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Andre Watson, CEO and founder of Ligandal, joined ESG News at the World Economic Forum to share insights on a new frontier in precision medicine: targeted drug delivery. With a...
At the World Economic Forum, a powerful and timely panel discussion brought together some of the most influential voices in music to address a pressing issue: the future of artist...
At the 2025 World Economic Forum, ESG News CEO Matt Bird sat down with Jon Gosier, Co-founder and CEO of FilmHedge, to discuss how film financing intersects with tax strategy...
As global markets continue to grapple with volatility, inflationary pressure, and widening wealth gaps, a different kind of risk is surfacing—one tied not to portfolios or interest rates, but to...
At the 2025 World Economic Forum, a panel of brand strategists gathered to examine a central question facing today’s purpose-driven companies: how can businesses scale without compromising their values? The...
At the 2025 World Economic Forum, a panel of brand strategists gathered to examine a central question facing today’s purpose-driven companies: How can businesses scale without compromising their values? The...
Amid the influential discussions at the World Economic Forum, where global leaders shape the future of trillion-dollar economies, two social entrepreneurs are tackling a critical yet often overlooked challenge—creating economic...
In a monumental achievement for global reforestation and climate action, the founder Jimi Cohen of TreeGens has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the most trees planted in a...
In the dynamic landscape of global finance, few narratives are as compelling as that of Dr. Yanan Wu and the meteoric rise of Surfin. From its inception inspired by the...
“Film and television finance (media production lending) is an emerging asset class that institutional investors want to better understand,” commented Jon Gosier, CEO of FilmHedge. “Our conversations at Davos have...
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters projected that the bank will generate close to $1 billion in income from its sustainability-focused operations in 2025. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in...
A $1.5 billion plan to protect the Amazon rainforest was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The initiative, called the “Race to Belém,” is led by carbon markets...
UpLink, the World Economic Forum community supporting early-stage impact-focused entrepreneurs, launched four new initiatives today. These aim to ignite innovative technology solutions that can accelerate the transition to a circular carbon...
A report released today by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation features best practices developed by pioneer cities that are reducing carbon emissions from urban development projects. As cities grow...
Global elites and world leaders met in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual event. The wintery conditions belied the largely snowless Alps and a worrying downward trend in...
Key Impact Points: The World Economic Forum, supported by leading private sector and philanthropic partners of the Giving to Amplify Earth Action initiative (GAEA), announces today new commitments to unlock...
Key Impact Points Europe must transition towards greater sovereignty in defence, clean energy generation and essential technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum and semiconductors, announced President Emmanuel Macron of France...
BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila advocated for “involving the end consumer in the energy transition” in order to step up decarbonization. Speaking on a panel at the Davos meeting hosted...
Key Impact Points: The World Economic Forum announces today the launch of a new alliance to provide a platform for developing economies to raise awareness about their clean energy needs,...
Key Impact Points: The Schwab Foundation’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship today launched the Rise Ahead Pledge, a new initiative that will mobilize private sector commitments on social innovation to help...
Key Impact Points: In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders to tackle the existential threats posed by climate...
The livelihoods of over half a billion people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are under threat, as current projections indicate a 4C increase by 2050. A new...
Brazil will require an estimated $200 billion (BRL 1 trillion) investment to reach its 2030 climate goals, according to a new study released by the World Economic Forum. That’s over...
HCL, a global conglomerate and UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, announced opening the applications for the Zero Water Waste Challenge – part of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative....
In order to reach 2050 emissions reduction targets, trillions of dollars in public and private capital are needed to adopt and scale green energy technologies, financial experts told participants at...
Recent economic signals have given experts reasons for hope, if not complacency about the outlook for 2023. Signs of declining inflation, resilient consumer spending and strong labour markets, among others,...
Nine leading industrial clusters in China, Indonesia, Japan, Spain, and the United States have joined the World Economic Forum initiative, Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero, to help industries reduce...
In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed Germany’s goal of attaining climate neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2045....
Some 39 organizations signed the Global Health Equity Network Zero Health Gaps Pledge at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos and committed to take concerted action to advance health...
The World Economic Forum signed at the Annual Meeting 2023 a new partnership with the Government of Indonesia to support its ambitions to scale blue carbon restoration and ocean conservation...
World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos was an exciting and eventful day of discussions, speeches, and panels. The highlight of the day was a keynote address from Naomi Klein, author...
The second day of the World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos brings a lot of exciting happenings. Among the most talked about events was a speech by Indian Prime Minister...
The first day of the World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos, Switzerland was a packed one. The forum kicked-off with three panels of experts and leaders discussing the past, present,...
In a wide-ranging address that touched on the most critical issues of the times, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged leaders gathered for the Annual Meeting to take urgent action. Taking...
The World Economic Forum, supported by more than 45 partners launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), a global initiative to fund and grow new and existing public, private...
The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council for Agile Governance has collaborated to produce a whitepaper called Regulatory Technology for the 21st Century. Suade, world leading RegTech provider and member...
The Davos Agenda 2022 virtual event took place 17-21 January 2022. It featured heads of state and government, CEOs and other leaders coming together to propose solutions to pressing global...
Jonas Rubel, Co-founder of Liquiditeam discuss blockchain tokenization with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Oliver Krause and Torsten Hoffman, Directors of Cryptopia with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Sean Boyd, CEO of Agnico Eagle Mines discusses ESG with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Matt Sorum, former drummer of Guns N' Roses and Pablo Lobo, CEO/Founder of Sthorm with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Jason Kelley, General Manager Blockchain Services for IBM discusses blockchain technology with Matt Bird at the World Economic Forum
Dirk Ahlborn, CEO and Co-Founder of Hyperloop Transportation, interview with Matt Bird at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
David Fergusson, Co-author of the TransHuman Code interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS Co-author of First “Smart Book” ever invented NFC chip embedded in book to engage in online community...
Marc Bernegger, Director of Crypto Finance discusses crypto finance with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS)
Dominic Briggs, General Partner at Blockwall interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Ben Yablon, Chairman/Co-Founder of SALT Lending interview with Frank Ricotta at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS SALT is a leader in digital asset custody Active in 45 states in US – 9 Countries worldwide...
David Namdar, Co-Founder of Galaxy Capital Partners interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS)
Murat Seitnepesov, David Fergusson, and Carlos Moreira interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS Co-authors of the first ever “smart book” invented Creates a platform of conversation for all technology...
Murat Seitnepesov, Managing Director of Integral Petroleum interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS One of the largest exporters of oil in Caspian Sea Region 3rd year promoting Caspian Sea...
Murat Seitnepesov, Managing Director of Integral Petroleum interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS One of the largest exporters of oil in Caspian Sea Region 3rd year promoting Caspian Sea...
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, Founder of LAToken with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS LAToken is a digital asset exchange platform specializing in creating asset markets Had President of Bulgaria spoke on Blockchain Economic...
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, Founder of LAToken with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Exclusive interview with Chief Host of Blockchain Economic Forum LAToken stands for Liquid Asset Token LAToken is a digital asset...
Sasha Ivanov, CEO of Vostok with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Largest Blockchain Initiative in Russia Raised $120 Million in Capital Partners with some of the largest enterprises in Russia FULL...
Meltem Demirors, CSO at CoinShares with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Need crypto products that are regulated, safe, provide liquidity and price stability Crypto sector requires scalability CoinShares developing stable, single...
Meltem Demirors, CSO of CoinShares with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS CoinShares is digital asset company with $250 million dollars under management Goal to create regulated, safe, stable products for retail...
Sasha Ivanov, CEO of Vostok with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Decentralized internet will lead to a new generation of social media Blockchain has ability to give users control over personal...
Sasha Ivanov, CEO of Vostok with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Developing blockchain based cryptocurrency platform to adapt for enterprise usage Enterprise-sector has most to gain from blockchain technology Launched a...
Alex Kopelyan, General Partner at Indie Bio interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS Early stage venture fund & accelerator in biotech Focus on seafood sustainability initiatives Goal: To create...
Denis Pitcher, FinTech Advisor to Bermuda with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Developed comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets Government certifications being developed working with consent, data protection & cyber security Digital...
Roman Zhdanov, Managing Partner at LAToken with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS LAToken is official host of the Blockchain Economic Forum at WEF19 Main topics: How trading & money management can...
Ben Yablon, Chairman/Co-Founder of SALT Lending with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Matt Damon appears as guest speaker on panel to promote clean water initiative Active in 45 states in US...
Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation, was interviewed by Matt Bird at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Bali Kutti, Director at Reinco Ventures with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Wind farming anticipated to grow 3x in popularity in the next 3 years 100 million assets Decrease in world...
Avi Rapaport, Founder of Rapaport Flagship with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Delivering 12-15% in annual returns Banks are underserving real estate backed loans FULL COVERAGE Watch complete coverage of the...
Dan Thomas, CCO of UN Global Compact discusses the future of the SDG's with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Murat Seitnepesov, Managing Director of Integral Petroleum interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS – Promote Caspian Sea Region as social sustainability initiative – Visibility leads to improved relations between Greater caspian...
Jonas Rubel, Co-founder of Liquiditeam with Matt Bird at the 2020 World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
Jason Kelley, General Manager Blockchain Services for IBM with Matt Bird at the 2020 World Economic Forum live from Davos, Switzerland
Sean Boyd, CEO of Agnico Eagle Mines with Matt Bird at the 2019 World Economic Forum live from Davos, Switzerland.
Joseph Weinberg, CEO of Paycase at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS This years conversations more centered around global economics rather than global politics WEF19 has less blockchain companies, but more substance in each...
Kitty Parry, CEO of DeepView with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) Say you work for a company like Apple and you take a selfie at your desk, inadvertently capturing plans for...
Alex Kopelyan, General Partner at Indie Bio interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS Early-stage venture fund & accelerator in biotech Focus on seafood sustainability initiatives Goal: To create alternatives...
Murat Seitnepesov, David Fergusson, and Carlos Moreira interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS Co-authors of the first-ever “smartbook” invented Creates a platform of conversation for all technology users Desire...
Meltem Demirors, CSO of CoinShares with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS CoinShares is a digital asset company with $250 million dollars under management Goal to create regulated, safe, stable products for...
Meltem Demirors, CSO at CoinShares with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Need crypto products that are regulated, safe, provide liquidity and price stability Crypto sector requires scalability CoinShares developing stable, single asset...
Denis Pitcher, FinTech Advisor to Bermuda with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Developed comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets Government certifications being developed working with consent, data protection & cyber security Digital...
Dr. Oliver Krause, Founder of Untitled Inc. with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Untitled Inc. teaches financial institutes how to invest in blockchain technology Blockchain solutions are being built that will...
Denis Pitcher, FinTech Advisor to Bermuda with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Bermuda has set the foundation for becoming a digital tech hub Headquarters must be on the island to run...
David Fergusson, Co-author of the TransHuman Code interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS Co-author of the First “SmartBook” ever invented NFC chip embedded in book to engage in the online...
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, Founder of LAToken with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS LAToken is a digital asset exchange platform specializing in creating asset markets Had President of Bulgaria spoke on Blockchain Economic...
Dr. Oliver Krause, CEO/Founder of Untitled Inc. with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Untitled Inc. teaches large organizations how to successfully adopt blockchain technology “Inc.” actually stands for “It’s Not Centralized”...
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, Founder of LAToken with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Exclusive interview with Chief Host of Blockchain Economic Forum LAToken is a digital asset exchange platform specializing in creating asset...
Joseph Weinberg, CEO of Paycase with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (DAVOS) HIGHLIGHTS Created the worlds first blockchain legislation in Bermuda Shyft set to onboard over 150 enterprise clients in the next year...
(Eco-Business) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) has appointed senior Temasek executive Neo Gim Huay to head up a unit designed to accelerate climate action and environmental sustainability. Neo, who...
Dan Thomas CCO of UN Global Compact with Matt Bird at the World Economic Forum HIGHLIGHTS SDG Media Zone brings UN Conversation to global audience 20th year anniversary of the...
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