The official podcast of Delphi Economic Forum! A selection of keynote speeches and panel discussions taking place literally in the navel of the world. Every year speakers and attendees from business, finance, politics and academia share their insights and expertise through a series of public events and private discussions, in an attempt to help shape and redefine policy-making for international issues of common interest.
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In Conversation: European Prosperity in an Age of Global Uncertainty
Can Europe maintain its economic resilience in the face of imminent energy shocks and geopolitical instability? How can the EU boost global competitiveness while achieving true strategic autonomy? Listen to the conversation chaired by Maria Tadeo (Euronews) between the President of the Eurogroup, Minister of National Economy and Finance in the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, and…
Trade Offs of a Trade War: A One-and-a-Half-Year Assessment of Trump’s Tariffs
As global protectionism intensifies, how are international markets holding up? Simon Nixon (Kathimerini) joins Greg Hands (former UK Trade Minister), Anders Ahnlid (National Board of Trade, Sweden), Henry Huiyao Wang (CCG China), Iain Begg (LSE), and Paul Dans (Project 2025) to assess eighteen months of US tariffs. They analyze the strain on the EU's rules-based trade system, the escalating…
Can artificial intelligence reduce global learning inequalities? In partnership with the Columbia Global Center Athens at the Delphi Economic Forum, Yanis Ben Amor (Columbia University) leads a critical conversation with Nikos Panagiotou (Aristotle University), John Oredo (University of Nairobi), and Filipe Medon (FGV Rio Law). They examine the challenges of education infrastructure and AI…
In Conversation: Resilience Reloaded: How to prepare for a “Megadisaster”
Resilience Reloaded: How do we prepare for a "Megadisaster"? The realities of modern disaster management require reinforcing infrastructure and demand real investments in our communities. Listen in as Jeffrey Schlegelmilch (National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University) and Giannis Skiadaresis (Disaster Resilience Coordinator, European Commission) examine what it takes to…
Insights from the Front Lines: What drives the Trump administration's agenda from the inside? In this episode, a panel of insiders – Matthew Boyle, from the Breitbart News Network, Alex Bruesewitz, CEO of X Strategies, Scott Atlas from Stanford University, and Christos Marafatsos representing Greeks for Trump – offer an exclusive look "Inside Trumpworld". They decode the administration’s frontline…
In Conversation: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, António Costa & Fred Pleitgen
This session addresses the geopolitical realignments and economic challenges currently impacting Europe and the global order. It features a high-level conversation between Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, and António Costa, President of the European Council. Chaired by Fred Pleitgen, Senior International Correspondent for CNN Germany, the discussion tackles the…
Economics Versus Politics: Who Wins in a Trumpian World?
Are markets or governments holding the reins? As the rules of globalization are rewritten, Martin Wolf (Financial Times) and Loukas Tsoukalis (Sciences Po Paris and ELIAMEP) explore what a second Trump term means for the geopolitical arena and the future of international economics. Together, they break down the tension between global interdependence and rising protectionism in a time of profound…
In Conversation - Patrick Odier and Alexia Tasouli
"Sustainability is first about net-positive growth, and sustainable finance is not about ideology. It’s about aligning capital with today’s economic realities and tomorrow’s risks." Listen to a discussion on the role of finance in the ongoing transition to a more sustainable and resilient global economy. The conversation features Patrick Odier, Chairman of the Building Bridges Foundation in…
When Europe is in a battle, is there room to fight for a social Europe? This question is explored in a conversation between Philippe Van Parijs, a main defender of the concept of an unconditional basic income and Hoover Chair of Economic & Social Ethics at the University of Louvain in Belgium, and Stefanos Gandolfo, the Director of the Columbia Global Center in Athens, Greece.
Is there a need for a new foundational treaty for only the member states that want to move on? Is EU leadership lacking? Listen to the conversation between Guy Verhofstadt, former Prime Minister of Belgium and Member of the European Parliament until 2024, and Hugo Dixon, Commentator at Large for Reuters, UK, for an inside look at the structure of the EU.