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What began in the summer 2020 with an inspiring conversation with Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum is today, “the leading platform for pioneers of the transformation in the German-speaking world” (Open University Business School, London). Our podcast welcomes listeners in 103 countries, in English, and in German. We have created, according to Spotify, an "audience of enthusiasts.”

Der Große Neustart (The Great Reset) is a safe haven for revolutionary ideas where global leaders talk in depth about how they transform our industries, medicine, business, education, technology, and the social contract. 

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The Great Reset is an ambitious initiative aimed at reimagining and rebuilding the global economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduced by the World Economic Forum in May 2020, it seeks to transform our economic and social systems in a way that is more sustainable, equitable, and resilient.

This transformation is driven by the urgent need to address critical global challenges, including climate change, social inequality, and economic instability. At its core, the Great Reset advocates for a shift from short-term thinking to long-term planning, moving from traditional shareholder capitalism to stakeholder accountability, where the interests of all—employees, customers, and the environment—are considered.

It’s important to note that the Great Reset is not a single, unified plan but a collection of ideas and proposals from various global stakeholders. While the World Economic Forum has been a significant proponent, many organizations and individuals worldwide are contributing to this vision for a more just and sustainable 21st century.

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Deshalb brauchen wir den “Großen Neustart

Smarter, Greener, Fairer: Ein nachhaltiges Wirtschaftssystem für das 21. Jahrhundert gelingt nur gemeinsam. Professor Klaus Schwab, der Gründer und Vorstandsvorsitzende des World Economic Forums, erklärt im Eröffnungsgespräch die notwendige Transformation von Wirtschaft, Politik und Zivilgesellschaft. Der WEF-Chef ist seit Sommer 2020 Kopf und Herz des “Großen Neustarts"

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Der Tech Pioneer 2020 erobert den globalen Luftraum

Wingcopter ist Tech Pioneer 2020 des World Economic Forums, steht im Guinnessbuch der Rekorde und CEO Tom Plümmer wurde von der Zeitschrift Forbes auf die Liste der “Top 30 under 30" gesetzt.

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Bosch: Das erste klimaneutrale Industrieunternehmen der Welt

Bosch ist im Dezember 2020 das erste! klimaneutrale Industrieunternehmen der Welt. An über 400 Standorten hinterläßt das Stuttgarter Unternehmen ab sofort keinen CO₂-Fußabdruck mehr..

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Demeter: Pionier der Biobranche

Demeter ist Vorbild. Die “nachhaltigste Marke Deutschlands" praktiziert erfolgreich, was die Vereinten Nationen und das Pariser Klimaabkommen von der Landwirtschaft weltweit fordern: Eine bio-dynamische Kreislaufwirtschaft.

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GLS: Die gute Bank

Was ist die Aufgabe einer guten Bank im 21. Jahrhundert? Darüber spricht Thomas Jorberg, Vorstandssprecher der GLS Bank. Laut Financial Times leitet er die “nachhaltigste Bank in Europa". Börse Online und n-tv wählten die GLS von 2010 bis 2019 zur “Bank des Jahres" in der Kategorie Spezialbanken

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Microsoft: Qualifiziert 25 Millionen Menschen kostenlos für Zukunftsjobs

“Wir müssen sicherstellen, dass nach Covid-19 niemand zurückbleibt“, sagt Dr. Marianne Janik, seit zwei Monaten CEO von Microsoft Deutschland. Das größte Softwareunternehmen der Welt startete im Sommer 2020 eine digitale Qualifizierungs-Offensive – mit dem Ziel, 25 Millionen Menschen kostenlose Kompetenzkurse anzubieten, ihnen den Einstieg in zukunftssichere Berufe zu ermöglichen

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Christie's: Der globale Kunstmarkt als Spiegelbild der Zeitenwende

“Alle zehn Jahre durchleben Kunst- und Wirtschaftsmarkt eine tiefgreifende Erschütterung", so Professor Dirk Boll, erster deutscher Präsident beim Londoner Auktionshaus Christie's. “Aber diese ist anders." Wie anders, und weshalb die “Pandemie zu einem fundamentalen Umbruch etablierter Verhältnisse führt", darüber spricht der Top-Manager im Podcast “Der Große Neustart”.

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Präsident der Europäischen Handelskammer: Asien gehört die Zukunft

“Nur 9 von 1.700 europäischen Unternehmen vor Ort profitieren von Chinas Seidenstraßen-Projekt", sagt Jörg Wuttke, Präsident der Europäischen Handelskammer in Peking. Trotzdem gilt: “Wer Asien verpaßt, der verpaßt ein globaler Spieler zu sein." Vor über 30 Jahren in China angekommen, hat Jörg Wuttke bereits die deutsche Handelskammer mitbegründet.

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Cedrik Neike, Siemens-Vorstand und CEO Digital Industries – Siemens: Die beste Fabrik der Welt

Siemens setzt neue Standards in der Industrie 4.0: Das Elektronikwerk in Amberg wurde vom World Economic Forum zum globalen Leuchtturm.zu einer der besten Fabriken der Welt gekürt. Durch konsequente Automatisierung und Digitalisierung – vom Internet der Dinge, Digitale Zwillinge, Smart Robotics, bis Cloud und Edge Computing.Cedrik Neike, Siemens CEO und CEO Digital Industries:  “Größe macht keinen Unterschied.

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Nationen: Wir brauchen einen Paradigmenwechsel

Die Vereinten Nationen rufen auf zur Großen Transformation: “Wir befinden uns in einer Zeit radikaler Unsicherheit – und brauchen einen Paradigmenwechsel”, sagt Achim Steiner, #3 bei den VN und Leiter der größten Organisation, dem Entwicklungsprogramm. Mit 17.000 Mitarbeitern und einem Jahres-Budget von 5 Milliarden Dollar ist er zuständig für die Umsetzung der Nachhaltigkeitsziele und damit für die Abschaffung der weltweiten Armut.

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CEO Deloitte Deutschland: Wir machen Nachhaltigkeit messbar

“Wir haben uns verpflichtet, Nachhaltigkeit global messbar zu machen", sagt Volker Krug, CEO Deloitte Deutschland. Das umsatzstärkste Wirtschaftsprüfungsunternehmen der Welt ist aktiver Vorantreiber der Transformation. Schon im Herbst 2020 hatten sich die vier größten Wirtschaftsprüfer, zusammen mit dem World Economic Forum, erstmals auf die Einführung eines konkreten Maßnahmenkatalogs für die Messung der Nachhaltigkeit geeinigt.

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Pionier in China: Digitalindustrie ist so wichtig wie das Wassersystem

Fabian von Heimburg, Co-Founder Hotnest China, WEF Global Shaper, Forbes 30 under 30 China & Asia, Koordinator für den China-Markt des deutschen Startup-Verbandes, Brückenbauer für Startups in China und Europa. “Wir sind ein Startup in China. Für uns gibt es nur Wachstum.

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President of the Rockefeller Foundation, we will lift 1 billion people out of poverty in a decade

"The Rockefeller Foundation and the IKEA Foundation are joining forces to create a $1 billion historic global platform to fight climate change and energy poverty," Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation. The platform aims to reduce 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and provide 1 billion people with decentralized renewable energy."

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CEO UnternehmerTUM – Wir haben Europas größtes Gründer- und Innovationszentrum erschaffen

“Wir müssen als Europäer denken und handeln, wenn wir mit Asien und Amerika mithalten wollen", sagt Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, Gründer und CEO von UnternehmerTUM, Europas größtem Gründer- und Innovationszentrum. Die Schlüsselwörter für diesen Erfolg lauten: Besuch in Stanford, Geburt einer großen Idee, gefolgt von einer noch größeren Investition, um ein digitales Ökosystem zu erschaffen, welches Forschung, Bildung und Unternehmertum vereint..

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Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland: Eine Roadmap für die Kreislaufwirtschaft

"Die Transformation ist eine gesamtgesellschaftliche Kraftanstrengung“, sagt Dr. Susanne Kadner, Initiatorin und Geschäftsführerin der Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland. Überzeugt davon, dass Ökonomie und Ökologie miteinander vereinbar sind, wenn wir in Kreisläufen denken - hat sie 3 Bundesministerien (u.a. Wirtschaft), 23 Unternehmen (u.a. Siemens), 24 Forschungseinrichtungen (u.a. Fraunhofer-Institut) und das World Economic Forum gewonnen, und gemeinsam eine Roadmap für die Kreislaufwirtschaft entwickelt. Wie wollen wir leben?

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Vorsitzender des Global Parliament of Mayors – Weltparlament der Bürgermeister: Städte müssen an den globalen Entscheidertisch

“Der Transformations-Prozess gelingt nur, wenn Städte einen Sitz am Verhandlungstisch haben”, so Dr. Peter Kurz,Vorsitzender des Global Parliament of Mayors.

In Den Haag geboren, versteht sich das globale Bürgermeisterparlament als Leitungsgremium von und für Bürgermeister aller Kontinente.

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Miami: How the world’s first Chief Heat Officer fights extreme temperatures

Jane Gilbert is the world’s first Chief Heat Officer. Her task is to prepare and protect Miami’s citizens for and from the heat.

Extreme heat is responsible for more deaths than all other climate driven disasters in the US combined. We talk about around 12.000 death each year. By 2100, according to a study by the University of Washington, the annual toll could be close to 100.000. By then, 94% of Miami Beach would be underwater. Not a small task to manage.

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Matt Rogers – CEO Mission Possible Partnership: 400 Partners. 7 Heavy Industries. 1 Goal: Net-Zero 2050

CEO Matt Rogers: “We are deeply committed to decarbonise 7 heavy-emitting industries by 2050: Cement, Steel, Aluminium and Chemicals – as well as Shipping, Aviation and Trucking.”

These 7 big industries are the building blocks of the global economy. Currently, they are responsible for 30% of GHG emissions globally. The 4 materials alone are responsible for 60% of current industry emissions. Where to begin? “Our 400 partners made bold commitments. Now is the time for bold actions. Because we know how to get from here to there on a step-by-step-basis."

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CEO Plastic Fischer: Der Top Innovator 2022 rettet Flüsse und Ozeane

Gründer und CEO Karsten Hirsch: “Wenn 80 Prozent des Plastiks in den Ozeanen aus etwa 1.000 Flüssen angeschwemmt wird, weshalb reinigt denn keine Firma in der Welt die Flüsse?” Das war der Beginn der Mission von Plastic Fischer. Als erstes Unternehmen widmen sie sich 2019

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Founder and CEO of ClimateView – We decarbonize city economies

„We enable cities to understand and monitor their emissions, choose the best path to net-zero, and collaborate extensively to implement a comprehensive transition plan. "Tomer Shalit, founder and CEO of the Swedish company ClimateView, named by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies of 2021.

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Director Destination Earth – Creating the Planet's Digital Twin

Destination Earth is a high-precision digital model of the Earth. It is the EU’s flagship initiative to create a digital copy of our entire planet. This replica is actually a digital twin. It is a gigantic task that requires the largest data center in the world to create the most accurate data to combat climate change. "This is how Dr Peter Bauer describes the €7 billion project he is leading.

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Founder & CEO Competent Boards – Stewards of the Future

Helle Bank Jorgensen is CEO of Competent Boards, which offers the highly acclaimed global ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Designation Program online, with a faculty of over 150 renowned international board members, executives and experts. Launched in 2019 in Davos, Switzerland, Competent Boards aims to enable board members and senior management to make better decisions to "turn your comprehensive vision, your complex goal, your bold idea into action".

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Champalimaud Foundation: First Breast Cancer Surgery in the Metaverse

Dr Pedro Gouveia, Surgeon of the Breast Unit of the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon, performed the first successful breast cancer operation in the Metaverse. While he and the patient were in the operating theatre at the Champalimaud Foundation in Portugal, his colleague was intervening and supervising from the University of Zaragoza in Spain – 900 kilometres away.

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Ina Remmers, Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von nebenan.de: #1 Plattform für 2,5 Mio. Nachbarn in Deutschland

Ina Remmers ist Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von nebenan.de, Deutschlands größter Nachbarschafts-Plattform. 2015 in Berlin gegründet, zählt das Unternehmen heute 2,5 Millionen Nutzer, verbindet aktiv Nachbarn in 400 deutschen Städten, beschäftigt 130 Mitarbeiter und expandiert nach Spanien und Frankreich.

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Custodians of Our Planet

Áslak Holmberg, President of the Saami Council, is a pioneering leader who fights for the rights of 80.000 Indigenous people in the Arctic – on the global stage.

Speaking at the UN, the IPCC or in Davos, Áslak makes sure the world understands what it means to be Indigenous in the middle of Europe; being European citizens, whose rights to their land, their water and their traditional way of making a living, through fishing and reindeer herding, is being denied

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The Reinvention of Everything

The FT called him one of Europe’s leading industrialists and transformational leaders - and transforming is exactly what he does. Transforming and reinventing companies, across sectors and across industries. Dreaming big. First as Co-CEO and Chairman at the giant software company ⁠SAP⁠ and recently, taking ⁠A.P Møller-Maersk⁠, the Danish conglomerate that dominates container shipping, into the new era of decarboniziation.

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Stakeholder Capitalism with Sibylle Barden

Sibylle Barden is an author and SDG and ESG strategist. She is an early champion of Stakeholder Capitalism. Her latest political novel „The Honeyguide“ was selected by the Frankfurt Book Fair as “one of 8 revolutionary books recommended for film adaptation”. Your host for this episode is Michal Koran, the Founder of the Global Arena Research Institute.

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Prince Albert II Foundation: Monaco's Green Revolution

Monaco⁠, the most densely-populated sovereign state in the world, smaller than New York's Central Park, has emerged as a powerful advocate for ocean and marine life conservation.

Prince Albert, Head of State and president of his foundation, played a significant role in shaping ⁠SDG 14⁠, the United Nations sustainable development goal entirely dedicated to the Ocean.

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No Water, No Climate, No Survival: Special Envoy's Fight for Global Stability

Henk Ovink is the pioneering Special Envoy for International Water Affairs. Discover how the Netherlands leads the way in sustainable water management through the First International Water Envoy, addressing urgent challenges impacting 2.2 billion people with freshwater scarcity and ecosystem devastation.

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UN Global Compact: SDGs - the North Star for Business

Sanda Ojiambo, the Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the United Nations Global Compact⁠, shines a spotlight on the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative and the driving force behind the ⁠Sustainable Development Goals⁠ (SDGs). With over 18,000 corporate participants spanning 160 countries, the UN Global Compact aligns businesses with principles in human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.

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Reshaping Capitalism

Martin Wolf, the Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times⁠ and one of the world's top 100 global thinkers, delves deep into the core of our global economic and political systems. Wolf's latest book, ⁠The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism,⁠ serves as the foundation for our exploration of the fundamental question:
Is the West's Democratic Capitalism the optimal system to confront the world's complex and interconnected challenges?

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Earthshot Laureate Florent Kaiser: The Andean Eco Revolutionary

Florent Kaiser⁠, CEO of Global Forest Generation and ⁠Earthshot Prize Winner⁠, has unveiled the extraordinary accomplishments of ⁠Acción Andina⁠. This grassroots initiative, co-founded by Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos, is deeply rooted in ancient Inca principles of "Ayni and Minka." Together, they have planted nearly 10 million native trees since 2018, rejuvenating over 4,000 hectares of Andean forests. The activities are already helping thousands of people by increasing food and water security, providing new income opportunities.

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Alastair Campbell: Reshaping Political Debate

Alastair Campbell, renowned as Britain's leading political master communicator, is pioneering the way in regaining control of the UK's political debate while also garnering a massive following worldwide. His podcast, "The Rest is Politics," co-hosted with former Tory Cabinet minister Rory Stewart, boasts over one million listeners per episode, dominating charts from the UK to Suriname. Their ability to captivate audiences is evident in their capacity to fill venues like the Royal Albert Hall in no time.

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ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber: Leading Sustainable Finance Transformation

With endorsements from the G20, UN, World Bank, IOSCO, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) stands at the forefront of standard-setting efforts, shaping the future of sustainable finance and reporting worldwide.

Founded in 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, under the stewardship of Emmanuel Faber as Chair, the ISSB has become a globally recognized and respected standard-setter.

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Volocopter: revolution in air mobility

Volocopter⁠ is THE pioneer of air mobility. At the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024, the German startup will make history: thanks to the support of French President Macron and Chancellor Scholz, Volocopter will officially deploy its VoloCity air taxi service for passengers.⁠

CEO Dirk Hoke⁠: "We offer the highest security standards worldwide."

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We Mean Business Coalition

María Mendiluce, CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition, is one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders. As the Coalition celebrates its 10-year anniversary, María reflects on the milestones that have mobilized over 17,000 companies—representing half of the world’s market capitalization—to commit to climate action.

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