Global leaders gather in Davos to tackle economic and technological challenges

The WEF's annual meeting in Davos has begun, focusing on global issues like economic development and technological innovation.

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00:00Around 3,000 participants from around 130 countries are gathering here in Davos for

00:07the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025.

00:11Among those attending, over 300 governmental officials, including 60 heads of states and

00:18governments.

00:20Those attending plan to explore how to relaunch the economic growth, harness new technologies,

00:27and also strengthen social and economic resilience.

00:32We've identified five key themes that are critical here.

00:35I think first is around reimagining growth and what we need to do, recognizing the kind

00:40of slow growth, high debt environment we're currently in.

00:43How do we actually break this cycle and take advantage?

00:46I think really important here is actually to understand what drives growth.

00:51This is, you know, we need growth that's basically resilient, that puts people first,

00:57that's sustainable, and that this is what we need to, you know, actively think about.

01:01It's not just growth for growth's sakes, but actually growth to actually improve people's

01:05well-being, their lives, and a common prosperity.

01:10According to the latest global risks report, the state-based armed conflict is the top

01:15imminent risk for 2025, followed by extreme weather events and geoeconomic confrontation.

01:22Yeah, one of the things that we'll be looking at is active commitments that companies and

01:27governments make to collaborate around these specific areas.

01:31That might be around, you know, the re-skilling revolution, around trade facilitation, around

01:36developing industrial clusters.

01:39And so we'll be measuring our own impact by looking at these concrete areas where people

01:44have actively committed to investing more and contributing and working together to advance

01:49these common areas.