The World Economic Forum was buzzing as leaders confront a world in flux. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey senior partners Daniel Pacthod, Rodney Zemmel, and Tracy Francis talk with McKinsey global editorial director, Lucia Rahilly, about what happened in Davos last week (originally recorded for our webinar series, McKinsey Live). Key themes on the mountaintop were: AI transformation, resilience and geopolitics, EU competitiveness, the energy transition, and women’s health.

Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw.

The World Economic Forum was buzzing as leaders confront a world in flux. In this episode of <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast">The McKinsey Podcast, </a>McKinsey senior partners <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/daniel-pacthod">Daniel Pacthod</a>, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/rodney-zemmel">Rodney Zemmel</a>, and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/tracy-francis">Tracy Francis</a> talk with McKinsey global editorial director, Lucia Rahilly, about what happened in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/world-economic-forum/overview" data-outlook-id="f93caf9b-776e-424b-9f23-9e3f42e40540">Davos</a> last week (originally recorded for our webinar series,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-live" data-outlook-id="38886915-bf32-4ce8-a89c-9d07dae622a7">McKinsey Live).</a> Key themes on the mountaintop were: <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-economic-potential-of-generative-ai-the-next-productivity-frontier" data-outlook-id="493bad62-a14c-4f3c-b7e1-b2f8db65255d">AI transformation</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Cooperation_Barometer_2025.pdf" data-outlook-id="f2515865-691b-472f-8c9b-1c7e633e86d9">resilience and geopolitics</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-global-cooperation-barometer-2025/" data-outlook-id="17600b63-cf07-42b1-81ec-a9b6811e7b73">EU competitiveness</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/world-economic-forum/knowledge-collaborations/securing-minerals-for-the-energy-transition" data-outlook-id="ce88b25b-ad57-4072-b90d-72d4e597f8c9">the energy transition</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/blueprint-to-close-the-womens-health-gap-how-to-improve-lives-and-economies-for-all" data-outlook-id="ff3155e4-b53e-412d-8011-0fd8e8b408e6">women&rsquo;s health</a>.
Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw.

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