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How do we solve the world’s biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.

  1. 13 HR. AGO

    Global Risks Report: the big issues facing the world at Davos 2025

    What are the global challenges that world leaders will be addressing in Davos? Many of them are contained in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, a survey of almost 1,000 decision makers and leaders around the world that shows what they consider to be the biggest risks facing humanity in the coming year and in the medium and long terms. The 20th edition of this annual report reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress. Two experts join us to discuss the risks facing humanity in the short, medium and long term: Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and Azeem Azhar, chief executive officer of Exponential View. Hosted by World Economic Forum podcaster Robin Pomeroy, with co-host Mark Elsner, Head of Global Risks Initiative at the Forum. Speakers: Mark Elsner, Head of Global Risks Initiative Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford Azeem Azhar, chief executive officer of Exponential View Links: Visit the Global Risks Initiative and read the full report here. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Risks_Report_2025.pdf Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks: https://www.weforum.org/communities/gfc-on-complex-risks Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting 2025 at wef.ch/wef25 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF25. Related podcasts: Global Cybersecurity Outlook: the risks we all face and how to fight back Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval? What are the 'positive tipping points' that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster? Global Risks Report: the big issues facing leaders at Davos 2024 Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    46 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    Global Cybersecurity Outlook: the risks we all face and how to fight back

    Cyberspace is more complex and challenging than ever due to rapid technological advancements, growing cybercriminal sophistication and deeply interconnected supply chains. The World Economic Forum's new Global Cybersecurity Outlook aims to help us navigate these challenges and strengthen cyber resilience. Akshay Joshi, head of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity talks us through some of the headlines in the Outlook, and two industry experts advise on how to prepare for cyber attacks and raise awareness of the risks. Speakers: Akshay Joshi, Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Confidence Staveley, Executive Director, Cybersafe Foundation Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, Cybersecurity, MIT Sloan School of Management Links Global Cybersecurity Outlook: www.weforum.org/publications/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2025. Centre for Cybersecurity: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-cybersecurity/ Strategic Cybersecurity Talent Framework: https://www.weforum.org/publications/strategic-cybersecurity-talent-framework/ Unpacking Cyber Resilience: https://www.weforum.org/publications/unpacking-cyber-resilience/ Cybersafe Foundation: https://cybersafefoundation.org/ Cybersecurity at MIT: https://mitcybersecurity.mit.edu/ #WEF25: Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting 2025 at wef.ch/wef25 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF25. Related podcasts: Tinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/tinder-swindler-romance-fraud-cybercrime/ Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2024: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-technologies-2024/ Cyber has a skills gap. How approaches to tech, hiring – and retaining women - can help: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/petra-jenner-splunk-cyber-skills-gap/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    56 min
  3. A music superstar, romance fraud, and life-changing advice: highlights from the Forum's podcasts in 2024

    12/19/2024

    A music superstar, romance fraud, and life-changing advice: highlights from the Forum's podcasts in 2024

    One of the biggest names in music talks about AI and human soul. The victim of the 'Tinder Swindler' highlights a multi-billion dollar cyber crime. And leaders from business and civil society share life-changing advice. In 2024, some of the brightest minds spoke to the World Economic Forum's podcasts Radio Davos and Meet the Leader. In this 'Best Of' episode, podcast hosts Robin Pomeroy and Linda Lacina each select three highlights from a busy year. Featured episodes: AI vs Art: Will AI rip the soul out of music, movies and art, or help express our humanity? Build a culture of innovation: HPE's CTO shares what must be in place Tinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime IKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge the gender equity gap Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval? How to motivate your team - from an organization with 17 million volunteers Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    38 min
  4. Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next

    12/12/2024

    Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next

    UN negotiations that were supposed to produce global rules on plastics have stalled, with no agreement on the scope of the treaty seen as vital to curb ocean pollution and other problems. Clemence Schmid, director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum, gives her readout from the "INC-5" in Busan, South Korean, and says what might happen now. Links: Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP): https://www.globalplasticaction.org/ Circular Industry Solutions for a Global Plastics Treaty: https://www.weforum.org/publications/circular-industry-solutions-for-a-global-plastics-treaty/ INC-5 website: https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-5 Related podcasts: 'Reality kicks in': What just happened at talks to create a 'Paris deal for plastics'? A Paris Agreement for plastics How the 'Wild Wet West' was won: why the UN High Seas Treaty is big news What are the 'positive tipping points' that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster? Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

    28 min
  5. Why are humans going back to the Moon, and is there really life on Mars?

    11/21/2024

    Why are humans going back to the Moon, and is there really life on Mars?

    Space is back! No longer the reserve of a couple of superpowers, an increasing number of countries are getting involved, and the private sector is playing a greater role than ever. On this episode, NASA Chief Economist Alexander MacDonald talks about plans to return to the Moon, and Pascale Ehrenfreund, president of the Committee on Space Research, explains why we are looking for life on Mars and beyond, and what that might look like. Co-hosted by Nikolai Khlystov, Lead, Space Technology, World Economic Forum Links: Global Future Council on the Future of Space: https://www.weforum.org/communities/gfc-on-space/ Space: The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth: https://www.weforum.org/publications/space-the-1-8-trillion-opportunity-for-global-economic-growth/ Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home Related podcasts: Radio Davos Life on Mars and the birth of the universe: why space exploration is vital to humanity Space - how advances up there can help life down here How does Earth look from space? 'Like one big spaceship' - astronaut Matthias Maurer on Radio Davos Meet the Leader Meet the startup building the first commercial space station This former astronaut shares what’s key to building strong, effective teams What an astronaut can teach leaders about collaboration and aiming high From space to the ocean's depths - how a space CEO and explorer approaches risk European space chief on speaking to inspire - and making big change possible Astra’s Chris Kemp: Thinking ‘mission first’ - and building a free space economy All Forum podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    50 min
  6. Top of the tech: the 10 innovations set to change your life

    10/24/2024

    Top of the tech: the 10 innovations set to change your life

    What are 'elastocalorics' or 'reconfigurable intelligent surfaces'? In a few years' time these emerging technologies may have transformed the way we heat and cool our homes, and how we transmit ever greater amounts of data. They are among the technological innovations identified in the World Economic Forum's annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies report, which picks the tech that could transform the world in the coming years. In this video-podcast, the two lead authors of the report take us through each of the 10 on this year's list. The report is produced in collaboration with Frontiers. Guests: Mariette DiChristina, Dean and Professor of the Practice in Journalism, Boston University College of Communication Bernie Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus, IBM Links: Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024: https://www.weforum.org/publications/top-10-emerging-technologies-2024/ Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/ Previous editions of the Top 10 Tech report: 2023 Beyond AI: the top-10 tech of 2023 set to change our lives 2021 Top-10 Emerging Technologies 2021 2020 The Top 10 Tech of 2020 - our podcast with Scientific American Related podcasts: 2023 was the year we all got to know AI - so where will it take us in 2024? Advanced Energy Solutions: scaling up the tech that can help us get to net zero Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    56 min
  7. Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval?

    10/10/2024

    Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval?

    Wars, trade tensions and elections around the world are testing humanity's ability to tackle climate change. Two experts from the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Future of Geopolitics look at the diplomacy and real-world reality of climate change politics and economics, with a particular focus on the global South. This episode is published to coincide with the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, find out more here: https://www.weforum.org/events/annual-meeting-of-the-global-future-councils-2024/ Guests: Arun Sharma, senior advisor to the Chairman, Adani Group Varun Sivaram, Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate, Council on Foreign Relations Co-host: Jessica Margolis, Lead, Geopolitical Agenda, World Economic Forum Links: The World Economic Forum’s network of Global Future Councils: https://www.weforum.org/communities/global-future-councils/ Global Future Council on the Future of Geopolitics: https://www.weforum.org/communities/gfc-on-geopolitics/ Shaping Cooperation in a Fragmenting World: https://www.weforum.org/publications/shaping-cooperation-in-a-fragmenting-world/ Related podcasts: Why it's time for the 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics How do we ensure the green transition doesn't penalise the poorest? Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    45 min
  8. Slow growth and the cost of debt: the World Bank's Chief Economist on the global outlook

    09/25/2024

    Slow growth and the cost of debt: the World Bank's Chief Economist on the global outlook

    "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: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-world-bank-indermit-gill Related podcasts: How do we ensure the green transition doesn't penalise the poorest? Globalization is in transition - not retreat, says this analyst of global trade The long game: how to understand China and how it sees its role in the world Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

    34 min
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How do we solve the world’s biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.

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