7 top blogs from day 1 of Davos 2016

1. Mary Barra on the next revolution in the auto industry

What we drive, how we drive and whether we drive will change profoundly in the future, writes Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors.

2. Enda Kenny on the three steps needed to keep Ireland’s recovery on the road

The first step? Create more job opportunities, writes the Taoiseach of Ireland, Enda Kenny.

3. Drew Faust asks: Can education beat inequality?

The President of Harvard on the role higher education has to play in ensuring in tackling the "long shadow" of inequality.

4. Marc Benioff on why businesses are the greatest platforms for change

In my 35-plus years in the technology industry, I’ve never experienced so much innovation, and at such an incredibly rapid pace, writes Marc Benioff.

5. Alice Gast believes the breakthroughs of the future are beyond our dreams

As the boundaries blur between the cyber and physical worlds, we have the potential for greater economic growth, new innovations and a better way of life, writes Alice Gast, President of Imperial College.

6. Four Nobel economists on the biggest challenges for 2016

From the impact of inequality to the refugee crisis, leading economists share their fears for the year ahead.

7. Five videos that reveal the human impact on Earth

Using Google Earth Engine, Illah Nourbakhsh and Randy Sargent from Carnegie Mellon University put together five sobering time-lapse videos showing the drastic changes our planet has gone through in a relatively short period of time.