
Radio Davos
How do we solve the world’s biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.
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Jun 27, 2023 • 59min
AMNC23: Braving the Headwinds: Rewiring Growth Amid Fragility
Amid pressures on the global economy from recent major crises and renewed turbulence in financial markets, stakeholders will need to convert the bright spots of accelerated trade and investment in green and innovative industries into a new paradigm for sustained growth. How can both government and the private sector draw on the opportunities stemming from this time of change and transition to rewire the models underpinning global growth? Speakers: Zhang Yuzhuo, Chairman, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, Barbados Government Chris Hipkins, Prime Minister of New Zealand Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum Transcript available at: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/amnc23-braving-the-headwinds-rewiring-growth-amid-fragility Read more: https://www.weforum.org/events/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2023/sessions/braving-the-headwinds-rewiring-growth-amid-fragility Watch the session: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/top-leaders-discuss-managing-economic-hurdles-at-amnc23/ 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Join the World Economic Forum Book Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 22, 2023 • 35min
How COVID and cost of living hit progress on equality: the Global Gender Gap Report 2023
In most parts of the world, the gender gap - the difference in opportunities and outcomes for women compared to men - is closing. But closing so slowly that it would take, at the current rate of progress, until 2154 for men and women to be truly equal. That statistic comes from the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, an extensive, annual survey whose latest edition has just been published. In this episode, World Economic Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi picks some highlights from the report - which has lots to say about the state of gender inequality in the post-pandemic, cost-of-living squeezed world. We also hear from Sue Duke, Vice-President of LinkedIn where she heads public policy. Sue talks about the challenges facing women in the workplace, particularly in the area of STEM - science, technology, engineering and maths - and how tricky is still is for women to get to the top of companies (the 'C-suite'). For a transcript, go to the episode page: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/gender-gap-report-2023 Please note the final episode of our AI series will be published next week. Read more on the Gender Gap Report: Get the report here: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2023 Analysis: Economic shocks are wiping out progress on gender equality: Global Gender Gap Report 2023, by Sue Duke These are the world's most gender-equal countries Economic shocks are wiping out progress on gender equality: Global Gender Gap Report 2023 Gender parity is essential for economic recovery: These five investments will quicken the pace Podcasts: 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Join the World Economic Forum Book Club

Jun 15, 2023 • 36min
'AI will either compete with us or augment us' - so how do we pick the right path?
"AI will have some form of intelligence that will either compete with us or augment us. This is a question for us as a species. For the past thousands of years, we didn’t have a cousin or a brother and now we may have one. So it is how we understand that and how we deal with it." On Episode 4 of our special series on generative AI, we consider the options for how we can govern the rapidly growing technology. Guests: Amir Banifatemi, Director, AI Commons; Cyrus Hodes Co-Founder of AIGC Chain and Stability AI, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Co-host: Lucia Velasco, Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum Transcript available at: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/generative-ai-episode-4-governance Previous episodes in this series: Episode 1 AI: Why everyone's talking about the promise and risks of this 'powerful wild beast' Episode 2 A common good? The companies making the AI products we'll soon all be using Episode 3 Responsible AI: how can philosophy help us make better tech? Related podcasts: The rise of AI and the green transition will transform the way we work: Future of Jobs Report 2023 Davos 2023: A conversation with Satya Nadella COVID transformed the world of work, but AI’s impact will be much bigger The golden age of AI: why ChatGPT is just the start 10 Leaders from Google, LinkedIn and More on Reskilling for the Future of Work Related video: https://www.weforum.org/videos/3-leading-thinkers-on-how-to-make-ai-work-for-humanity Links: The Presidio Recommendations on Responsible Generative AI: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Presidio_Recommendations_on_Responsible_Generative_AI_2023.pdf The World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club

Jun 8, 2023 • 46min
Responsible AI: how can philosophy help us make better tech?
The rise of generative artificial intelligence raises a lot of philosophical questions. So can philosophy help us make AI that serves humanity for the good? On this episode we hear from 'applied ethicist' Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Lead at the Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University, USA; and from Sara Hooker, head of Cohere For AI, a research lab that seeks to solve complex machine learning problems. Full transcript available at: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/generative-ai-episode-3-ethics Previous episodes in this series: Episode 1 AI: Why everyone's talking about the promise and risks of this 'powerful wild beast' Episode 2 A common good? The companies making the AI products we'll soon all be using Related podcasts: The rise of AI and the green transition will transform the way we work: Future of Jobs Report 2023 Davos 2023: A conversation with Satya Nadella COVID transformed the world of work, but AI’s impact will be much bigger The golden age of AI: why ChatGPT is just the start 10 Leaders from Google, LinkedIn and More on Reskilling for the Future of Work Links: The World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club

Jun 1, 2023 • 52min
AI as a common good? The companies making the AI products we'll soon all be using
For a transcript, visit the episode page at: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-episode-2-microsoft-hugging-face In the second a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we hear from two companies involved in the AI revolution - one of the biggest and oldest names in computing, Microsoft, and a young startup making waves in this booming industry, Hugging Face. Speakers: Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer, Microsoft; Thomas Wolf Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder, Hugging Face. Co-host: Benjamin Larsen, Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum. Previous episodes in this series: AI: Why everyone's talking about the promise and risks of this 'powerful wild beast' Related podcasts: The rise of AI and the green transition will transform the way we work: Future of Jobs Report 2023 Davos 2023: A conversation with Satya Nadella COVID transformed the world of work, but AI’s impact will be much bigger The golden age of AI: why ChatGPT is just the start 10 Leaders from Google, LinkedIn and More on Reskilling for the Future of Work Links: The World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club

May 24, 2023 • 41min
AI: Why everyone's talking about the promise and risks of this 'powerful wild beast'
In the first of a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we ask why AI is suddenly such big news and where things might go from here. Speakers: Cathy Li, Head, AI, Data and Metaverse, World Economic Forum; Francesca Rossi, AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM Research; and Pascale Fung, Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Thumbnail picture: generated by Dall-E with the prompt 'the face of rodin's thinker as a robot' Transcript available on the episode page: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/artificial-intelligence-ai-episode-1 Related podcasts: The rise of AI and the green transition will transform the way we work: Future of Jobs Report 2023 COVID transformed the world of work, but AI’s impact will be much bigger The golden age of AI: why ChatGPT is just the start Links: The World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club

May 12, 2023 • 39min
Recession fears recede, but inflation's still a big risk - 3 chief economists on the global outlook
We are still in a period of great economic uncertainty, with inflation posing a risk around the world and forcing central banks to tighten policy. Three chief economists spoke to Radio Davos at the World Economic Forum's Growth Summit. Hear where they think the global economy is headed. Featuring: Jorge Sicilia of BBVA, Razia Khan of Standard Chartered and Gregory Daco of EY-Parthenon. Related Episodes: Chief Economists Outlook: What's next for the global economy? The future of jobs requires a ‘skills-first’ mindset - for employers and for you The rise of AI and the green transition will transform the way we work: Future of Jobs Report 2023 Can the world avoid stagflation? Read: Chief Economists Outlook: May 2023 - https://www.weforum.org/reports/chief-economists-outlook-may-2023/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Subscribe: Radio Davos - subscribe Meet the Leader - subscribe World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast - subscribe Agenda Dialogues - subscribe Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Join the World Economic Forum Book Club

May 4, 2023 • 48min
Growth Summit 2023: Chief Economists Briefing
Against a backdrop of persistently sluggish growth, the global economy and markets continue to be roiled by crisis after crisis. What trends will determine the prospects for the year ahead, and are there grounds for optimism that the worst may be over? This is the full audio of the Chief Economists Briefing session at the Growth Summit, on 3 May 2023, You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/the-growth-summit-jobs-and-opportunity-for-all-2023/sessions/global-economic-outlook-7aefadfe78 Podcast transcript available here: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/growth-summit-2023-chief-economists-briefing Speakers: Sandra Phlippen, Chief Economist, ABN AMRO Paul Donovan, Chief Economist, UBS Global Wealth Management, UBS AG John Defterios, Professor of Business, New York University Abu Dhabi Gregory Daco, Chief Economist, EY-Parthenon Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 3, 2023 • 30min
Growth Summit 2023: Future of Work - Health and Care
With an estimated shortfall of 10 million workers in the sector by 2030, the health and care economy is under severe stress. What multi stakeholder policies and strategies can help recruit, retain and rethink healthcare jobs? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum’s Growth Summit 2023, Future of Work - Health and Care. Watch the session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/the-growth-summit-jobs-and-opportunity-for-all-2023/sessions/closing-the-talent-gap-healthcare Speakers: Ricardo Baptista Leite Member of Parliament, Portuguese National Parliament (Assembleia da República) Howard Catton Chief Executive Officer, International Council of Nurses (ICN) Bianca Rothier International Correspondent, Globo TV Anjali Bhagra Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, Mayo Clinic Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 3, 2023 • 42min
The future of jobs requires a ‘skills-first’ mindset - for employers and for you
Wondering what job you’ll be doing in five years’ time? Chances are it may be quite different from what you do now, and you’ll need different skills. The transition to clean energy and the rise of artificial intelligence are likely to have a big impact on the world of work so employers, too, need to adopt a ‘skills-first’ mindset. We hear from Tan Kok Yam, Chief Executive of SkillsFuture Singapore, who is putting theory into action, and to Tarika Barrett, CEO of Girls Who Code, a non-profit that equips young women with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. Transcript available here: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/skills-first-jobs Read the report Putting Skills First: A Framework for Action: https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/putting-skills-first-a-framework-for-action/ Follow the Growth Summit here: https://www.weforum.org/events/the-growth-summit-jobs-and-opportunity-for-all-2023 Mentioned in this podcast: SkillsFuture Singapore: https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/ Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/ More podcast episodes from the Growth Summit: The rise of AI and the green transition will transform the way we work: Future of Jobs Report 2023: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/future-of-jobs-2023 Chief Economists Outlook: What's next for the global economy?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-may-2023 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Join the World Economic Forum Book Club