17 must-read stories for the weekend

Who is coming to Davos 2016? More than 40 heads of state and government, as well as 2,500 leaders from business and society.

The biggest risks to the world this year? Find out in the Global Risks Report 2016.

We asked what does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean to you? Here’s what you said, and our call on the best essays of the contest.

China’s currency is taking the strain of economic transition, raising risks of disruption to the global economy.

Greece and the refugee crisis were successes for the EU last year. Members’ failure to follow through on commitments remains its Achilles heel, says EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker.

The perils of regional trade deals. A complex patchwork of regimes should be replaced with a global agreement, argues Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz.

Fourth Industrial Revolution winners and losers. Not all innovations deliver on their promise. What can we learn from these technological duds.

Barriers to growth? Inequality (cutting consumer spending), education (costs up, quality down), demographics (ageing baby boomers), and government (rising debt), says Robert Gordon.

Social scientists are predominently from the left. The data proves it.

Wargaming has been oversold by charlatans, abused by the cynical, and ignored by those with the most to learn from it. Now the US Navy says it is going to take another look.

Technology increases variety, but that doesn't appear in measures of productivity or wellbeing. Here are two possible reasons why.

Why Davos matters. “It’s one of the most central meeting points for the global economy each year.” (Time)

“A worrying array of global risks.” The Forum has mapped them all. (ABC News)

Next week’s packed agenda. From new cold wars to stock market woes, today’s most pressing issues will be thrashed out in Davos. Here are some highlights. (Bloomberg)

A great year for LGBT inclusion. Since it was discussed in Davos last year, we’ve made a lot of progress, says one executive. (Huffington Post)

Arts and culture take centre stage at Davos. Participants at the meeting range from Hollywood activists to Church leaders. (Guardian)

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Author: Adrian Monck is Managing Director and head of Public Engagement at the World Economic Forum.