Global Shapers

Millennials aren't voting - but these young leaders have a plan to change that

In the VoteSwiper app, users answer questions about current topics, and then the app matches them with the party that best fits their positions.

Kirsten Salyer 21 May 2019

China

Explained, the role of China's state-owned companies

As China continues to transition to a market-driven economy, the country's state-owned companies - in their role as deliverers of reform and policy - are becoming more important, even as ...

Amir Guluzade 07 May 2019

Globalization 4.0

6 key moments from day four at Davos

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke about global risks and his priorities for the future, while Davos experts joined a session to explain the ongoing Venezuela crisis.

Poppie Mphuthing 24 Jan 2019

Decarbonizing Energy

Can free trade deliver cheaper renewable energy? Ask Mexico

How is it that Mexico, a relatively new player in the renewables industry, has managed to attain the lowest subsidy-free price for green power? The answer may be its free-trade public pol...

Juan Manuel Ávila 24 Jan 2019

Future of Economic Progress

These 6 millennial Co-Chairs have a message for Davos

These are the messages that 6 Co-Chairs delivered to world leaders at Davos, messages which have been formed through the challenges they have overcome.

Briony Harris 22 Jan 2019

Migration

From a refugee camp to Davos: one Co-Chair’s story

The world needs to reframe its view of refugees, says Mohammed Hassan Mohamud, a refugee and Co-Chair at this year’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum

Kate Whiting 22 Jan 2019

Agile Governance

Millennials are starting to get more involved in government, and the impact will be huge

Around 30% of the world's population is under the age of 30, yet young people don’t have much a voice in government leadership. But that is starting to change - and in surprising ways.

Christa Freeland 21 Jan 2019

Middle East and North Africa

The Arab world’s best weapon against climate change? Its young people

Climate change is not high enough on the agenda of most Arab countries, argues Neeshad Shafi - but the region's young people are about to change that.

Neeshad Shafi 18 Jan 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How AI is revolutionizing the world of clean energy materials

Discovering and developing improved clean energy materials, such as solar panels, can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future and save billions - and now AI is on the case.

Cathy Chen 17 Jan 2019

Social Innovation

Meet the young world-changers coming to Davos 2019

From champions of democracy to educators of the underprivileged, these are the people coming to Davos to share ideas and find new ways to make the world a better place.

Gwendoline de Ganay 17 Jan 2019

Information Technology

National borders don't stop in the physical world – they're in cyberspace too

It might be anything from China's 'great firewall' to a connection-speed slowdown on certain sites. But states routinely limit the flow of data – and 'black box' algorithms make it easier...

Meicen Sun 16 Jan 2019

Migration

When did globalization begin? The answer might surprise you

Ever since Homo sapiens first set foot outside Africa, human beings have been expanding their frontiers. Here's the story of globalization from prehistory to the present.

Vanshica Kant 16 Jan 2019

Future of Enterprise

Can socks save the world? Why social enterprise is the new normal for entrepreneurs

Instead of addressing causes through philanthropy, a new generation of founders is baking social good into the very fabric of their businesses.

Adam Long 15 Jan 2019

Latin America

How the diaspora is helping Venezuela's migration crisis

A diaspora can share valuable insight on how to prioritize aid when a country is in conflict. Coordination among the Venezuelan diaspora has led to more than 100 NGOs in the US sending hu...

Alexandra Winkler Osorio 14 Jan 2019