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How can leaders navigate a world roiled by a host of uncertainties, from the impact of AI to jobs and economies, to an ever-warming world and increasing geopolitical conflicts? They can start by asking the right questions. In this special episode, with interviews recorded in Davos, leaders share what’s top of mind for 2026. They give their thoughts on how leaders can navigate the unknown, their strategies to focus on what matters most and the key questions they’re looking to answer at the start the year.
Featured in this episode:
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, the question to help navigate uncertainty
Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Investment Management; Managing Partner, Guggenheim Partners on separating the signal from the noise
Sunny Mann, Global Chair, Baker McKenzie, on tapping experts and building for resilience
Nicholas Thompson, CEO, The Atlantic, on if we’ll see the democratization of AI
Jeremy Allaire, Founder and CEO, Circle, on how autonomous work will take shape
Nikki Clifton, UPS Foundation, focusing on the right challenge
Jonathan Haidt, author The Anxious Generation, on investing on habits for flourishing
Suleika Jaouad, author and artist, on valuing meaning over momentum
Adam Grant, Wharton Organizational Psychologist, on following the right leaders
Jon Batiste, Grammy-winning musician, on making the future we imagine a reality
About this epsiode:
Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/questions-davos-leaders-are-asking-2026
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kRj74fELbKJlK11m68Aef
Related story: Davos 2026: 10 questions on leaders’ minds
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/davos-2026-10-questions-on-leaders-minds/
Related sessions:
Davos 2026: Special address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/davos-2026-special-address-ursula-von-der-leyen/
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/davos-2026-special-address-by-mark-carney-prime-minister-of-canada/
Related epsisodes:
Meet The Leader: IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva on what’s next for AI, skills and the global economy
https://tinyurl.com/4ptf5ewp
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