All India all the time
This week we preview the India Economic Summit. We talk to Sushant Palakurthi Rao about the Summit’s programme, Thierry Geiger discusses India’s slump in the competitiveness tables, Saadia Zahidi...
View ArticleDeveloping a New Energy Architecture, and what if we ran out of resources?
Espen Mehlum reveals the future of energy architecture, Dominic Waughray, the Forum’s Head of Environment reveals what keeps him up at night. And Sushant Palakurthi Rao returns from Mumbai to report on...
View ArticlePartnering Against Corruption, Social Entrepreneurialism, and Denise Burnet's...
We look at two extremes of the moral spectrum, Alex Wong talks about fighting business corruption, while Mirjam Schöning discusses social entrepreneurialism. We also introduce you to one of the Forum’s...
View ArticleThe young people who want to change the world
This week’s Inside the World Economic Forum podcast features the Global Shapers Community. Listen to David Aikman, Head of the Global Shapers Community at the Forum, and two Shapers in the Geneva Hub,...
View ArticleSocial Entrepreneurship in Switzerland: an oxymoron? And unemployment, a...
We look at how social entrepreneurship is thriving in Switzerland, and talk to Stephen Pursey of the ILO about the social timebomb that is persistent unemployment and widening inequality.
View ArticleBusiness as Usual
The World Economic Forum’s Financial Development Report 2011 was released last week. Hong Kong tops the rankings. Find out how this report is useful to the private sector. Is doing business as usual an...
View ArticleThe Davos agenda
Lee Howell, Head of Programming, talks us through how the Davos agenda comes together over the months prior to the Annual Meeting, and Martina Gmur, Head of the Network of Global Agenda Councils,...
View ArticleGlobal Risks 2012
What is keeping the world’s risk experts awake at night? The World Economic Forum interviewed hundreds of them to understand how they see the new world of risk, how these risks are interconnected, and...
View ArticleThe Great Transformation
With just a few days to go before the beginning of the 42nd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, this week’s podcast is dedicated to our theme: The Great Transformation: Shaping New...
View ArticleDavos 2012
It’s that time of the year again when thousands of business people, government representatives, members of civil society, science and faith congregate in the mountain town of Davos, Switzerland, for...
View ArticleAnnual Meeting 2012 – Day 2
Food security, responsible leadership, the Eurozone crisis and the Arab Spring are just a few topics being discussed in Davos this year. We roamed the packed Congress Centre, capturing some insights...
View ArticleAnnual Meeting 2012 wrap-up
In our final podcast on location, we share last insights from the hallways of the Congress Centre in Davos. We also discuss the future of energy with Bob Eliott, a professor at the University of...
View ArticleUnsung heroes
We are back from our Annual Meeting in Davos. Discussions on the future of capitalism and the Eurozone along with the big name participants dominated media headlines. But what many did not cover is...
View ArticleMaking renewable energy work
The world’s population continues to grow and, with it, the demand for more energy. Debates on fulfilling the demand have been ongoing for years. With climate change a growing problem, the types of...
View ArticleThree ways to end the world as we know it
What if? This is the hypothetical question most of us have asked ourselves at one time or another. In today’s podcast we ask experts in their field for their “What if” Scenario. In an interdependent,...
View ArticleInternational Women's Day
In this special edition of our podcast “Inside the World Economic Forum” we focus on International Women’s day and the issue of gender parity across the globe. The World Economic Forum with the support...
View ArticleEnergy for economic growth
The energy sector has a major role to play in global economic growth and recovery, with its indirect contributions outweighing its already considerable direct effects. Pawel Konzal, Associate Director...
View ArticleThe future of mobile and manufacturing
This week’s podcast looks at manufacturing, with John Moavenzadeh, the Senior Director and Head of Mobility Industries at the World Economic Forum, giving us his insights on where global manufacturing...
View ArticleThe Future of BRICS
This week the world’s attention will be on New Delhi, which is hosting the fourth BRICS Summit on 29 March. In this month’s Global Agenda Council Spotlight, we speak with some of our partners who share...
View ArticleAgeing and Information Technology
Today’s programme focuses on the Global Information Technology Report. One of its authors, Soumitra Dutta, Professor of Business and Technology at Insead, explains the methodology and shares his...
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