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   S4 · E6 · 21 Oct 2025 · 26 min

   How to fund the data-center boom?

   Throughout this special series, we’ve been exploring what happens to business and society when people try to do things differently. But without the funding to pay for that change, real progress can stall. In this episode, we’ll look at the way projects are financed and how it’s unlocking innovation and new partnerships across industries. Hosts Femi Oke and Lizzie O’Leary are following the money into the world of data centers—massive investments requiring trillions of dollars—to uncover how this backbone of our digital lives is built and paid for. We’ll hear from Udhay Mathialagan, Managing…

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   S4 · E5 · 7 Oct 2025 · 25 min

   Will your next sushi roll come from a laboratory?

   Farmers produce, traders distribute, manufacturers process, retailers sell, and governments regulate. And it all comes together so that we can eat each day. But this delicate, complex global system is under immense pressure. Drought and heat stress threaten crops. Geopolitical crises, population growth, and global food waste mean the hunt is on for new solutions. In the decade ahead, feeding the world will require fundamentally different partnerships. So what new business models, products, and services will emerge? In this episode of our special Take on Tomorrow series, hosts Lizzie O’Leary…

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   S4 · E4 · 23 Sep 2025 · 26 min

   What does the future of mobility look like?

   The way we move people and things is changing—transportation is becoming more electric, more autonomous, and more informed by advanced technology. These shifts present significant opportunity, both for new players to enter the mix and existing companies to reinvent themselves—with great potential benefit for society. In this episode of our special Take on Tomorrow series, hosts Lizzie O’Leary and Femi Oke explore the future of mobility with Robin Chase, transportation entrepreneur and cofounder and former CEO of Zipcar. They’re also joined by Heiko Seitz, PwC’s Global eMobility Leader, from…

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   S4 · E3 · 9 Sep 2025 · 26 min

   Could robots be renovating our homes in the future?

   What if we completely rethought the way we build? What if the places where we live and work helped cut emissions, and we could drastically improve energy efficiency with a new kind of construction? What if most construction wasn’t even done on-site? These changes, some of them already underway today by businesses establishing new kinds of partnerships, are redefining an age-old industry. In this episode of our special Take on Tomorrow series, hosts Lizzie O’Leary and Femi Oke speak to Emanuel Heisenberg, CEO and founder of Ecoworks, about how adding a “second skin” to existing structures…

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   S4 · E2 · 26 Aug 2025 · 28 min

   How will personalized health data transform the way we care?

   People need to be cared for—but the way we approach healthcare treatments hasn’t changed much in recent years. Now, in the age of AI, and with the emergence of more collaborative partnerships, we’re seeing a shift. And it brings a new opportunity for providers to make effective, affordable, preventative, and personalized care a priority—the kind of care that puts the patient at the center. In this episode of our special Take on Tomorrow series, hosts Lizzie O’Leary and Femi Oke talk to Ali Hashemi, health-tech investor and cofounder and CEO of meta[bolic], to explore how this approach to…

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   S4 · 1 Aug 2025 · 2 min

   Introducing a special series of Take on Tomorrow

   This special series of Take on Tomorrow, PwC’s award-winning podcast, unpacks how the global economy will change over the decade ahead and what that means for business and society. We’ll explore how business will navigate—and shape—the challenges and opportunities ahead, including emerging technology, climate impacts, and new ways of collaborating across industries. Though basic human needs will stay the same, the way they’re met—by business, government, and others—will rapidly evolve. We look at distinct domains, each centered around a fundamental and universal human need: how we move, how…

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   S3 · E9 · 31 Jan 2025 · 14 min

   Take on Tomorrow @ The World Economic Forum in Davos: What does it take to thrive in an uncertain world?

   There are strong forces at play right now—deep and profound trends such as technological disruption and social instability, that are changing our lives and the world around us. Business leaders can’t ignore these megatrends. But what actions are they taking? How can they plan amid a constantly shifting landscape? We’ve gathered insights from thousands of CEOs around the world to try to learn what they’re thinking about the big issues—from GenAI to climate change to the need for reinvention—and what it all could mean for the global economy. And we’ve mined the results to see what they can…

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   S3 · E8 · 24 Jan 2025 · 15 min

   Take on Tomorrow @ the World Economic Forum in Davos: What does responsible AI look like in the age of agentic AI?

   AI is being embedded in everything we do, from the way our cities operate to how we live and work. Information, decision-making, and problem-solving are all being transformed. Enter the “AI agent,” here to help people work smarter and more productively. But will people trust this rapidly evolving technology? And what happens if that trust erodes? Business and society are working to navigate the myriad challenges AI presents—and to answer a big question: how can we work to build responsible AI in the age of agentic AI? In this episode, recorded live at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, PwC’s…

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   S3 · E7 · 10 Jan 2025 · 22 min

   How can we reimagine workplace productivity with GenAI?

   More than two years have passed since generative AI went mainstream. Now the pressure is on for the technology to deliver concrete results. So has it lived up to all the hype? And, in particular, has GenAI met its early promise to boost workplace productivity and help employees engage in more high-impact work? Hosts Lizzie O’Leary and Femi Oke talk with Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist at the jobs site Indeed, about the state of the labor market in this new GenAI world and the workforce shifts that are already underway. PwC’s Global Workforce Leader, Pete Brown, brings fresh insights from a…

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    S3 · E6 · 29 Nov 2024 · 26 min

    What does it take to run a responsible business?

    Business leaders are asked to perform the ultimate balancing act. They face pressure to manage their company’s environmental footprint, adjust to the impacts of climate change, and build rewarding experiences for employees and customers, all while continuing to deliver financial performance. So, how do they accomplish that? And what can the business world learn from companies that are already testing new ways to respond to these pressures? In this episode of Take on Tomorrow, hosts Lizzie O’Leary and Femi Oke talk with Charles Conn—venture capital investor, author, and longtime Board Chair…