Radio Davos Halfway through 2025, reasons to be optimistic in a turbulent year
As we enter the second half of a turbulent 2025, we hear key lessons from the Summer Davos, AMNC25, and leaders from the World Economic Forum set out their priorities for the rest of the year where global collaboration is needed more than ever.
Speakers:
World Economic Forum:
Sheba Crocker, head of Global Communications Group
Saadia Zahidi, head of Centre for New Economy and Society
Sebastian Buckup, head of Centre for Nature and Climate
Mirek Dusek, responsible for the World Economic Forum summits
Kiva Allgood, head of Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains
Gim Huay Neo, head of Asia strategy
Jeremy Jurgens, head of innovation and emerging technology
Others:
Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University
Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University
Chinese Premier Li Qiang
Kian Katanforoosh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Workera
Hassan Elkhatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt
Lindsay Hooper, Chief Executive Officer, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25.
Listen to selected AMNC sessions on the Agenda Dialogues podcast.
Forum reports mentioned in the podcast:
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025
Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025
Forum initiatives mentioned in the podcast:
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