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These are the world's most innovative universities

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Global Governance

5 ways to make global trade work for developing countries

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

A supercomputer just made a movie trailer. Here's what it came up with

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Oxford is the world's best university. This is how the rest of Europe shapes up

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Africa could feed the world - if it overcomes these key challenges

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Competitiveness

India’s growth is outpacing China’s. Here’s how they did it

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Why US workers shouldn't fear a robot taking their job

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Emerging Technologies

Scientists want to make rocket fuel from water. Here's how it might work

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Emerging Technologies

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The Global Competitiveness Report 2016–2017

28 September 2016

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The Single Family Investment Office Today: A primer on structuring an investment office to achieve family objectives and societal value

21 September 2016

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Shaping the Global Agenda on Ageing: Meeting the Needs of Cognitive Decline

13 September 2016

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Tropical Forest Alliance 2020

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Corporate Social Innovation

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Shaping the Future Implications of Digital Media for Society

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India Economic Summit 2016

6-7 October 2016 New Delhi, India

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Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016

26-28 June 2016 Tianjin, People's Republic of China

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World Economic Forum on Latin America 2016

16-17 June 2016 Medellin, Colombia

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World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2016

1-2 June 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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GM crops: Facts and myths

Nina Fedoroff, Professor of Biosciences at King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia, discusses the science behind genetically modified crops. The chasm between what people worry about and...