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Davos has always been more than a conference for the global elite. It is where global anxiety crystallizes into agenda. It is where ambition either becomes architecture or evaporates into rhetoric. As the world enters 2026, one reality is unavoidable, because the era of ESG storytelling has quietly expired. In...

Amidst grim OBR forecasts for the UK economy published during the Autumn Budget, creating AI data centre hubs offers a route to improved economic growth, enhanced public services and job creation. Mehdi Paryavi, CEO and Founder of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA), looks at the opportunities. Amidst a struggling economy, it is hoped that Britain’s new AI Growth Zones will deliver a badly needed fiscal boost. Predictions suggest these...

Communication is inseparable from leadership. Not as a theory, but as a daily reality. Leaders guide, motivate, and develop people largely through how they communicate. It’s how priorities become shared understanding. It’s how strategy turns into action. And it’s how trust is built, or quietly eroded, over time. Yet many leaders struggle with communication. Not because they lack...

In today’s frantic world, with its many distractions, we have developed a strong aversion to boredom. The moment our minds begin to wander, we reach for our phones, check email, or find some other diversion. Yet in doing so, we are systematically destroying one of the most powerful stimuli for unexpected solutions: unstructured mental downtime. When we're not actively focused on a task, our brains do not simply...

How David Rocker Built a Career on Structure David Rocker didn’t start in finance. He started in engineering. That background shaped everything that came after. “I was trained to break down problems, find patterns, and build systems that don’t break under pressure,” he says. “That mindset still drives how I...

Valentin Kulikov, CEO of Sunlocate Properties, a serial entrepreneur and UAE real estate expert who built his foundation on scaling service businesses in a highly competitive environment. His 15 years of experience working with demanding clients and complicated sales have become the foundation for Customer Happiness — a systemic approach...

The AI wave is everywhere — but visible, lasting value is still elusive. AI initiative failure rates hover around 85 percent. I watched the following exchange among an executive team of a Fortune 500 financial services firm. Despite spending $3.7 million on its AI initiative and deploying some genuinely impressive technology, the team couldn’t agree on whether its AI investment was a success...

Right before the World Economic Forum 2026 (WEF), which brings together, in smallville Davos (Switzerland), the most important world leaders and CEOs, Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, takes a look at the new year and at what it could bring for the Web3 space. Here are his thoughts. Is Bitcoin still “the” thing in Web3?   Altcoins could eclipse Bitcoin. Bitcoin has cemented...

Most leaders say they value curiosity. Most organizations say they reward it. The data—and lived experience—suggest otherwise. In executive teams across industries, curiosity is often praised in theory and penalized in practice. Leaders encourage people to “think differently,” yet when decisions need to be made quickly, questions are treated as friction....

Gary Datta didn’t plan on becoming a financial advisor. His career started in a small manufacturing firm in New Jersey, far from the world of wealth planning and client portfolios. But his path shows how a curious mind, a love of problem-solving, and a willingness to start over can lead...