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A Conversation with Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam
A Conversation with Ousmane Sonko, Prime Minister of Senegal
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A Conversation with Ousmane Sonko, Prime Minister of Senegal
Bringing Complex Data to Life
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Bringing Complex Data to Life
Art and technology can transform complex scientific data into compelling narratives that resonate both with policy-makers and the public.
Join award-winning environmental artist Thijs Biersteker to discover how through interactive installations, AI-driven storytelling, fostering ecological intelligence and tangible data visualization he brings together science and art.
Where’s the Capital for Climate?
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Where’s the Capital for Climate?
From $300 billion in annual climate commitments to support emerging economies to greater regulation of carbon credit trading, COP29 marked a crucial step forward for climate finance. However, the climate finance gap remains vast and trillions more are needed to drive rapid climate action.
How can private and public sector involvement be amplified to unlock capital at scale?
Press Conference: Energy Transition Index 2025 – From Climate Commitment to Economic Opportunity
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Press Conference: Energy Transition Index 2025 – From Climate Commitment to Economic Opportunity
Now in its 15th year, the Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 report tracks global progress towards a more secure, equitable and sustainable energy system. Join us for insights into the top performers of the Energy Transition Index 2025 and strategies to advance energy transitions that drive economic opportunity amid rising global uncertainty.
Opening Plenary
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Opening Plenary
Please join us for the opening of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
Building an Agentic Economy
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Building an Agentic Economy
A new wave of start-ups is emerging, built around powerful AI agents capable of autonomous decision-making, dynamic collaboration and end-to-end task execution. These agents aren’t just supporting workflows – they’re becoming the digital workforce that runs entire business functions.
How are business models evolving when AI agents take the lead in building, managing and scaling companies?
Safeguarding Growth Engines
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Safeguarding Growth Engines
Emerging markets, notably in Asia, remain key drivers for growing the world’s economy, yet oncoming headwinds, such as tariffs, deregulation and a potential resurgence in inflation, could have a negative impact.
How are the fastest-growing economies preparing for potential disruptions and what are they doing to ensure long-term stability?
Tech poised to change the world: Top Ten Emerging Technologies 2025
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For the 13th consecutive year, the World Economic Forum releases its report on the top ten technologies set to change the world for the better. These technologies will speed our efforts to tackle everything from the energy transition and neurodegenerative diseases. Based on expert nominations and rigorous foresight evaluation, the solutions drive home to leaders the increasing ways that technologies are converging and building on each other and showcase the importance of technology foresight as a key strategic tool to make meaningful change, integration and investment happen. Guests guiding us through this report for the fifth year include Bernie Meyerson, chief innovation officer emeritus at IBM, and Mariette DiChristina, Dean and professor of the practice of journalism at Boston University College of Communication.
This interview was recorded in May 2025 in the New York office of the World Economic Forum.
Top 10 Emerging Technologies for this year:
– Structural Battery Composites
– Collaborative Sensing
– Green Nitrogen Fixation
– Generative Watermarking
– Engineered Living Therapeutics
– GLP-1s for Neurodegenerative Diseases
– Autonomous Biochemical Sensing
– Next-Gen Nuclear Energy
– Osmotic Power Systems
– Nanozymes
About this episode:
Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2025: https://wef.ch/emergingtech25
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2025: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2025/
Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-ten-emerging-tech-2025
Mariette DiChristina, Boston University: https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/mariette-dichristina/
Bernie Meyerson: https://www.ibm.com/history/bernard-meyerson
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AMNC25 Chief Economists Briefing
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The global economic outlook has darkened considerably, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest survey of chief economists.
Gain expert insights and actionable perspectives from leading chief economists on the outlook for global growth amid geopolitical uncertainty and technological disruption.
Speakers:
Paul Gruenwald, Global Chief Economist, S&P Global
Santitarn Sathirathai, Adviser, Future Economy, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
Aparna Bharadwaj, Global Leader, Global Advantage Practice; Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Thomas Hale, Shanghai Correspondent, The Financial Times
This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 24 June, 2025.
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