Lessons in leadership we can all learn from: celebrating 100 episodes of Meet the Leader
This week we're celebrating 100 episodes of our sister podcast Meet the Leader. Every week, Linda Lacina interviews leaders - of major companies, organisations, or what we might call 'thought leaders'...
27 Loka 202345min
What 20 years of Second Life can teach us about the future of the metaverse
In 2003 - the a year before a 19-year-old Harvard student called Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook - Philip Rosedale launched Second Life - an online virtual world that looked set to transform the inte...
10 Loka 202343min
How to talk to a climate change sceptic
What is the single most important thing that any individual can do to help alleviate the climate crisis? Katharine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor a...
5 Loka 202325min
Instability, inflation and the 'polycrisis' - the Global Risks Report half a year on
At the start of this year, the World Economic Forum published its annual Global Risks Report - a major survey of sentiment about what are the big things that could go wrong - in the economy, the envir...
28 Syys 202336min
SDIM23: Innovation for Tough-To-Decarbonize Industries
Sourcing and scaling viable innovations to decarbonize 'hard-to-abate' sectors like mining and aviation will be critical to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals. How can we leverage cuttin...
22 Syys 202345min
SDIM23 - Accelerating Progress on Gender Parity
Gender parity has recovered to pre-pandemic levels globally, but the pace of change is stagnating. It will take an estimated 131 years to reach full parity at the current trajectory. How can we boost...
21 Syys 202345min
SDIM23 - Bridging the Gap: Financing Africa's Agricultural Growth
Small and medium agricultural enterprises (agri-SMEs) are Africa's largest employer and economic engine—and the key to transforming food systems and improving food security for the continent. Yet thre...
21 Syys 20231h 14min
The global economy is slowing - here's why that may not be such a bad thing
The World Economic Forum has just published its latest Chief Economists Outlook, a regular report based on the views of senior economists around the world. This edition shows a glass half full and ha...
18 Syys 202325min
