Klaus Schwab

This year's World Economic Forum in Davos saw intense debate about the future of capitalism. Many participants were asking whether capitalism, with all of its excesses, still has a place in today's world. The media, meanwhile, speculated that if even managers and bankers were raising doubts about the system's future,...

Burnout is a condition associated with exhaustion, stress, pessimism, cynicism, withdrawal and a bunker mentality. These symptoms are worrying in an individual, but can be disastrous in world affairs. In the run-up to the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, there is a distinct sense of burnout...

On 10 September 2001, my wife and I arrived in New York as I was to receive the Candlelight Award from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. We will never forget the warm atmosphere characterizing this special evening. We stayed close to Central Park.

On 11 September, I left the...

The advent of technology has fundamentally changed our lives, but one thing is for sure: the velocity of technological change will accelerate in an exponential manner with significant ramifications for all of us. Just imagine: over half of the scientists and engineers who have ever lived are alive today. China...

The state of the world is fraught with unprecendented imbalances and tremendous risks, and institutions are struggling to keep up with the changing times.

From a lack of progress on international trade and climate change negotiations to challenges involved in meeting energy and food security and the Millennium Development...

The potentially critical situation at the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan underlines the limits of even the best engineering minds working at the frontiers of their field. Almost 100 years ago, the world was confronted with the same limitations to human ingenuity when the most sophisticated engineering marvel of...

This week we commemorate the 100th International Women's Day, celebrating the enormous strides women have made over the past century. Yet, there are still vast differences between women and men in terms of access to resources and opportunities. How can we ensure that we do not have to wait another...

Following a decade characterized by an explosion of global challenges, and most recently a structural economic crisis, we now live in a completely new reality. Never before has the world faced so many serious challenges simultaneously. Leaders from all sectors of society are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate this...