Davos 2026: Day 4, with Stacey Vanek Smith

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Welcome to Radio Davos coming to you on Day 4 of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026.

Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of the podcast Everybody’s Business from Bloomberg Businessweek, joins us to look ahead at the day’s highlights.

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Follow our live blog on Day 4: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/live-from-davos-2026-day-4-what-to-know

Related podcasts:

Day 3’s episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-3/

Day 2’s episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-23/

Day 1’s episode: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/radio-davos-daily-wef26-day-1/

Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos ‘spirit of dialogue’ can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/

Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: the view from Interpol and the threat to ‘OT’: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026-interpol-dragos/

Global Cooperation Barometer 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/global-cooperation-barometer-2026/

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Breakthroughs in Women’s Health | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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Often perceived as a niche issue, the women’s health gap, impacting 3.9 billion lives, has gained overdue awareness for its ripple effects on future generations.

From emerging low-tech solutions for decreasing maternal mortality rates, next-generation contraceptives, to using AI to more precisely detect and track cervical cancer, what breakthroughs will make closing the women’s health gap possible?

Speakers: Orazio Schillaci, Sania Nishtar, Severin Schwan, Gargee Ghosh Chasin, Magdalena Skipper, Nadia Calviño

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Are Markets Mispricing the Future? | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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Mark Benedetti, Gita Gopinath, Jonathan Ferro, Bonnie Y Chan, Sergio P. Ermotti, Robin Vince

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.

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Rethinking Global Aid: The Time Is Now | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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From declining foreign aid budgets to pressures on multilateral institutions, international support is at a critical moment when the traditional levers are being challenged.

What does global aid look like today and can the new models that are taking shape deliver?

Christopher A. Coons, Ronald Lamola, John-Arne Røttingen, Stephanie Flanders, Arancha Gonzalez Laya

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.

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5 Facts: Haiti’s Gang Violence Crisis

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Haiti is entering 2026 facing one of the most complex crises in its recent history as armed violence intensified in the last three months of 2025.
Armed gangs now control large swathes of territory and violence has spread well beyond the capital Port-au-Prince, weakening the State’s ability to govern and deliver basic services.
According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ latest report, gangs are using heavy weapons, sexual violence and kidnappings to assert control, while police operations supported by the Gang Suppression Force have pushed back in limited areas.

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Who Brokers Trust Now? | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

As trust in established multilateral institutions and governments erodes, new alliances and coalitions are emerging. Adapting to a shifting international landscape, these actors are filling critical gaps while influencing diplomacy, technology and finance.

What form will the future architecture of international cooperation take?

Ishaan Tharoor, Annalena Baerbock, Alexander De Croo, Chuck Robbins, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Comfort Ero

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.

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Preventing Jobless Growth | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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Forecasts of AI’s impact on productivity vary widely, from those projecting a 15% boost in labour output across advanced economies to warnings that as many as 92 million jobs could vanish globally by 2030.

Generative AI will transform work as we know it, but will that transformation lead to shared prosperity or widening exclusion? How can we prevent productivity gains from masking a much bleaker economic picture.

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.

This Annual Meeting will welcome over 100 governments, all major international organizations, 1000 Forum’s Partners, as well as civil society leaders, experts, youth representatives, social entrepreneurs, and news outlets.

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How Can We Avert a Climate Recession? | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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2015 marked a high point for climate consensus and multilateral cooperation. Over a decade later, national and regional agendas have diverged. Despite this, a growing range of actors across the public and private sectors continue to advance progress and innovation in climate ambition, forging new alliances and initiatives along the way.

What does meaningful climate ambition look like in an era of polarization, economic constraints, and geopolitical tensions?

Ester Baiget, Carsten Schneider, Zhang Lei, Jai Shroff, Al Gore, Elizabeth Thurbon

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Special Address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt | WEF Annual Meeting 2026

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

A special address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt.

Speakers: Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Børge Brende

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.

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When Code and Creativity Collide | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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AI is remixing the rules of music and the role of the human artist. If a machine can craft a hit, what’s left that only humans can create?

Join this conversation exploring AI’s intersection with human creativity and the broader implications for authorship, equity and the fundamental qualities that make music truly human.

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