Radio Davos

At the UN Water Conference, a group of entrepreneurs from around the world are telling how their innovations could help tackle some of the big challenges related to water. Laura Beltran, of the World Economic Forum's UpLink platform, talks to three of them who are: taking water from the air in Kenya; making the most of rain runoff from buildings in Canada; and getting affordable water filters to p...

As the world meets at the United Nations for the first water summit in a decade, we speak to someone who has written a history of humanity's relationship with water. Giulio Boccaletti, author of Water: A Biography says it is human decisions that have created water crises, and it's humans that can solve them. Read more: What is the UN 2023 Water Conference and why is it so important? Two experts ex...

Everyone, it seems, is talking about ChatGPT - the generative artificial intelligence application that you can chat to like a very intelligent human and instruct to write things previously done by humans. In this episode, Aakrit Vaish, Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik, an Indian company that makes AI that interacts with people by voice or text, says the developments of the last few months are a real bre...

With growing social polarisation and a lack of trust in the fairness of economic systems, progress on more efficient global taxation mechanisms, such as the OECD's global corporate tax deal, is becoming essential. How can we address the tax challenges raised by digitalisation and ensure a fairer redistribution of tax revenues across countries? This is the full audio of the session at the World Eco...

Up to now, the vast majority of the world's ocean was not governed by a global treaty that would protect this vital part of the planet from pollution or over-exploitation - meaning the high seas were something of a Wild West. But that is all changing. After years of negotiations, member states of the United Nations have agreed the High Seas Treaty, ensuring the protection and sustainable use of ma...

Flows of capital, goods, services and people have boosted productivity and living standards, tripling the size of the global economy over the past three decades. However, tensions over trade and investment are undermining growth and trust. As the cost of further disintegration severely outweighs the benefits, how can leaders reshape the current system to develop a new agenda for trade, growth and...

Investors in natural ecosystems face hard choices to ensure credible outcomes at scale, given the rapid action needed to stabilize Earth systems and legitimate concerns of greenwashing. An expert panel asks: How can data, regulation and Indigenous knowledge spur investors to channel resources towards quality conservation and restoration at scale? This is the full audio of the session at the World...

If you're lucky enough to have some spare cash to invest, how do you decide where to put it? In the past few years the answer to that question may have changed. The rise of robo-advisers - algorithms that can guide you - and of 'finfluencers' - social media influencers keen to impart their wisdom - have transformed the way many people manage their money. To find out more about the big changes happ...

The ties that bind the world economy together have frayed in recent years. From the competition over advanced microchip manufacturing between the US and China to Russia's war in Ukraine, globalization is undeniably entering a new phase. But has globalization reached the end of the line — or is a resurgence on the cards? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Mee...

A 20-seater plane powered by a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell engine just made its first test flight. We talk to the company behind it, that believes all planes can be made zero-emissions. In a recent test flight, ZeroAvia, an engine builder, made history by flying a 20-seater aircraft completely powered by green hydrogen, a zero-emissions fuel. The breakthrough test, which is the largest aircr...

'Polycrisis', a relatively new term, was in the air at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January, where people were discussing the intertwined global issues of war, economic uncertainty, inflation, recession and the climate crisis, among others. But does that word really tell us anything new about the world we live in and the challenges we face? Historian Adam Tooze tells us about the o...

How can we navigate the 'polycrisis'? A range of leaders give their quick tips on how to set priorities and stay true to your values.  This episode was first published on our Meet the Leader podcast channel.   Subscribe on any platform: Radio Davos:  https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues: https://pod.link/1574956552 All our podcasts here: wef.ch/...

The engines of global growth are slowing and the number of households and businesses facing economic distress is rising. What does the future of growth look like and what policies are needed to stabilize the global economy? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 that you can watch here: Davos 2023: Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era?...

Actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi, who was at the WEF's Annual Meeting in Davos to talk about the protest movement being led by women in her native Iran, joins us on Radio Davos to discuss the situation. And we hear from former Spanish foreign minister Arancha González, who tells a panel discussion at Davos 2023 that "power is very hostile to women". Davos 2023 sessions related to this podcast:...

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 to be known as the 'polycrisis'. On this episode, we hear from two people immersed in the discussions at Davos on why the global conversation on energy has changed, with climate chang...

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 women into the highest levels of leadership? Speakers include: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Force...

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 this topic at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, including: Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Office of the Prim...

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 Forum 2023 Annual Meeting 18 January with top voices, including: Julia Chatterley, Anchor, CNN; Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group...

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 to get inflation down; YouTuber Prajakta Koli on her first Davos experience; AI expert Vilas Dhar on the human side of technology; documentarist Immy Humes on her historic photo...

Does tech need a new business model? How can computing power drive the energy transition? How can the tech sector get more efficient? What's ahead for the tech skills gap? In a special conversation recorded at Davos, the CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella talks to World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab about trends in AI, cybersecurity, economic growth and three trends for th...

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 talk to Caroline Casey of the disability inclusion campaign Valuable 500 and tour the art exhibition bringing the voice of refugees...

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. We hear from recipients of the Crystal Awards Idris and Sabrina Elba. The boss of Unilever, a top IMF economist and Germany's finance mini...

Experts ask: 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 toolkit to tackle this challenge? Learn more from this panel held at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting 17 January with top economic minds including: Christian Lindner, Federal Minister of Finance for Germany; Gita...

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 the Forum's Centre for the New Economy and Society picks her priorities for Davos 2023 and, as the World Economic Forum published its latest Chief Economists Outlook, ADP's Chief...

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 can prevent wildfires, we take a peek into the metaverse, and hear music played on an instrument with a 1,000 year history. People on this episode: Linda Lacina, host of the Meet the L...