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Monday 23rd May

8:00
Future-proofing Health Systems

08:15 - 09:00 GMT+2

Future-proofing Health Systems

Kezevino Aram, Jayasree K. Iyer, Leif Johansson, Nzinga Qunta

Staying on Course for Nature Action

08:15 - 09:00 GMT+2

Staying on Course for Nature Action

Kjerstin Braathen, Wiebe Draijer, Patrick Odier

Rebuilding Societal Trust

08:15 - 09:00 GMT+2

Rebuilding Societal Trust

Cheryl L. Dorsey, Amy Weaver, Ben Fajzullin

Accelerating the Reskilling Revolution

08:15 - 09:15 GMT+2

Accelerating the Reskilling Revolution

Rana Foroohar, Lady Mariéme Jamme, Jeff Maggioncalda, Salil S. Parekh, Saadia Zahidi

The Augmented Manufacturing Experience

08:15 - 09:00 GMT+2

The Augmented Manufacturing Experience

Nicholas Carlson, Sharan Burrow, Barbara Frei, Natan Linder

Economic Weaponry: Uses and Effectiveness of Sanctions

08:45 - 09:30 GMT+2

Economic Weaponry: Uses and Effectiveness of Sanctions

Eric Cantor, John Morrison, Adam Tooze

9:00
Energy Outlook: Overcoming the Crisis

09:45 - 10:45 GMT+2

Energy Outlook: Overcoming the Crisis

Jason Bordoff, Catherine MacGregor

The Future of Globalization

09:45 - 10:30 GMT+2

The Future of Globalization

Thorold Barker, Tarek Sultan, Loic Tassel

10:00
Responding to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

10:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Responding to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

Heba Aly, Fedir Serdiuk

China Investment and Economic Outlook

10:00 - 10:45 GMT+2

China Investment and Economic Outlook

Gong Yingying, Jonathan Krane, Li Xin, John Tuttle, Zhu Ning

Strategic Outlook: Eurasia

10:00 - 10:45 GMT+2

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Strategic Outlook: Eurasia

Mirek Dušek, Odile Françoise Renaud-Basso

A Generation of Progress Lost: Achieving Gender Equality

10:00 - 10:45 GMT+2

A Generation of Progress Lost: Achieving Gender Equality

Gabriela Bucher, Hadley Gamble, Stephen P. MacMillan, Jonas Prising

Unlocking the Social Economy

10:15 - 10:45 GMT+2

Unlocking the Social Economy

Jeroo Billimoria, Sharon Thorne, Karen Tso

Prioritizing Mental Health

10:15 - 10:45 GMT+2

Prioritizing Mental Health

Kevin Delaney, Heidi Larson, Amit Paley, Fatima-Zahra Ma-el-ainin

Welcoming Remarks and Special Address

10:45 - 11:15 GMT+2

Welcoming Remarks and Special Address

Klaus Schwab

11:00
Special Address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

11:15 - 11:45 GMT+2

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Special Address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Klaus Schwab, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Spirit of Resilience: Ukrainian Voices

11:45 - 12:15 GMT+2

Spirit of Resilience: Ukrainian Voices

Uliana Avtonomova

12:00
The View from Capitol Hill

12:30 - 13:30 GMT+2

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The View from Capitol Hill

Christopher A. Coons, Zanny Minton Beddoes

A Discussion with the Klitschkos

12:30 - 13:30 GMT+2

A Discussion with the Klitschkos

Haslinda Amin, Alois Zwinggi

Unlocking Carbon Markets

12:30 - 13:15 GMT+2

Unlocking Carbon Markets

M. Sanjayan, Suzanne DiBianca, David G. Victor, Bill Winters

13:00
Averting a Global Food Crisis

13:00 - 13:45 GMT+2

Averting a Global Food Crisis

Julia Chatterley, J. Erik Fyrwald

Safeguarding Global Scientific Collaboration

13:00 - 13:45 GMT+2

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Safeguarding Global Scientific Collaboration

Maria Leptin, Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Fabiola Gianotti, Dan Vahdat, Magdalena Skipper

Russia: What Next?

13:15 - 14:00 GMT+2

Russia: What Next?

Alexander Stubb, Samir Saran, Ian Bremmer, Karin von Hippel

Rethinking and Revitalizing Travel and Tourism

13:30 - 14:15 GMT+2

Rethinking and Revitalizing Travel and Tourism

Anthony Capuano, Keir Simmons

What Role for Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies?

13:30 - 14:15 GMT+2

What Role for Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies?

Renat Heuberger, Ann Mettler, Christian Mumenthaler, Varun Sivaram

14:00
Special Address by Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar

14:00 - 14:30 GMT+2

Special Address by Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar

Klaus Schwab

Building Economies in Fragile Markets

14:15 - 15:00 GMT+2

Building Economies in Fragile Markets

Mazen S. Darwazeh, Raj Kumar, Gelsomina Vigliotti

Equitable Responses to Ending the Pandemic

14:15 - 15:15 GMT+2

Equitable Responses to Ending the Pandemic

Gabriela Bucher, Matthew K. Kaminski, Seth F. Berkley, Stéphane Bancel, Jeremy Farrar, Amitabh Kant

Global Cybersecurity Outlook

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Global Cybersecurity Outlook

Chander Prakash Gurnani, Karen Tso

AI on the Street: Managing Trust in the Public Square

14:45 - 15:30 GMT+2

AI on the Street: Managing Trust in the Public Square

Takayuki Morita, Angela Oduor Lungati, Coen van Oostrom, Carlo Ratti

Ushering in a Safer Digital Future

14:45 - 15:30 GMT+2

Ushering in a Safer Digital Future

Julie Inman Grant, Pranjal Sharma, Brett Solomon

Deciphering Latin America's Future

14:45 - 15:30 GMT+2

Deciphering Latin America's Future

Enrique Acevedo, Thomas L. Friedman, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Moisés Naím, Andrés Velasco

Cold War 2.0

14:45 - 15:30 GMT+2

Cold War 2.0

Kishore Mahbubani, Manuela Kasper-Claridge, Ian Bremmer

15:00
Returning Nature to Cities

15:00 - 15:45 GMT+2

Returning Nature to Cities

Sheela Patel, Mauricio Rodas

Sport as a Unifying Force

15:00 - 16:00 GMT+2

Sport as a Unifying Force

Jill Ellis, Gianni Infantino, Patrice Motsepe, Klaus Schwab

The Return of the West?

15:30 - 16:15 GMT+2

The Return of the West?

Paula J. Dobriansky, David M. Rubenstein

Tackling Youth Mistrust

15:45 - 16:30 GMT+2

Tackling Youth Mistrust

Kamal Ahmed, Miguel A Rozo, Taha Bawa, Olga Bezverkha, Taylor Hawkins, Klaus Schwab

Press Conference: Launching Digital Foreign Direct Investment Initiative

15:45 - 16:15 GMT+2

Press Conference: Launching Digital Foreign Direct Investment Initiative

Sean Doherty, Peter Herweck

16:00
Middle East and North Africa Economic Outlook

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Middle East and North Africa Economic Outlook

Mohammed Bin Mahfoodh Bin Saad Al Ardhi, Nadine Hani

Blue Foods for a Sustainable Future

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Blue Foods for a Sustainable Future

Elizabeth Cousens, Jim Leape, Jane Nelson, Magdalena Skipper

Revaluing Essential Work

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Revaluing Essential Work

Elena Cherney, Hilary Cottam, Christy Hoffman, Fernanda Lopes Larsen

Conversation with Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman Kissinger Associates Inc.

16:15 - 16:45 GMT+2

Conversation with Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman Kissinger Associates Inc.

Henry A. Kissinger, Klaus Schwab

Unlocking Ancient Wisdom through Augmented Reality

16:15 - 16:45 GMT+2

Unlocking Ancient Wisdom through Augmented Reality

Mikaela Jade, Sam McCracken

Remittances for Recovery: A New Era of Digital Money

16:15 - 16:45 GMT+2

Remittances for Recovery: A New Era of Digital Money

Brad Garlinghouse, Sara Pantuliano, Jeremy Allaire, Asif Saleh

The Future of Democracy

16:15 - 17:00 GMT+2

The Future of Democracy

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, Timothy Snyder

Global Economic Outlook

16:30 - 17:30 GMT+2

Global Economic Outlook

Jane Fraser, David M. Rubenstein

Press Conference: Pioneering Ways to Strengthen Digital Trust with a Label

16:45 - 17:15 GMT+2

Press Conference: Pioneering Ways to Strengthen Digital Trust with a Label

Micol Lucchi, Martin Vetterli, Benedikt Wechsler

Designing for Disability: Driving Inclusion through Innovation

16:45 - 17:30 GMT+2

Designing for Disability: Driving Inclusion through Innovation

Ellyn Shook, Katherine Bell, Caroline Casey, David Kenny

17:00
Afghanistan: The Path Forward

17:15 - 17:45 GMT+2

Afghanistan: The Path Forward

Ishaan Tharoor

United States Economic Outlook

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

United States Economic Outlook

Rebecca Blumenstein, Adena Friedman, Jason Furman, Dan Schulman

Strategic Outlook: The Future of Global Operations

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Strategic Outlook: The Future of Global Operations

Sharan Burrow, Sally Buzbee, Amitabh Kant, Blake Moret

Building Responsible Data Ecosystems

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Building Responsible Data Ecosystems

Nicholas Carlson, André Kudelski, Brett Solomon

Transforming through Trust

17:45 - 18:30 GMT+2

Transforming through Trust

Hilde Schwab, Alberto Alemanno, Adam Kahane, Hahrie Han, Rana Dajani, Kennedy Odede, Mikaela Jade, Ashraf Patel, Rene Parker, Sanjay Pradhan, Jos De Blok, Celso Athayde, Richard W. Edelman, Adriana Mallet, Sam McCracken, Gisela Sánchez, Pranshu Singhal, Phillip Atiba Solomon

Creating a Global Skills Framework

17:45 - 18:30 GMT+2

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Creating a Global Skills Framework

Manny Maceda, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Allen Blue, Shobana Kamineni, Josephine Teo

The Post-Pandemic City: Not Business as Usual

17:45 - 18:30 GMT+2

The Post-Pandemic City: Not Business as Usual

Ian Leslie Edwards, Cristina Gamboa, Christian Ulbrich

18:00
Central Bank Digital Currencies

18:00 - 18:45 GMT+2

Central Bank Digital Currencies

Julia Chatterley

Embracing Climate Adaptation Action

18:00 - 19:00 GMT+2

Embracing Climate Adaptation Action

M. Sanjayan, Bart De Smet

A Wake-Up Call from Nature

18:30 - 20:00 GMT+2

A Wake-Up Call from Nature

Stéphane Bancel, David Dao, Isabella Eckerle, Marco Lambertini, Magdalena Skipper

Tuesday 24th May

8:00
A Reimagined Global Tax System

08:45 - 09:30 GMT+2

A Reimagined Global Tax System

Gabriela Bucher, Stefanie Stantcheva

9:00
China in the Global Energy Transition

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

China in the Global Energy Transition

Elizabeth Gaines, Lin Xueling, Ni Jun, Daniel Yergin, Zhang Zhigang

Growing Up in the Pandemic

09:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Growing Up in the Pandemic

Shoriwa Shaun Benjamin, Heidi Larson, Fatima-Zahra Ma-el-ainin, Benedikt Schmid

Responding to New Migration Flows in Europe

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

Responding to New Migration Flows in Europe

Becky Frankiewicz, Sasha Vakulina

Press Conference: The Global Workforce: Empowered but Divided

09:00 - 09:30 GMT+2

Press Conference: The Global Workforce: Empowered but Divided

Jonas Prising, Saadia Zahidi

Securing Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

Securing Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure

Jen Easterly, Dorit Dor, Pranjal Sharma, Matthew Prince, Felipe Bayon

Delivering on the 1 Billion Lives Challenge

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

Delivering on the 1 Billion Lives Challenge

Rima Qureshi

Where Will the Jobs of Tomorrow Come From?

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

Where Will the Jobs of Tomorrow Come From?

Rebecca Blumenstein, Jos De Blok

Global ESG for Global Resilience

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

Global ESG for Global Resilience

Shereen Bhan, Brian Moynihan, Emmanuel Faber, Laura M. Cha, Alan Jope

Unlocking Digital Innovation for Net Zero

09:30 - 10:30 GMT+2

Unlocking Digital Innovation for Net Zero

Christian Klein, Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Zoe Yujnovich, Karen Karniol-Tambour

10:00
Special Address by Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain

10:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Special Address by Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain

Strategic Outlook on the Digital Economy

10:00 - 11:00 GMT+2

Strategic Outlook on the Digital Economy

Nicholas Thompson, Antonio Neri, Arvind Krishna, Ruth Porat, Pekka Lundmark, Julie Sweet

Leading with Empathy in Times of Crisis

10:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Leading with Empathy in Times of Crisis

Margery Kraus, Ngaire Woods

Strategic Outlook on ASEAN

10:30 - 11:15 GMT+2

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Strategic Outlook on ASEAN

Warren Jude Fernandez, Lynn Kuok, Mathias Cormann, Tengku Muhammad Taufik

Press Conference: Travel and Tourism Development Index Launch

10:30 - 11:00 GMT+2

Press Conference: Travel and Tourism Development Index Launch

Madeleine Hillyer

The Rise of the Stay-at-Home Economy?

10:45 - 11:30 GMT+2

The Rise of the Stay-at-Home Economy?

Jennifer Schenker, Mark Edward Rose, Cláudia Azevedo, Ahmed Galal Ismail

The Geopolitical Outlook

10:45 - 11:30 GMT+2

The Geopolitical Outlook

Mirek Dušek

Strategic Outlook: Responsible Consumption

10:45 - 11:30 GMT+2

Strategic Outlook: Responsible Consumption

Gilberto Tomazoni, Nicolas Hieronimus, J. Michael Evans, Jane Nelson

11:00
Financing Resilient Economies and Societies

11:00 - 12:00 GMT+2

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Financing Resilient Economies and Societies

Gerard Baker, Roy Gori, Bob Sternfels, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

11:00 - 11:30 GMT+2

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Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Klaus Schwab, Ursula von der Leyen

Hybrid Work: What Happens Next?

11:15 - 12:00 GMT+2

Hybrid Work: What Happens Next?

Christy Hoffman, Lynda Gratton, Erik Brynjolfsson, Chano Fernandez

Climate Transition in Emerging Economies

11:30 - 12:15 GMT+2

Climate Transition in Emerging Economies

Mahmoud Mohieldin, Bronwyn Nielsen, Paddy Padmanathan

Leadership in an Era of Rolling Crises

11:30 - 12:15 GMT+2

Leadership in an Era of Rolling Crises

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, Maurice Lévy, Simon Freakley

Special Address by Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

11:30 - 12:00 GMT+2

Special Address by Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Investing in Health Equity

11:45 - 12:30 GMT+2

Investing in Health Equity

Caroline Anstey, Aron Cramer, Tolu Oni, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen

Press Conference: Speeding up on the road to net-zero

11:45 - 12:15 GMT+2

Press Conference: Speeding up on the road to net-zero

Catherine MacGregor

12:00
Financial Inclusion: Addressing the Largest Gaps

12:00 - 12:45 GMT+2

Financial Inclusion: Addressing the Largest Gaps

Adeeb Ahamed, Faisal Islam, Gelsomina Vigliotti

India at 75: Strategic Outlook

12:00 - 12:45 GMT+2

India at 75: Strategic Outlook

Sanjiv Bajaj, Shereen Bhan

How Detached Are Markets From Economic Reality?

12:00 - 12:45 GMT+2

How Detached Are Markets From Economic Reality?

Sara Eisen, Ahmed Ali Al-Hammadi, Leila Fourie, Kathryn Koch, Nick Studer

Absorbing the Commodity Shock

12:00 - 13:00 GMT+2

Absorbing the Commodity Shock

Anil Agarwal, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Bruce Whitfield

Will the M&A Boom Last?

12:15 - 12:45 GMT+2

Will the M&A Boom Last?

Manvinder Banga, Luisa Gómez Bravo, Peter Orszag, Andrew Serwer

The Journey towards Racial Equity

12:30 - 13:15 GMT+2

The Journey towards Racial Equity

Cheryl L. Dorsey, Alex Liu

Press Conference: Launch of Generation Valuable

12:45 - 13:15 GMT+2

Press Conference: Launch of Generation Valuable

Caroline Casey, Damon Jones, Blanca Juti, Gabriel Pablo Marcolongo, Natalie Pierce

13:00
Strengthening Trust in Public-Private Data Exchanges

13:30 - 14:00 GMT+2

Strengthening Trust in Public-Private Data Exchanges

Øyvind Eriksen, Angela Oduor Lungati, Keir Simmons, Lauren Woodman

Safeguarding Our Planet and People

13:30 - 14:30 GMT+2

Safeguarding Our Planet and People

Marc Benioff, Geraldine Matchett, Elizabeth Wathuti

Culture Shock

13:30 - 14:00 GMT+2

Culture Shock

Jeanne Bourgault, Amr Al Madani, Platon

Bolstering the World's Crisis-Management Capacity

13:30 - 14:15 GMT+2

Bolstering the World's Crisis-Management Capacity

Richard Hatchett, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Gillian R. Tett

14:00
Maryland Global Gateway Initiative

14:00 - 14:30 GMT+2

Maryland Global Gateway Initiative

Latin America Presidential Panel

14:00 - 15:00 GMT+2

Latin America Presidential Panel

Marisol Argueta de Barillas

Accelerating Corporate Investment in Nature

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Accelerating Corporate Investment in Nature

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Kahea Pacheco, Sir Andrew Steer, Ani Dasgupta, Jim Andrew

A Cost of Living Crisis

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

A Cost of Living Crisis

Gabriela Bucher, Madeleine von Holzen, Amit Stibbe

Working Together for Peace

14:30 - 16:00 GMT+2

Working Together for Peace

Ievgeniia Bodnya, Urs Gredig, Yuriy Vitrenko

A New Security Architecture in the Middle East

14:45 - 15:30 GMT+2

A New Security Architecture in the Middle East

Hadley Gamble

Shaping the Future of Investing

14:45 - 15:30 GMT+2

Shaping the Future of Investing

Alessandra Galloni, John Graham, Kai-Fu Lee, Lynn Martin

A Conversation with Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube

14:45 - 15:15 GMT+2

A Conversation with Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube

Alyson Shontell Lombardi, Susan Wojcicki

15:00
The Future of Crypto: The View from Miami

15:00 - 15:30 GMT+2

The Future of Crypto: The View from Miami

Enrique Acevedo

Energy Security and the European Green Deal

15:00 - 16:00 GMT+2

Energy Security and the European Green Deal

Ester Baiget, Anna Borg, Francine Lacqua

The Entrepreneur Revolution: A global movement to accelerate progress on the SDGs

15:20 - 15:45 GMT+2

The Entrepreneur Revolution: A global movement to accelerate progress on the SDGs

Marc Benioff, William Kwende, Inna Modja, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Gim Huay Neo

A Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

15:30 - 16:00 GMT+2

A Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

Klaus Schwab, Satya Nadella

16:00
Driving LGBTQI+ Resilience through Equity

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Driving LGBTQI+ Resilience through Equity

Asha Kharga, Sander van’t Noordende, Amit Paley, Christiana Riley, Sarah Kate Ellis

Unlocking the Potential of Blue Carbon

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Unlocking the Potential of Blue Carbon

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Aron Cramer, Douglas McCauley

Renaissance of South Asia?

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Renaissance of South Asia?

Haslinda Amin, Hari S. Bhartia

Building Future-Ready Local Economies

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Building Future-Ready Local Economies

Ibrahim AlMojel, Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Cherie Nursalim

Unlocking Capital at Scale for Digital Inclusion

16:15 - 17:00 GMT+2

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Unlocking Capital at Scale for Digital Inclusion

Enrique Acevedo, Hans Vestberg, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Shobana Kamineni, Makhtar Diop

Preparing for Africa’s Growing Global Role

16:15 - 17:00 GMT+2

Preparing for Africa’s Growing Global Role

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, Nzinga Qunta

Securing Europe

16:30 - 17:15 GMT+2

Securing Europe

Francine Lacqua

17:00
Shaping the Integrated Energy Future

17:00 - 17:45 GMT+2

Shaping the Integrated Energy Future

Andy Brown, Elena Cherney, Ignacio S. Galán, Mads Nipper, Elizabeth Gaines

NATO in the Nordics

17:30 - 18:00 GMT+2

NATO in the Nordics

Fareed Zakaria

Building Resilient Food and Land-Use Systems

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

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Building Resilient Food and Land-Use Systems

Steve Sedgwick, David MacLennan, Ibrahim Thiaw

Preparing for the Next Pandemic

17:30 - 18:30 GMT+2

Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Bill Gates, Peter Sands, Stephanie Mehta, Helen E. Clark

The Future of Workplace Learning

17:30 - 18:00 GMT+2

The Future of Workplace Learning

Ebru Özdemir, Sally Buzbee, Asheesh Advani, Judith Wiese

Towards a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Towards a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution

Joshua Amponsem, Jessica Cheam, Marco Lambertini

Crypto's Carbon Footprint

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Crypto's Carbon Footprint

Denelle Dixon, Michael Casey, Anthony Scaramucci, Lauren Woodman

Human-Centred Trade

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Human-Centred Trade

Helena Leurent, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Rahul Kanwal, Reta Jo Lewis, Cenk Alper

Investing Responsibly in Sustainable Governance

17:45 - 18:30 GMT+2

Investing Responsibly in Sustainable Governance

Jo Taylor, Ngaire Woods, Johan H. Andresen, Jane Nelson, Inderpreet Sawhney

Defining the US in a Changing World

17:45 - 18:30 GMT+2

Defining the US in a Changing World

Matthew Murray, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Tom Donilon

18:00
Our Shared Humanity Concert

18:30 - 19:15 GMT+2

Our Shared Humanity Concert

Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax

Ethical Decision Making in Times of Crisis

18:30 - 20:00 GMT+2

Ethical Decision Making in Times of Crisis

Mikaela Jade, Tonia Mastrobuoni, Klaus Moosmayer, Anna Riedl

Wednesday 25th May

8:00
Financing Net Zero: Moving from Commitment to Action

08:45 - 09:45 GMT+2

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Financing Net Zero: Moving from Commitment to Action

Makhtar Diop, Dr Celine Herweijer, Anne Richards, David Schwimmer, Martin Wolf

A Fresh Water Future

08:45 - 09:45 GMT+2

A Fresh Water Future

Karen Harris, Poul Due Jensen, James Quincey, Elizabeth Wathuti

What Next for Global Growth?

08:45 - 09:30 GMT+2

What Next for Global Growth?

Tom Keene, Mariana Mazzucato, Jim Hagemann Snabe

9:00
Strategic Outlook on Japan

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

Strategic Outlook on Japan

Gideon Rachman, Erik Brynjolfsson, Heizo Takenaka, Keiko Tashiro

The Economic Case for Education

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

The Economic Case for Education

Jean Daniel LaRock, Anne McElvoy

Accelerating Sustainable Value Chains

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

Accelerating Sustainable Value Chains

Roland Busch, Bruce Broussard, Martin Lundstedt, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Shefali Rekhi

The Biotech Revolution

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

The Biotech Revolution

Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Megan Palmer, Magdalena Skipper, Dimitri de Vreeze

Turning Words into Action

09:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Turning Words into Action

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Helena Gualinga, Taylor Hawkins, Jeremy Antoine Raguain

States of Concern

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

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States of Concern

Wolfgang Ischinger, Moisés Naím, Karin von Hippel, Rafael Mariano Grossi

Press Conference: Pfizer and Partners Announce Accord for a Healthier World

09:00 - 09:30 GMT+2

Press Conference: Pfizer and Partners Announce Accord for a Healthier World

Albert Bourla, Bill Gates, Angela Hwang

Rethinking the EU's Partnership with its Neighbourhood

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

Rethinking the EU's Partnership with its Neighbourhood

Matina Stevis-Gridneff

10:00
European Unity in a Disordered World?

10:00 - 11:00 GMT+2

European Unity in a Disordered World?

Saudi Arabia Outlook

10:00 - 10:45 GMT+2

Saudi Arabia Outlook

Margery Kraus

Is Globalization Dead?

10:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Is Globalization Dead?

Rana Foroohar, Thomas L. Friedman

A Conversation with Gina Raimondo, United States Secretary of Commerce

10:15 - 10:45 GMT+2

A Conversation with Gina Raimondo, United States Secretary of Commerce

Rana Foroohar

A New Pathway for the Amazon Basin

10:15 - 11:15 GMT+2

A New Pathway for the Amazon Basin

Ani Dasgupta, Ricardo Hausmann, Mario Mesquita

Food Systems in Crisis: A Roadmap for Action

10:15 - 11:00 GMT+2

Food Systems in Crisis: A Roadmap for Action

Hanneke Faber, David Rhodes, Rajiv Shah

Advancing Digital Cooperation

10:15 - 11:00 GMT+2

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Advancing Digital Cooperation

Samir Saran, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chuck Robbins, Brad Smith, Josephine Teo

Climate Action Starts at Home

10:30 - 11:15 GMT+2

Climate Action Starts at Home

Alejandro René Daly Rivero, Helena Leurent

Rethinking Infrastructure for the Coming Decade

10:30 - 11:15 GMT+2

Rethinking Infrastructure for the Coming Decade

Lord Nicholas Stern, Jonathan Reckford, Lauren Sorkin-Yeo, Arjun Dhawan, Florence Verzelen

Generation Disruption: Millennials Take the Helm

10:30 - 11:15 GMT+2

Generation Disruption: Millennials Take the Helm

Uliana Avtonomova, Nupur Ruchika Kohli, Platon

11:00
Press Conference: First Movers Coalition Announce Expansion

11:00 - 11:30 GMT+2

Press Conference: First Movers Coalition Announce Expansion

Marc Benioff, Bill Gates, Gim Huay Neo, Ruth Porat, Brad Smith

Crises, Experimentation and Innovation

11:15 - 12:00 GMT+2

Crises, Experimentation and Innovation

Seth F. Berkley, Frank Geels, Stephanie Mehta

Transitioning to a Green Middle East

11:30 - 12:15 GMT+2

Transitioning to a Green Middle East

Lamya Al Haj, Badr Jafar, Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, Mina Al-Oraibi

A Conversation with  Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece

11:30 - 12:00 GMT+2

A Conversation with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece

The Path to Decarbonizing Aviation

11:45 - 12:30 GMT+2

The Path to Decarbonizing Aviation

María Mendiluce, Dieter Vranckx, Martha Hall Findlay, Dev Sanyal

The Outlook for Inflation

11:45 - 12:30 GMT+2

The Outlook for Inflation

Jason Furman, Ricardo Hausmann, Adam Tooze

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Outlook

11:45 - 12:30 GMT+2

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Outlook

Katherine Bell

Building Responsible Supply Networks

11:45 - 12:30 GMT+2

Building Responsible Supply Networks

Nicola Galombik, Michael Süss

Investing in Climate Change Adaptation in Fragile Contexts

11:45 - 12:30 GMT+2

Investing in Climate Change Adaptation in Fragile Contexts

Alan Belfield, Elizabeth Hausler, Tjada McKenna, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

Press Conference: Global CEOs Announce Collective Action on Cyber Resilience

11:45 - 12:15 GMT+2

Press Conference: Global CEOs Announce Collective Action on Cyber Resilience

Di Dai, Dorit Dor, Jen Easterly

12:00
A Nuclear Option?

12:00 - 12:30 GMT+2

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A Nuclear Option?

Dmitry Zhdannikov, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Stefano Buono

A Discussion about Equality

12:30 - 14:00 GMT+2

A Discussion about Equality

Samantha Akwei, Kevin Delaney, Laura Liswood, Angela Oduor Lungati, Philipp Wilhelm

Shaping a Shared Future: Making the Metaverse

12:45 - 13:30 GMT+2

Shaping a Shared Future: Making the Metaverse

Chris Cox, Peggy Johnson, Andrew R. Sorkin

13:00
Changing the Game for Circular Innovation

13:00 - 13:45 GMT+2

Changing the Game for Circular Innovation

Marco Hernandez, Francesco Starace, Gonzalo Muñoz, Jacqueline Poh, Nivedha RM

Taking the Long View

13:00 - 14:00 GMT+2

Taking the Long View

Khalfan Belhoul, Frederick Kempe

Balancing Globalization and Resilience in a Time of Crises

13:00 - 14:00 GMT+2

Balancing Globalization and Resilience in a Time of Crises

Frank Appel, Kumar M. Birla, Aron Cramer, Jagjit Singh Srai

A Lost Decade?

13:15 - 14:00 GMT+2

A Lost Decade?

Caroline Anstey, Helen E. Clark

Safeguarding the Future of the Internet

13:15 - 14:00 GMT+2

Safeguarding the Future of the Internet

Jen Easterly, James Harding

A New Era of Industrial Development

13:15 - 14:00 GMT+2

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A New Era of Industrial Development

Mariana Mazzucato, Herbert Diess, Pat Gelsinger, Kate Moody, Paolo Gentiloni

14:00
Conversation with Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer

14:00 - 14:30 GMT+2

Conversation with Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer

Klaus Schwab, Albert Bourla

A Conversation with Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir

14:15 - 14:45 GMT+2

A Conversation with Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir

Alex Karp, Uwe J. Heuser

Transforming Industries with Frontier Technologies

14:30 - 15:30 GMT+2

Transforming Industries with Frontier Technologies

Cristiano Amon, Christian Peter Bruch, Paul Hudson, Alan Murray

The Outlook for Global Debt

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

The Outlook for Global Debt

Patrick Khulekani Dlamini, Sara Eisen

Responding to the Great Resignation

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Responding to the Great Resignation

Richard Quest, Alain Dehaze, Sharan Burrow, Levent Cakiroglu

Delivering Biomanufacturing's Full Potential

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Delivering Biomanufacturing's Full Potential

Ric Fulop, Jason Kelly, Trish Malarkey, Megan Palmer

Responsible AI for Societal Gains

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Responsible AI for Societal Gains

Kriss Deiglmeier, Vilas Dhar, Stuart Russell

Clean Energy Superpowers

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Clean Energy Superpowers

Henrik Andersen, Steve Sedgwick, Sumant Sinha

Return to War

14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2

Return to War

Ravi Agrawal, Kenneth Roth, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Graham Allison, Lynn Kuok

15:00
A Conversation with Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

15:00 - 15:30 GMT+2

A Conversation with Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Hadley Gamble

Special Address by Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel

15:00 - 15:30 GMT+2

Special Address by Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel

Putting Health at the Heart of Climate Action

15:15 - 15:45 GMT+2

Putting Health at the Heart of Climate Action

Feike Sybesma, Soumya Swaminathan, Mauricio Cárdenas

Reimagining Humanitarian Assistance

15:15 - 16:00 GMT+2

Reimagining Humanitarian Assistance

Ievgeniia Bodnya, Per Heggenes, Sara Pantuliano

16:00
New Energy Economy: Learning from Today's Challenges

16:00 - 17:00 GMT+2

New Energy Economy: Learning from Today's Challenges

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Pawan Munjal, Paddy Padmanathan, Martin Wolf

Unlocking the Power of Digital Health

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Unlocking the Power of Digital Health

Nancy Brown, Belen Garijo, Bernd Montag

The Power of People: Co-Designing Impact and Inclusion

16:00 - 16:30 GMT+2

The Power of People: Co-Designing Impact and Inclusion

Cheryl L. Dorsey, Tjada McKenna, Kahea Pacheco

Wages in the Spotlight

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Wages in the Spotlight

Abha Bhattarai, Mauricio Cárdenas, Nela Richardson

Trustworthiness in the Digital Ecosystem

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Trustworthiness in the Digital Ecosystem

David Koh, Almar Latour, Sir Martin Sorrell, Michelle Zatlyn

Live from Space: What Next for Global Cooperation?

16:00 - 17:00 GMT+2

Live from Space: What Next for Global Cooperation?

Josef Aschbacher, Sylvia Makario, William Marshall, Andrew R. Sorkin

Rethinking How to Eliminate Global Poverty

16:00 - 17:00 GMT+2

Rethinking How to Eliminate Global Poverty

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Tracy Francis, Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Kennedy Odede, Asif Saleh

Art and Science: Scouts for a Better Future

16:00 - 16:45 GMT+2

Art and Science: Scouts for a Better Future

Yo-Yo Ma, Fabiola Gianotti

Trade: Now What?

16:15 - 17:00 GMT+2

Trade: Now What?

Stephanie Flanders

Serving Up Digital Services

16:15 - 17:00 GMT+2

Serving Up Digital Services

Richard Baldwin, Ana Paula Assis

The Four-Day Week: Necessity or Luxury?

16:45 - 17:30 GMT+2

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The Four-Day Week: Necessity or Luxury?

Ohood Bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Hilary Cottam, Jonas Prising, Adam Grant, Anne-Marie Slaughter

17:00
Press Conference: The New Economics of Water - Launch of Global Commission

17:30 - 18:00 GMT+2

Press Conference: The New Economics of Water - Launch of Global Commission

Mariana Mazzucato, Johan Rockström

The Future of the Abraham Accords

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

The Future of the Abraham Accords

Dorit Dor, Mirek Dušek, Stuart E. Eizenstat

Turning the Tide on Infectious Diseases and Cancer

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Turning the Tide on Infectious Diseases and Cancer

Megan Palmer

Turning up the Heat on Greenwashing

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

Turning up the Heat on Greenwashing

Andrew Forrest, Somini Sengupta, Ronald Wuijster

Staying on Course for Climate Action

17:30 - 18:30 GMT+2

Staying on Course for Climate Action

Jesper Brodin, Richard Quest, Christoph Schweizer, Anish Shah

The Future of the Gig Economy

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

The Future of the Gig Economy

Sharan Burrow, Alyson Shontell Lombardi

An Economic Iron Curtain: Scenarios and Their Implications

17:30 - 18:15 GMT+2

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An Economic Iron Curtain: Scenarios and Their Implications

Andrej Plenković, Fareed Zakaria, Valdis Dombrovskis, Ray Dalio, Kristalina Georgieva

Global ESG Standards: Are We There Yet?

17:30 - 18:00 GMT+2

Global ESG Standards: Are We There Yet?

Emmanuel Faber, Gillian R. Tett, Ramya Krishnaswamy, Brian Moynihan

Funding Europe’s Economic Renewal

17:45 - 18:30 GMT+2

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Funding Europe’s Economic Renewal

Sigrid Kaag, Christian Sewing, Sasha Vakulina, Johannes Hahn

18:00
Racial Disparities in Refugee Treatment

18:30 - 20:00 GMT+2

Racial Disparities in Refugee Treatment

Christophe Catoir, Diana Daiub, Alejandro René Daly Rivero, Leela de Kretser, Amy Slaughter, Sakena Yacoobi

Press Conference: Trade and Food Policy Outlook

18:40 - 19:00 GMT+2

Press Conference: Trade and Food Policy Outlook

Sean Doherty, Svein Tore Holsether

19:00
Press Conference: Minister Dmytro Kuleba

19:10 - 19:40 GMT+2

Press Conference: Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Thursday 26th May

9:00
Kyiv after the Onslaught

09:00 - 09:30 GMT+2

Kyiv after the Onslaught

Mirek Dušek

Freedom of the Press

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

Freedom of the Press

Edward Felsenthal, Patrick Chappatte, Kenneth Roth, Christophe Deloire, Sasha Vakulina, Agnes Callamard

The Possibilities of the Metaverse

09:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

The Possibilities of the Metaverse

Nicole Bishop, Peggy Johnson, Hoda Al Khzaimi, Edward Lewin

The Future of Global Cooperation

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

The Future of Global Cooperation

Lance Pierce, Silvia Anna Ainio, Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Mark Leonard

The Biggest Trade Deal in the World

09:00 - 09:45 GMT+2

The Biggest Trade Deal in the World

Simon Evenett, Lin Xueling

Redefining Food Systems with Emerging Technologies

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

Redefining Food Systems with Emerging Technologies

Leanne Geale, Svein Tore Holsether, Rahul Kanwal, Ishmael Sunga

Integrating Refugees into Labour Markets

09:15 - 10:00 GMT+2

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Integrating Refugees into Labour Markets

Jesper Brodin, Nicolas Schmit, Heba Aly, Valérie Beaulieu, Ebru Özdemir

Addressing the Drivers of Eco-anxiety

09:30 - 10:15 GMT+2

Addressing the Drivers of Eco-anxiety

Inna Modja, Warren Jude Fernandez, Elizabeth Wathuti, Kahea Pacheco, David Dao

10:00
Ukraine: Reporting from the Frontlines

10:00 - 10:30 GMT+2

Ukraine: Reporting from the Frontlines

Mstyslav Chernov, Yann Zopf, Sasha Vakulina

A Conversation with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran

10:15 - 10:45 GMT+2

A Conversation with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran

Fareed Zakaria

The Brave New Quantum Economy

10:30 - 11:15 GMT+2

The Brave New Quantum Economy

Gillian R. Tett, Freeke Heijman, Jeremy O'Brien, Jack Hidary

The Global Jobs Outlook

10:30 - 11:15 GMT+2

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The Global Jobs Outlook

Saadia Zahidi, Hisayuki Idekoba, Aiman Ezzat, Nicolas Schmit

Global Risks in an Era of Turbulence

10:45 - 11:45 GMT+2

Global Risks in an Era of Turbulence

Helen E. Clark, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Tom Keene

11:00
Special Address by Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany

11:00 - 11:45 GMT+2

Special Address by Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany

Klaus Schwab

Closing Remarks: The Road Ahead

11:45 - 12:00 GMT+2

Closing Remarks: The Road Ahead

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