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About the Global Conference 2025 Power of Ideas

In this collection of Power of Ideas essays, thought leaders across sectors explore how to create a flourishing future for all, from investment to innovation and from climate to collaboration.

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Shaping Sustainable AI Through Investment

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across various sectors can be a pivotal force in the creation of a flourishing future for all. It is now obvious that AI offers unprecedented opportunities to address complex global challenges...
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Mathias Burghardt

Executive Vice-President and CEO, Ardian France
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M&A as a Bridge to a Flourishing Future for All

As a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor, I consider my line of work narrow and broad in equal measure when it comes to creating a flourishing future for all. Mergers and acquisitions are, in a purely technical sense, economic...
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Vanessa Dager

Managing Director, Head of M&A and Advisory, North America, BNP Paribas
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A Global Health Crisis We Can Prevent

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10 percent of all cancer cases, and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Colorectal cancer may not have the flashy celebrity...
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Anjee Davis

CEO, Fight Colorectal Cancer
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The Hidden Costs of Tech Gradualism

In a global economy that advances according to Moore’s Law, there are hidden costs to technological gradualism. Often, it is only in hindsight that these costs become obvious. For example, in Europe, Mario Draghi’s exhortation that Europe...
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Dante A. Disparte

Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, Circle