Open Forum Agricultural Evolution World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

Summary

Quantum technologies are rapidly moving from theory to reality. As research progresses, the scientific community faces growing ... A credible pathway to artificial general intelligence (AGI) is increasingly coming into view as advances in scaling, multimodal ... Advances in DNA and RNA research are transforming medicine, preventing disease, enhancing therapies and extending human ... Water is undergoing a paradigm shift, from being seen as a basic utility to a foundation of From DNA research that unlocked the biotechnology sector to fibre optics and digital imaging that enabled today's networked ... Forecasts of AI's impact on productivity vary widely, from those projecting a 15% boost in labour output across advanced ... AI's rapid growth is fuelling a trillion-dollar wave of data centre investment and a race to secure cheap, clean and abundant ... Cultural leaders and science experts come together to explore the act of doing and of making do with what is at hand to create ... Manufacturers are embedding intelligence at every stage, from algorithmic design and AI agents to closed-loop recycling. The era of incremental change in banking is reaching an end. Instead of reacting to digitization, banks must adopt and instead of ... Every $1 invested in housing generates $2-$3 in GDP impact through construction, jobs and services. Tight housing markets, in ...