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Summer Davos: Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025

Technology, entrepreneurship and business perspectives

Economic growth and geopolitics: View from China

Summer Davos: Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025

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Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Enabling more resilient, sustainable and inclusive manufacturing ecosystems and supply chains.

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Manufacturing and Value Chains The Future Of Manufacturing | Ep 1: The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Manufacturing and Value Chains Transforming Industry: The Global Lighthouse Network

Leading Voices

Understand the perspectives of leaders and change-makers in business, politics and civil society.

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Geo-Economics and Politics

Climate change is still on top of the Global Agenda

Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission, European Commission

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Arts and Culture

We should not underestimate our individual power to do good

Watch the Crystal Awards 2025

Diane von Furstenberg

Founder and Co-Chairwoman, Diane Von Furstenberg Studio

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Economic Growth

This is a positive note that emerging markets did well in the last few years

Emerging Economies amid Shocks

Gita Gopinath

First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Economic Growth

All the ingredients for US will be the continuation of its strength

The Global Economic Outlook

Laurence D. Fink

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock

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Arts and Culture

I have always believed in the potential of children

Watch the Crystal Awards 2025

David Beckham

Co-Owner, Inter Miami; Partner, Authentic Brands Group

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Emerging Technologies

It is important that countries that are leading the race understand the risks and manage it

Watch the session The Dawn of Artificial General Intelligence

Yoshua Bengio

Full Professor, University of Montreal

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Emerging Technologies

Accessibility is key to the digital revolution

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Satya Nadella

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Gender equality is the best chance against global challenges

Arts and Culture

Michelle Yeoh

Actress, Producer, United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador

Technology, entrepreneurship and business perspectives

Energy Transition 6 shifts reshaping global energy markets

As geopolitical and economic risks grow, countries are reshaping their energy strategies. Here are some of the drivers affecting energy markets.

Fourth Industrial Revolution From tech-first to climate-first: Why we must redefine how innovation is measured

Manufacturing and Value Chains Sustainability Meets Growth: A Roadmap for SMEs and Mid-Sized Manufacturers

Cybersecurity AI agents: the new frontier of cybercrime business must confront

Emerging Technologies 8 technologies, '3Cs' and one new innovation paradigm: How converging tech is redefining value chains

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Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Advancing the human-centred and society-serving adoption and application of technologies.

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Emerging Technologies Meet the Technology Pioneers driving innovation in 2025

Fourth Industrial Revolution Physical AI is helping us understand our world — not just automating it

Economic growth and geopolitics: View from China

Economic Growth How China got rich: a deep dive into China’s 40-year history of economic transformation

A historical analysis of China’s economic rise, emphasizing the continuity between Mao-era foundations and post-1978 reforms.

Energy Transition Clean energy just led to a historic fall in China's emissions

Financial and Monetary Systems Markets cautious in wake of US-China trade framework, and other finance news to know

Energy Transition Clean energy has caused China’s emissions to drop for the first time, but will they keep falling?

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Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics

Helping stakeholders navigate global and regional priorities in a complex geopolitical and geo-economic landscape.

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Global Cooperation The Global Cooperation Barometer 2024

Videos How can we navigate change to build a stronger, fairer global economy

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Identifying and scaling up solutions for more resilient, efficient, and equitable healthcare systems.

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Centre for Nature and Climate

Accelerating net-zero climate action, regenerating food, water and ocean systems, and promoting circular economies.

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Centre for the New Economy and Society

Providing a platform for leaders to shape inclusive, equitable economies and societies for all.

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Centre for Urban Transformation

Advancing public-private collaboration in cities for resilient, future-ready communities and economies.

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