Jan 22, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
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DAVOS WATCH: ‘Converging Technologies to Win’
Credit: World Economic Forum
‘The next era of competitiveness will be won not by single breakthroughs but by nations that can integrate multiple advanced technologies into coherent industrial strategies. While AI dominates headlines, it is its interplay with advanced technologies such as compute, robotics, materials and energy that will decide which countries can scale and sustain future growth.
‘What capabilities and governance structures must countries build for (re)industrialization and resilience?’
Speakers:
- Abdullah AlSwaha — Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia
- Vimal Kapur — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell
- Andrew McAfee — Cofounder, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Cofounder, Workhelix, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Sassine Ghazi — President and Chief Executive Officer, Synopsys
- Laura D'Andrea Tyson — Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
*The opinions expressed by the hosts and guests in this show are not necessarily the views of Children’s Health Defense.



