Young talent to set 2022 agenda says World Economic Forum president

This is the decade of ‘talentism’ rather than capitalism, the World Economic Forum’s president said as it begins a week of high-level online meetings to address climate action, the pandemic and the economic recovery.

Borge Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister, tells the Business Extra podcast that the success of a business is now also being measured by its ability to recruit and develop young talent.

In this episode:

Key issues for WEF 2022 (1m 57s)
Could Covid disruption offer opportunity? (3m 00s)
Private and public sectors being brought together (4m 35s)
Companies taking more responsibility towards customers, society and the environment (7m 03s)

Davos online instead of in person (14m 05s)

 

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