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Paul Daugherty is the Chief Technology Officer at Accenture and co-author of Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future. In this episode, he discusses how the pandemic accelerated a shift towards a more human-centered use of AI technology and how artificial intelligence will drive four key areas for companies to be successful in future: talent, trust, experiences, and sustainability.

Technologies are reshaping everything from how we work and relate to one another, to how we deliver healthcare, pursue an education, and manufacture goods. In interviews recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Global Technology Governance Retreat in June in San Francisco, and even the Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit his fall, leaders share how quantum sensing, the metaverse or data and a range of other tech will drive new shifts. They'll also share how these changes will put new demands on leaders and how they can navigate those changes best. Featured in this episode: Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab; C.P. Gurnani, CEO, Tech Mahindra; Jack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQ; Justin Hotard, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens Corporation; George Oliver, CEO, Johnson Controls; Igor Tulchinsky, Founder, Chairman and CEO of WorldQuant.

In this episode, author Jon Alexander joins us to discuss his book Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us. How can we become better citizens? That is the question this book studies, looking at how people and societies moved from the subject story of kings and empires to the current consumer story. He argues it is now time to enter the citizen story.

In this episode, Zambian-born economist and author Dr. Dambisa Moyo discusses her latest book, How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World. In it, she examines the traditional role of boards and suggests how they can adapt to the needs of a 21st-century marketplace.

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 pushing their bodies to the limit in the hope of changing the world.   Guests: Mina Guli:  Lewis Pugh:  Hear a previous Radio Davos with him:  Also mentioned: Related episodes: Matt Damon talks to Radio Davos about his work on water: The World Economic Forum’s UpLiink platform is looking for innovative solutions on freshwater: Check out all our podcasts on : Join the 

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 Institute Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA) James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Adviser; Green Hydrogen Commissioner Office of the President of Namibia Anish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Group Pato Kelesitse, climate activist

In this special compilation episode timed to the COP 27 Climate Summit in Egypt, CEOs and government leaders share surprising and innovative approaches to scaling climate action. Featured in this episode: Rania Al-Mashat, the Egyptian minister for international cooperation; Patrick Decker, CEO, Xylem; George Oliver, CEO and chairman of Johnson Controls; Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens Corporation; Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, CEO, Mercy Corps; Mohammad Jafaar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company; Eric Rondolat, CEO, Signify.

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 platform wants to hear from you if you have innovative ideas on how to tackle the problem.On this episode, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCL Technologies which is backing the search for innovations, joins UpLink’s Emanuela Orsini to discuss the issue.We also hear from entrepreneur Friso Klapwijk, whose company Wavin has created smart roofs to capture rainwater in cities. Guests: Emanuela Orsini, UpLink Digital Content Specialist at the World Economic Forum Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies Friso Klapwijk, Global Director of Urban Climate Resilience, Wavin The Global Freshwater Challenge on UpLink:  Learn more about our innovators and other innovation challenges on UpLink:  Check out all our podcasts on :     Join the  Episode transcript:

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 role of business. Guest: Antonia Gawel, head of climate action at the World Economic Forum Open letter from the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: First Movers Coalition:  Check out all our podcasts on :    Join the  Episode transcript:

As the UN Climate Summit COP27 begins this month, here are 6 books - from ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ to ‘Speed and Scale’ that have shaped, inspired and informed top climate leaders. In this episode: Al Gore, former US Vice President and founder of the Climate Reality Project; Activist Jane Goodall, Ezgi Barcenas, AB InBev’s Chief Sustainability Officer; Kristian Teleki, executive director, Friends of Ocean Action; Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council; Jane Gilbert, the Chief Heat Officer of Florida's Miami-Dade County; Kahea Pacheco, the co-executive director of the Women's Earth Alliance.