Agenda Dialogues

The Dawn of Artificial General Intelligence?

2025年2月17日

 • 46 minutes

Artificial general intelligence could possess the versatility to reason, learn and innovate in any task. But with rising concerns about job losses, surveillance and deepfakes, will AGI be a force for progress or a threat to the very fabric of humanity? This session at the Annual Meeting 2025 was developed in collaboration with The Atlantic.

Artificial general intelligence could possess the versatility to reason, learn and innovate in any task. But with rising concerns about job losses, surveillance and deepfakes, will AGI be a force for progress or a threat to the very fabric of humanity? This session at the Annual Meeting 2025 was developed in collaboration with The Atlantic.

New Agreement on Plastics: What Will It Take?

2025年2月10日

 • 52 minutes

In December 2024, over 170 countries gathered to conclude a global treaty to reach a plastic pollution-free world by 2040. While negotiations were inconclusive, the countries sought to complete the process in 2025, highlighting an urgent, time-bound need to bridge remaining areas of divergence.

In December 2024, over 170 countries gathered to conclude a global treaty to reach a plastic pollution-free world by 2040. While negotiations were inconclusive, the countries sought to complete the process in 2025, highlighting an urgent, time-bound need to bridge remaining areas of divergence.

The Global Economic Outlook

2025年1月26日

 • 60 minutes

Nearly five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy, growth is slow but stable, inflation has gradually declined in advanced economies and trade trends have turned positive. Despite this, there remain challenges such as high public debt burdens, ongoing geo-economic tensions and the potential impact of industrial policies on smaller countries. Given this landscape, what are the plausible scenarios for the global economy in 2025?

Nearly five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy, growth is slow but stable, inflation has gradually declined in advanced economies and trade trends have turned positive. Despite this, there remain challenges such as high public debt burdens, ongoing geo-economic tensions and the potential impact of industrial policies on smaller countries. Given this landscape, what are the plausible scenarios for the global economy in 2025?

Debating Technology

2025年1月24日

 • 45 minutes

With AI, space exploration and biotechnology advancing rapidly, some see these innovations as solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges, while others raise concerns about ethics, society and inequality. In this town hall, leaders debate how to responsibly harness emerging technologies to maximize benefits while minimizing risks.

With AI, space exploration and biotechnology advancing rapidly, some see these innovations as solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges, while others raise concerns about ethics, society and inequality. In this town hall, leaders debate how to responsibly harness emerging technologies to maximize benefits while minimizing risks.

Defending the Cyber Frontlines

2025年1月24日

 • AD: Defending the Cyber Frontlines

From disruptions to critical infrastructure to cyber biothreats, geopolitical crises are extending into uncharted territories. How can the international community move towards a detente in cyberspace? This session was developed in collaboration with Foreign Policy Magazine.

From disruptions to critical infrastructure to cyber biothreats, geopolitical crises are extending into uncharted territories. How can the international community move towards a detente in cyberspace? This session was developed in collaboration with Foreign Policy Magazine.