Delphi Talks: Recent Episodes
Delphi Economic Forum
The official podcast of Delphi Economic Forum is out! 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.
"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 Switzerland, in conversation with Alexia Tasouli, a Diplomatic Correspondent from Greece.
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.
What are the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence in an algorithmic age? Delve into this critical question by listening to the insightful discussion at the 10th anniversary Delphi Economic Forum. The conversation features Renee DiResta, Associate Research Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, USA, with Alexandra Gouta, Journalist from the Athens News Agency / Macedonian News Agency.
"Surveillance Capitalism or Democracy? Freedom in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism." Listen to Shoshana Zuboff, Co-Director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights and a world-renowned intellectual, sharing her incredibly insightful and radical perspectives.
Are we living in 'The Era of Polycrises?' This pivotal question, exploring the health, economic, refugee, and geopolitical aspects of a world in profound reorganization, framed one of the most compelling discussions at the 10th Delphi Economic Forum. Featuring a truly distinguished and diverse panel, this insightful conversation delved into the multifaceted challenges shaping our contemporary global landscape.
Is history repeating itself? Are we experiencing a Cold War 2.0? These pivotal questions framed the compelling discussion on 'The Sino-American Race for Primacy' at the recent 10th Delphi Economic Forum, with the Council for International Relations serving this discussion as the Programming Partner.
Exploring the transformative forces at play in American politics and global affairs, "The Remaking of America & the World" convened a fascinating conversation between Matthew Boyle, Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News Network and a member of the inner circle of American press close to the U.S. President Donald Trump, and Lena Argiri, Washington DC Correspondent for Kathimerini & Greek Public Broadcasting (ERT).
With Europe striving to chart its course in an ever-evolving global order, the 10th Delphi Economic Forum featured an interesting discussion on "The State of Europe and the World." This powerful conversation brought together the perspectives of esteemed thinkers: Martin Wolf of the Financial Times, Ivan Krastev from the Centre for Liberal Strategies, and Loukas Tsoukalis representing ELIAMEP.
Among the most compelling discussions at the 10th Delphi Economic Forum was a session dedicated the future of work in collaboration with the Geneva Graduate Institute - TASC Platform and Cornell University - Global Labor Institute.
In light of the new labor bill designed to modernize its current regulations listen to the discussion about the Triple Challenge: Sustainability, Competitiveness & Labor.
Programming Partner: Geneva Graduate Instittute-TASC Platform & Cornell University-Global Labor Institute
Jason Judd, Executive Director, Global Labor Institute, Cornell University, USA
Mario Nava, Director-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL), EU Commission, Belgium
Chair: Marily Mexi, Adviser on Labour and Social Policy, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Nouriel Roubini, in a conversation with Simon Nixon, discussed a shift in the global order, highlighting what he calls "megathreats". Despite these concerns, Roubini also expressed optimism about an impending technological revolution, which he believes will be unprecedented in history.
Paul Dans, architect of 'Project 2025,' President Trump's conservative policy manifesto, spoke with Apostolos Mangiriadis, News Anchor of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, at the 10th Delphi Economic Forum.
Listen to his thoughts on the trade war, whether or not the Trump administration is implementing Project 2025, and the historical relations between Greece and the USA.
Is there “gaslighting” in politics? What are the rules for creating a counter-narrative to reality to serve a political agenda? Is there a way for humanity to defend against a world of deep-fakes and and post-truth?
Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, this podcast features a fascinating discussion between renowned Greek historian Lena Divani with Kathimerini journalist Margarita Pournara, taking us on a historical journey, in Greece and beyond, on the use of deception, lies, half-truths and misinformation for political purposes.
Can Europe provide solutions to the West’s existential crisis? Is the continent sleepwalking into a further diminished international role and geopolitical irrelevance? Can a “Kantian” Europe still thrive vs a “Hobbesian” rest of the world?
Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, this podcast presents a captivating discussion between Evangelos Venizelos, Deputy PM & MFA (2013 –2015) of Greece and Pavlos Tsimas, journalist of SKAI TV and Ta Nea newspaper, on Europe’s quest to achieve strategic autonomy and position itself as a credible world actor, in the face of unprecedented geopolitical turmoil in Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond.
How do we get back to the pre October 7th rapprochement of different actors in the region? How was the security architecture shaping up before Hamas’s attack on Israel? What is the role of leadership and how the regional and global security architectures intersect? How can the West “win” the global South from China, by bringing the two global conflicts of our time, Ukraine and Gaza, to a fair and sustainable resolution?
Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, this podcast presents an in-depth conversation on the future of Middle East security, featuring some of the top foreign policy and security experts of the region.
THE GAZA WAR AND THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, President, Emirates Policy Center, UAE
Ahmed Aboudouh, Associate Fellow, Chatham House and Head of China Studies at Emirates Policy Center, UK
Dlawer Ala’ Aldeen, President, Middle East Research Institute, Iraq
**Abdullah Al Saud, Assistant Director General for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia
Moderator: Ivana Dragicevic, Journalist, N1 TV, Croatia**
Radoslaw Sikorski
At the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, Poland’s outspoken Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski sat down with British journalist Nick Gowing to discuss Europe’s - and the West’s - response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
They discussed the EU’s troubles at unity against russian aggression and becoming more resilient to foreign interference, which ranges from military capacity to allowing russian interference in election campaigns and public discourse. His sobering takeaway: The war will be decided on economic capacity, so the issue is who will outlast whom. And Ukraine cannot outlast Russia without the West’s support.
Is this the end of the post - Cold War era? This existential challenge will define our children’s future, Sikorski concludes.
A reflective conversation between leading public intellectual Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and ELIAMEP’s Loukas Tsoukalis, on the prospects of future EU enlargements, in both the Western Balkans and Ukraine.
Is an EU of 35 realistic? Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, Krastev and Tsoukalis offer valuable insights on how a future enlargement will be different than previous ones, how can it be achieved, whether Western Balkans integration in the EU is directly linked to the outcome of the war in Ukraine and how demographics change the nature of the democratic process. Ultimately, can Ukraine change Europe from a project of peace to a project of war and peace?
Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, best selling author and globally prominent geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan delivers a tour de force on the prospects and aspirations of the wider Middle East, in conversation with Reuters’ Hugo Dixon.
Drawing from his new book “The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China”, Kaplan explains that contrary to the usual narrative that engulfs the region (democracy vs authoritarianism), a vast part of the world, ranging from North Africa to Western China is influenced by a deeper theme: division between imperial tyranny and fear of anarchy.
Kaplan then analyzes developments in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and of course Israel and Palestine, to end with a tone of optimism: Change can come to the region, but does not come according to a Western script.
Drawing from a wealth of experience as a 4 star US Army General and Director of the CIA, David H. Petraeus delivers an insightful overview of the state of play of different conflict regions of the world, in conversation with Kathimerini’s Athanassios Ellis.
Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, Petraeus states that the future of Ukraine relies on the triptych: military innovation, men, and foreign assistance. On the Gaza conflict, he puts forward the proposition that civilian casualties should be kept to a minimum, otherwise we are sowing the seeds of a Hamas 2.0. The conversation concludes with Petraeus’ thoughts on Turkey and the complicated relationship with the US, and the bright future of Greek - American elections.
One of the world’s most read authors and historians, Anne Applebaum spoke in the Delphi Economic Forum last April with Ta Nea’s Michalis Mitsos, on a critical question of our time: Why do people who live in democracies find authoritarianism appealing?
Drawing inspiration from her newly published book “Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World”, Applebaum explains how autocratic figures like Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sell the image of a supporter of traditional values and position themselves as “deniers” of Western values. For Applebaum, the conclusion is clear: in an era of radical change like today, the need for a strongman arises. And to counter that, we must devine a kind of “tough liberalism”, which is not naive about the realities of our time and the extent of foreign influence in our democracies.
In a sobering conversation with the Financial Times’ Peter Spiegel, Phillip Hildebrand, vice chairman of BlackRock offers his expert outlook on the causes and possible longevity of the current global inflation crisis.
Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, the conversation provides answers to a series of critical questions for the future of the european economy: could AI provide the world with a burst of innovation necessary to overcome the fall of the global production capacity caused by the pandemic, geopolitical turmoil and the antagonism with China? What lies ahead for the European banking sector, in a continent still lacking a Capital Markets Union and a Banking Union? How can Europe avoid losing its industrial competitiveness capacity following this crisis and preserve the European way of life?
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Niall Ferguson, Sr Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Sr Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & Int'l Affairs, Harvard University
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Robert Kagan, Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, USA
with
Alexis Papahelas, Executive Editor, Kathimerin
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Henry Huiyao Wang, Founder & President, Center for China and Globalization, China
Chair: Faye Doulgkeri, Journalist, Euronews
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Arthur Larok, Secretary General, Action Aid International, UK
with
Niki Lymperaki, Journalist, Co-Founder at pod.gr, Greece
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Niall Ferguson, Sr Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Sr Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & Int'l Affairs, Harvard University
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Robert Kagan, Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, USA
with
Alexis Papahelas, Executive Editor, Kathimerini
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Henry Huiyao Wang, Founder & President, Center for China and Globalization, China
Chair: Faye Doulgkeri, Journalist, Euronews
The 9th edition of our Annual Conference took place in Delphi and Arachova on April 10-13, 2024
Arthur Larok, Secretary General, Action Aid International, UK
with
Niki Lymperaki, Journalist, Co-Founder at pod.gr, Greece
The 8th edition of our Annual Conference took place in the town of Delphi on April 26-29, 2023
Alexander Stubb, PM of Finland (2014-2015); Director, School of Transnational Governance, EUI, Italy
Chair: Fred Pleitgen, Journalist, CNN
The 8th edition of our Annual Conference took place in the town of Delphi on April 26-29, 2023
Carl Bildt, Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994)
Chair: Tom Nuttall, Senior Digital Editor, The Economist, UK
The 8th edition of our Annual Conference took place in the town of Delphi on April 26-29, 2023
Rick Tumlinson, Founding Partner; Founder, SpaceFund; EarthLight Foundation, USA
Chair: Alexandra Gouta, Journalist, Athens News Agency / Macedonian Press Agency
This Session took part during the Delphi Economic Forum VIII, in the town of Delphi on April 26-29, 2023
Joseph S. Broz, Ph.D., Vice President, Quantum Growth and Markets, IBM Quantum
Benno Broer, CCO, PASQAL
Chair: Yorgos Koutsoyannopoulos, PhD, Vice President of Corporate Development, Ansys
This Session took part during the Delphi Economic Forum VIII, in the town of Delphi on April 26-29, 2023
Speakers:
Fokion Karavias, CEO, Eurobank, Greece
Pavlos Mylonas, CEO, National Bank of Greece
Chair: Peter Spiegel, US Managing Editor, The Financial Times, USA
Delphi Economic Forum Digital - June 9-12, 2020
In Conversation:
Sir Rob Wainright, Senior Partner, Deloitte
& Christos Danezis, General Manager Sigmalive, Cyprus
Were Kozloduy nuclear power plant and Greek earthquakes ever a reason to panic? Just how much did Chernobyl affect people’s holidays? After the bee disappears, will we all die or just be short of honey? Is according to Trump and the Germans a Wall the answer to all our problems? Directeur d’études at the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Professor emeritus at the University of Athens, George B. Dertilis, explains angry and appeasing tweets, worst case scenarios, the Armageddon and Irony in a totally off-key lecture. This episode is in Greek language.
It’s all there in the Greeks. Demosthenes talked about the truth spoken in all freedom and Aristotle of the wisdom of the crowd. Yet today, in the era of the smartphone, echo chamber effects and filter bubbles seem to gain ground towards polarization, whereas having uncensored, diverse and trustworthy media seems an unattainable ideal. We used to think that the internet would set us free, so what did exactly happen?
British author and Professor of European Studies at Oxford University, Timothy Garton Ash shares his reflections on the role of the media in people’s political decision-making and choices.
Which is the way the world is going? How exactly is China rising? Does Europe end in the Mediterranean, or the Sahara? Will the Balkans ever escape history and geography? Everything you always wanted to know about Eurasia but were afraid to ask. Renowned American author Robert D. Kaplan talks about all this and more in an exciting conversation with top Greek journalist Alexis Papahelas