Agenda Dialogues

The first UN Water Conference in almost 50 years was a watershed moment to catalyze a series of several key opportunities this year, to assess progress on the SDGs, but what are the major outcomes? How can leaders take the water action agenda forward as an enabler to address the nexus of critical issues including climate, energy, and food systems? In this session, hosted by the World Economic Forum, high-level public and private stakeholders come together virtually to discuss the main outcomes of the UN Water Conference and the actions required to ensure a water-positive future for people and planet. This is the audio from a panel discussion that you can watch here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/beyond-the-un-water-conference-leaders-on-whats-next/ Speakers: Jim Andrew, Executive Vice-President, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo Beth Koigi, Co-Founder, Majik Water Usha Rao-Monari, Undersecretary-General and Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands Gary White, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Water.org Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org Related podcasts: UN Water Conference: the entrepreneurs on a mission UN 2023 Water Conference: water is life, but it's also politics Xylem's Patrick Decker: Purpose, focus - and effective communication Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is your purpose? What societal impact are you driving? Patrick Decker, CEO of Xylem, shares how this water technology company is helping to tackle these questions while tackling big issues impacting society and the planet (such as water scarcity, water infrastructure and emissions), leveraging everything from technology (AI and digital twins) to innovative demand deposit accounts. On this episode, released ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, Decker shares the virtuous circle purpose creates - how it draws motivated people to join teams, attracts partners and commercial teams, drives fresh thinking and keeps a cross-section of groups aligned on big goals. Decker shared the practical ways leaders can keep teams in touch with a shared purpose -- from aligned communication (that sidesteps confusion) to a simple question asked at the top of meetings to keep conversations focused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Too many groups, including women and gender diverse people, do not see themselves as policymakers or politicians. Raise Our Voice Australia works to change that by providing special training on how the political system works, as well as tactical skills in areas like community building and having conversations with people you disagree with. Founder Ashleigh Streeter-Jones shares the important role a mentor played in crafting a step-by-step process to launch the social enterprise, one that helped break the massive project into 'bite-sized' pieces, a process that can be instrumental for founders of any startup or initiative. In fact, Streeter-Jones has a circle of mentors she turns to for advice and commiseration, and she shares the key role that mentoring plays in sharing knowledge and building anything big. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With growing social polarisation and a lack of trust in the fairness of economic systems, progress on more efficient global taxation mechanisms, such as the OECD's global corporate tax deal, is becoming essential. How can we address the tax challenges raised by digitalisation and ensure a fairer redistribution of tax revenues across countries? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023. Speakers: Joumanna Bercetche, Anchor, CNBC (moderator) Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Nigerian Minister of Finance Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Gabriel Zucman, Director, EU Tax Observatory Faisal Alibrahim, Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Watch this session: https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2023/sessions/is-global-tax-reform-stalling Subscribe Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second woman in history to run the New York Stock Exchange shares her 'non-linear' path to the role of President and the integral role her background in programming, technology and statistics plays in running a modern stock exchange. In a conversation recorded at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, she talks about her first year on the job, the simple habit that helped her navigate 2022's rollercoaster year for stocks, the books inspiring her now, and what's needed to get more women into finance and tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COVID-19 set women at work back 'a generation.' Learn why — and what can be done to bridge gender gaps, burnout and tackle labor scarcity from ManpowerGroup's Becky Frankiewicz. In this episode, recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, Frankiewicz delves into the value of thinking 'skills-first,' how leaders can ensure flexible work works for everyone, what it means to be 'visible' in the workplace and the soft skill some tech fields need most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flows of capital, goods, services and people have boosted productivity and living standards, tripling the size of the global economy over the past three decades. However, tensions over trade and investment are undermining growth and trust. As the cost of further disintegration severely outweighs the benefits, how can leaders reshape the current system to develop a new agenda for trade, growth and investment? This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the Trade and Investment Platform of the World Economic Forum. This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023. Speakers Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister, Belgium Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Inc. Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum (host) Subscribe Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investors in natural ecosystems face hard choices to ensure credible outcomes at scale, given the rapid action needed to stabilize Earth systems and legitimate concerns of greenwashing. An expert panel asks: How can data, regulation and Indigenous knowledge spur investors to channel resources towards quality conservation and restoration at scale? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023. Speakers Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bezos Earth Fund Helena Gualinga, Co-Founder, Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon Defenders Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce Luiz Fernando do Amaral, Chief Executive Officer, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chief Executive Officer, GIB Asset Management, Gulf International Bank (UK) Nicole Schwab, Co-Head, Nature-Based Solutions; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva Subscribe Subscribe on any platform: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Follow all the action from the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 at wef.ch/wef23 and across social media using the hashtag #WEF23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A more sustainable future means transforming how business is done. In a special conversation recorded at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, PepsiCo's CEO Ramon Laguarta shared how the food and beverage giant is rethinking things like packaging and consumption models - and how de-risking investments, scaling new habits and the right mix of internal collaboration and competition can spur innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ties that bind the world economy together have frayed in recent years. From the competition over advanced microchip manufacturing between the US and China to Russia's war in Ukraine, globalization is undeniably entering a new phase. But has globalization reached the end of the line — or is a resurgence on the cards? This is the full audio of the session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2023 that you can watch here: De-Globalization or Re-Globalization? Speakers Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group (host) Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University Ngaire Woods, Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.