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Global Cooperation Barometer 2026
Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer 2026. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges. Within a more complex and uncertain geopolitical context, open and constructive dialogue is a critical factor in identifying potential collaborative pathways that advance shared interests. In its third year, the Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, uses 41 metrics to assess the level of cooperation worldwide across five pillars: trade and capital; innovation and technology; climate and natural capital; health and wellness; and peace and security. This is the full audio from a media briefing presenting the report, with Sheba Crocker, World Economic Forum Managing Director, Børge Brende, the Forum's President and CEO, and Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company.
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Scaling AI: Now Comes the Hard Part
• 45 mins
With $1.5 trillion in investment and nearly 60% of companies set to scale AI in 2025, the race to capture its full economic impact is accelerating. Yet scaling beyond pilots remains a major hurdle, requiring new strategies, capabilities and organizational designs. How can leaders unlock AI's true potential for complex tasks and long-term transformation? This session was developed in collaboration with MIT - Technology Review.c About this episode: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scaling-ai-now-comes-the-hard-part/ Speakers: Roy Jakobs, Ryan McInerney, Mat Honan, Amin Nasser, Julie Sweet This episode was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, January 20, 2026.
• 45 mins
With $1.5 trillion in investment and nearly 60% of companies set to scale AI in 2025, the race to capture its full economic impact is accelerating. Yet scaling beyond pilots remains a major hurdle, requiring new strategies, capabilities and organizational designs. How can leaders unlock AI's true potential for complex tasks and long-term transformation? This session was developed in collaboration with MIT - Technology Review.c About this episode: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scaling-ai-now-comes-the-hard-part/ Speakers: Roy Jakobs, Ryan McInerney, Mat Honan, Amin Nasser, Julie Sweet This episode was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, January 20, 2026.
Global Cooperation Barometer 2026
• 30 mins
Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer 2026. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges. Within a more complex and uncertain geopolitical context, open and constructive dialogue is a critical factor in identifying potential collaborative pathways that advance shared interests. In its third year, the Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, uses 41 metrics to assess the level of cooperation worldwide across five pillars: trade and capital; innovation and technology; climate and natural capital; health and wellness; and peace and security. This is the full audio from a media briefing presenting the report, with Sheba Crocker, World Economic Forum Managing Director, Børge Brende, the Forum's President and CEO, and Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company.
• 30 mins
Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer 2026. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges. Within a more complex and uncertain geopolitical context, open and constructive dialogue is a critical factor in identifying potential collaborative pathways that advance shared interests. In its third year, the Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, uses 41 metrics to assess the level of cooperation worldwide across five pillars: trade and capital; innovation and technology; climate and natural capital; health and wellness; and peace and security. This is the full audio from a media briefing presenting the report, with Sheba Crocker, World Economic Forum Managing Director, Børge Brende, the Forum's President and CEO, and Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company.
• 1 mins
In 2024, 72% of Chinese consumers expressed trust in AI and 90% considered autonomous driving beneficial, while only 32% of US consumers reported trust in AI and acceptance rates for autonomous driving remained lower in Germany, the US and Japan than in China. What factors are driving these regional differences and how might they shape the speed and approach to deploying autonomous robots? This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025.
• 1 mins
In 2024, 72% of Chinese consumers expressed trust in AI and 90% considered autonomous driving beneficial, while only 32% of US consumers reported trust in AI and acceptance rates for autonomous driving remained lower in Germany, the US and Japan than in China. What factors are driving these regional differences and how might they shape the speed and approach to deploying autonomous robots? This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025.
Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity: Opening Plenary
• 35 mins
Amid major geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts, compounded by rapid technological advancements, the need for agile, collaborative and cross-disciplinary thinking has never been more urgent. What steps are required to foster constructive, iterative dialogue in an era of rapid change and uncertainty? This is the full audio from the opening plenary session of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity on 15 October, 2025.
• 35 mins
Amid major geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts, compounded by rapid technological advancements, the need for agile, collaborative and cross-disciplinary thinking has never been more urgent. What steps are required to foster constructive, iterative dialogue in an era of rapid change and uncertainty? This is the full audio from the opening plenary session of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity on 15 October, 2025.
• 30 mins
While global debt is forecast to increase to 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade, the economy is facing numerous headwinds, from fragmentation, environmental shocks, demographic pressures and technological disruptions. This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 23 September, 2025.
• 30 mins
While global debt is forecast to increase to 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade, the economy is facing numerous headwinds, from fragmentation, environmental shocks, demographic pressures and technological disruptions. This is the full audio from a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 23 September, 2025.