Plastic Pollution: An End in Sight?
Microplastic particles have been found in 90% of Swiss soils from Geneva to Graubünden, threatening the integrity of our environment and food systems. What are innovative and scalable solutions to ...
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Water for Life
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018 identified water crises as one of the most pressing global risks. Join extreme swimmer Ernst Bromeis to learn about his journey across the waters...
Open Forum: ASEAN 4.0 for All?
ASEAN youth will never know a time before the Fourth Industrial Revolution. How do we ensure that the potential offered by start-ups and entrepreneurship will create a brighter future for everyone?...
Secrets to a Long and Happy Life
Discover the secrets to a long and healthy life from the world’s happiest places and learn how to apply them to your own life with best-selling author and National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner. ...
Suffering in Silence: Tackling Depression
Worldwide, more than 320 million people suffer from depression. What can be done to stop rising rates of depression among young people and safeguard their mental health? This session is co-desig...
Special Screening: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
A decade Ago, An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture. Join us in Davos for this special screening of Al Gore's latest film to learn just how close we are to ...
Climate’s Two Degrees of Separation
The year 2016 was the hottest on record, continuing the trend for a third year. A major extension of the West Antarctic ice sheet has broken off and Swiss glaciers continue to recede. Is there stil...
Democracy in a Post-Truth Era
Digital misinformation and micro-targeting are global phenomena that can have an unprecedented impact on political opinions and election campaigns, especially in a direct democracy like Switzerland...
An Insight, An Idea with Malala Yousafzai
Join a conversation with the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai, on her journey to stand up for education as a basic right for every girl. Simultaneous interpretation ...
Special Screening: Last Men in Aleppo
Join us in Davos at the screening of the Sundance Grand Jury winning film "Last Men in Aleppo" followed by a conversation with director Feras Fayyad.