As we enter the second half of a turbulent 2025, we hear key lessons from the Summer Davos, AMNC25, and leaders from the World Economic Forum set out their priorities for the rest of the year where global collaboration is needed more than ever.

Speakers:

World Economic Forum:

Sheba Crocker, head of Global Communications Group

Saadia Zahidi, head of Centre for New Economy and Society

Sebastian Buckup, head of Centre for Nature and Climate

Mirek Dusek, responsible for the World Economic Forum summits

Kiva Allgood, head of Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Gim Huay Neo, head of Asia strategy

Jeremy Jurgens, head of innovation and emerging technology

Others:

Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University

Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University

Chinese Premier Li Qiang

Kian Katanforoosh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Workera

Hassan Elkhatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt

Lindsay Hooper, Chief Executive Officer, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25.

Listen to selected AMNC sessions on the Agenda Dialogues podcast.

Forum reports mentioned in the podcast:

Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025

Chief Economists Outlook

Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025

Forum initiatives mentioned in the podcast:

First Movers Coalition

Global Future Councils

Technology Pioneers

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For the 13th consecutive year, the World Economic Forum has released its report on the top ten technologies set to change the world for the better. These technologies will speed our efforts to tackle everything from the energy transition to neurodegenerative diseases and more. Based on expert nominations and rigorous examination, the solutions drive home to leaders the increasing ways that technologies are converging and building on each other and showcase the importance of technology foresight as a key strategic tool to make meaningful change, integration and investment happen. Guests guiding us through this report for the fifth year include Bernie Meyerson, chief innovation officer emeritus at IBM, and Mariette DiChristina, Dean and professor of the practice of journalism at Boston University College of Communication.


This interview was recorded in May 2025 in the New York office of the World Economic Forum.


Top 10 Emerging Technologies for this year:

- Structural Battery Composites

- Collaborative Sensing

- Green Nitrogen Fixation

- Generative Watermarking

- Engineered Living Therapeutics

- GLP-1s for Neurodegenerative Diseases

- Autonomous Biochemical Sensing

- Next-Gen Nuclear Energy

- Osmotic Power Systems

- Nanozymes

About this episode:

Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2025: https://wef.ch/emergingtech25

These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2025: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2025/

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-ten-emerging-tech-2025

Mariette DiChristina, Boston University: https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/mariette-dichristina/

Bernie Meyerson: https://www.ibm.com/history/bernard-meyerson

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The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 - AMNC25 - will bring together leaders from government, business and academia, along with innovators and representatives from international organizations, media and civil society.

In this special episode produced in collaboration with Caixin Global, World Economic Forum Managing Director Mirek Dusek sets the scene for the 'Summer Davos' in Tianjin, China. And Jen Zhu Scott, founding partner of IN. Capital, gives an insider's view of China and its place in the world.

Co-hosted by Li Xin, managing editor of Caixin Global.

Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25.

Links:

AMNC25: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2025/

Caixin Global: https://www.caixinglobal.com/

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The Energy Transition Index is the World Economic Forum's annual report on global efforts to get sustainable, secure and equitable energy to all. We hear from the Forum's Espen Mehlum, head of energy transition intelligence, and speak to two experts on energy in Africa and Latin America.

Guests:
Clarissa Lins, Founding Partner at Catavento, Brazil
Andrew Herscowitz, CEO of the Mission 300 (M300) Accelerator

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Energy Transition Index 2025: https://www.weforum.org/publications/fostering-effective-energy-transition-2025/

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“Once you’ve truly seen the sea, you’ll never look at Earth the same way again.”

David Attenborough has spent nearly a century on Earth, bringing the mysteries of nature to viewers around the world. In his latest film, Ocean, he shows how humans still have so much to learn about life below the waves and its vital contribution to life on land.

One of the film’s directors, the naturalist Colin Butfield, tells Radio Davos about some of the revelations in the movie and the accompanying book that he co-wrote with Attenborough.

Links:

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

Ocean movie: https://silverbackfilms.tv/shows/oceanwithdavidattenborough/

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Cuts to aid budgets are having a huge impact on the delivery of healthcare in Africa, the Forum's Lora du Moulin tells Radio Davos.

And the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, says why tech and regional collaboration give him hope for the future of the continent and the health of its people.

Links:

World Economic Forum Centre for Health and Healthcare: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-health-and-healthcare/home

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: https://africacdc.org/

Regionalized Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative: https://rvmc.net/

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The World Economic Forum's latest Chief Economists Outlook highlights the risks posed by global trade tensions; and examines the potential impact AI will have on economic growth.

Google's chief economist, Fabien Curto Millet, gives his take on the Outlook and the impact of GenAI, which he calls "the most exciting thing technologically I've seen in my lifetime".

Links:

Chief Economists Outlook May 2025: https://wef.ch/chiefeconmay25

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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

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