Last year, Ingka Group, the parent company for big retailer IKEA, reached near gender balance in leadership. This shift did not come overnight and HR lead Ulrika Ulrika Biesèrt shares the mindsets tangible changes in everything from hiring to development and more that help make this possible for the 80-year-old company. Ulrika Biesèrt also shares her own leadership journey, one that includes 27 years at IKEA and time in each sector of the firm. She shares how that shapes how she leads - and the advice her mother shared with her that has helped her get her voice heard.  Interview recorded Spring 2024.  To learn more:  Global Gender Gap: Related podcasts: 9 leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new grads: Ingka Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough about:  

From bespoke gene editing to AI-powered healthcare, we are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in AI. What are the trade-offs societies and industries need to manage as AI adoption progresses? Speaker: Erik Brynjolfsson, Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor; Director, Digital Economy Lab, Stanford University Host: Zeina Soufan, Senior Anchor, Asharq News This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2024 in Dubai on 16, Oct, 2024. Watch it here: Links: Article based on this session: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

Gaps in the design of everything from AI to pharmaceuticals lead to everything from safety risk to poor health outcomes. Ngina Muntean, the chief of innovation at the United Nations Population Fund, is looking to fix this, making research and design more inclusive for everyone. Her agency launched the Equity 2030 Alliance last year bringing together leaders in tech and pharma and other sectors to share best practices. Its experts in academia, government and business come together to help advocate for new standards in equitable investment, and to champion more gender-inclusive approaches to tech and design. The group is coming upon its first year anniversary which it celebrated during this year's UN General Assembly Week in New York City at the Summit of the Future. Nigina is also a former physician and a public health expert who understands how investments in research and design impact the lives of everyday people, especially those with the least resources. She shares her first-hand perspectives on what’s needed tackle bias in design and what any leader should keep in mind. More about this episode:  2030 Equity Alliance: 2024 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap: 2024 Sustainable Development Impact Meetings: Related podcasts: Cyber has a skills gap. How approaches to tech, hiring – and retaining women - can help: Build a culture of innovation: HPE's CTO shares what must be in place:      

After the pandemic, Tiya Gordon realized the next global crisis would be climate based. To that end, she’s co-founded It’s Electric, a curbside solution that takes power from buildings, sidestepping the currently time-consuming permitting and installation process that slows the growth of charging stations in cities around the world. She shares how her design background has helped her be clear-eyed on objectives, identify fresh approaches and break down stubborn barriers, all to speed the change needed for the energy transition.  To learn more: Guest: Report: Related podcasts: An energy company is building the world's largest airplane. Here's why: 7 top innovators share strategies that drive cutting edge solutions:

"The global economy - it's a complicated picture, in the sense that it's doing better than we expected just six months ago but it's doing much worse than what it was doing six years ago." World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill gives his assessment of the 'glass half-full' global economy. And as the World Economic Forum publishes the latest edition of its Chief Economists Outlook, the Forum's Head of Economic Growth, Revival and Transformation, Aengus Collins, talks us through the highlights. Links: Chief Economists Outlook: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

A new, critically acclaimed documentary follows the fortunes of online investors, including one who made - and lost - $3 million in cryptocurrency. The director of This Is Not Financial Advice hopes his movie will help people understand the risks and potential benefits of investing, and how they can educate themselves. Co-host: Meagan Andrews, Lead, Capital Market Initiatives, World Economic Forum Guest: Chris Temple, Film Director at Optimist Links: Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems: Film website: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

Jeremy Allaire is the co-founder and CEO of Circle, a global financial technology firm that operates one of the largest dollar digital currency payment systems in the world -- USDC. Stablecoin is already seeing billions of digital dollars in economic activity and he talks about what we can expect next, including emerging applications for humanitarian aid. He’ll talk about Circle’s special partnership with the refugee agency UNHCR, and how new approaches for social impact could be more and more important as political strife and climate change drive up the numbers of unbanked around the world.  Transcript: More about this episode: Circle: 

As investors pour money into companies developing or deploying artificial intelligence, what are the steps they should be taking to ensure that AI is safe and responsible? The Responsible AI Playbook for Investors published by the World Economic Forum and pension fund CPP Investments, sets out real-world examples of how investors can - and must - use their position to promote responsible AI. Guest: , Managing Director, Head of Strategy Execution & Relationship Management, CPP Investments Links: Responsible AI Playbook for Investors: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

Ty Wiggins coaches leaders during the hardest moment in their careers – the shift from mere mortal to CEO. He drives the CEO and executive transition practice at consultancy Russell Reynolds and has had a backstage pass to what works (and what doesn’t) in the top role. He’s put what he’s leaned into a new book, The New CEO, and in this wide-ranging interview, he shares tactical advice that can help any leader adjust, from what to do in the first 100 days, how to get more honest feedback from your team, common pitfalls to avoid, the traits effective leaders must develop and how leaders can adjust to a new reality where your words have outsized impact and few people tell you “no.” Related links:  The New CEO:

How can cities - with ever growing populations - tackle air deadly pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Breathe Cities is a global network of cities sharing data, expertise and experience to do just that. Guest: Jaime Pumarejo, Executive Director of Breathe Cities. Links: Breathe Cities: GAEA - Giving to Amplify Earth Action: Alliance for Clean Air: World Economic Forum Centre for Nature and Climate: Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :