[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Abhinav Chugh Content and Partnerships Specialist, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum[/box] On Mousuni Island – a…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mauro F. Guillén Zandman Professor of International Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Srikar…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Liang Zhao, Lund University[/box] One of the hottest topics in cryptocurrencies is the prospect of major…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Etherington, Staffordshire University[/box] Labour is battling to retain a number of seats that have long…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Winston Ma Wenyan Adjunct Professor, New York University[/box] In September 2019, China had its own version…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Heather Plumpton, University of Reading[/box] Reforestation has enormous potential as a cheap and natural way of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Joanna Rubinstein President & CEO, World Childhood Foundation, USA Lina Fernandez Special Projects Manager, World Childhood…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ian Jones, University of Leeds; Anthony Whiteing, University of Leeds, and Greg Marsden, University of Leeds[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katharine Rooney Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Whales store huge amounts of CO2 They support the growth…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kate Kelland Correspondent, Reuters This article is published in collaboration with Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org[/box] A…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Emma Farge This article is published in collaboration with Reuters[/box] The concentration of carbon dioxide in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katica Roy CEO, Pipeline[/box] The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) upends current economic frameworks. Who makes money…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Chirag Jain CEO, Ashika Capital and World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Mumbai Hub,[/box] Every human being…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Gavin Brown, Manchester Metropolitan University and Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University[/box] Many cryptocurrencies have been launched…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Gabriel Goldschmidt Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Muhammad Ali Pate Global…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew J Tanentzap, University of Cambridge[/box] Lakes and ponds are the final resting place for many…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean de Cleene Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Deljana Iossifova, University of Manchester; Purva Dewoolkar, University of Manchester, and Youcao Ren, University of Manchester[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dan Schawbel Partner and research director, Future Workplace[/box] Artificial intelligence (AI) will impact every job, in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Fred Krupp President, Environmental Defense Fund[/box] With the US administration turning its back on the Paris Climate Agreement,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Liz Sharp, University of Sheffield[/box] When even Boris Johnson, the UK’s Conservative prime minister, interprets severe…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mark Shackleton, Lancaster University[/box] The largest oil and gas producer, Saudi Aramco, is due to become…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Komali Kantamaneni Research Fellow, Solent University[/box] Before…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marcus Enoch, Loughborough University[/box] The way people get around is starting to change, and as a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean Fleming Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Between 2007 and 2017, the volume of renewable energy produced in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alois Zwinggi Head of Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Kevin Brown Managing Director, BT Security[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anna Davies, Trinity College Dublin; Agnese Cretella, Trinity College Dublin; Monika Rut, Trinity College Dublin; Stephen…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mark Graham Professor of Internet Geography, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford This article is part…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Philip Goff, Durham University[/box] Explaining how something as complex as consciousness can emerge from a grey,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anahita Thoms Partner, International Trade Practice, Baker McKenzie, Germany[/box] Public support for free trade is shrinking…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Leïla Choukroune, University of Portsmouth[/box] “Peace is the natural effect of trade. Two nations who traffic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paige H. Adams Global Chief Information Security Officer, Zurich Insurance Group[/box] Cybersecurity leaders are also business…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Timocin Pervane Partner, Oliver Wyman Kaijia Gu Partner, Oliver Wyman[/box] For decades, the dominance of large…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Sang Yup Lee Distinguished Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Paul Freemont…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Stéphane Duguin Head of the European Union Internet Referral Unit, Europol[/box] As technology rapidly progresses, doomsday…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bob Nichol, University of Portsmouth[/box] As an astronomer, there is no better feeling than achieving “first…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marcela Guerrero Casas Founder and Associate, Open Streets Cape Town This article is part of the Annual…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Antonios Siganos, University of Glasgow[/box] A number of studies show that daylight savings time harms people’s…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Muggah Principal, SecDev Group Laura Bailey Global Lead, Stability Peace & Security, World Bank This…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Charlotte Edmond Formative Content[/box] Cheap, odorless and inert, sulphur hexafluoride is widely used in the electricity…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tom Oliver, University of Reading[/box] We’ve all but won the argument on climate change. The facts…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean Fleming Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Schoolchildren who have experienced trauma or neglect could benefit from…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rosamond Hutt Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Greenhouse gas emissions have already peaked, and are continuing to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Carole Binns, University of Bradford[/box] When it comes to university choices for both students and academics,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David L. Chandler Writer, MIT News This article is published in collaboration with MIT News[/box] Today’s…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Emma Charlton Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Fast-paced technological developments like automation are becoming an everyday reality,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean Doherty Head of International Trade and Investment System Initiave, Member of the Executive Committee, World…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Deirdre McKay, Keele University[/box] Plastic pollution and the climate crisis are two inseparable parts of the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alzbeta Klein Director and Global Head, Climate Business , International Finance Corporation (IFC)[/box] When Bertrand Piccard…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Quito Design Reporter, Quartz This article is published in collaboration with Quartz[/box] Erecting a new…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Will Sarni Founder and CEO, Water Foundry[/box] It is far too easy to view scarcity and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Reiner, Cambridge Judge Business School and Ilkka Hannula, University of Cambridge[/box] Electric cars are often…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Eva Pils, King’s College London and Marina Svensson, Lund University This article is part of a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rajesh Dhuddu Global Practice Leader for Blockchain, Tech Mahindra This article is part of the India Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Miroslav Palanský, Charles University[/box] Tax havens have become a defining feature of the global financial system.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katharine Rooney Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Let’s say you’re in the market for a wooden armchair.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Christina Hicks, Lancaster University; Andrew Thorne-Lyman, Johns Hopkins University, and Philippa Cohen, James Cook University[/box] Globally,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Fernando J. Gómez Head, Chemical and Advanced Materials Industry, World Economic Forum Simonetta Rima Research and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kamal A Munir, Cambridge Judge Business School and Hamza Mudassir, Cambridge Judge Business School[/box] Traditional banks…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Halla Hrund Logadottir Co-Founder and Co-Director, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Katie Segal Research…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow and Thomas Stubbs, Royal Holloway[/box] Corruption is one of the greatest…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]William Dixon Head of Operations, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Jamil Farshchi Chief Information Security…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jane Burston Executive Director, Clean Air Fund Andreas Ahrens Head of Climate, Project Manager, Climate Positive…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Celine Herweijer Global Leader, Innovation and Sustainability, PwC Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray Managing Director, Head of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Lorraine Martin, Queen’s University Belfast and James Reihill, Queen’s University Belfast[/box] The White House recently announced…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Joel Moser Founder and CEO, Aquamarine Investment Partners This article is part of the Sustainable Development Impact…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marcello Trovati, Edge Hill University[/box] “Can machines think?”, asked the famous mathematician, code breaker and computer…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Lisa Dreier Senior Program Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative David Nabarro Director, 4SD…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Radek Stefanski, University of St Andrews[/box] European governments often appear to champion low-carbon policies. Yet, in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Hussain Rasheed Hassan Minister of Environment, Republic of Maldives Valerie Cliff Deputy Regional Director, UNDP in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Roger J Kreuz Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Memphis This article is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tim Schweisfurth, University of Southern Denmark[/box] The mountain bike wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for disgruntled…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Louis Roy President and founder, Optel Group This article is part of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Johnny Wood Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Imagine a world free of malaria. It’s not such a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nick Longrich, University of Bath[/box] In the past half-billion years, Earth has been hit again and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Benton, Swansea University and Hayley Young, Swansea University[/box] Fruit juice was once viewed as part…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ayla Majid Managing Director, Financial Advisory Services, Khalid Majid Rehman[/box] Pakistan has been the 8th-most affected country…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Govers Author, “Imaginative Communities” This article is part of the World Economic Forum on Africa[/box] For…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Maria Damanaki Global Managing Director, Oceans, Nature Conservancy[/box] What if I showed you evidence suggesting the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jackline Wahba, University of Southampton[/box] Forced displacement is a global challenge. The number of displaced people…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alex Liu Managing partner, AT Kearney This article is part of the World Economic Forum on Africa[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Pushan Dutt, INSEAD[/box] Japan and South Korea are showing no signs of resolving an escalating trade…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Peter Thomson United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, United Nations[/box] Sustainable Development Goal 14.6 is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paulo Barreto Senior Research, IMAZON- Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia Robert Muggah Co-founder,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Brad Power Founding member, myCancerDB[/box] Cancer treatment is not one-size-fits-all. Thanks to medical advancements, people receiving…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Baker, University of Sheffield and Richard Murphy, City, University of London[/box] A major priority for…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ian Lambert, Edinburgh Napier University[/box] Beachcombing has long been a part of life for island communities.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Beñat Bilbao-Osorio Head, Frontier Insights, World Economic Forum[/box] The end of this week will showcase two…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Brett Walton Reporter, Circle of Blue This article was originally published by Circle of Blue[/box] In Chennai and Harare today,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Garfield Benjamin, Solent University[/box] Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants…