Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
As wildfires grow in intensity and frequency across regions from the Mediterranean basin to the California coast, forestation is increasingly promoted as a nature-based solution to prevent and mitigate their impact.
The challenge lies in ensuring these efforts create healthy, well-managed forests that can withstand fire, rather than fuel it. What role can forestation and technological solutions play in the strategy to fight wildfires?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
From buildings that enable return-to-office policies to data centres that fuel AI, the demand for property is increasing and blurring the lines between real estate and infrastructure.
How is the need for physical space shifting and what impact will it have on investor demand?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
South Africa convened global leaders to tackle issues of solidarity, equality and sustainability in 2025. Building on a successful G20 Presidency and advancing the implementation of the outcomes, join the country’s cabinet ministers together with the World Economic Forum for the announcement of a global gathering in South Africa in 2027.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Speakers: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 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.
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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Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Traditional career paths for entry-level professionals and middle managers are coming under threat from AI. Yet new technologies and regulations are cutting start-up time and costs, allowing solo and small team enterprises to scale more quickly.
Could the potential fears we have about AI actually lead to a new era of entrepreneurship and innovation?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
A special address by Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Recent developments in Venezuela are likely to impact the country’s economic trajectory with regional and global implications.
Join an experts’ discussion to unpack the impact of these changes and the potential paths forward.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Cars steer themselves, drones navigate battlefields without humans, algorithms diagnose patients and digital companions offer therapy. Physical AI in particular is transforming ordinary moments into automated ones.
As everything from intimacy to conflict is mediated through machines, are we ready to decide what should and shouldn’t be left to autonomous systems?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Despite significant strengths for the intelligent age, Europe is punching below its weight in the global tech race.
Higher investment, greater tech sovereignty, smarter collaboration – how can Europe finally reboot and reclaim its place on the global leaderboard?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Over the past half-century, many countries have undergone profound shifts in family structures, accompanied by growing unease about the influence of smartphones, social media and the fast pace of modern life. These changes have sparked fears that children may be receiving less stability, attention and connection.
How can we design a family ecosystem that is flexible, robust and gives children what they need to grow?
