Deciphering the World Economy

Global growth is at a crossroads, projected at a relatively soft 3.3% for both 2025 and 2026 and significantly below the historical average. With shifting trade patterns and slowdown in productivity, how can innovation and entrepreneurship unlock new growth areas and to what extent can they serve as the new engines of the global economy?

Watch sessions

  • Contours of a New Economic Order?

    Contours of a New Economic Order?

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Noor Ali Alkhulaif, Haslinda Amin, Yuen Yuen Ang, Aguinaldo Jaime, Carlson Tong

  • Chief Economists Briefing

    Chief Economists Briefing

    45 minutes

    Speakers: Aparna Bharadwaj, Paul Gruenwald, Thomas Hale, Huang Yiping, Santitarn Sathirathai

  • Reading the US Economy

    Reading the US Economy

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Graham Allison, Paul Gruenwald, Robin Harding, Robert Koopman, Stacey Vanek Smith

  • A Conversation with Sir Tony Blair

    A Conversation with Sir Tony Blair

    30 minutes

    Speakers: Tony Blair

  • Trade: Trends and Endgames

    Trade: Trends and Endgames

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Victor L. L. Chu, Hassan Elkhatib, Margery Kraus, Liu Qian

  • Pivoting Workforce

    Pivoting Workforce

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Carl-Benedikt Frey, Kian Katanforoosh, Li Xueying, Ayumi Moore Aoki, Ni Ying

  • Safeguarding Growth Engines

    Safeguarding Growth Engines

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Stephen Engle, Annette Mosman, Daniel Noboa Azín, Henadi Al Saleh, Satish Shankar

  • A Conversation with Ousmane Sonko, Prime Minister of Senegal

    A Conversation with Ousmane Sonko, Prime Minister of Senegal

    30 minutes

    Speakers: Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

  • A Conversation with Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam

    A Conversation with Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Viet Nam

    30 minutes

  • A Conversation with Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore

    A Conversation with Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore

    30 minutes

    Speakers: Lawrence Wong

  • Investing amid High Debt, Low Growth

    Investing amid High Debt, Low Growth

    30 minutes

    Speakers: Stacey Vanek Smith

  • Is Asia's Century at Risk?

    Is Asia's Century at Risk?

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, Paul Chan Mo-po

  • Currencies in Flux

    Currencies in Flux

    45 minutes

    Speakers: Robin Harding, Jin Keyu, Eswar Prasad

  • Geopolitics: An Unfolding Story

    Geopolitics: An Unfolding Story

    60 minutes

    Speakers: Graham Allison, Jin Keyu, Li Xueying

  • Entrepreneurship for a New Era

    Entrepreneurship for a New Era

    30 minutes

    Speakers: Cheryl Cui, Mirek Dušek, Paula Ingabire, Haojun Jia, Adam Tooze