Industries in Depth
Digital safety: We are shaping a more secure digital future
New Global Principles on digital safety are driving multistakeholder alignment and enabling positive behaviours and actions across the ecosystem.
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Climate Action
First Movers Coalition: over 95 members send world's largest clean demand signal for emerging climate technologies
FMC has grown to over 95 members, representing the world’s largest private sector clean demand signal for emerging climate technologies.
Cybersecurity
IoT security: We are keeping consumers safe from cyber threats
A collaboration convened by the World Economic Forum has formed a global consensus for baseline IoT security measures to protect consumers.
Emerging Technologies
The power of AI in wildfire prediction and prevention
The FireAId initiative is addressing the increasing frequency of wildfires in Türkiye, This initiative is using AI in wildfire prediction and prevention.
Jobs and the Future of Work
How we are fighting systemic racism in the workplace and beyond
The Forum is working to eradicate all strands of systemic racism in the workplace against professionals with underrepresented racial and ethnic identities.
Urban Transformation
Our Alliance is creating smart city governance
Led by the Forum, the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance is the largest global initiative of its kind, promoting smart city governance
Jobs and the Future of Work
Closing the disability inclusion gap with business leadership
Our Valuable500 initiative helps companies close the disability inclusion gap by facilitating change to unlock business, social and economic value of the 1.3 billion people with disabilit...
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Forum Institutional
Davos 2023 Day 5: Inflation, AI, and women of influence
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel of the News Agents podcast join us to look at the final day at #wef23 where the global economy is in focus.
Emerging Technologies
AI Governance Summit 2023: State of Gen AI: Views from the Frontier
One year has passed since generative AI started captivating the public imagination and making headlines across the globe. What are the key reflections from the year before and what are so...
Industries in Depth
When influencers meet the influential: YouTubers go to Davos
What do social media content creators make of Davos? We speak to three YouTubers - with a collective audience in the millions - who were given full access to the World Economic Forum's...
Google contributors
Karan Bhatia
Vice-President; Global Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy
Kate Brandt
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mark Caine
Senior Lead, Energy & Climate
Sapna Chadha
Vice President, Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier
Fabien Curto Millet
Chief Economist
Reena Jana
Head of AI Transparency | Trust & Safety
Andrew Moore
Vice-President of Engineering, Google Cloud AI
Dinesh Sanekommu
Product Manager
Arathi Sethumadhavan
User Research Scientist, Technology and SocietyRachel Steinberg
Head of Mesa, Sidewalk LabsRelated Centres
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is advancing the application of human-centred and society-serving technologies.
Centre for Urban Transformation
The Centre for Urban Transformation is advancing public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies.