Davos 2023
Technology to watch: 5 key trends for 2023
Green hydrogen and nuclear fusion technology will be developing fast this year, as will gene editing, quantum computing and artificial intelligence
Sebastian Buckup
Member of the Executive Committee and heading Network and Partnerships in the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution; prior to that, Head of Programming and Deputy Head of the Global Programming Group, responsible for our Annual Meetings in Davos and China and our expert communities; certified facilitator, public speaker, regular commentator on issues at the intersection of technology, society, and the economy; Professor of Practice at the University of Geneva and the Technical University of Munich, amongst others.
Most Popular
如何将信任打造成竞争优势
最近的一篇文章发现，企业正面临着危及生存的信任危机。从波音到Facebook，企业都没有充分重视信任问题，没有把信任视为满足其利益相关者需求的重要因素，从而失去了公众的信任。但是，有危机的地方就会有转机。企业领导者如何才能让信任成为竞争优势呢？
Corporate Governance
Stakeholders have been neglected for too long - but these CEOs want to change that
Since the advent of the modern firm, businesses have had to contend with a fundamental paradox: society needs large organizations to solve complex collective problems, but also fears cent...
Corporate Governance
企业公民必须发挥全球催化作用
截止上个月，183位企业首席执行官签署了一份声明，承诺他们要超越“股东至上”的魔咒，转而关注包括员工、客户、供应商和社会等所有利益相关方的利益——很多人都对此表示怀疑。但将美国企业圆桌会议声明仅仅斥之为一项公关噱头而不予理睬是因为未能意识到企业前进所面临的剧烈逆风压力——也没有考虑到事实已经验证了他们的适应能力。
Infrastructure
How to build a new global architecture
We must take a hard look at the global structures shaping our lives today, writes Sebastian Buckup. Which political pillars are still carrying weight-bearing loads - and which are tumblin...
Behavioural Sciences
Why today’s leaders need to know about the power of narratives
"Narratives are more than mental shortcuts for the real world - they increasingly are the real world."
Economic Progress
How to fix modernity’s Godzilla problem
Sebastian Buckup, Head of Programming at the World Economic Forum, explores the problem of scale and growth in the modern world.
Economic Progress
The end of neoliberalism?
Neoliberalism is changing the future of markets and global economies.
Economic Progress
Un nuevo rumbo para el liberalismo económico
Desde la revolución agraria, el progreso tecnológico siempre ha alimentado fuerzas opuestas de dispersión y concentración. La primera ocurre con la erosión de viejos poderes y privilegios...
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Four key questions for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
It is in our hands to ensure that the potentially disruptive shifts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution not only herald a change of guard in the highest echelons of the global economy, bu...
Innovation
Who makes the better leader: human or machine?
Sebastian Buckup, Head of programming, World Economic Forum, explains that the moral machine has actually become a reality.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Leadership challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Leadership is about working together to shape the future. And that future will be defined by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, writes Lee Howell.
Innovation
The surprising link between science fiction and economic history
From Frankenstein to Star Trek to Her, the dreams and nightmares of science fiction reflect our changing economic reality.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Video: The contradiction at the heart of technology
Who feels we are living in a time of remarkable innovation in science and technology? And, who believes that the way we consume, grow and develop has hit a wall?
Davos 2016
Searching for the 21st century dream at Davos
"A challenging context inspired a new generation of scientists and entrepreneurs to break new ground and build better societies."