Arts and Culture
Cultural leaders at Davos: We must preserve our humanity in the digital age
60% of the music sector are integrating AI into compositions. While it offers the potential to augment creativity, it raises several problematic questions.
Stéphanie Thomson
Stéphanie Thomson is a writer and editor at the World Economic Forum.
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Wellbeing and Mental Health
Jonathan Haidt: How to make the 'anxious generation' happy again
Since around 2011, young people — historically one of the happiest demographics — have been reporting increased levels of depression and anxiety. Here are four new norms to “restore child...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Líderes en Davos: Hemos ignorado la salud de las mujeres demasiado tiempo
La falta de datos sobre la salud de las mujeres ha dado lugar a una brecha de género en la salud. Cerrarla podría generar enormes oportunidades y salvar vidas.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Leaders at Davos: We’ve been ignoring women’s health for too long
A lack of data related to women's health issues has translated into a gender health gap. Closing this data gap could create enormous commercial opportunities and save women’s lives.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We’re not going back on gender parity, say Davos leaders
While the economic case for gender parity seems clear-cut, there has been a growing backlash against the push for women’s equal rights. That must change.
Is globalization dying? An economic historian weighs up the evidence
Commentators have forecast the imminent collapse of globalization for decades. Despite this, globalization has survived and adapted - an expert explains how.
Trade and Investment
WTO Director-General at Davos 2024: There’s a better way to do globalization
Speaking in Davos, World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on leaders to rethink old growth models and ensure globalization works for all.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Women’s rights must be central to any talks with Iran, says husband of jailed Nobel Peace laureate
The husband of jailed Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi calls on Western leaders engaging with Iran to make women’s rights central to any negotiations.
Geo-Economics and Politics
What to expect from inflation in 2024: IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva
The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva expects interest rates to continue falling in 2024. But she still calls for caution, and says there is no room for policy error.
Economic Growth
Davos: 3 razones para ser optimistas sobre la economía en 2024
Aunque el 56% de los economistas jefe creen que la economía se debilitará en 2024, ni todo es pesimismo, según los expertos reunidos en la Reunión Anual del Foro Económico Mundial.
Business
3 lessons from the world’s most resilient organizations
There is a high price to pay when we are not resilient: it can cost us up to 8% of global GDP. On the flip side, increasing our resilience could boost GDP by 15%.
Economic Growth
3 reasons to be optimistic about the economy in 2024
While 56% of chief economists think the economy will weaken in 2024, there are some bright spots, according to experts at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
Geo-Economics and Politics
President Zelenskyy’s message to business leaders at Davos: invest in Ukraine
In a special address at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on business leaders to invest in Ukraine.
Business
4 next-generation leaders on the power of collaboration and community
The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a community of leaders acting as a force for good. Four members share how they’re innovating for a better world.
Forum Institutional
Por qué la innovación es crucial para las industrias difíciles de descarbonizar
Industrias como la minería son complicadas de descarbonizar, ya que los combustibles fósiles están integrados en sus procesos. Eliminar las emisiones de estas industrias exigirá innovación.