Agenda Dialogues

At the Annual Meeting 2026, we asked the World Economic Forum's interim co-chairs, Larry Fink and André Hoffman, about their vision for the future, hopes for what Davos 2026 will achieve, why dialogue is more needed than ever, and reasons for optimism.
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With $1.5 trillion in investment and nearly 60% of companies set to scale AI in 2025, the race to capture its full economic impact is accelerating. Yet scaling beyond pilots remains a major hurdle, requiring new strategies, capabilities and organizational designs.
How can leaders unlock AI's true potential for complex tasks and long-term transformation?

Speakers: Roy Jakobs President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips; Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, Visa; Mat Honan Editor-in-Chief, MIT - Technology Review; Amin Nasser President and Chief Executive Officer, Aramco. Julie Sweet

This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 20 January, 2026. 

Watch the full session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scaling-ai-now-comes-the-hard-part/
Learn more about this year's Annual Meeting in Davos here:
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/

Global cooperation is proving resilient even as multilateralism continues to face strong headwinds, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Cooperation Barometer 2026. However, cooperation is below where it needs to be to address critical economic, security and environmental challenges. Within a more complex and uncertain geopolitical context, open and constructive dialogue is a critical factor in identifying potential collaborative pathways that advance shared interests.

In its third year, the Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, uses 41 metrics to assess the level of cooperation worldwide across five pillars: trade and capital; innovation and technology; climate and natural capital; health and wellness; and peace and security.
This is the full audio from a media briefing presenting the report, with Sheba Crocker, World Economic Forum Managing Director, Børge Brende, the Forum's President and CEO, and Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company. You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/press-conference-global-cooperation-barometer-2026/
Download the report: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-global-cooperation-barometer-2026/
News release: https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/01/global-cooperation-is-showing-resilience-in-the-face-of-geopolitical-headwinds/
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In 2024, 72% of Chinese consumers expressed trust in AI and 90% considered autonomous driving beneficial, while only 32% of US consumers reported trust in AI and acceptance rates for autonomous driving remained lower in Germany, the US and Japan than in China.
What factors are driving these regional differences and how might they shape the speed and approach to deploying autonomous robots?
Speakers:
Zhu Qiuguo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Deep Robotics
Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Innovation of Rwanda
Kishor Patil, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, KPIT Technologies
Eleanor Olcott, China Technology Correspondent, The Financial Times
 
This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025. 
Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2025/sessions/who-trusts-the-machines/
 
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Amid major geoeconomic and geopolitical shifts, compounded by rapid technological advancements, the need for agile, collaborative and cross-disciplinary thinking has never been more urgent.
What steps are required to foster constructive, iterative dialogue in an era of rapid change and uncertainty?
Speakers:
Robert M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Dragos
Sylvia Earle, Creator, Mission Blue Foundation, National Geographic Society
Azeem Azhar, Chief Executive Officer, Exponential View
Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Office of the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
This is the full audio from the opening plenary session of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity on 15 October, 2025.
You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meetings-of-the-global-future-councils-and-cybersecurity-2025/sessions/opening-plenary-0b0af6edda/
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