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Nicholas Davis, Head of Society and Innovation and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum, talks with Host Mike Useem about the World Economic Forum’s work on “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”, focusing on how emerging technologies could disrupt industries, labor markets, societies and governments, and how technology can be used to empower communities to create a human-centered future on Leadership in Action.

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