World Economic Forum

What are the global challenges that world leaders will be addressing in Davos? Many of them are contained in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, a survey of almost 1,000 decision makers and leaders around the world that shows what they consider to be the biggest risks facing humanity in the coming year and in the medium and long terms. The 20th edition of this annual report reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress. Two experts join us to discuss the risks facing humanity in the short, medium and long term: Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and Azeem Azhar, chief executive officer of Exponential View. Hosted by World Economic Forum podcaster Robin Pomeroy, with co-host Mark Elsner, Head of Global Risks Initiative at the Forum. Speakers: Mark Elsner, Head of Global Risks Initiative Ngaire Woods, dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford Azeem Azhar, chief executive officer of Exponential View Links: Visit the and read the full report . Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks: Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting 2025 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF25. Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

Changes in demographics, technologies and geopolitics will create a net 78 million new jobs by 2030. But current workforces are not yet skilled for these jobs and 40% of the skills needed on the job are set to change. ADP’s Chief Economist Nela Richardson breaks down research from the latest World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report and key findings from ADP data - including the dramatic boost to wages upskilling could bring to some workers. She’ll explain why experts might soon be focused on task creation, not job creation, what soft skills will be valued more than ever and how leaders can help prepare their teams for a new future. She’ll also share lessons learned from her own professional journey including how competing on her high school debate team has shaped how she communicates and connects with people to this day – and the two words she uses more than any other as a leader. About this episode: ADP: ADP Research Institute: Future of Jobs Report: Related Podcasts: Upskilling, tapping human talents, and what's really needed for the future of work: Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar:

Cyberspace is more complex and challenging than ever due to rapid technological advancements, growing cybercriminal sophistication and deeply interconnected supply chains. The World Economic Forum's new Global Cybersecurity Outlook aims to help us navigate these challenges and strengthen cyber resilience. Akshay Joshi, head of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity talks us through some of the headlines in the Outlook, and two industry experts advise on how to prepare for cyber attacks and raise awareness of the risks. Speakers: Akshay Joshi, Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Confidence Staveley, Executive Director, Cybersafe Foundation Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, Cybersecurity, MIT Sloan School of Management Links Global Cybersecurity Outlook: . Centre for Cybersecurity: Strategic Cybersecurity Talent Framework: Unpacking Cyber Resilience: Cybersafe Foundation: Cybersecurity at MIT: #WEF25: Catch up on all the action from the Annual Meeting 2025 at and across social media using the hashtag #WEF25. Related podcasts: Tinder Swindler: how 'romance fraud' became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime: Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2024: Cyber has a skills gap. How approaches to tech, hiring – and retaining women - can help: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :

Around the world, affordable housing is becoming less and less easy to attain. Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford lays out in plain language the state of global housing, the barriers to affordability and the practical steps that can tackle this crisis, including the solutions this global housing organization is helping get into place. He also shares lessons from his unique career journey - one that included talking himself into a job at an investment bank after college and later coaching the South Korean Olympic rowing team - and what he learned from the leaders who shaped him, including the late US president Jimmy Carter and grandmother Millicent Fenwick, the fashion editor and former US representative.