Agenda Dialogues

The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries' efforts towards closing these gaps over time since its inception in 2006. This is the full audio of a video briefing to explore the current state of global gender parity. Featuring insights from the Global Gender Gap Report 2024, this discussion examines the progress and challenges in closing the gender gap worldwide. You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/global-gender-gap-report-2024-briefing-watch-here/ Learn about impactful strategies and innovative approaches from top-performing countries and examine the roles of government and business leaders in fostering inclusive economic and societal growth. Speakers: Yann Zopf: Head of Media, World Economic Forum Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Sue Duke, Head of Global Public Policy and Economic Graph Team, LinkedIn, USA Bienvenido Laguesma, Secretary of Labour and Employment of Philippines Links: Global Gender Gap Report 2024: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/ Centre for New Economy and Society: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-new-economy-and-society/ Related podcasts: In the age of the 'manosphere', what's the future for feminism? With Jude Kelly of the WOW Festival What workers really want - and how it can bridge the gender gap: Reshma Saujani, Moms First Executive coaches share how promotions really happen - and what's needed to tackle the gender gap Davos 2023: Women's Leadership: Towards Parity in Power 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 manufacturing sector, which accounts for one-fifth of global carbon emissions and over half of the world's energy usage, is taking centre stage in the global race to net zero. Yet despite a raft of commitments and first steps, around 50% of companies are off track in achieving their targets. How can manufacturers leverage new innovations and technologies to successfully negotiate the green transition while maintaining growth? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2024 on January 17, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/green-manufacturing/ This session is linked to the ongoing work of the Industry Net Zero Accelerator Initiative of the World Economic Forum Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains. Speakers: Martin Lundstedt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group Juliet Mann, TV Host, China Global Television Network (CGTN) Holger Klein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ZF Friedrichshafen AG Gwenaelle Avice Huet, Executive Vice-President, Europe Operations, Schneider Electric SE Brand Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Foxconn Industrial Internet Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains The Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains is driving a transformation of factories and supply chains through advanced technologies, empowering businesses to achieve net-zero emissions, enhance workforce skills, and build resilient supply chains. The Centre collaborates with public and private sector leaders to anticipate global trends, unlock innovative business models, and incubate new partnerships. Links: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/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

While various regulations are being put in place across the globe to address governance challenges, economic instability and conflict are exacerbating corruption. How can we unlock good governance to ensure sustainable transformation and economic growth in challenging times? This is the full audio from a session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos on 18 January, 2024. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/being-honest-about-poor-governance/ Speakers: Zeina Soufan, Senior Anchor, Asharq News Tom Palmer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newmont Corporation Philip Isdor Mpango ,Vice-President of Tanzania, Office of the Vice-President of Tanzania Peter Maurer, President of the Board, Basel Institute on Governance Helen E. Clark, Chair, Lancet Countdown High-Level Advisory Board on Health and Climate Change 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

With the education industry at a pivotal point of transformation driven by AI and innovative teaching methodologies, new education hotspots are emerging to address the growing and diversified education needs of the global economy. How can governments and businesses future-proof their education systems and leverage AI and other technologies? 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/is-education-ready-for-ai/ Speakers: Rudayna Abdo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Thaki Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief, The National Laura Frigenti, Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Education Jack Azagury, Group Chief Executive, Strategy and Consulting, Accenture Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of Education, Rwanda Deemah Al Yahya, Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) 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

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