Global Gender Gap Report 2025
How long will it take to achieve global gender parity? At the current pace: 123 years. In this episode of The Briefing Room, leaders from the World Economic Forum, LinkedIn and the World Bank come t...
12 Juni 202530min
Opportunities of the Ocean Economy
The ocean economy contributes over $2.5 trillion to global GDP annually and supports nearly 350 million jobs worldwide. How can key ocean-reliant sectors like shipping, ports, food, energy and tourism...
9 Juni 202542min
Water at a Tipping Point
Water systems are reaching a tipping point, with increasing floods and droughts affecting multiple regions globally. In five years, it is estimated that half the world will face water stress, jeopardi...
2 Juni 202543min
Chief Economists Outlook May 2025
The World Economic Forum's Saadia Zahidi sat down with three experts for a briefing on the latest Chief Economists Outlook. ABN Amro Chief Economist Sandra Philippen, Zurich Insurance Chief Market Str...
23 Maj 202553min
When Climate Redefines Health
Research indicates that 3.6 billion people live in areas highly susceptible to climate change and, by 2050, the climate crisis could cause $1.1 trillion in extra costs to healthcare systems around the...
19 Maj 202540min
Unlocking Europe's Potential
Two recent landmark reports on the European Union's economy paint an unforgiving picture of its vulnerabilities, suggesting the region faces the prospect of "slow agony". At current productivity and d...
12 Maj 202546min
The Arc of Progress in the 21st Century
Looking at global headlines today, it's hard not to feel pessimism. Have recent wars, pandemics and autocracies made the idea of progress obsolete? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker uses data and psy...
5 Maj 202531min
Debating Education
From integrating next-generation technologies into curricula to addressing national perceptions of cultural issues, education is at a pivotal moment in ensuring that it adequately trains and teaches f...
30 Apr 202544min
