Agenda Dialogues

Since 1990, global efforts have successfully halved child mortality. Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, however, has been insufficient, with climate change and preventable diseases jeopardizing decades of advancement and millions of lives. How can we strengthen the global health architecture to eradicate disease and make essential health innovations accessible to all? This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 28 April, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/redefining-the-global-health-agenda/ Speakers: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister, Pakistan Keir Simmons, Chief International Correspondent, NBC News ​Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel​, Minister of Health, Saudi Arabia Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Anita Zaidi, President, Gender Equality, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Catch up on all the action from the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development at wef.ch/specialmeeting24 and across social media using the hashtag #specialmeeting24. Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

Nuclear energy is part of the solution to meeting the growing demand for green power, with innovations from small modulator reactors to fusion providing opportunities beyond existing power plants. What is the enabling environment needed to support the commercial viability of new nuclear solutions? This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 29 April, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/the-role-of-new-nuclear/ Catch up on all the action from the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development at wef.ch/specialmeeting24 and across social media using the hashtag #specialmeeting24. Speakers: Shunichi Miyanaga, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow, Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI) Kirsty Gogan, Founding Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer, TerraPraxis Kam Ghaffarian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Axiom Space, Inc. Cosmin Ghita, Chief Executive Officer, Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

AI-powered models, which are rapidly developing in capacity and scale, are expected to disrupt companies' operating and business models. What are the near-term use cases and long-term moonshot opportunities for AI to fundamentally reshape industrial ecosystems? This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 29 April, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/ai-powered-industries/ Speakers: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Editor, Global Energy and Climate Innovation, The Economist Simon Freakley, Chief Executive Officer, AlixPartners Robert Falck, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Einride AB Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman, Schneider Electric SE Cheryl Cui, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bota Biosciences Abdulla Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Bahrain Catch up on all the action from the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development at wef.ch/specialmeeting24 and across social media using the hashtag #specialmeeting24. Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

While AI has the potential to augment the capabilities of workers by automating tasks, concerns persist regarding technological unemployment and the concentration of productivity gains. As AI develops further, what are the trade-offs leaders will need to manage? This is the full audio from a session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh on 28 April, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/ai-productivity-work-can-we-have-it-all/ Speakers: Tiit Riisalo, Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Information Technology of Estonia Thomas L. Friedman, Columnist, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation of Rwanda Øyvind Eriksen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aker ASA Hiroaki Kitano, Executive Deputy President; Chief Technical Officer; Chief Executive Officer, Sony Research, Sony Group Corporation Abdullah AlSwaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia Special Meeting 2024 This episode is related to the Forum’s Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development held in Riyadh on 28-29 April 2024. https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/ Related podcasts: AI: Is 2024 the year that governance catches up with the tech? Advanced Energy Solutions: scaling up the tech that can help us get to net zero Why it's time for the 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

The recent sustained slowdown in growth has been compounded by a succession of crises and dislocations. What approaches are needed to reignite growth while shifting to a better balance between quantity and quality? Recorded 28 April, 2024 at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/sessions/what-kind-of-growth-do-we-need/ Public Speakers Tengku Zafrul Bin Tengku Abdul Aziz Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia Saadia Zahidi Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva Mohammed Al-Jadaan Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Joumanna Bercetche Anchor, Bloomberg News Special Meeting 2024 This episode is related to the Forum’s Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development held in Riyadh on 28-29 April 2024. https://www.weforum.org/events/special-meeting-on-global-collaboration-growth-and-energy-for-development-2024/ Related podcasts: Advanced Energy Solutions: scaling up the tech that can help us get to net zero Why it's time for the 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

In a significant heightening of the battle for global pre-eminence in the semiconductor industry, export bans on certain types of advanced chips, including those used to develop AI, have come into effect. What impact will these restrictions have on both innovation and the competitive landscape in advanced chipmaking as the industry takes centre stage in power relations between the major global economies? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 17 January, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/the-battle-for-chips/ Speakers: Nicholas Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic Micky Adriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands Chris Miller, Associate Professor, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Railways of India Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Links: 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: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

AI and immersive technologies will fundamentally change how humanity interacts with society, government and even the environment. How can we meet the challenge presented by the complex risks we face while building trust in our technological future? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 on January 17, 2024. Speakers: Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft AI Ben Thompson, Founder, Stratechery Ayanna Howard, Dean of Engineering, Ohio State University Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/town-hall-how-to-trust-technology/ Links: World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/home AI Governance Alliance: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ai-governance-alliance/home Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

Our soils withdraw 70% of freshwater and grow 95% of the food we eat. They are a critical lever to transform how we produce food and tackle the trilemma of food access and affordability, nutrition and health as well as nature and climate. From capital stacks for watersheds linked to farming corridors to skills and capabilities in protecting and restoring soil health, how can breakthrough finance, knowledge models and community collaborations realize the value of soil? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 16 January, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/geopolitics-of-food-and-water/ Speakers: Svein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International ASA Kashim Shettima, Vice-President of Nigeria, Office of the Vice-President of Nigeria John Harris, Founding Editor, Politico Ibrahim Thiaw, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Cindy H. McCain, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, US Department of State Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA Links: World Economic Forum's Centre for Nature and Climate: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-nature-and-climate/home Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

Antimicrobial resistance is the third leading cause of death globally. While the global economy loses $36.9 billion a year as a result of super bugs, how can global economic policies continue to embed and accelerate action on urgent health security issues? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 Watch the session here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/bad-bugs-no-drugs-facing-a-world-without-antibiotics/ This session is linked to the Pathogen Genomic Surveillance Initiative and the Global Future Council on Antimicrobial Resistance of the World Economic Forum. Centre for Health and Healthcare The Centre for Health and Healthcare is committed to improving global health outcomes by addressing trust issues, closing the gender gap in healthcare, and leveraging technology to transform healthcare systems. The Center is also working to improve health security through public-private collaboration. Speakers: Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva Severin Schwan, Chairman, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria Mathume Joseph Phaahla, Minister of Health, Ministry of Health of South Africa Helen E. Clark, Chair, Lancet Countdown High-Level Advisory Board on Health and Climate Change Aleksandra Agatowska, Chief Executive Officer, PZU Życie, PZU Group Catch up on all the action from Davos at wef.ch/wef24 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF24. Related podcasts: Antimicrobial resistance - how to stop a quiet pandemic Quality over quantity: why the time has come for 'value based health care' Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

By 2050, estimates indicate that the global economy will have doubled in size and will be serving a population of over 10 billion people. In this context, improving energy efficiency is critical to delivering an affordable, secure and climate-aligned future. What can companies and governments do to enable economic growth with less energy? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 16 January, 2024, linked to the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/transforming-energy-demand/ Speakers: Tania Bryer, Anchor, CNBC Robert E. Moritz, Global Chair, PwC Peter Herweck, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric SE Ilham Kadri, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Syensqo SA Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Anish Shah, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mahindra Group Links: World Economic Forum's Centre for Energy and Materials: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-energy-and-materials/ Podcasts: Davos 2023: Keeping the pace on climate change The energy transition moonshot: innovations that will transform our world Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub