The World Economic Forum (WEF) Meeting offered leaders across business and government the opportunity to discuss the state of the world and develop partnerships and policies to address the most pressing economic and social challenges. At the Annual Meeting, Deloitte joined global leaders to participate in discussions and events designed to advance meaningful and measurable solutions to these challenges.
Deloitte is a long-standing strategic partner of WEF. We share our experience and capabilities from across our network to help WEF address critical global challenges through our contributions to WEF communities, initiatives, and participation in events throughout the year.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Meeting returned to Davos under the theme History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies.
Deloitte Davos daily briefings
Deloitte invites you to watch a series of conversations that explored this year’s Davos theme, History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies. Host Vimi Grewal-Carr, Deloitte Global Clients & Industries Leader, and other Deloitte delegates provide daily briefings and their perspectives on the latest from Davos.
Deloitte on the Davos agenda:
Deloitte’s thought leadership
We are in a decisive decade to accelerate action against climate change. Choices made over the next decade will impact the world for centuries to come, and business leaders must be advocates for taking action to address climate change within their organisation and beyond.
This report takes a practical look at the farmer and food value-chain landscape in the EU and points to the pathway forward to scale climate-smart agriculture.
In Europe alone, over 2.8 million social and eco-enterprises generate 6%-12% of employment in the region, more than finance and other industry sectors.
As these enterprises drive inclusive, sustainable and local outcomes, how can governments around the world advance policies that unlock the full potential to grow a social economy?
Two years on from the start of the pandemic, Gen Zs and millennials still find themselves in uniquely unsettling times: their long-term plans and aspirations for a more inclusive and sustainable world continue to be undermined by global threats and daily challenges, with no end in sight to the disruption.
Therefore, it is perhaps unsurprising that the 2022 Deloitte Gen Z and Millennial Survey of over 23,000 people across 46 countries found that stress and anxiety remain at heightened levels for both generations, most notably in younger respondents.
For business leaders, it is important to consider these findings against the backdrop of a fast-changing world of work, where Gen Zs and millennials expect workplace cultures and practices to support their yearning for balance and change. Learn more about the stressors affecting these generations and the opportunities and challenges faced by employers.
Time is no longer running out to act on climate change; it’s up, and the global economy is at a crossroads. But, if the world acts now to rapidly achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, the transformation of the economy would set the world up for stronger economic growth by 2070.
Such a transformation could increase the size of the world economy by $43 trillion in net present value terms from 2021-2070. We have the technologies, business models, and policy approaches today to deliver rapid decarbonization and limit global warming to as close to 1.5°C by century’s end.
We cannot afford to waste another year, another month, debating the merits of doing something versus doing nothing. As leaders, every choice, every day is a chance to speed the realization of that vision.
This report by WEF’s Global Health Equity Network (GHEN), Deloitte, the American Heart Association, and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health identifies how businesses can prioritize the health of their employees, communities, and ecosystems.
This report provides a pragmatic perspective on the non-tariff barriers encountered with border and customs services that can be exponentially improved through digital transformation to increase intra-Africa trade. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation commenced on the 1st of January 2021 and has the potential to increase intra-African trade from its current 18 percent of total trade to 50 percent by 2030. The paper highlights the insights from the Logistic Performance Index as well as key insights from case studies—demonstrating the value of digital reforms in various African countries such as Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. The paper is a call to action for more integrated digital reforms that can drive higher impact through public and private partnership that sets the course for Africa’s post pandemic recovery and growth.
UpLink Luncheon - Investing in entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs
The Deloitte UpLink team hosted a luncheon featuring five top innovators and over 45 attendees.
Speakers:
• J.N. Hill, Switzerland Partner UpLink project lead, Deloitte
• Sarah Franklin, CMO, Salesforce
• John Dutton, Head of UpLink and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
UpLink Reception - Entrepreneur Revolution
Over 100 leaders and client executives, including Deloitte executive leadership joined the Deloitte-hosted reception at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Speakers:
• Punit Renjen, Global CEO, Deloitte
• Paul Clemmons, US Partner UpLink project lead, Deloitte
• Roshni Nadar Malhotra, CEO, HCL Group and Chairperson, HCL Technologies
• Olivier Schwab, Head of Technology, World Economic Forum
• Innovators: Nivedha RM, TrashCon and Orianna Bretschger, Aquacycl
Press Conference - The Entrepreneur Revolution: A global movement to accelerate progress on the SDGs
This press conference featured visionary leaders who are driving UpLink forward, and discover why their investment in water resilience, tree conservation, and "ecopreneurs" can significantly accelerate the delivery of the SDGs and drive transformational change across the globe. This event also announced the new HCL partnership.
Speakers:
• Punit Renjen, Global CEO, Deloitte
• Roshni Nadar Malhotra, CEO, HCL Group & Chairperson, HCL Technologies
• Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre of Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum Geneva
• William Kwende, Founder of Serious Shea SARL
• Inna Modja, Land Ambassador, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• Marc Benioff, Chair and Co-CEO of Salesforce
• Alem Tedeneke, Media Lead, World Economic Forum
Uplink at Davos
UpLink is the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum. Launched at Davos in 2020 in partnership with Deloitte and Salesforce, the digital platform creates bridges for entrepreneurs to connect to the investors, corporate partners, experts, and organisations they need to scale.
UpLink exists to unlock an entrepreneur revolution and support positive systemic change for people and planet. We inspire and guide people to create, innovate and push the boundaries of what is perceived as possible, to solve world’s most pressing challenges.