
Harjeet Singh explains how climate adaptation solutions like floating farms and sponge cities are smart economic investments that save money long-term. He discusses why wealthy nations should fund adaptation in developing countries and how everyone can build climate resilience.

India is often seen as a country held back by a lack of resources. But what if the real challenge is not scarcity, but how those resources are distributed? This talk explores the concept of misallocation, the hidden barrier slowing India’s economic momentum. Despite having a higher Capital-to-GDP ra

Guangzhou has long been an economic power hub of China and the world. But noticeably, the city’s GDP and overall economic performance have been decreasing in recent decades. Overshadowed by rising metropolises such as Shenzhen or Chongqing, the question begs to be asked: is the sun starting to set o

We are told to choose: development or environment. Progress or planet. Concrete or trees. But what carries a higher cost: investing in clean systems today, or paying for broken ones for generations? At 12 years old, Daniella Ddamulira learned that water, the most basic element of life, can become

By 2030, over 230 million young Africans will enter working age. The question is not whether they exist. The question is whether we will successfully activate them. Dorcas Mirembe’s journey began with one student named "Betty", a girl nearly pulled out of school because her family could not afford

Malaysia’s share of the global economy may be only less than 1% but its story is bigger than you think. Apurva Sanghi shares five essential and perhaps surprising truths about Malaysia’s economy – and why its future depends on what Malaysians do next. Apurva Sanghi is the World Bank Lead Economist

Nesta palestra, Patrícia Ellen da Silva parte de uma história pessoal para propor uma nova forma de pensar o futuro. A partir dos ensinamentos de sua avó indígena, ela conecta saberes ancestrais à economia contemporânea e à urgência ecológica do nosso tempo. Patrícia mostra como desenvolvimento econ

For years, India watched its GDP climb, celebrating numbers that didn’t always reflect everyday life. In this TEDx talk, Subhash Chandra Garg takes the audience through this journey how GDP growth connects with agriculture, why farmers’ incomes often lag, and how industrialisation and AI can create

This talk explores why the end of endless economic growth may be not a crisis, but an opportunity to rethink what progress really means. It invites the audience to imagine more resilient, meaningful, and sustainable ways of living beyond growth. Vincent Liegey is an engineer, independent interdiscip