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An unpredictable operating environment is weighting on global growth and traditional engines such as trade are expected to expand by just 0.9% in 2025. With debt-to-GDP reaching a record 95%, there is increasingly limited space for leaders to make drastic policy and operational changes. At the same time, AI is emerging as a key driver of growth in some economies, improving productivity, enabling new business models and accelerating innovation across industries.

What will be the new sources of growth and how can we ensure that the benefits are shared broadly?
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/how-can-we-unlock-new-sources-of-growth/

Speakers: 
Marc Benioff, Chair, CEO & Co-Founder, Salesforce
Thomas Buberl, Chief Executive Officer, AXA
Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google, Google
Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Group Chief Executive Officer, Mubadala Investment Company
Francine Lacqua, Editor-at-Large and Presenter, Bloomberg Television
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In an era where competition among rivals can quickly veer towards consolidation into giants, founders and entrepreneurs can struggle to align their vision with strategy while also scaling for growth.
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/what-it-takes-to-build/
Speakers: 
Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Investor, Host of Diary of a CEO podcast
Jessica Lessin, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, The Information
Bret Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Sierra
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Recent developments in Venezuela are likely to impact the country's economic trajectory with regional and global implications.
Join an experts' discussion to unpack the impact of these changes and the potential paths forward.
Speakers: Ricardo Hausmann, Jeffry A. Frieden, Jason Bordoff, Sir Robin Niblett, Ngaire Woods
This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.
About this session:
Watch the livestream of this session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/venezuela-what-next/
About this episode: 
Related story: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/venezuela-what-next/
About the 2026 Annual Meeting in Davos: 
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/
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The global economy is expected to grow by ~3.1% in 2026, but trade tensions, technology deployment, public debt and the risk of asset bubbles leave policy-makers and markets on high alert.
What policies will anchor confidence while unlocking longer-term productivity gains?
Speakers: Albert Bourla, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Christine Lagarde, Andrew R. Sorkin, Kristalina Georgieva, Mohammed Al-Jadaan
This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.
About this session:
Watch the livestream of this session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/global-economic-outlook-af4fed3639/
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Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/davos-2026-global-economic-outlook
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Infrastructure, food systems and natural resources are all affected by climate change. While nature loss poses significant economic and environmental risks, nature-positive models could unlock trillions for the world's economy.

How can we sustain, and even augment, growth while also remaining within the planet's boundaries?

Speakers: André Hoffmann, Johan Rockström, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Sumant Sinha, Ramon Laguarta, Andrew Forrest
Watch the livestream of this session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/how-can-we-build-prosperity-within-planetary-boundaries/
This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 20 January, 2026.
About the 2026 Annual Meeting in Davos: 
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/

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