Repeatedly, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting has demonstrated its influence in shaping the global discourse, spotlighting nascent challenges and engaging a diverse array of leaders in critical dialogue and action. Similarly, Global Agenda aspires to guide discussions and deliberations on pivotal global matters. Its goal is to incite reflection and sometimes controversy, maintaining equilibrium and impartiality. It endeavors to include a wide array of perspectives from every corner of society.
The current era is fraught with uncertainty and challenges. Long-standing assurances that once provided stability are now questioned. Trust has given way to doubt, scepticism, and apprehension. In this context, ensuring a diverse range of viewpoints are considered and debated is more crucial than ever, encompassing insights from business, civil society, and governance. Echoing the mission of the World Economic Forum, Global Agenda commits to being a platform for dissecting issues, exploring innovative ideas, and catalyzing transformative changes.
These days a successful CEO has to operate more like a national president or foreign minister, exercising hard power and soft power in equal measure. In the 21st century, a company’s ability to stand out will be defined more by its relationships with the outside world and its image than by its quarterly numbers and…
We cannot avoid risk. Nor should we want to. It is a part of our daily lives. Without it, there is no reward. But what we can do is learn to understand it, manage it, benefit from it and prepare ourselves better for the inevitable, unexpected risks that come our way. Samuel DiPiazza explores the…
If we want a demonstration of peaceful competition and human interaction – and a true celebration of humanity and diversity – then we should look no further than the Olympic ideals, says Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki Since ancient times, peaceful competition on the athletic and sporting field has served as a useful metaphor for how human interaction…
Africa must break free from its past in order to realize a brighter future, says Joaquim Alberto Chissano. Leaders must show a new vision and a new spirit of partnership to overcome the continent’s many challenges and create a better world for its people. With the right frameworks in place, and the right aims in…
Technology has the power to change the lives of people in the poorer parts of the world, says John Chambers – giving access to education, health and commerce, and transforming living standards and the economic prosperity of developing nations. But it requires partnerships between business and governments to harness that power and turn promise into…
We are all at risk if we allow an anti-terrorism campaign based primarily on military action to overshadow the vital development work that is being done – and must be done – to close the gap between the rich and the poor, says Jimmy Carter. Without the promise of peace and prosperity in poor countries,…
True leadership is not about prestige, power or status, says Marilyn Carlson Nelson. It is about personal responsibility and personal engagement. Leading people in a fast-changing business world is no longer about command and control. It is about collaboration and community The ancients, gazing at the stars, often saw very different things. Some looked skywards…
How are relations between the media and politics – and between governments and their electorates – changing? What can governments learn from business, and vice versa, in terms of communications and marketing? And what do these changing attitudes mean for the future democratic and economic health of nations? Alastair Campbell, who resigned from Downing Street…
The Yukos affair has been characterized in the international media as an anti-business offensive by an authoritarian regime that will drive away foreign investment and bring Russia’s economic and financial recovery to a grinding halt. The reality could not be more different, says William Browder. It is a welcome move to wrest control of the…
Loss of trust in the business world has brought us to a turning point in the relationship between the board, the management team, regulators and the investment community. But it is vital that confidence returns to replace the current atmosphere of caution. Alan Bird, Robin Buchanan and Paul Rogers ask what company boards must do…
