Redesigning Work: How To Transform Your Organization and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone. She draws on real-world examples of companies ...
11.25.2022 Dambisa Moyo In this episode, Zambian-born economist and author Dr. Dambisa Moyo discusses her latest book, How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World. In it, she examines the traditional role of boards and suggests how they ...
11.25.2022 Running to save the world: the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit for the environment Mina Guli is running 200 marathons in a year to raise awareness about water; Lewis Pugh swam across the Red Sea for climate change action. Meet the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit in the hope of changing the ...
11.22.2022 Beyond COP27: Leaders on the Road Ahead Figures from business, government and civil society share their reflections on COP27, in a discussion hosted by the World Economic Forum just before the climate conference concluded. Speakers: Antonia Gawel, Head, Climate Change, World Economic Forum (moderator) Janet Ranganathan, Vice-President, ...
11.11.2022 COP27: 7 leaders on innovating for climate change In this special compilation episode timed to the COP 27 Climate Summit in Egypt, CEOs and government leaders share surprising and innovative approaches to scaling climate action. Featured in this episode: Rania Al-Mashat, the Egyptian minister for international cooperation; Patrick ...
11.11.2022 How can innovation help solve the freshwater crisis? The water we drink and use to wash and irrigate our crops is precious, and becoming ever more so due to climate change.The World Economic Forum’s UpLink platform wants to hear from you if you have innovative ideas on how ...
11.07.2022 COP27: what to expect from the climate summit As COP27 begins in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Radio Davos looks at the main themes, and talks to the head of climate action at the World Economic Forum about the role of business. Guest: Antonia Gawel, head of climate action at ...
11.04.2022 6 books top climate leaders want you to read As the UN Climate Summit COP27 begins this month, here are 6 books - from ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ to ‘Speed and Scale’ that have shaped, inspired and informed top climate leaders. In this episode: Al Gore, former US Vice President and ...
11.04.2022 Radio Davos Podcast Club: ‘Zero’ from Bloomberg Green Zero is a new podcast from Bloomberg Green which looks at climate change and how we might use policy, technology and investment to achieve the huge reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to avert the worst of global warming. Its ...
11.04.2022 Shehan Karunatilaka In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan war photographer, who realises he’s in a processing centre for souls in ...
10.28.2022 COP27: 7 leaders on what’s needed now for climate action Ahead of the COP27 global climate summit, this special compilation episode collects interview excerpts from a range of leaders in government, business, and civil society about what leaders must put first for climate action. Leaders share a range of commitments ...
10.28.2022 Life on Mars and the birth of the universe: why space exploration is vital to humanity Humans are about to return to the Moon, and are working on a mission to Mars. Former NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan explains why space exploration is so important for humanity. And why it can help us protect our 'pale ...
10.21.2022 Gene therapy - how can poorer countries benefit from the most expensive drugs in the world? Gene therapy is one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare with over 2,000 therapies in development globally. The new techniques could challenge some of the world’s most feared diseases, including HIV and cancer, But the enormous cost means poorer ...
10.20.2022 3 Leaders Share What's Needed for Joy at Work Joy is key to tackling big challenges - especially during a time of uncertainty. Leaders share strategies to rethink everything from meetings, individual success, to-do lists and more. This episode features insights from: Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP; Alex Liu, ...
10.20.2022 Gaia Vince: Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval From floods to wildfires and hurricanes across the globe, climate change is causing more frequent and catastrophic extreme weather events. In this episode, environmental journalist Gaia Vince sets out the central thesis of her book 'Nomad Century' which envisages a ...
10.14.2022 What in the world is a Chief eXploration Officer? Tencent's David Wallerstein says why the world needs CXOs Every big company has a Chief Executive Officer - a CEO - many have CFOs and COOs but how many have a CXO, a chief exploration officer? Davis Wallerstein is an American at a big Chinese tech firm, Tencent. He ...
10.13.2022 AB InBev’s sustainability chief: How to build flexible, ‘future fit’ teams Ezgi Barcenas, the CSO of beverage giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, explains how holacratic methods that swap rigid protocol for empowered, cross-functional teams can give organizations the flexibility they'll need to adapt to new sustainability challenges and spur the swift action needed ...
10.10.2022 Food and climate change - the vital, but often overlooked links between the two Food production has a huge impact on climate change. And climate change has a huge impact on our ability to produce the food we need. As the war in Ukraine creates additional challenges to the global food and energy markets, ...
10.06.2022 Architect Francis Kéré: How design can pioneer social change Francis Kéré made history earlier this year as the first African person to win Architecture’s honor: the Pritzker Prize. He discussed the ways his architecture can reshape communities and opportunity - all while driving sustainability and building national pride. He ...
09.29.2022 Inflation, recession? What next for the global economy? Three experts dig into the latest Chief Economists Outlook What’s going on in the global economy? It is a question that the World Economic Forum’s seeks to answer every three months with its .For large parts of the world inflation is high and rising, cutting deep into people’s real ...
09.29.2022 Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral? Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy crisis – it is now more critical than ever ...
09.23.2022 Inflation: how can we tame it? Inflation is a major concern around the world - for economic policymakers, for companies and for all of us who are seeing prices rise faster than our incomes.We’ve covered the issue on several previous episodes of Radio Davos - see ...
09.22.2022 As COP27 approaches, where does a fractured world stand on climate change? In the run-up to the next climate summit, COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, World Economic Forum President Børge Brende convened a panel of experts at the Sustainable Development Impact Meeting 2022 to take stock of global efforts to tackle the ...
09.21.2022 Tencent's David Wallerstein: How technologies can tackle the earth’s biggest challenges In his unique role as Chief Exploration Officer, Wallerstein searches the world for moonshot investments in innovations that could change the world - ones that could even tackle climate change. He talks about the potential he sees and the technologies ...

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World Economic Forum episodes:

The global conversation on energy changed at Davos 2023 - here’s why

Davos 2023: Women’s Leadership: Towards Parity in Power

Fairphone’s Bas van Abel: How to design a company fit for the future

Davos 2023: Finding Europe's New Growth

Davos 2023: Keeping the Pace on Climate

Davos 2023 Day 5: Inflation, AI, and women of influence

Davos 2023: A conversation with Palantir's Alex Karp

Davos 2023: A Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

Davos 2023 Day 4: Beware of the ‘Great Fracture’

Davos 2023 Day 3: global collaboration in the metaverse

Davos 2023: Stemming the Cost of Living Crisis

Davos 2023 Day 2: the economy and the climate

INGKA Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough about

Davos 2023: Day 1 - Cooperation in a Fragmented World

AM23 Preview: IFC's Makhtar Diop on tackling multiple crises simultaneously

Carolyn Kousky

What does the future look like for energy, and for our jobs?

Welcome to the age of the polycrisis: the Global Risks Report 2023

Hire better in 2023: Insights from Generation CEO Mona Mourshed

The Library: A Fragile History

Review of the year: 2022

17 books that inspired and informed leaders in 2022

Tech that will change our lives: 7 CEOs pick the ones to watch

Paul Daugherty

How tech will shape the future of work, healthcare, education and more

Jon Alexander

Lynda Gratton

Dambisa Moyo

Running to save the world: the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit for the environment

Beyond COP27: Leaders on the Road Ahead

COP27: 7 leaders on innovating for climate change

How can innovation help solve the freshwater crisis?

COP27: what to expect from the climate summit

6 books top climate leaders want you to read

Radio Davos Podcast Club: ‘Zero’ from Bloomberg Green

Shehan Karunatilaka

COP27: 7 leaders on what’s needed now for climate action

Life on Mars and the birth of the universe: why space exploration is vital to humanity

Gene therapy - how can poorer countries benefit from the most expensive drugs in the world?

3 Leaders Share What's Needed for Joy at Work

Gaia Vince: Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval

What in the world is a Chief eXploration Officer? Tencent's David Wallerstein says why the world needs CXOs

AB InBev’s sustainability chief: How to build flexible, ‘future fit’ teams

Food and climate change - the vital, but often overlooked links between the two

Architect Francis Kéré: How design can pioneer social change

Inflation, recession? What next for the global economy? Three experts dig into the latest Chief Economists Outlook

Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?

Inflation: how can we tame it?

As COP27 approaches, where does a fractured world stand on climate change?

Tencent's David Wallerstein: How technologies can tackle the earth’s biggest challenges