The Disposable Society
An average citizen in an OECD country generates 2 kilos of garbage per day. How can businesses, industries and civil society reorient economic incentives to shift to a circular economy? Simultaneo...
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Ending Modern Slavery
More than 40 million people are victims of modern slavery; seven out of 10 victims are women and one in four are children. How can we end the fastest-growing global crime and address the forces tha...
Disability Inclusion
More than 1.3 billion people in the world live with a disability, whether it's visible or not. How can we build inclusive societies that value human diversity in all its forms? Simultaneous interp...
A Conversation with will.i.am and Naomi Wadler
Join a conversation with the musician will.i.am and young activist Naomi Wadler on the fight to end gun violence, and how they are influencing policy change and inspiring the next generation.
The Power of Youth
From the 2018 March for Our Lives fighting for gun control in the US to the Global Climate Strike in 2019, young people are mobilizing and increasingly influencing today’s most pressing political a...
Free to Be (LGBTI)
Fifty years after the Stonewall riots in New York and the birth of the gay liberation movement, LGBTI youth still face rejection and discrimination, resulting in high mental illness and suicide rat...
Musical Moments: Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, 2008 Crystal Awardee and a member of the World Economic Forum's Board of Trustees, performs Bach’s Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 to inspire a conversation about how culture helps us ...
Bridging Science with Society
From climate change denial to vaccine scepticism, there is an increasing divide between scientific evidence and public opinion. How can the gap between science and society be bridged? Simultane...
The Price of Free
Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi in a special screening of the documentary, The Price of Free, portraying the rescue of 80,000 child factory workers in India. This session will ...
Loneliness: An Epidemic?
Chronic loneliness is a health concern across generations, with 40% of under-25-year old people reporting that they feel lonely. What can communities do to address the causes and impacts of lonelin...