Tag: WEF

India – How trust and collaboration are key in India’s last mile response to the COVID-19 crisis (WEF)

Diana Wells - President Emerita, Ashoka Jeroo Billimoria - Founder, One Family Foundation Carolien de Bruin - Head, COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs, World Economic...
Uncategorized

3 reasons why consumer demand matters for the post-COVID-19 recovery (WEF)

Jaana Remes - Partner, McKinsey Global Institute Victor Fabius - Partner, McKinsey & Company The COVID-19 recession is dominated by the collapse in consumer spending...
Uncategorized

Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions are reached? (WEF)

Zeke Hausfather - US Analyst, Carbon Brief Evidence suggests that global warming is likely to stop once carbon dioxide emissions reach net zero. This...
Uncategorized

One in two people globally lost income due to the pandemic (WEF)

Nita Bhalla -Journalist, Thomson Reuters Foundation One in two people have lower earnings due to the pandemic and people in lower income countries were...
Uncategorized

What does waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines mean? (WEF)

Philip Blenkinsop A proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines has been boosted by US support. The WHO said in April that...
Uncategorized

Balancing data rights is about protecting human rights (WEF)

Ania Calderon - Executive Director, Open Data Charter • Striking a balance between data access and privacy is tricky. • Different approaches to the problem can...
Uncategorized

Fitness trackers: an unexpected aid in the fight against pandemics (WEF)

Jennifer Goldsack - Executive Director, Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) Telemedicine use soared during the pandemic, but remote patient monitoring has not followed suit. Wearables...
Uncategorized

Africa – Business success depends on mindset. This study of African entrepreneurs explains why (WEF)

Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu - Chief Executive Officer, The Tony Elumelu Foundation Most entrepreneurs in Africa are women – yet their businesses are less profitable. The...
Uncategorized

What is ‘coopetition’ and how can international organizations help? (WEF)

Yunzhong Cheng - Partner Engagement Lead, Strategic Partnership, World Economic Forum Beijing "Cooperative competition" is the idea that competitors can benefit by working together. ...
Uncategorized

Blockchain in capital markets: Here’s what we’ve learned after 5 years of experimentation (WEF)

Ben Weisman - Project Lead, Financial Innovation, World Economic Forum Roy Choudhury - Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Many financial institutions and tech...
Uncategorized

What happens when a coral reef dies? An expert explains (WEF)

Sam Purkis - Marine Sciences Professor, Miami University The world has lost 30% to 50% of its reefs in the last 40 years. Scientists...
Uncategorized

Glaciers, sea levels and climate change: What mass-melting means (WEF)

Peter Ruegg - Writer, ETH Zurich A new study on global glacier retreat shows that glaciers have quickly lost thickness and mass over the...
Uncategorized

Our homes are full of harmful microplastics. Here’s how to minimize the risk (WEF)

Mark Patrick Taylor - Professor of Environmental Science and Human Health, Macquarie University Scott P. Wilson - Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Neda Sharifi Soltani - Academic...
Uncategorized

Digital contact tracing apps help slow COVID-19. Here’s how to increase trust (WEF)

Danbee Back - Researcher, KAIST-Korea Policy Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Cornelius Kalenzi - Postdoctoral Researcher, KAIST-Korea Policy Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Moonjung...
Uncategorized

USA – 34% of America’s small businesses are still closed due to COVID-19. Here’s why it matters (WEF)

Iman Ghosh - Author, Visual Capitalist 99.9% of all businesses in the U.S. qualify as small businesses, collectively employing 47.3% of the nation’s private...
Uncategorized

This is what is needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (WEF)

Abdelhak Senhadji - Writer, International Monetary Fund Alexander Tieman - Deputy Division Chief, International Monetary Fund The economic impact of COVID-19 may have pushed 100...
Uncategorized
1...171819...44Page 18 of 44