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GZERO streams live from Davos

Live from Davos: Crisis in a digital world | Monday, May 23 | 11 am ET / 5 pm CEST | Global Stage

As industry and government leaders gather in person for the 2022 World Economic Forum, GZERO Media is hosting a special livestream to discuss “Crisis in a digital world” at 5 pm CEST/11 am EDT.


Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media; Elizabeth Cousens, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation; Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair of Microsoft; Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark; and moderator Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and former editor-in-chief of WIRED, will be joined by other global leaders at a time of crisis. What role and responsibility does the tech industry have as cyber threats continue to grow globally, and how could hybrid war change the geopolitical landscape?

The livestream is the latest in the Webby-nominated Global Stage series, a partnership between GZERO and Microsoft that examines critical issues at the intersection of technology, politics, and society.

Watch the livestream at gzeromedia.com/globalstage on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 5 pm CEST/11 am EDT.

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