The World Economic Forum engages leaders from all facets of society—business, politics, academia, and beyond—to shape global, regional, and industry agendas and drive positive change. Like our fellow members, BCG attends the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in China, and many other regional gatherings.
Our relationship goes beyond these meetings. The World Economic Forum taps our people and insights for its collaborative projects, publications, and global communities to engage stakeholders, improve policymaking, inform business decisions, and share best practices. Over the years, more than 100 BCGers have engaged.
Each year, BCG attends Davos alongside global business, government, social sector, academic, and media leaders. We take this opportunity to learn from our peers, connect with clients, and contribute our own thought leadership on an international stage.
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We are currently involved on the below projects with the World Economic Forum, exploring a broad spectrum of topics.
Manufacturers need to optimize for increased productivity, improved sustainability, greater resilience, and a stronger workforce. How can they harness the latest technologies to realize these goals?
BCG is partnering with the World Economic Forum to form a new software-centric community comprised of key stakeholders from the automotive sector, public institutions, and others to build data-rich ecosystems for all.
BCG partners with WEF on a new initiative that accelerates the development and use of AI and advanced analytics in climate adaptation and resilience efforts, driving awareness, speed, scale and cost efficiency.
Corporations, financial institutions, governments, and development organizations must integrate social considerations into all climate decisions and work together for global progress.
A community of leading CEOs from ASEAN are working to develop a vision for the region’s just energy transition and drive collaborative action.
BCG is partnering with WEF to improve health outcomes, equitable access, and efficiency by unleashing and scaling the potential of data and digital solutions.
BCG actively contributes to key alliances and partnerships born out of the World Economic Forum in the spirit of unlocking the potential of those who advance the world.
BCG’s Christoph Schweizer and Rich Lesser are members of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders— a global network of CEOs working to catalyze action in all sectors to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement. Rich Lesser also serves as chief advisor to the Alliance.
Getting to net zero by 2050 is possible if the right technologies are brought to commercial scale within the next decade. BCG is a founding member of the First Movers Coalition, a group of forward-thinking companies that aim to jumpstart the global demand for critical emerging solutions by mobilizing the necessary investments and lowering costs. The coalition will work across eight key sectors: steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation, trucking, and direct air capture. FMC is a public-private partnership led by the US State Department (through John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate), and the World Economic Forum.
BCG is a member of the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance, a global network of public and private stakeholders mobilizing to advance natural climate solutions that address the climate challenge. BCG's Paulina Ponce de Leon Barido serves on the Alliance's steering committee.
BCG is a founding member and active participant of the coalition committed to accelerating LGBTI equality and inclusion globally. BCG’s Michael Schachtner and Elliot Vaughn serve on the coalition’s steering committee.
BCG is a founding member of this global coalition, which strives for racial and ethnic justice in the workplace. BCG’s Matt Krentz serves on the coalition’s steering committee.
Rich Lesser serves as a champion for the EDISON Alliance—an ecosystem of changemakers with a shared goal of empowering individuals across the globe to affordably participate in the digital economy.
BCG Chairman Hans-Paul Bürkner serves on the Executive Board of the Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare—a public-private platform working toward a vision of more sustainable and efficient healthcare systems.
