Agenda Dialogues

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 Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023.Speakers:Joumanna Bercetche, Anchor, CNBC (moderator)Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Nigerian Minister of FinanceMathias Cormann, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Gabriel Zucman, Director, EU Tax ObservatoryFaisal Alibrahim, Saudi Minister of Economy and PlanningWatch this session:https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2023/sessions/is-global-tax-reform-stallingSubscribeSubscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552Join the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubFollow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 investment?This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the Trade and Investment Platform of the World Economic Forum.This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023.SpeakersRobert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, GermanyAlexander De Croo, Prime Minister, BelgiumDr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade OrganizationLaurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Inc.Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum (host)SubscribeSubscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552Join the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubFollow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023.SpeakersAndrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bezos Earth FundHelena Gualinga, Co-Founder, Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon DefendersSuzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer, SalesforceLuiz Fernando do Amaral, Chief Executive Officer, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chief Executive Officer, GIB Asset Management, Gulf International Bank (UK)Nicole Schwab, Co-Head, Nature-Based Solutions; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum GenevaSubscribeSubscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552Join the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubFollow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Meeting 2023 that you can watch here: De-Globalization or Re-Globalization?SpeakersIan Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group (host)Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia UniversityNgaire Woods, Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordNiall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityPéter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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?Speakers:Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBCKristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary FundChristine Lagarde, President, European Central BankBruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance and the Recovery and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty of France, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital SovereigntyKuroda Haruhiko, Governor, Bank of JapanLawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentSubscribe:Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552Join the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubFollow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Forces of Belarus, Republic of Belarus; Masih Alinejad, Journalist and Activist, U.S. Agency for Global Media; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan, United States Office of the Governor; Arancha Gonzalez Laya,Dean, The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences PoThis session was recorded 19 January at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People; Commissioner for Trade, European Commission; Christian Sewing, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank AG; Christine LagardePresident, European Central Bank; Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia, Office of the Prime Minister of Croatia. This conversation was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 19 January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 (IKEA); Helena Gualinga, Co-Founder, Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon Defenders; Anna Borg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vattenfall AB; Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; John F. Kerry; Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, National Security Council (NSC).This session was developed in collaboration with CNN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 the future of work. This conversation was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 18 January.Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever; and Laura Tyson, distinguished professor, Graduate School of Berkeley. SubscribeSubscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552Join the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubFollow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, Science and Research, World Resources InstituteJesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA)James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Adviser; Green Hydrogen CommissionerOffice of the President of NamibiaAnish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra GroupPato Kelesitse, climate activist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, a panel of experts looks at ways food production and consumption can adapt to address some of these huge issues,This podcast is the audio from a session at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2022.Participants: Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva (moderator)Jason Bordoff, Co-Dean, Columbia Climate School; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia UniversityGeraldine Matchett, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Royal DSM NVSam Kass, Partner, Acre Venture PartnersMáximo Torero. Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Watch the session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022/sessions/food-and-energy-tackling-a-global-resource-crisisTranscript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/food-climate-energy-agenda-dialoguesCheck out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  Radio Davos Meet the Leader  WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda DialoguesJoin the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubCatch up on all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meeting 2022 at https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022and across social media, using the hashtag  #SDIM22. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 to tackle disinformation head-on.This podcast contains the audio from an Agenda Dialogue discussion at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2022 on how the public, regulators and social media companies can collaborate to increase online safety.Participants: Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva (moderator)Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United NationsRachel Smolkin, Senior Vice-President, Global News, CNN Digital WorldwideClaire Wardle, Professor, Brown University School of Public HealthTranscript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/tackling-disinformation-agenda-dialoguesWatch the session: https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022/sessions/tackling-disinformationCheck out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Radio Davos Meet the Leader  WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda DialoguesJoin the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubCatch up on all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meeting 2022 at https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022 and across social media, using the hashtag #SDIM22. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 crisis.This Agenda Dialogues episode is the full audio of that session.Participants:Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation of EgyptSvein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International ASAVille Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of FinlandAndrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bezos Earth FundWatch the session here:https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022/sessions/the-geo-economics-of-climate-changeTranscript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/cop27-climate-change-sdim-agenda-dialoguesCheck out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Radio Davos Meet the Leader WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda DialoguesJoin the World Economic Forum Podcast ClubCatch up on all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meeting 2022 at https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022and across social media, using the hashtag #SDIM22. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 DavosModerator:Karen Tso, CNBC InternationalSpeakers:Jürgen Stock, Secretary-General, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information of SingaporeChander Prakash Gurnani, Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra LimitedRobert M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, DragosRead the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 here: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2022/MQfQRlLoEAblkg1xPDBCTranscript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/global-cybersecurity-outlook-davos-2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 PennsylvaniaOhood Bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, United Arab Emirates GovernmentJonas Prising, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup Inc.Hilary Cottam, Social Entrepreneur, Centre for the Fifth Social RevolutionAnne-Marie Slaughter, Chief Executive Officer, New AmericaTranscript:https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/four-day-work-week-davos-2022Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can banks and investors shift to climate-friendly business in a way that will have a global impact on slashing greenhouse gases? This panel discussion at Davos 2022 goes into the details of this complex but crucial part of the fight against climate catastrophe.Speakers:Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and FinanceAnne Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity InternationalMakhtar Diop, Managing Director, International Finance Corporation (IFC)Celine Herweijer, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, HSBCDavid Schwimmer, Chief Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange GroupModerator:Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this panel at Davos 2022:Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary FundJane Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, CitiFrançois Villeroy de Galhau, Governor, Central Bank of FranceDavid M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle GroupModerator: Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With every crisis people declare the end of globalization, but Thomas Friedman argues that, despite war, economic uncertainty and unrest, there are many reasons to believe globalization is stronger than ever. This is the audio of a conversation he had with World Economic Forum Managing Director Adrian Monck at the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis has been deeply uneven within and between countries, depending on their access to fiscal resources and vaccines. Food, fuel and resource crises now risk further derailing an equitable recovery.How can a broader set of foundations for growth ensure long-term economic prosperity and a return to international convergence?This is the full audio from a panel discussion at Davos 2022 with Tom Keene, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Television & Radio; Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman, Siemens AG; Mariana Mazzucato, Professor, University College London (UCL); Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.