Open Forum: Powering Progress
Nearly 1 billion people live without electricity, while others suffer from its production. Energy access is a crucial enabler for economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability.
How can the energy transition be leveraged to overcome these obstacles and ensure equitable energy access for all?
More talks from World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Special Open Forum Screening: Flower
Special Open Forum Screening: Flower
Screening of the film "Flower" is followed by a conversation with its producer, Misty Copeland.
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Open Forum: Empowering Bytes
Open Forum: Empowering Bytes
This session addresses online safety and accountability in a digital world where 5 billion people are online and spend over six hours daily on...
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Open Forum: WASH-ing Away Inequities
Open Forum: WASH-ing Away Inequities
The United Nations reports that nearly 3.5 billion people lack safe sanitation and half of the global population faces water scarcity for seve...
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