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Creating Growth and Jobs for a New Era

How can government, business and civil society come together around a new economic framework to avoid a decade of low growth and put people at the centre of a more prosperous trajectory? How can we minimize trade-offs and maximize synergies in a situation where traditional measures seemingly fail?

Supported through partnerships with international economic institutions and top academics, as well as the Forum’s work on competitiveness, innovation and human capital.

In this context, it's crucial for businesses, governments, and civil society to work together to find common solutions and take decisive action. Through its Centres, the World Economic Forum integrates public-private efforts to achieve greater impact.

In this context, it's crucial for businesses, governments, and civil society to work together to find common solutions and take decisive action. Through its centres, the World Economic Forum integrates public-private efforts to achieve greater impact.

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The High Rate Reality

Speakers: Chuck Robbins, Adena Friedman, François Villeroy de Galhau, Gita Gopinath, Steve Sedgwick
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An African Economy of Scale

Speakers: Fernanda Lopes Larsen, Kashim Shettima, Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Mary Vilakazi, Fifi Peters
45m
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Not Losing Sight of Financial Vulnerabilities

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Men, Women, Pathways to Equity

Speakers: Jude Kelly, Joseph Fowler
30m
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Musical Chairs: Europe in the New Global Economy

Speakers: Belen Garijo, Robert Habeck, José María Álvarez-Pallete, Martin Wolf
45m
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The Workforce Behind the Workforce

Speakers: Ricardo Hausmann, Reshma Saujani, David Edwards, Michael Sen, Karien van Gennip
45m
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The Economics of Gender Parity

Speakers: Mike Henry, Shereen Bhan, Annette Mosman, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Gabriela Sommerfeld
45m
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The World in Numbers: Inequality

Speakers: Lucas Chancel
30m
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Regulating Non-Banks

Speakers: Anne Walsh, Steven Tananbaum, Greg Ip, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Evan Siddall
45m
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The End of Development?

Speakers: Rebeca Grynspan, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Simon Freakley, Ebrahim Patel, Faisal Islam
45m
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Empowering Humans and Machines in Industry

Speakers: Justine Cassell, Christine Bastian
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Gulf Economies: All In

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The World in Numbers: Jobs

Speakers: Erik Brynjolfsson, Saadia Zahidi
30m
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Facing a World without Antibiotics

Speakers: Peter Sands, Aleksandra Agatowska, Shyam Bishen, Mathume Joseph Phaahla, Severin Schwan, Helen E. Clark, Stella Kyriakides
45m
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Workers in Focus

Speakers: Judith Wiese, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Christy Hoffman, Jamie Heller
45m
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Industrial Policy 2.0

Speakers: Adam Posen, Bandar Alkhorayef, Roland Busch, Jonathan Reynolds, Leela de Kretser, Laura D'Andrea Tyson
45m
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Frictionless Services

Speakers: Martin Eurnekian, Fifi Peters, Majid Al-Kasabi, André Esteves
45m
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Chief Economists Briefing

Speakers: Mario Mesquita, Karen Harris, Saadia Zahidi, Ludovic Subran
30m
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Pulling Debt back from the Brink

Speakers: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Laura Alfaro, Vera Songwe, Kenneth Rogoff, Mehreen Khan, Wale Edun
45m
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Supply Chains of the Future

Speakers: Bandar Alkhorayef, Kathy Wengel, Tobias Meyer, Jagjit Singh Srai
45m
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Resilience: What It Means and What to Do About It

Speakers: Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Odile Françoise Renaud-Basso, Børge Brende, Bob Sternfels
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Recharging Growth in China

Speakers: Belen Garijo, Tian Wei, The Hon. Dr Kevin Rudd, Jin Keyu, Jia Shaoqian, Zhu Min
45m
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Tax in Motion

Speakers: Lucas Chancel, Allison Schrager, Amitabh Behar, Teresa Clarke, Situmbeko Musokotwane
45m
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Diversity in Practice

Speakers: Anne-Laure Malauzat, Mina Al-Oraibi, Caroline Casey, Michael Ensser, Lorenzo Simonelli
45m
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Are Banks Ready for the Future?

Speakers: Sara Eisen, Mary Callahan Erdoes, Gita Gopinath, Slawomir Krupa, Sergio P. Ermotti
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Lifting Up Local Economies

Speakers: Dolf van den Brink, Adam Posen, Fabricio Bloisi, Sonsoles Garcia, Yusuf Tuggar
45m
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The Race to Reskill

Speakers: Jeff Maggioncalda, Aisha Rimi, Denis Machuel, Saadia Zahidi, Claudia Azevedo, Asheesh Advani
45m
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Town Hall: How to Trust Technology

Speakers: Ben Thompson, Ayanna Howard, Mustafa Suleyman
45m
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Does Finance Benefit People?

Speakers: Zhang Xiaoyan, Allyson Tucker, Stephanie Flanders, Klaas Knot, Robin Vince
45m
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Town Hall: How to Trust Governance

Speakers: Mark Rutte, Rebeca Grynspan, Niall Ferguson
45m
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The World in Numbers: Gender Parity

Speakers: Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Laura D'Andrea Tyson
30m
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What to Expect from the Labour Markets?

Speakers: Cina Lawson, Amanda Drury, Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, Robert Fico, Aiman Ezzat
45m
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Investors of First Resort: Government Inc.

Speakers: Faisal Alibrahim, Mariana Mazzucato, Saadia Zahidi, Scott Sandell, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Kai-Fu Lee
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Town Hall: How to Trust Economics

Speakers: Michael Sandel, Martin Wolf, Christine Lagarde
45m
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Closing the Gender Gap in Health

Speakers: Smriti Zubin Irani, Anita Zaidi, Zeina Soufan, Shyam Bishen, Per Falk, Bernd Montag
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Latin America’s Economic Realism

Speakers: Diana Mondino, Mauricio Cárdenas, Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, Julio Velarde, Luis Henrique Guimarães
45m
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Modern Supply-Side Economics: Two Years On

Speakers: Blake Moret, Michael Strain, Rachel Reeves, Gerard Baker, Jennifer Harris
45m
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Advancing Racial and Ethnic Equity

Speakers: Shamina Singh, Robert C. Garrett, Angela Williams, Luana Marques Garcia Ozemela
45m
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No Rain, no Flowers: Funding Start-ups

Speakers: Rishi Khosla, Ahmed F. Karslı, Jacqueline Poh, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Navin Chaddha
45m
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Sorry, We're Full: Tackling Overtourism

Speakers: Stephen Cotton, Anthony F. Fernandes, Richard Quest, Sithembile Ntombela, Jane Sun
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Being Honest about Governance

Speakers: Peter Maurer, Tom Palmer, Philip Isdor Mpango, Zeina Soufan, Helen E. Clark
45m
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About Robo-Allies

Speakers: Jennifer Schenker, Florence Verzelen, Ayanna Howard, Victoria Alonsoperez
45m
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All Change: What Next for Monetary Policy?

Speakers: Katherine Garrett-Cox, Laura Alfaro, Martin Wolf, Thomas J. Jordan, Mark Carney, Julio Velarde
45m
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LGBTQI+ Inclusion at Work

Speakers: Jochen Wegner, Martina Cheung, Sarah Kate Ellis, Sander van ’t Noordende, Milton Cheng
45m
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Can India Seize its Moment?

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Navigating Longer Lifespans

Speakers: Martine Ferland, Roy Gori, Dubravka Šuica, Jaime Ho, Nancy Ip
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The Role of the Office Is Still TBC

Speakers: Amy Bernstein, Lieve Mostrey, Martin Kocher, Manny Maceda, Allen Blue
45m
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Decarbonizing Emerging Markets

Speakers: Rick Duke, Odile Françoise Renaud-Basso, Haslinda Amin, Joanna Messing, Bill Winters
45m
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Yes In My Backyard

Speakers: Paul Chan Mo-po, Ebru Özdemir, Tiya Gordon, Jeff Merritt, Jonathan Reckford, Mark Edward Rose
45m
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No Recovery without Trade and Investment

Speakers: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Valdis Dombrovskis, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Børge Brende, Brian Moynihan
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Good Growth: Lessons From the Field

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How Sound Is Real Estate?

Speakers: Christian Ulbrich, Nathalie Palladitcheff, Ahmed Galal Ismail, Keir Simmons, David Steinbach
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The Prices We Pay

Speakers: Madeleine von Holzen, Danny Quah, Adam Posen, Amitabh Behar, Allison Schrager
30m
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Comparing Notes on Financial Inclusion

Speakers: Serey Chea, Godfrey Mutizwa, Iain Williamson, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Mounir Nakhla
45m
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Uniting Europe's Markets

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Clear-Eyed about Crypto

Speakers: Paul Chan Mo-po, Inga Mullins, Topp Jirayut Srupsrisopa, Michael Sonnenshein, Brad Garlinghouse, Brendan Vaughan
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Rebuilding Trust in Science

Speakers: Richard W. Edelman, Magdalena Skipper, Vas Narasimhan, Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande, Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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Overcoming Unfair Beginnings

Speakers: Vivi Yulaswati, Zeblon Vilakazi, Subhashini (Shuba) Chandran, Margery Kraus
45m
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Global Risks: What's in the Mail?

Speakers: Agnes Callamard, Haslinda Amin, Andrew McAfee, Amani Abou-Zeid, Douglas L. Peterson
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The Global Economic Outlook

Speakers: David M. Rubenstein, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Christine Lagarde, Francine Lacqua, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Christian Lindner
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