Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
A conversation with Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
Open Forum: Understanding Quantum Reality
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Quantum technologies are rapidly moving from theory to reality. As research progresses, the scientific community faces growing challenges in scalability, standardization and ethical governance.
How can researchers, educators and policy-makers build the knowledge frameworks and interdisciplinary collaborations needed to guide these transformative technologies responsibly?
China’s AI+ Economy
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
With 87% of Chinese companies planning to increase AI investment in 2025 and more than half reporting faster than expected progress, China’s AI momentum is accelerating. Simultaneously, the State Council’s AI+ Action Plan is pushing adoption in priority sectors, from manufacturing and energy to healthcare, finance and retail, yet many firms struggle to move from promising pilots to measurable results.
This issue briefing examines how China’s evolving AI architecture can close that gap and what lessons its AI+ approach offers for global AI strategies.
UK Youth unemployment in the spotlight in Lords questions
Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)
The rising level of youth unemployment was in the spotlight on Tuesday 20 January in this question from Lord Leigh of Hurley.
📺 See the question in full https://orlo.uk/RFgP8
Conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
A conversation with Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA.
Hard Realities of Cyber Threats
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
As cyber and physical risks become increasingly intertwined, disruption in one domain can cascade across all others. With 54% of large organizations citing supply chain challenges as the biggest barrier to cyber resilience, vulnerabilities now reach far beyond traditional networks and into the very systems that sustain global commerce and critical infrastructure.
How can leaders anticipate and contain the next generation of interconnected threats?
Scars of Survival: How I Rebuilt My Life
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Due to a lack of widespread prevention policies and awareness of acid attacks, there remains societal stigma and low conviction rates.
At 24, writer, activist, TV presenter and model Katie Piper survived a life-threatening acid attack and underwent pioneering surgery. Join this conversation on how she has used her personal experience to support and empower the lives of burn and traumatic scar survivors.
Making Healthy Choices, Better
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Patients are increasingly “shopping” for health on their own terms, whether it’s using technology to track their vitals, asking an LLM for a diagnosis or “biohacking” their ways to better help.
With preventive care spending far lower than curative care, could the uptake in a more personalized approach result in healthier choices?
Clear-Eyed about Nuclear Renaissance
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Nuclear power is regaining momentum as advances in reactor design and fission science meet surging demand for reliable, scalable energy. Governments and tech-intensive industries are investing heavily, yet the industry still faces steep cost pressures, long lead times, supply-chain bottlenecks and regulatory risks.
Press Conference: Closing the Manufacturing Talent Gap in the US and Beyond
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
By 2030, the US will face 2.5 million unfilled manufacturing jobs, with 7.5 million more worldwide, threatening innovation, supply chains and economic competitiveness.
Join US Governors and business leaders as they pledge to enable 1 million young people to acquire the skills needed to power the future of advanced manufacturing and supply chains by 2035.