Radio Davos

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended days ago there was no bigger issue than the energy crisis - with its links to the challenges of climate change, geopolitics and the cost of living - what has come to be known as the ‘polycrisis’. On this episode, we hear from two people immersed in the discussions at Davos on why the global conversation on energy has changed, with climate change and the energy transition now firmly centre-stage. People on this episode: Roberto Bocca, Head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials, World Economic Forum John Defterios, World Economic Forum energy fellow Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (addressing Davos 2023) António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations (addressing Davos 2023) Related episodes: What does the future look like for energy, and for our jobs? Davos 2023 Day 2: the economy and the climate Welcome to the age of the polycrisis: the Global Risks Report 2023 Davos 2023 sessions relevant to this episode: Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Special Address by António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations Mastering New Energy Economics Keeping the Lights on amid Geopolitical Fracture Infrastructure for a Clean Energy Economy The Electric Decade The Interplay of Food, Energy and Water Keeping the Pace on Climate The Different Roads to Energy Transition The Age of Net-Zero Energy Technologies Twinning Energy with Digital Subscribe: Subscribe 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 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.

Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today’s challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society. However, progress on parity is stalling globally. An expert panel asks: How can we create better pathways to advance more women into the highest levels of leadership? Speakers include: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus, Republic of Belarus; Masih Alinejad, Journalist and Activist, U.S. Agency for Global Media; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan, United States Office of the Governor; Arancha Gonzalez Laya,Dean, The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po This session was recorded 19 January at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.