World Economic Forum (video statements)

April 9, 2026

These pictures of Earth were just taken by astronauts who broke a new record

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

On Monday, the NASA-led mission Artemis II reached 406,788km from Earth – the furthest that humans have ever been in space.

The mission took astronauts around the dark side of the Moon, and broke a 56-year-old record held by Apollo 13.

The crew hugged as they made history, and beamed back special announcements honouring their predecessors and urging unity for ‘Mother Earth’, saying: ‘We will always choose each other.’

#Space exploration provides a unique perspective on our planet, and an opportunity to gather Earth observation data and insights, which are powerful tools for addressing many challenges facing the planet, from climate change to sustainable growth.

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April 9, 2026

Meet The Leader at 200: 20 Leaders Share Their Best Tips, Aha Moments and Advice

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Learn when you listen. Know your strengths can be weaknesses. Take your space before someone takes it for you. This 200th ‘Best of’ episode collects hard-won lessons learned and one-of-a-kind moments from this podcast’s past 6 years. Listen to the late Jane Goodall recall a transformative run-in with a grumpy cabbie or hear the critical question that helped AWS teams get future-ready. It’s a hit parade of top names, from IKEA to Microsoft, from Misty Copeland to Matt Damon, drawing insights and turning points that have shaped CEOs, startup founders, actors, activists, fashion designers, AI pioneers, best-selling authors and more find solutions and drive meaningful change.

In this episode:

Unexpected turning points
• Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute, on connecting with people you disagree with (Recorded 2021)
• Al Gore, Former US Vice President and founder of the Climate Reality Project, on his climate communication turning point (Recorded 2021)

An AI Powered Future
• Swami Sivasubramanian, AWS, on the question that got teams future-ready (Recorded 2024)
• Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and Wharton professor, on how to practice the soft skills an AI era will need most (Recorded 2025)
• Suleika Jaouad, best-selling author, on thinking beyond our ‘resume virtues’ (Recorded 2026)

Bringing people together:
• Diane von Fürstenberg, fashion designer, on a habit she swears by (Recorded 2024)
• Misty Copeland, ballerina and activist, on unlocking potential (Recorded 2025)
• Jagan Chapagain, IFRC, on why effective listeners are learners (Recorded 2024)
• Brad Smith, Microsoft, on having a personal sounding board (Recorded 2024)

Seeking innovation
• Matt Damon and Gary White, founders – Water.org, on the value of experimentation and failure (Recorded 2026)
• Nela Richardson, Chief Economist – ADP, on thinking outside the box (Recorded 2024)
• Gail Whiteman, Rainn Wilson, Arctic Basecamp on rethinking communication (Recorded 2023)

Advice they swear by
• Daphne Koller, AI pioneer and insitro founder, on how strengths can become weaknesses (Recorded 2024)
• Fidelma Russo, CTO – Hewlett Packard Enterprise, on knowing yourself (Recorded 2024)
• Ulrika Biesèrt, CHRO – Inkga Group / IKEA, on taking your space (Recorded 2024)

Meeting the moment
• Jonathan Reckford, Habitat for Humanity, on how serving others to bridge division (Recorded 2024)
• John Amaechi, psychologist, leadership expert and author, on finding your inner giant (Recorded 2021)
• David Miliband, IRC, on how leaders can navigate an increasingly disordered world, and the change that will be needed next (Recorded 2025)

About this episode:
Read here – Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/episode-200-top-tips-pivots-lessons-learned/
Listen here – Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ecye5b5v

Related episodes:
Meet The Leader – Adam Grant: Future leaders won’t succeed without this key trait
Watch here – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buVVIpttzUA

Meet The Leader – Ballerina Misty Copeland: Unlocking potential and a leader’s most ‘vital’ role
Watch here – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNwmJJMRt4o&t=1s

IRC’s David Miliband: How leaders can meet the moment in an increasingly disordered world
Watch here – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABadygYvsZ0&t=16s
Listen here – Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/42hzpvvm
Read here – Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3vk4723b

Matt Damon and Gary White: Why the Global Water Crisis Is Really a Finance Problem
Watch here – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95kccQuFUk
Listen here – Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ybwhf395
Read here – Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/b8a2sr34

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April 9, 2026

What’s God got to do with it? The case for faith in an age of AI

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Does religion divide humanity, or can faith help address some of the world’s biggest challenges?
We hear from two members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Faith in Action about how faith can have a positive role in areas such as the economy, the environment, and technology.
Guests:
Gopal Patel, Co-Founder and President, FutureFaith
Soulaima Gourani , Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Happioh
Links:
Global Future Council on Faith in Action: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-faith-in-action/home
Their Faith in Action podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfZUMp_jvsz9BIw3zabGFy1l7mwpTo_mX
Network of Global Future Councils: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council/home
FutureFaith: https://futurefaith.io/
Happioh: https://www.linkedin.com/company/happioh-inc/
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April 8, 2026

9 facts you should know about the Strait of Hormuz

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Normally, a fifth of global gas and oil trade passes through this chokepoint. That’s 20 million barrels of oil a day.

But why are people talking so much about this one small waterway – and how important is it really to the global economy?

Our video primer reveals all – from the critical importance of the Strait of Hormuz to oil, gas and commodities trades, to how long the economic disruption could potentially last.

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April 7, 2026

What Astronauts Know About High-Performing Teams (That Many Don’t Understand)

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

High performers don’t always make the best teammates. It’s a fact astronauts know well but one that Earthbound workplaces can sometimes overlook. European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shares what space crews understand about building teams that work well together – and the shift that preparation undertook to make that happen. She shares what mentors taught her about being a great team member and why the ‘experience’ of the work day is as important as the task at hand. She also details other lessons learned from her more than 200 days in space, including:

-Why the best leaders are great followers
-How space sovereignty will shape the next phase of space collaboration. “You want to be an equal partner—not just a customer.”
-Why the gender gap in space is closing. Learn why some astronaut classes are at parity and what it teaches other sectors about talent pipelines

This interview was recorded in January 2026 at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

About this episode:
Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/samantha-cristoforetti-esa-teamwork-leadership

About this guest:
European Space Agency: https://www.esa.int/

Related Episodes:
He’s building ‘gas stations’ in space. How it can drive the space economy – Orbit Fab
Read here – Transcript:
https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/daniel-faber-orbit-fab-space-economy
Listen here – Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2s3tscms

Meet the startup building the first commercial space station – Axiom
Read here – Transcript:https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/tejpaul-bhatia-space-economy-axiom/
Listen here – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FjNtzxmBucpgnZ4xhagxe

Be your own role model – a female rocket scientist, pioneer and science influencer explains
Read here – Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2aukahwy
Listen here – Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y4n9cmec

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April 4, 2026

Iran Conflict Hits the Economy & China’s Green Hydrogen Project | WEF | Top Stories of the Week

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

This week’s top stories of the week include:

0:13 – Journaling gave this author a lifeline: To writer and speaker Suleika Jaouad, journalling is more than a hobby: it’s a lifeline. Through three bouts of cancer, her journals have allowed her to make sense of her experience, to stay creative, and to keep in contact with the people she loves. She was a guest on the World Economic Forum’s #MeetTheLeader podcast.

04:31 – World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project: This factory in China uses energy from nearby wind and solar plants to generate clean #hydrogen, a key fuel for the energy transition. It could cut carbon emissions by 1.5 million tonnes annually – and already powers AI data centres using 100% renewable energy. Here, Envision CEO and Founder Lei Zhang describes this incredible hub of #energy innovation in the Inner Mongolian desert.

07:36 – Quantum Tech fighting climate change: Cutting methane emissions is one of the most effective ways to curb global warming – but most methane leaks go unnoticed. Traditional sensors can tell you there’s a leak nearby, but that’s about it. QLM’s quantum lidar cameras represent a vast step-up in capability. They can detect and measure methane emissions with pinpoint accuracy and at distances of up to 200 metres, giving industries a vital tool for tackling leaks.

08:59 – How the Iran Conflict hits the Economy: One month into the #Iran war, amid the humanitarian tragedy, clues are emerging about the wider economic fallout. As the world faces one of the most severe #energy and commodity shocks in recent history, the World Economic Forum convened a panel of leading chief economists, comprising Saad Rahim (Trafigura), Razia Khan (Standard Charter), Máximo Torero (FAO) and Ludovic Subran (Allianz), to discuss the far-reaching implications of the escalating Middle East war for the global #economy.

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April 2, 2026

These quantum lidar cameras detect methane leaks to help fight climate change

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Cutting methane emissions is one of the most effective ways to curb global warming – but most methane leaks go unnoticed.

Traditional sensors can tell you there’s a leak nearby, but that’s about it. QLM’s quantum lidar cameras represent a vast step-up in capability. They can detect and measure methane emissions with pinpoint accuracy and at distances of up to 200 metres, giving industries a vital tool for tackling leaks.

QLM is a partner of the World Economic Forum’s Quantum Application Hub, a platform that aims to shape a scalable and inclusive quantum ecosystem.

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April 2, 2026

Your ‘first time’ can shape democracy: the psychology of voting

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Our first experiences of voting can colour our participation in democracy for life, according to political science Professor Michael Bruter.
The director of the Electoral Psychology Observatory at the London School of Economics reveals other surprising findings about voter behaviour, and explains why societies appear to be more polarised than ever, and what can be done to counter that.

Links:
Electoral Psychology Observatory: https://www.epob.org/
Inside the Mind of a Voter: A New Approach to Electoral Psychology: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691182896/inside-the-mind-of-a-voter?srsltid=AfmBOoo60jUoUh0bFaPirureoGz9Tggfs7brKTYzlg28Nwol7YUpiNcq

Related podcasts:
Tariffs, globalization, and democracy, with Harvard economist Dani Rodrik: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/dani-rodrik-economics-globalization-tariffs/
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/
AI may spark a new era of progress, but that depends on more than just the tech: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/carl-benedikt-frey-ai-work-jobs-economics/

Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:
YouTube: – https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts
Radio Davos – subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164
Meet the Leader – subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560
Agenda Dialogues – subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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March 30, 2026

Why Smart Ideas Don’t Always Land — and How to Build Creative, Curious Teams

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

In an AI era, the real competitive advantage won’t come from generating more ideas, but picking the right idea to take forward. Leaders who foster cultures of creativity and curiosity will build teams better able to sharpen focus, challenge assumptions, and execute in the most effective and compelling ways.

Liberty Science Center CEO Paul Hoffman is a noted expert on connecting the public to the sciences. He’ll explain how that major cultural institution makes complex ideas clear and irresistible. The long-time science writer, puzzle maker, brainstorming expert and former head of the Encyclopaedia Britannica shares lessons from his eclectic background on how leaders can harness a team’s natural curiosity to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
You’ll learn:

Why clarity matters in innovation – and why the audience is usually right
How to model the creative behaviors you want to see in your team
Which qualities creative, curious teams always have in common
This episode was recorded at the Urban Transformation Summit, San Francisco (October 2025).
About this week’s guest:
Liberty Science Center: https://lsc.org/
Paul Hoffman: http://thephtest.com/

About this week’s episode:
Read here – transcript: https://tinyurl.com/33b99j2u
Podcast platforms
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March 28, 2026

Ending Water Poverty for Women & A Plan for Safer AI | WEF | Top Stories of the Week

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

This week’s top stories of the week include:

0:13 – Matt Damon on how to stop water poverty holding back women and girls: Actor Matt Damon has been a water activist since 2006, when a film shoot in Zambia brought him face-to-face with what a lack of clean water and sanitation looks like. He went on to co-found Water.org with sector expert Gary White. Here, the pair discuss their WaterCredit initiative, which extends affordable micro-loans to help people build, access and pay for their own water supplies and toilets.

04:57 – Yoshua Bengio has a solution to make AI honest and safe: As AI is rolled out rapidly by corporations and countries in heavy competition, is the world taking full account of the risks? Yoshua Bengio says not. Bengio is a world-renowned expert on deep learning and one of the people hailed as the ‘godfather of AI’. Here, Bengio explains why caution should be the watchword with AI.

10:04 – These microbes ‘upcycle’ plastic waste into medicine for Parkinson’s disease: Parkinson’s is a degenerative neurological condition that affects 8.5 million people around the world, causing issues with sleep, movement and cognition. Now scientists are using microbes to produce a drug that fights some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s, in a process that also reduces plastic pollution.

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