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Data Talks
Data Talks is a conversation series released every two weeks that proves data isn’t just for analysts, it’s the common language behind sporting triumphs, market breakthroughs, and social progress. Economist and storyteller Wolfgang Fengler sits down with world-class athletes, leading economists, founders, policymakers, and creative thinkers to unpack the numbers shaping their fields. Together, they translate charts into clear takeaways, challenge assumptions with evidence, and show how good…
Episodes
Data TalksRetail is alive and well - for how long?
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with Henry Armour, who led the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) for…
Data TalksThe Chinese Consumer: Savings and Spending
Join Data Talks Why do Chinese households start saving at just $8 a day, when in the US that threshold is closer to $60? And what would it take for China's 1.4…
Data TalksFrom Algebra to Architecture
Join Data Talks From Algebra to Architecture, with Jim Ellis In this episode of Data Talks, we sit down with Jim Ellis, math teacher at the American…
Data TalksPayments are about People
Join Data Talks Payments Are About People: Innovation from the Digital South What does a journalist turned payments executive see that others miss? In this…
Data TalksTrends before they Trend
Join Data Talks Can data predict the next big consumer trend? In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Yarden Horwitz, Co-Founder of Spate…
Data TalksMake More Smiles
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Ram Raghavan, senior leader at Colgate-Palmolive, about what it takes to build a…
Data TalksThe World Economy at a Turning Point
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank, for a wide-ranging…
Data TalksThe world is more equal than you think
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, World Data Lab CEO Wolfgang Fengler speaks with co-founder and global middle class expert Homi Kharas about new…
Data TalksBuilding Digital Africa
Join Data Talks Building Digital Africa with Bitange Ndemo In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Professor Bitange Ndemo, Kenya’s…
Data TalksThe consumer is king
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang speaks with Kirti Singh, Chief Insights Officer at Procter & Gamble, about what it truly means to be…
Data TalksHow Data Changed the Climate Conversation
Join Data Talks How Data Changed the Climate Conversation Host: Wolfgang Fengler Guest: Sir Andrew Steer KCMG, PhD How did climate and nature move from the…
Data TalksFrom Data to the Dressing Room: Why Football Is About Human Connection
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, we’re joined by Benedikt Höwedes, World Cup winner with Germany, former long-time captain of FC Schalke 04, and…
Data TalksClosing the Data Divide
Join Data Talks This episode of our podcast brings together Wolfgang Fengler and Shamina Singh for a powerful conversation on inclusion, data, and the rapidly…
Data TalksThe Metrics of Peace
Join Data Talks Data Talks: Measuring Peace with Steve Killelea In this episode of Data Talks, World Data Lab CEO Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Steve Killelea…
Data TalksDon’t underestimate Africa
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with Michael Joseph, the legendary CEO who built Safaricom into one of Africa’s most…
Data TalksData & Philosophy
Join Data Talks Host Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, Head of the Department of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business…
Data TalksThe 20 Trillion Price
Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Marta Bowles, Chief Communications Officer at NIQ, about how high-quality data, and…
Data TalksThe magic number 17
Join Data Talks In this special edition of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with his long-time friend and World Data Lab co-founder, Homi Kharas. Homi…
Data TalksMath and Magic
Join Data Talks L’Oréal’s Chief Marketing & Digital Officer Asmita Dubey joins Wolfgang Fengler on Data Talks to unpack the “math & magic” of modern marketing…