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Radio Davos
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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Radio DavosHow the 'Wild Wet West' was won: why the UN High Seas Treaty is big news
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…
Radio DavosDavos 2023: Relaunching Trade, Growth and Investment
Flows of capital, goods, services and people have boosted productivity and living standards, tripling the size of the global economy over the past three…
Radio DavosDavos 2023: Don't Let Greenwashing Fears Stall Credible Action
Investors in natural ecosystems face hard choices to ensure credible outcomes at scale, given the rapid action needed to stabilize Earth systems and legitimate…
Radio DavosApps, bots and 'finfluencers': how to navigate the changing world of investing
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…
Radio DavosDavos 2023: De-Globalization or Re-Globalization?
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…
Radio DavosFlying without emissions: how hydrogen is greening aviation
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…
Radio DavosCan the word 'polycrisis' help us make sense of the post-COVID world? Historian Adam Tooze has his say
'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…
Radio DavosTop tips on leadership in 2023 - from Meet the Leader
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…
Radio DavosDavos 2023: Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era?
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…
Radio DavosDemocracy can't flourish if women are excluded: Nazanin Boniadi on Iran at Davos 2023
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…
Radio DavosThe 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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 2023: A Conversation with Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO
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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 2023: Stemming the Cost of Living Crisis
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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosDavos 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…
Radio DavosWhat 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…
Radio DavosWelcome 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…
Radio DavosThe metaverse: how to build something we can all gain from
Is the metaverse more than just a catchy buzzword? Can companies and regulators build something safe, engaging and useful? We speak to Cathy Li, head of Media…
Radio DavosTech 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…
Radio DavosRunning 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…
Radio DavosBeyond 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…
Radio DavosHow 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…
Radio DavosCOP27: 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…
Radio DavosRadio 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…
Radio DavosLife 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…
Radio DavosGene 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…
Radio DavosWhat 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…
Radio DavosFood 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…
Radio DavosInflation, 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 Community of Chief Economists seeks to answer every three months with…
Radio DavosTackling 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 –…
Radio DavosInflation: 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…
Radio DavosAs 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…
Radio DavosWhat are Young Global Leaders, and how are they tackling the world's biggest challenges?
What's the connection between Jimmy Wales, Amal Clooney, Emmanuel Macron, Jacinda Ardern and will.i.am? Answer? They're all Young Global Leaders. So what are…
Radio DavosFinancial inclusion - how increased access to banking is lifting people out of poverty
1.4 billion adults have no access to banking - that means it's harder for them to save, to borrow, to send money or to start a business - than for those of us…
Radio DavosCarbon offsets - how do they work, and who sets the rules?
Carbon offsets are when a polluting company buys a carbon credit to make up for the greenhouse gas it has emitted. The money should be used to fund action…
Radio DavosSpace, cyberspace and climate change: the best of Radio Davos over the last year
Radio Davos is the weekly podcast from the World Economic Forum that looks at the world's biggest challenges and how we might solve them. This episode looks at…
Radio DavosUkraine's history, and why it matters
If we want to understand the war in Ukraine, and why it matters to the world, we need to know its history, says Yale Professor Timothy Snyder. The American…
Radio Davos'BookTok': how social media changed how we read books
Laura Battle, Deputy Books Editor at the Financial Times, tells us how social media, especially #BookTok, has changed the global publishing industry and gives…
Radio DavosHow we can close the global gender gap - and why we should
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities and obstacles for women…
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How we can close the global gender gap - and why we should
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities and obstacles for women…
Radio DavosSpace - how advances up there can help life down here
What are humans doing in space and why are we talking about bases on the Moon or missions to Mars when there is so much here on Earth that requires our…
Radio DavosGlobal Cybersecurity Outlook
The World Economic Forum's Global Cybersecurity Outlook report indicates that cyberattacks increased 125% globally in 2021, with evidence suggesting a…
Radio DavosThe Four-Day Week: Necessity or Luxury?
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…
Radio DavosCan the world avoid stagflation?
Greg Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, talks about the multiple challenges facing the global economy and gives his view on, among other things, whether…
Radio Davos'We are in a geopolitical recession' - Ian Bremmer on globalization, populism and the power of crisis
Ian Bremmer, author and founder of the research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, says while many of the global bodies created after the Second World War are…
Radio DavosDavos 2022: How to finance net zero
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…
Radio DavosDance or die: the ballet dancer who faced down Al Qaeda to become the voice of stateless refugees
Ahmad Joudeh, a dancer with the Dutch National Ballet, performed at Davos 2022. We hear how he fended off violent opposition to his dancing from his own father…
Radio DavosWhat's next for the global economy? Experts talk inflation, stagnation and (de-)globalisation at Davos 2022
On this panel at Davos 2022: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Jane Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, Citi François Villeroy…
Radio DavosIs globalization dead? Author and columnist Thomas Friedman in conversation at Davos 2022
With every crisis people declare the end of globalization, but Thomas Friedman argues that, despite war, economic uncertainty and unrest, there are many…
Radio DavosSo just what is the metaverse? Meta's Nick Clegg at Davos 2022
Nick Clegg, president for global affairs at Meta, came into the Radio Davos booth to explain his new role at the parent company of Facebook, and to set out his…
Radio DavosDay 4 at Davos 2022, with Gita Gopinath of the IMF
On the final day of the Meeting, Peter Prengaman, climate and environmental news director at the Associated Press, gives us his impressions of his first Davos…
Radio DavosWhat next for global growth?
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…
Radio DavosDay 3 at Davos 2022, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and artist Harry Yeff
Shereen Bhan, managing editor of Indian business news channel CNBC-TV18, joins us to look ahead to Day 3 when climate change is a major topic. We also get the…
Radio DavosDay 2 at Davos 2022, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Enrique Acevedo. news anchor at CBS news, joins us in the Radio Davos booth to look ahead to the highlights on Day 2 of the World Economic Forum's Annual…