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Watch our Global Stage premiere live from Davos

January 16, 2026

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As AI reshapes economies and societies at unprecedented speed, global leaders are mobilizing historic levels of investment into digital infrastructure, data centers, and connectivity. Yet a central question remains: what does it take to turn investment into real, equitable AI access on the ground?

Building on the World Economic Forum’s high-level discussions around AI financing and global connectivity, this Global Stage livestream shifts the focus from capital to execution. We’ll examine how countries can cooperate in a more contested world to translate investment into inclusive, large-scale AI deployment.

Watch the live premiere on Wednesday, January 21st at 12PM ET/6 PM CEST at gzeromedia.com/globalstage.

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Participants:

Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group; Co-Founder, Higherlife Foundation
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
Rishi Sunak, Former Prime Minister, United Kingdom

This livestream is the latest in the Webby-nominated Global Stage series, a partnership between GZERO and Microsoft that examines critical issues at the intersection of technology, politics, and society.

Global Stage Live from Davos

Live premiere: Wednesday, January 21 at 12 PM ET/ 6 PM CET

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How do we ensure AI is safe, available to everyone, and enhancing productivity? It’s a big topic at this year’s UN General Assembly. That’s why GZERO’s Global Stage livestream brought together leading experts at the heart of the action for “Live from the United Nations: Securing our Digital Future,” an event produced in partnership between the Complex Risk Analytics Fund, or CRAF’d, and GZERO Media’s Global Stage series, sponsored by Microsoft.

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Watch our Global Stage premiere live from Davos

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