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Mar 8, 2023 • 25min

How 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 over-exploitation - meaning the high seas were something of a Wild West. But that is all changing. After years of negotiations, member states of the United Nations have agreed the High Seas Treaty, ensuring the protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdictions. Almost two-thirds of the planet’s surface is ocean and the seas make up 95% of the Earth’s total habitat by volume. But, only 1% of the high seas has, up until now, been under any protection protocol and just 39% of the ocean falls under the national jurisdiction of individual countries. Kristian Teleki, Director of Ocean Action Agenda and Friends of Ocean Action at the World Economic Forum tells us what is in the treaty and why it’s such a big deal for the planet. Find out more: Friends of Ocean Action Further listening: Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1504682164 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Get all our podcasts at wef.ch/podcasts. Radio Davos Agenda Dialogues Meet the Leader The World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast
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Mar 7, 2023 • 46min

Davos 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 decades. However, tensions over trade and investment are undermining growth and trust. As the cost of further disintegration severely outweighs the benefits, how can leaders reshape the current system to develop a new agenda for trade, growth and investment? This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the Trade and Investment Platform of the World Economic Forum. This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023. Speakers Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister, Belgium Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Inc. Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum (host) Subscribe Subscribe 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 2, 2023 • 47min

Davos 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 concerns of greenwashing. An expert panel asks: How can data, regulation and Indigenous knowledge spur investors to channel resources towards quality conservation and restoration at scale? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023. Speakers Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bezos Earth Fund Helena Gualinga, Co-Founder, Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon Defenders Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce Luiz Fernando do Amaral, Chief Executive Officer, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chief Executive Officer, GIB Asset Management, Gulf International Bank (UK) Nicole Schwab, Co-Head, Nature-Based Solutions; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva Subscribe Subscribe 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 23min

Apps, 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 changed. The rise of robo-advisers - algorithms that can guide you - and of 'finfluencers' - social media influencers keen to impart their wisdom - have transformed the way many people manage their money. To find out more about the big changes happening in financial markets and the way individuals approach them, we talk to Steph Guild, CFA and Head of Investment Strategy at Robinhood Financial, and to Laura Astorino, a Managing Director at Accenture. Thumbnail image by micheile dot com on Unsplash Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1504682164 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club
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Feb 24, 2023 • 48min

Davos 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 to Russia's war in Ukraine, globalization is undeniably entering a new phase. But has globalization reached the end of the line — or is a resurgence on the cards? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 that you can watch here: De-Globalization or Re-Globalization? Speakers Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group (host) Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University Ngaire Woods, Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 24, 2023 • 19min

Flying 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 planes can be made zero-emissions. In a recent test flight, ZeroAvia, an engine builder, made history by flying a 20-seater aircraft completely powered by green hydrogen, a zero-emissions fuel. The breakthrough test, which is the largest aircraft to ever be flown using hydrogen power, is a promising step towards a zero-emissions future for the aviation industry.  In this episode of Radio Davos, Val Miftakhov, the CEO of ZeroAvia, talks about the company's mission to develop zero-emission planes, the potential for commercial airlines to adopt this technology, and the role of customer demand and government regulation in achieving a more sustainable aviation industry. The episode also explores the challenges and opportunities in transitioning to zero-emission aviation. Links:  Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative: https://www.weforum.org/cleanskies Technology Pioneers: https://www.weforum.org/communities/technology-pioneers-community ZeroAvia: https://www.zeroavia.com/   Read more: Could hydrogen-fuelled flights be a reality by 2035? Episode page: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/zero-emissions-aviation Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1504682164 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club
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Feb 15, 2023 • 40min

Can 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 global issues of war, economic uncertainty, inflation, recession and the climate crisis, among others. But does that word really tell us anything new about the world we live in and the challenges we face? Historian Adam Tooze tells us about the origins of the term and of the polycrisis itself.   Adam Tooze is Professor of History at the University of Columbia in New York. He is also host of Foreign Policy’s weekly economics podcast Ones and Tooze, and the author of books including Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World and, most recently, Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy.   Links: Episode page: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/polycrisis-adam-tooze   Related podcast episodes:   https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ukraine-inflation-and-pandemics-the-big-issues-coming-up-at-davos-according-to-historian-adam-tooze   https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-davos2023   Subscribe: Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/150468 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club
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Feb 10, 2023 • 26min

Top 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 published on our Meet the Leader podcast channel.   Subscribe on any platform: Radio Davos:  https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues: https://pod.link/1574956552 All our podcasts here: wef.ch/podcasts Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Find all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23.
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Feb 8, 2023 • 56min

Davos 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 like and what policies are needed to stabilize the global economy? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 that you can watch here: Davos 2023: Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era? Speakers: Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance and the Recovery and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty of France, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Kuroda Haruhiko, Governor, Bank of Japan Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Subscribe: Subscribe 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 24min

Democracy 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, joins us on Radio Davos to discuss the situation. And we hear from former Spanish foreign minister Arancha González, who tells a panel discussion at Davos 2023 that “power is very hostile to women”. Davos 2023 sessions related to this podcast: Women’s rights in Iran – what next?  Women’s Leadership: Towards Parity in Power  Read more:  Davos 2023: This is how to get more women into positions of power Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1504682164 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. Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  Radio Davos - subscribe Meet the Leader - subscribe World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast - subscribe Agenda Dialogues - subscribe

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