Over 300 corporate leaders gathered in Munich this week and agreed on one thing: the rules of corporate planning have changed. At our Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, hosted first at Siemens headquarters and then at SAP's Innovation Lab, conversations moved quickly past diagnosing the moment and focused on what it actually demands. A few things that stood out: → AI is no longer about pilots. 2026 is the year companies have to prove it returns value. → Sovereignty means three different things to three different people. Until business and policy align on a definition, the gap will continue to create risk. → The workforce transition is a leadership question, not just a technological one. → The energy transition is accelerating and fragmenting at the same time, with the grid remaining the most under-addressed bottleneck. Read the full coverage by Francisco Betti: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/03/global-strategy-leaders-industry-strategy-meeting-ism/?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

An ageing population is often framed as an economic challenge, but what if it’s an opportunity? From flexible work to lifelong learning, here’s how businesses can unlock the value of older workers: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/03/4-ways-to-retain-older-workers-and-boost-the-global-economy/?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

Talking about the crisis in masculinity is one of the best ways of tackling the gender gap, Scott Galloway tells Radio Davos. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KfIPmjuQjP1fxxUJRR5Fa?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

81% of employers prioritize experience over degrees. Distributed teams show talent strategy is already global. https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/03/why-businesses-considering-return-to-office-mandates-are-asking-the-wrong-question/?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

AI delivers results, but the real advantage comes when it reshapes work and decision-making. Explore how organizations can scale AI successfully in this latest report, produced in collaboration with Accenture: https://www.weforum.org/publications/organizational-transformation-in-the-age-of-ai-how-organizations-maximize-ais-potential/

While nature-related risks are becoming increasingly material for business, finance and policy, they also present real opportunities. The World Economic Forum’s latest insight report, produced in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, provides a roadmap for businesses and investors to turn nature-positive strategies into economic value. Read the full report here: https://www.weforum.org/publications/50-investible-opportunities-for-a-new-nature-economy-insight-report/?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

From mobile banking to e-commerce, digital products are expanding access to services worldwide. But in many markets, success depends on something deeper than connectivity or user experience: trust. Experts argue that trust should be built into the architecture of digital products from the start, not layered on later. That means making decisions transparent to users, designing systems that work under real-world constraints such as patchy connectivity and ensuring issues can be resolved quickly when things go wrong. As digital services scale globally, businesses and regulators ask how trust can be designed into the systems people rely on every day. Which design principle matters most for building trust in digital products? Vote below and read the full article here: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/03/build-trust-designing-digital-products/?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

What builds digital trust?

Are you choosing momentum over meaning? Suleika Jaouad, author of the bestselling The Book of Alchemy, shares practical ways to make time for reflection – and how that practice can sharpen your focus, strengthen your connections and help you navigate uncertainty. Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/5dck884j

What makes power water-smart?