The world is changing fast and to keep up you need local knowledge with global context.
In this altogether endearing interview with Tony F. Chan the President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Alec Hogg gained insights into the world of Chinese technology, business and its entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow.
Global e-commerce entrepreneur Jack Ma is among the newest additions to the World Economic Forum Foundation Board
Global direct real estate investment returned to pre-recession levels in 2014 and should reach about $1 trillion annually within five years.
Prince Emmanuel’s tale pulls at the heart-strings as it informs us of the tireless fight of those who believe in the future of the Virunga National Park and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To get an understanding of why inequality is such an important area of focus on the global agenda at the World Economic Forum this year, Alec Hogg spoke with Stewart Wallis from the New Economics Foundation, unpacking the magnitude of the issue and what it means for the world from a practical perspective.
While it may seem counterintuitive to “reward” fragile states with additional aid in a time of constrained budgets and competing priorities, the nature of our interconnected world means neighbouring regions and the broader world may not be able to escape a direct negative impact
The resulting insights, gathered with the help of the Survey on the Global Agenda, ultimately generate the Top 10 trends – a forecast of the key social, economic and political issues that reside on our collective horizon.
Three forces are creating possibilities and challenges that will define the future of one of humanity’s most enduring and most trusted institutions.
“Back home we get up at around 4am to go hunting and fishing – I don’t like coffee so get my caffeine from Diet Coke.” Chambers told me
Technology has enabled unequivocal social gains in recent years, technology leaders told participants in the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from 21 to 24 January 2015.