Humans rely on the ocean, not just for food, but for industries such as shipping, telecommunications, and renewable energy - as well as its vital role in absorbing carbon and regulating the climate. Is there a way to make our interactions with the ocean beneficial to the ecosystems?

Alfredo Giron, head of Friends of Ocean Action, believes 'Marine Prosperity Areas' could do just that.

Links:

Friends of Ocean Action: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/

Ocean Action Agenda: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ocean-action-agenda/home

Marine Prosperity Areas: https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/marine-prosperity-areas-represent-a-new-hope-in-conservation/

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In the second of our series looking at how AI is being deployed across industry sectors, we look at financial services and consumer goods, with the head of London Stock Exchange Group and the chief strategy and transformation officer at PepsiCo.

Guests:

David Schwimmer, CEO, LSEG

Athina Kanioura, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, PepsiCo

Drew Propson, Head, Technology and Innovation in Financial Service, World Economic Forum

Zara Ingilizian, Head, Consumer Industries, World Economic Forum

Reports:

Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services: https://www.weforum.org/publications/industries-in-the-intelligent-age-white-paper-series/financial-services/

Transforming Consumer Industries in the Age of AI: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Transforming_Consumer_Industries_in_the_Age_of_AI_2025.pdf

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Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations

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Platon has photographed the most famous and powerful people of recent times, but his latest book is portraits of human rights activists, the poor and oppressed.

In this interview, first published on Meet the Leader, he talks about the enduring power of photography in the age of AI, and why the most powerful people are often the most scared.

This interview was first published on Meet the Leader.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUGFUza2ec&t=536s

Read more: "Learn first, judge later" – photographer Platon on making portraits of dictators and the downtrodden: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/platon-the-photographer-of-power-and-the-powerless/

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