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Global Stage events present conversations about critical global issues at the intersection of technology, politics, and society, featuring leaders and experts from around the world.
As we approach the grim first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – which came on the heels of last year’s Munich Security Conference – GZERO is back in Germany, discussing the past year since the war began, what’s likely to come next, and what it means for the world.
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AI at the tipping point: danger to information, promise for creativity
January 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence is on everyone's mind these days. The potential for AI to mess up democracy is scary, but the truth is that it can also make the world a better place. So, are bots good or bad for us? We asked a few experts to weigh in during the Global Stage livestream conversation "Risks and Rewards of AI," hosted by GZERO in partnership with Microsoft at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
2022 has been rough. Will 2023 be any better?
December 16, 2022
2022 has been the year of converging crises: the ongoing pandemic, climate change, economic turmoil, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lots of gloom and doom indeed. But in all these crises there is an opportunity to bounce back with solutions to make the world a better place. How? We asked several experts during the Global Stage livestream conversation "The Road to 2030: Getting Global Goals Back on Track" hosted by GZERO in partnership with Microsoft.
Who can solve the world's "emergency of global proportions"?
September 22, 2022
Thousands of the world's most influential people are in New York this week to attend the 77th UN General Assembly at a time of multiple related crises. UN Secretary-General António Guterres wants to focus on rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs — the UN's blueprint for making the world a better place. Progress on the SDGs got derailed by the pandemic, to the point that they likely won't be achieved by the 2030 deadline. To get a sense of the scale of the problems and explore possible solutions, we brought in several experts to weigh in for a Global Stage livestream conversation "Rescuing a World in Crisis," hosted by GZERO Media in partnership with Microsoft.
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