Special episode: 2026 Davos highlights

About this episode

This episode covers highlights from the World Economic Forum in Davos, focusing on key issues for CEOs.

This is a special episode of The McKinsey Podcast covering last week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. McKinsey Senior Partners Becca Coggins and Shelley Stewart III speak with Global Editorial Director Lucia Rahilly about what was top of mind for CEOs—from geopolitics to leading through the AI moment to the faster-than-expected arrival of humanoid robots at scale. Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

People in this episode

Host: Lucia Rahilly

Guests: Becca Coggins, Shelley Stewart III

Topics covered

• World Economic Forum
• geopolitics
• AI
• humanoid robots
• CEO insights

Keywords

• Davos
• World Economic Forum
• CEOs
• geopolitics
• AI
• humanoid robots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McKinsey & Company

Places: Davos

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