Reviving arts and culture in the post-corona era
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the cracks in the financial sustainability of the culture scene, says Nico Daswani, head of arts and…
Pandemic may upend the eight-hour workday
Much of the world finds itself in an unprecedented work-from-home experiment during the coronavirus pandemic. Whether we continue to work from 9-to-5…
Amidst the chaos, India to reap rewards of political stability
In a packed episode of Global Agenda, we travel to India to find out how the world’s second most populous country may…
Getting finance sustainable and avoiding greenwashing
In our newest episode of Global Agenda, we’re at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York where we…
Melati Wijsen: “There is a deep frustration within all of us”
Bye Bye Plastic Bags co-founder Melati Wijsen co-chaired WEF’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2019 in New York. Global Agenda asked the young…
Is the sustainability trend here to stay?
At the World Economic Forum’s recent Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York, business leaders and politicians discussed how to implement the…
Women’s rights a big topic at the WEF’s Africa summit this year
When the World Economic Forum met in Cape Town for its annual conference in autumn it was at a crucial time for…
Africa is where foreign investment still growing, says WEF president
At the annual World Economic Forum on Africa, Urs Gredig asked the organization’s president Børge Brende about the strengths and challenges of…
Africa: torn between business opportunities and pressing challenges
In our newest edition of Global Agenda, Urs Gredig travels to Cape Town and visits the annual World Economic Forum on Africa….
How women can take a bigger role in business
In a society shaped by and for men, women find themselves as “immigrants” to the workforce, argues Irene Natividad. The president of…
How does the WEF deal with U.S.-China trade tensions?
The World Economic Forum is impartial by nature and engages with all stakeholders, some who have differing opinions. So what role could…
Defining the global conversation
The premiere of our new bi-monthly show Global Agenda, produced in close editorial partnership with the World Economic Forum, looks at how…