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 Lagarde President, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 News Agents podcast Vilas Dhar, President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation ​​ Prajakta Koli, YouTuber Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank President Immy Humes, documentary maker and author of The Only Woman   Sessions relevant to this episode: Finding Europe's New Growth Cultural Leaders as a Catalyst of Change with Immy Humes Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era? What Next for Monetary Policy?   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.

Does tech need a new business model? How can computing power drive the energy transition? How can the tech sector get more efficient? What’s ahead for the tech skills gap? In a special conversation recorded at Davos, the CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella talks to World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab about trends in AI, cybersecurity, economic growth and three trends for the future of work.  This conversation was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland 18 January. Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 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.

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: The Age of Net-Zero Energy Technologies Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations Cultural Leaders as a Catalyst of Change with Max Frieder The Geography of Diversity Thinking the Unthinkable: The Risk of Nuclear Confrontation

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: Crystal Awards Ceremony 2023 Stewarding Responsible Capitalism Leading the Charge through Earth's New Normal Mastering New Energy Economics Special Message from Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine Stemming the Cost of Living Crisis Press Conference: Global Collaboration Village 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. Other links: Embedding Indigenous Knowledge in the Conservation and Restoration of Landscapes

Experts ask: 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.  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.

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: 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.

It’s Day 1 at Davos 2023. In this first of the daily shows that will drop every morning this week, we hear from the president of the World Economic Forum on what to expect, we hear about artificial intelligence that can prevent wildfires, we take a peek into the metaverse, and hear music played on an instrument with a 1,000 year history. People on this episode: Linda Lacina, host of the Meet the Leader podcast. Børge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial Intelligence at the Forum Cathy Lil,  head of Shaping the Future of Media, Entertainment & Sport at the Forum Joseph Tawadros Oud player, James Tawadros, percussionist  Subscribe to Radio Davos on any platform: https://pod.link/1504682164 Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Meet the Leader  WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda Dialogues Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club

Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, we look at two issues that will be at the heart of many discussions: energy and jobs. We discuss a new report, Securing the Energy Transition, with David Rabley who leads the energy transition practice for oil and gas at Accenture, and Roberto Bocca, Head of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure at the World Economic Forum. And in the second half, Saadia Zahidi, head of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society, talks about the Jobs of the Tomorrow - another new report, that looks at the rapidly changing world of work, with a focus on the green jobs and the care economy. Links: Securing the Energy Transition Jobs of the Tomorrow Don't miss our other Davos 2023 preview episode, on the Global Risks Report: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-davos2023 Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Meet the Leader  WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda Dialogues Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club