Space is back! No longer the reserve of a couple of superpowers, an increasing number of countries are getting involved,... more

What are 'elastocalorics' or 'reconfigurable intelligent surfaces'? In a few years' time these emerging technologies may have transformed the way... more

Wars, trade tensions and elections around the world are testing humanity's ability to tackle climate change. Two experts from the... more

"The global economy - it's a complicated picture, in the sense that it's doing better than we expected just six... more

A new, critically acclaimed documentary follows the fortunes of online investors, including one who made - and lost - $3... more

As investors pour money into companies developing or deploying artificial intelligence, what are the steps they should be taking to... more

How can cities - with ever growing populations - tackle air deadly pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Breathe Cities... more

Artificial intelligence has the potential to massively improve human health: from developing new drugs to providing more accurate diagnoses and... more

Theatre director Jude Kelly founded the Women of the World (WOW) Festival almost two decades ago to spur conversations about... more

What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse? Actor Rainn Wilson joins us in avatar form to check out... more

For half a century, Nile Rodgers has been making hit records that have touched people's hearts around the world.... more

Going green - in energy, agriculture, industry and elsewhere - will have costs and benefits, so how can we ensure... more

Incubated at the World Economic Forum, the Global Impact Coalition (GIC) is an organisation that pools the resources of major... more

As populists are on the rise in many countries, how should the moderates respond? We hear from Yair Zivan, the... more

Climate change is an extremely serious issue, but can comedy help us cope with - and communicate about - it?... more

What’s the health condition that affects us all, but is often seen as an add-on for healthcare - and how... more

Deglobalization, reglobalization, decoupling, de-risking, reshoring friend-shoring, export bans, tariffs and sanctions - is global trade going into reverse, or simply... more

As the World Economic Forum convenes the 'Annual Meeting of the New Champions' in China, this expert helps us better... more

The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic... more

Climate 'tipping points' are the dangerous phenomena that could suddenly make climate change even worse than it is already: melting... more

Artificial intelligence has the potential to massively improve human health: from developing new drugs to providing more accurate diagnoses and... more

With the pandemic well behind us, international travel has bounced back. The World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Development Index,... more

The Netflix documentary 'The Tinder Swindler' is a mind-boggling case of so-called 'romance fraud' in which a charming, handsome -... more

'Spatial computing', 'blended reality', 'the metaverse'. For those of us who still use screens and keyboards to access the digital... more

Mining is an industry that many of us probably rarely think about, but one that provides the raw materials for... more

What are the new technologies that can help us reach net zero? And how do we bring them to scale... more

In a polarised world, with the most powerful nations and the UN unable to prevent or end many wars, could... more

“Climate Capitalism is an antidote to the dominant narrative that because we’ve ignored the climate crisis for so long, it... more

For half a century, Nile Rodgers has been making hit records that have touched people's hearts around the world. The... more

Theatre director Jude Kelly founded the Women of the World (WOW) Festival almost two decades ago to spur conversations about... more

A year ago in Davos, energy - particularly the disruption to supply and prices caused by the war in Ukraine... more

What's in store for 2024? Ian Bremmer's political risk consultancy predicts an 'annus horribilis' but Exponential View's Azeem Azhar says... more

The UNHCR, cares for 114 million refugees and displaced people worldwide. Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations refugee... more

If 2023 was the year we all got familiar with generative AI, is 2024 the year when governments will act... more

Technology is revolutionizing global commerce and investment, and digitalizing the trade ecosystem holds the potential to increase trade by nearly... more

"This is going to be the most transformational moment, not just in technology, but in culture and politics of... more

In an episode recorded before the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, we hear from two private-sector companies involved... more

What do social media content creators make of Davos? We speak to three YouTubers - with a collective audience in... more

The World Economic Forum just held its Annual Meeting - but what impact will it have on the world beyond... more

What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse? Actor Rainn Wilson joins us, in avatar form, to check out... more

As leading figures from government, business, academia and civil society head to Davos for the Annual Meeting 2024, what are... more

Radio Davos is a podcast that is as wide-ranging and thought-provoking as the work of the World Economic Forum itself.... more

As 2023 draws to a close and the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting approaches, we look at an issue... more

If you’re a ‘digital native’ - someone who can’t remember a world before the internet - you might feel you... more

Plastics pollution is a very visible, global environmental and health challenge, and last year the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)... more

When Professor Tom Crowther published research into the massive potential of trees to absorb more carbon than previously thought, he... more

The concept of 'value based health care' - where patient outcomes are monitored and health care services are funded on... more

This week we’re celebrating 100 episodes of our sister podcast Meet the Leader. Every week, Linda Lacina interviews leaders -... more

In 2003 - the a year before a 19-year-old Harvard student called Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook - Philip Rosedale launched... more

What is the single most important thing that any individual can do to help alleviate the climate crisis? Katharine Hayhoe... more

At the start of this year, the World Economic Forum published its annual Global Risks Report - a major survey... more

Sourcing and scaling viable innovations to decarbonize ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors like mining and aviation will be critical to the success of... more

Gender parity has recovered to pre-pandemic levels globally, but the pace of change is stagnating. It will take an estimated... more

Small and medium agricultural enterprises (agri-SMEs) are Africa’s largest employer and economic engine—and the key to transforming food systems and... more

The World Economic Forum has just published its latest Chief Economists Outlook, a regular report based on the views of... more

Semiconductors make the world go round, and the most cutting-edge versions are necessary to propel the artificial intelligence revolution. Historian... more

Professor Stuart Russell shares his concerns about the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence. Listen back to our 5-part series... more

Designer phages, spatial optics, plant sensors and bendable batteries - just some of the items on this year's World Economic... more

Is the metaverse still a thing or has the world’s attention moved on to generative AI?  On this episode of... more

Claude Marshall fled Nazi Germany as a small boy in the 1930s and now helps today’s refugees by fundraising for... more

Can we prevent a repeat of COVID-19? In a new book, Disease X, author Kate Kelland looks at what... more

The final episode of our AI series comes from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC), the World Economic... more

Amid pressures on the global economy from recent major crises and renewed turbulence in financial markets, stakeholders will need to... more

In most parts of the world, the gender gap - the difference in opportunities and outcomes for women compared to... more

"AI will have some form of intelligence that will either compete with us or augment us. This is a question... more

The rise of generative artificial intelligence raises a lot of philosophical questions. So can philosophy help us make AI that... more

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... more

In the first of a special series on generative artificial intelligence, we ask why AI is suddenly such big news... more

We are still in a period of great economic uncertainty, with inflation posing a risk around the world and forcing... more

Against a backdrop of persistently sluggish growth, the global economy and markets continue to be roiled by crisis after crisis.... more

With an estimated shortfall of 10 million workers in the sector by 2030, the health and care economy is under... more

Wondering what job you’ll be doing in five years’ time? Chances are it may be quite different from what you... more

What’s going on in the global economy? Christian Keller, the Head of Economic Research at Barclays, joins Radio Davos to... more

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report is a snapshot of the world of work now, and a look... more

“Arguably the most common devastating disease that most people have never heard of. It affects at least one in nine... more

COVID transformed the world of work, but AI’s impact will be much bigger. “It’s the first time in the history... more

It often looks like we are doing too little too late to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, but companies around... more

The first UN Water Conference in almost 50 years was a watershed moment to catalyze a series of several key... more

At the UN Water Conference, a group of entrepreneurs from around the world are telling how their innovations could help... more

As the world meets at the United Nations for the first water summit in a decade, we speak to someone... more

Everyone, it seems, is talking about ChatGPT - the generative artificial intelligence application that you can chat to like a... more

With growing social polarisation and a lack of trust in the fairness of economic systems, progress on more efficient global... more

Up to now, the vast majority of the world’s ocean was not governed by a global treaty that would protect... more

Flows of capital, goods, services and people have boosted productivity and living standards, tripling the size of the global economy... more

Investors in natural ecosystems face hard choices to ensure credible outcomes at scale, given the rapid action needed to stabilize... more

If you’re lucky enough to have some spare cash to invest, how do you decide where to put it? In... more

The ties that bind the world economy together have frayed in recent years. From the competition over advanced microchip manufacturing... more

A 20-seater plane powered by a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell engine just made its first test flight. We talk to... more

‘Polycrisis’, a relatively new term, was in the air at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January, where people... more

How can we navigate the ‘polycrisis’? A range of leaders give their quick tips on how to set priorities and... more

The engines of global growth are slowing and the number of households and businesses facing economic distress is rising. ... more

Actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi, who was at the WEF’s Annual Meeting in Davos to talk about the protest movement... more

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended days ago there was no bigger issue than the energy crisis... more

Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today’s challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society.... more

Europe is facing a slow-growth, high-debt and high-inflation economy, even as labour markets remain persistently tight. With limited fiscal and... more

In the face of a 'polycrisis' - an energy crisis, a climate crisis, geopolitical conflict and a potential economic recession,... more

Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel of the News Agents podcast join us to look at the final day at #wef23... more

Does tech need a new business model? How can computing power drive the energy transition? How can the tech sector... more

On today’s Radio Davos, co-hosted by ‘Exponential View’ writer, author and podcaster Azeem Azhar, UN Secretary-General warns of a ‘great... more

On Day 3 at Davos 2023, we enter the metaverse to experience the Forum’s Global Collaboration Village, hear why inflation... more

Experts ask: Have we seen the worst of inflation? Will the cost of living crisis get worse before it better?... more

It’s a fragmented world - can humanity learn to cooperate to solve the big issues? Bloomberg climate change reporter, host... more

It’s Day 1 at Davos 2023. In this first of the daily shows that will drop every morning this week,... more

Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, we look at two issues that will be at the... more

The cost of living crisis around the world is the number one risk in the short-term, according to the latest... more

Is the metaverse more than just a catchy buzzword? Can companies and regulators build something safe, engaging and useful? ... more

From machine learning to quantum sensing and the metaverse - these CEOs pick out the tech we should all be... more

Mina Guli is running 200 marathons in a year to raise awareness about water; Lewis Pugh swam across the Red... more

Figures from business, government and civil society share their reflections on COP27, in a discussion hosted by the World Economic... more

The water we drink and use to wash and irrigate our crops is precious, and becoming ever more so due... more

As COP27 begins in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Radio Davos looks at the main themes, and talks to the head of... more

Zero is a new podcast from Bloomberg Green which looks at climate change and how we might use policy, technology... more

Humans are about to return to the Moon, and are working on a mission to Mars. Former NASA chief scientist... more

Gene therapy is one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare with over 2,000 therapies in development globally. The new... more

Every big company has a Chief Executive Officer - a CEO - many have CFOs and COOs but how many... more

Food production has a huge impact on climate change. And climate change has a huge impact on our ability to... more

What’s going on in the global economy? It is a question that the World Economic... more

Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the... more

Inflation is a major concern around the world - for economic policymakers, for companies and for all of us who... more

In the run-up to the next climate summit, COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, World Economic Forum President Børge Brende convened... more

What’s the connection between Jimmy Wales, Amal Clooney, Emmanuel Macron, Jacinda Ardern and will.i.am? Answer? They’re all Young Global Leaders. So... more

1.4 billion adults have no access to banking - that means it’s harder for them to save, to borrow, to... more

Carbon offsets are when a polluting company buys a carbon credit to make up for the greenhouse gas it has... more

Radio Davos is the weekly podcast from the World Economic Forum that looks at the world’s biggest challenges and how... more

If we want to understand the war in Ukraine, and why it matters to the world, we need to know... more

Laura Battle, Deputy Books Editor at the Financial Times, tells us how social media, especially #BookTok, has changed the global... more

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities... more

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report collates data on gender equality from 146 countries looking at the opportunities... more

What are humans doing in space and why are we talking about bases on the Moon or missions to Mars... more

The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook report indicates that cyberattacks increased 125% globally in 2021, with evidence suggesting a... more

Why do we work five days a week? Could we be just as productive, and healthier and happier working four... more

Greg Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, talks about the multiple challenges facing the global economy and gives his view on,... more

Ian Bremmer, author and founder of the research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, says while many of the global bodies... more

Can banks and investors shift to climate-friendly business in a way that will have a global impact on slashing greenhouse... more

Ahmad Joudeh, a dancer with the Dutch National Ballet, performed at Davos 2022. We hear how he fended off violent... more

On this panel at Davos 2022: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Jane Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, Citi... more

With every crisis people declare the end of globalization, but Thomas Friedman argues that, despite war, economic uncertainty and unrest,... more

Nick Clegg, president for global affairs at Meta, came into the Radio Davos booth to explain his new role at... more

On the final day of the Meeting, Peter Prengaman, climate and environmental news director at the Associated Press, gives us... more

The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis has been deeply uneven within and between countries, depending on their access to fiscal... more

Shereen Bhan, managing editor of Indian business news channel CNBC-TV18, joins us to look ahead to Day 3 when climate... more

Enrique Acevedo. news anchor at CBS news, joins us in the Radio Davos booth to look ahead to the highlights... more

What’s happening on Day 1 of Davos 2022? South African TV anchor Nzinga Qunta joins us in the booth at... more

The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, bringing leaders and experts together from around the world, traditionally happens in January. But... more

As the world began to emerge from the pandemic, we were expecting some turbulence, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has... more

The World Economic Forum has been tracking global progress on the ‘energy transition’ for a decade and has just released... more

Radio Davos and its sister podcast Meet the Leader are podcasting from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos,... more

Adam Tooze, history professor at Columbia University, looks forward to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to be held in... more

ESG is an acronym that’s on everyone’s lips in the business world. But just what do we mean by the ... more

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics kills between 1.25-5 million people every year. So why is antimicrobial resistance (AMR) not given the... more