Forecasts of AI's impact on productivity vary widely, from those projecting a 15% boost in labour output across advanced economies to warnings that as many as 92 million jobs could vanish globally by 2030.

Generative AI will transform work as we know it, but will that transformation lead to shared prosperity or widening exclusion? How can we prevent productivity gains from masking a much bleaker economic picture.

Speakers:

Jonas Prising, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup

Elizabeth Shuler, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, European Commission

Erik Brynjolfsson, Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor; Director, Digital Economy Lab, Stanford University

Ravi Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant

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The Nobel Prize in Economics 2025 recognized research showing that long-term growth depends on a relentless cycle of innovation replacing the old and creating the new. In a world marked by uncertainty, fragmentation and technological disruption, this insight feels more relevant than ever.

Can the principles of creative renewal be turned into practical strategies for growth?

Speakers:

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
Peter Howitt, Professor Emeritus, Brown University
Philippe Aghion, Professor of Economics, INSEAD

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Growth in Latin America has stagnated at around 2% as the region strives to develop a more diversified economy and boost investment and productivity. Geoeconomic tensions are spreading and major powers are vying for influence over Latin America.

With economic policy shifts in the region under way, how can it really deliver meaningful growth?

Speakers:

Esther Dweck, Minister of Management and Innovation in Public Services, Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services of Brazil

James Scriven, Chief Executive Officer, IDB Invest

Julio Velarde, Governor, Central Bank of Peru

Altagracia Gomez Sierra, Coordinator, Regional Economic Development and Relocation Advisory Council, Office of the Presidency of Mexico

Juan Carlos Mora, Chief Executive Officer, Bancolombia

Gillian R. Tett, Provost, King's College, University of Cambridge

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/breaking-latin-america-s-growth-ceiling/

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