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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.

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.

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 photos showing one woman among a group of men; and Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo give an impromptu convert outside the podcast studio!   People in this episode: Yo-Yo Ma, cellist Angélique Kidjo, singer Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, hosts of the podcast Vilas Dhar, President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation ​​ Prajakta Koli, YouTuber Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank President Immy Humes, documentary maker and author of   Sessions relevant to this episode:   Subscribe on any platform: Join the Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23.

Alex Karp, Palantir CEO, shares insights on powering anti-terror efforts and countering human rights abuses. The conversation covers his non-traditional background, living in New Hampshire, and humorous moments. They discuss Palantir's focus on innovation, DEI, and ESG initiatives, along with their involvement in aiding the war in Ukraine.

Does tech need a new business model? How will computing power drive the energy transition? What’s ahead for the tech skills gap? In a special conversation, the CEO of Microsoft talks to Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman about tech trends, AI, cybersecurity, economic growth and three trends driving the future of remote work. This conversation was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 18 January. For more information on the session, click here. SubscribeSubscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23.

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 to Davos. “It is essential for the two countries to have meaningful engagement on climate trade and technology to avoid the decoupling of economies and even the possibility of future confrontations.” UN chief António Guterres says the world can well do without a ‘great fracture’ caused by rivalry between the United States and China. And he calls the continued exploration for fossil fuels the stuff of dystopian science fiction. Ty Greene, Project Lead, Health Equity at the World Economic Forum tells us about health equity and how companies leading are pledging to achieve it. Caroline Casey, founder and director of the Valuable 500 tells Linda Lacina’s Meet the Leader podcast about a surprising pivotal moment in her life that galvanized her life’s work.  Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis tells Radio Davos why the world needs to unite behind Ukraine. And we stroll up the stairs from the Radio Davos studio, in the heart of the Davos congress centre, to admire artwork created by refugee children around the world, and speak to the people behind the project, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz and Max Frieder of Artolution. People in this episode: Azeem Azhar, entrepreneur, author, podcaster, writer of Exponential View António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations Ty Greene, Project Lead, Health Equity, World Economic Forum Caroline Casey, Founder and Director, The Valuable 500 Gabrielius Landsbergis, Foreign Minister of Lithuania Max Frieder, Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer, Artolution Vik Muniz, artist   Davos 2023 sessions related to this episode:

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 minister weigh in on the impact of inflation. We welcome into the Radio Davos booth astronaut Matthias Maurer. And we enter the metaverse to take a tour of the Global Collaboration Village. People in this episode Heba Aly, host of the podcast Rethinking Humanitarianism Sabrina Elba, United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Goodwill Ambassador Idris Elba, Entrepreneur, Actor, Musician, UN IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Olivier Schwab, Managing Director, World Economic Forum  Gill Einhorn, Head of Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate at the World Economic Forum Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Christian Lindner, Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine Jaci Eisenberg, Head of Content Curation at the Global Collaboration Village Mark Curtis, co-lead, Accenture Metaverse continuum business group Elisabeth Papadopoulos, Creative Director, Accenture Metaverse continuum business group Nadia Botello, Audio Lead, Accenture Metaverse continuum business group Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum  Julie Sweet, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Accenture Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft Corp Sessions mentioned in the episode: Subscribe on any platform: Join the Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Other links:

With inflation soaring and real wages falling, an expert panel asks: 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/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23.

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 Economist Nela Richardson gives her assessment of the economy in the year to come. Davos shines a spotlight on the situation in Iran, Iranian-British actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi tells us why the power of women is an unstoppable political force. Another Middle Eastern artist who uses her platform to campaign for human rights, singer Farah Siraj, often referred to as the ‘Music Ambassador of Jordan’, talks about the transformational power of music The head of energy at the Forum, Roberto Bocca tells us about important discussions in Davos on that crucial subject.  People on this episode: Akshat Rathi, host of the Zero podcast from Bloomberg Roberto Bocca, head of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure at the World Economic Forum Saadia Zahidi, head of the Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society Nela Richardson,  ADP Chief Economist Nazanin Boniadi, actress and activist Farah Siraj, singer and activist Subscribe on any platform: Join the Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23.

More than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills for Employment Initiative. With its 3-6 months of training in language and other critical job skills, displaced people can find meaningtul work at IKEA or other companies and get a true fresh start. In this episode, Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin shared the lessons he has learned from this initiative and how, if scaled, programs like this one could play an important role in everything from tackling labor shortages to strengthening economies. He also shared how programs like this one can reveal key hiring blindspots, ensuring leaders re-examine current hiring approaches to be more inclusive, less slow, and even less biased towards a certain types of profiles.