Radio Davos

What are the global challenges that world leaders will be addressing in Davos? Many of them are contained in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, a survey of almost 1,000 decision makers and leaders around the world that shows what they consider to be the biggest risks facing humanity in the coming year and in the medium and long terms. The 20th edition of this annual report reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress. Two experts join us to discuss the risks facing humanity in the short, medium and long term: Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and Azeem Azhar, chief executive officer of Exponential View. Hosted by World Economic Forum podcaster Robin Pomeroy, with co-host Mark Elsner, Head of Global Risks Initiative at the Forum. Speakers: Mark Elsner, Head of Global Risks Initiative Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford Azeem Azhar, chief executive officer of Exponential View Links: Visit the Global Risks Initiative and read the full report here. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Risks_Report_2025.pdf Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks: https://www.weforum.org/communities/gfc-on-complex-risks Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting 2025 at wef.ch/wef25 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF25. Related podcasts: Global Cybersecurity Outlook: the risks we all face and how to fight back Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval? What are the 'positive tipping points' that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster? Global Risks Report: the big issues facing leaders at Davos 2024 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

Cyberspace is more complex and challenging than ever due to rapid technological advancements, growing cybercriminal sophistication and deeply interconnected supply chains. The World Economic Forum's new Global Cybersecurity Outlook aims to help us navigate these challenges and strengthen cyber resilience. Akshay Joshi, head of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity talks us through some of the headlines in the Outlook, and two industry experts advise on how to prepare for cyber attacks and raise awareness of the risks. Speakers: Akshay Joshi, Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Confidence Staveley, Executive Director, Cybersafe Foundation Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, Cybersecurity, MIT Sloan School of Management Links Global Cybersecurity Outlook: www.weforum.org/publications/global-cybersecurity-outlook-2025. Centre for Cybersecurity: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-cybersecurity/ Strategic Cybersecurity Talent Framework: https://www.weforum.org/publications/strategic-cybersecurity-talent-framework/ Unpacking Cyber Resilience: https://www.weforum.org/publications/unpacking-cyber-resilience/ Cybersafe Foundation: https://cybersafefoundation.org/ Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS): https://cams.mit.edu #WEF25: Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting 2025 at wef.ch/wef25 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF25. Related podcasts: Tinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/tinder-swindler-romance-fraud-cybercrime/ Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2024: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-technologies-2024/ Cyber has a skills gap. How approaches to tech, hiring – and retaining women - can help: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/petra-jenner-splunk-cyber-skills-gap/ 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

One of the biggest names in music talks about AI and human soul. The victim of the 'Tinder Swindler' highlights a multi-billion dollar cyber crime. And leaders from business and civil society share life-changing advice. In 2024, some of the brightest minds spoke to the World Economic Forum's podcasts Radio Davos and Meet the Leader. In this 'Best Of' episode, podcast hosts Robin Pomeroy and Linda Lacina each select three highlights from a busy year. Featured episodes: AI vs Art: Will AI rip the soul out of music, movies and art, or help express our humanity? Build a culture of innovation: HPE's CTO shares what must be in place Tinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime IKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge the gender equity gap Can climate action survive geopolitical upheaval? How to motivate your team - from an organization with 17 million volunteers 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 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub

UN negotiations that were supposed to produce global rules on plastics have stalled, with no agreement on the scope of the treaty seen as vital to curb ocean pollution and other problems. Clemence Schmid, director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum, gives her readout from the "INC-5" in Busan, South Korean, and says what might happen now. Links: Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP): https://www.globalplasticaction.org/ Circular Industry Solutions for a Global Plastics Treaty: https://www.weforum.org/publications/circular-industry-solutions-for-a-global-plastics-treaty/ INC-5 website: https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-5 Related podcasts: 'Reality kicks in': What just happened at talks to create a 'Paris deal for plastics'? A Paris Agreement for plastics How the 'Wild Wet West' was won: why the UN High Seas Treaty is big news What are the 'positive tipping points' that could help us accelerate out of climate disaster? Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552