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In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

HIGHLIGHTS: Børge Brende

In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

Norges Bank Investment Management

In Good Company, Business, Norges Bank, Nicolai Tangen

4.8 • 186 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

We've curated a special 10-minute version of the podcast for those in a hurry.  

 

Here you can listen to the full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/b%C3%B8rge-brende-between-world-orders-global-cooperation/id1614211565?i=1000713362235&l=nb


How do world leaders find common ground in an era of growing polarization? In this episode, Nicolai Tangen speaks with Børge Brende, President and CEO of the World Economic Forum, about bringing together global leaders to tackle shared challenges. They explore the shifting geopolitical landscape, the resilience of financial markets despite global tensions, the transformative power of AI and new technologies, and how the iconic Davos gatherings create opportunities for world leaders to find solutions. Børge shares his philosophy on building trust and his belief that equal opportunities are fundamental to a country's success. With 1,000 employees facilitating progress through public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum continues to address humanity's greatest challenges. Tune in!


In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management. New full episodes every Wednesday, and don't miss our Highlight episodes every Friday.


The production team for this episode includes Isabelle Karlsson and PLAN-B's Niklas Figenschau Johansen, Sebastian Langvik-Hansen and Pål Huuse. Background research was conducted by Une Solheim.



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0:00.0

Hi, everybody. Tune in to this short version of the podcast, which we do every Friday for the long version.

0:06.6

Tune in on Wednesdays.

0:09.5

Hi, everyone. I'm Nicola Tangen, the CEO of the Norwegian Soan Wealth Fund.

0:13.5

And today I'm really excited because I'm joined by my fellow Norwegian Berger Brende.

0:18.8

And Berge, he is the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, the organization

0:23.2

behind the iconic Davos gatherings.

0:25.5

And that's where the world's most powerful leaders meet each year to shape the global agenda.

0:32.1

Berge also happens to be, I think, the best connected person in the world.

0:35.9

So, Berge, pleasure to have you here.

0:38.4

Oh, coming from you, that means a lot.

0:40.3

Berger, let's, before we move on to the really big topics, for listeners who don't know,

0:47.6

what exactly is the World Economic Forum? So the World Economic Forum is 55 years old. It is an

0:53.5

international organization for public-private

0:56.4

cooperation. It's based here in Geneva, Switzerland. It's not-for-profit. And as you said,

1:02.7

we're most known for our annual meeting in Davos that brings key people from business and governments together.

1:12.0

But we have hundreds of meetings.

1:13.9

We have hundreds of different initiatives, public, private,

1:17.8

in the field of fighting corruption to nature and climate,

1:23.0

to reviving growth and trade.

1:25.9

How many people work at the forum?

1:27.9

How big an organization is it?

1:29.0

All together, around a thousand people.

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