Børge Brende: Between World Orders, Global Cooperation and Digital Transformation

Hi everyone, I'm Nikolai Tangen, the CEO of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, and today I'm really excited because I'm joined by my fellow Norwegian, Berger Brede. And Berger, he is the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, the organization behind the iconic divorce gatherings. And that's where the world's most powerful leaders meet each year. to shape the global agenda. Berger also happens to be, I think, the best connected person in the world.

So Burger, pleasure to have you here. Oh coming from you, that means a lot. Burger, um let's uh uh before we move on to the big the really big topics, for listeners who uh don't know, what exactly is the World Economic Forum? So the World Economic Forum is 55 years old. It is an international organization for public-private corporation.

It's based here in Geneva, Switzerland. It's not-for-profit. And as you said, we're most known for our annual meeting in Davos that brings key people from business and governments together. We have hundreds of meetings, we have hundreds of different initiatives, public, private, in the field of fighting corruption to naturing climate, to reviving growth and trade. How many people work at the forum?

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