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"Knowledge used to be what universities gave you.
Now it's at your fingertips. So what are universities for?" - Professor Klaus Schwab
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"What keeps me young is curiosity and adaptability" - says Professor Klaus Schwab during his fireside chat about 'Leadership in an Age of Transformation' with Juliana Chan.
Check out this AI-generated summary of the chat.
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September 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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"The bridges that matter most are the ones built before they become indispensable." - Professor Klaus Schwab on the 20th anniversary of the World Economic Forum's Beijing Office
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September 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Shaping the Intelligent Age
Read Professor Klaus Schwab's interview with Roberto V. Zicari from ODBMS on Techno-Capitalism, AI Concentration, and Collective Intelligence.
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Shaping the Intelligent Age: Klaus Schwab on Techno-Capitalism, AI Concentration, and Collective Intelligence | ODBMS Industry Watch
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September 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Professor Klaus Schwab will be speaking with Juliana Chan tomorrow, Thursday 24.09.2026 at 15:00 CEST.

Please register on Zoom:
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September 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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"Knowledge used to be what universities gave you.
Now it's at your fingertips. So what are universities for?" - Professor Klaus Schwab
September 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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"We are building machines of extraordinary intelligence.
The question is what will guide that intelligence.
It is wisdom that must guide intelligence." - Professor Klaus Schwab

More in the book 'Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age':
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Quote by Klaus Schwab revealed word by word: it is wisdom that must guide intelligence. From the book Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age.
September 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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The central challenge of the #IntelligentAge is not technological; it is human. Our ability to compute has outpaced our ability to reflect, to judge, and to act wisely.

More in the book 'Universities, Professors, and Students in the Intelligent Age':
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September 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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The Power of Constructive Optimism - A thread by Professor Klaus Schwab
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September 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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"Many leaders believe the path to an intelligent enterprise runs through buying the right technology. It does not.
The intelligent enterprise is built, not bought. Models matter, but operating design matters more." - Professor Klaus Schwab

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Photo of Klaus Schwab seated with hands clasped, against a blue diamond-patterned backdrop. Quote overlaid: "The intelligent enterprise is built, not bought." Blue gradient quote card with a gold quotation mark and a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Quote: "Models matter, but operating design matters more." From the book The Competitive Enterprise in the Intelligent Age, available now.
August 31, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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"We have built our institutions around the idea that life winds down at a fixed age. That idea is now out of date.
65 can be not an end but a new beginning." - Professor Klaus Schwab

More in my book 'Longevity and Retirement in the Intelligent Age'
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Photo of Klaus Schwab at an outdoor gathering beside a large cake marked "25 Years." Quote overlaid: "65 can be not an end but a new beginning."
August 28, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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"It is tempting to see the erosion of truth and trust as an unstoppable tide. It is not.
The breakdown of truth and trust is not inevitable, nor is their restoration." - Professor Klaus Schwab

More in his book 'Restoring Truth and Trust':
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Photo of Klaus Schwab being interviewed by a television journalist with a camera crew in a conference setting. Quote overlaid: "The breakdown of truth and trust is not inevitable, nor is their restoration." Blue gradient quote card with a gold quotation mark and a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Quote: "It comes down to what we choose to do." From the book Restoring Truth and Trust, available now.
August 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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"The #IntelligentAge will not be a modest adjustment to the world we know. It is a transformation on the scale of an industrial revolution." - Professor Klaus Schwab

More in his book 'Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age':
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Photo of Klaus Schwab in profile, arms opening outward, against a deep blue-purple backdrop. Quote overlaid: "The Intelligent Age is a societal revolution with the power to elevate humanity to new heights of potential." Blue gradient quote card with a gold quotation mark and a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Quote: "or, if mismanaged, to fracture it deeply." From the book Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age, available now.
August 21, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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"Nations no longer compete only on resources or capital.
They compete on their capacity to learn.
When we educate, we empower." - Professor Klaus Schwab.

More in his book 'Universities, Professors, and Students in the Intelligent Age':
➡️🔗 books2read.com/Universities #IntelligentAge
Photo of Klaus Schwab surrounded by a group of smiling young people posing for a selfie at the Global Shapers Summit. Quote overlaid: "When we educate, we empower."
August 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Most companies now use artificial intelligence.
Far fewer have been changed by it.
Adoption is not the same as advantage.

More in Professor Klaus Schwab's book 'The Competitive Enterprise in the Intelligent Age':
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August 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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Longevity is not simply about living longer. It is about how we understand the years we are given.

We see life not as a series of endings but as a continuous unfolding of opportunities.

More in 'Longevity and Retirement in the Intelligent Age'
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Photo of Klaus Schwab standing on stage with Hilde Schwab beside him. Quote overlaid: "We see life not as a series of endings but as a continuous unfolding of opportunities."
August 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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How should we govern technologies that change faster than our institutions can legislate?

Traditionally, regulation has been like steering a large ship: slow and deliberative. In the #IntelligentAge, we need it to be more like riding a surfboard.

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August 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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We are entering an age that will reshape economies, institutions, and daily life. We must not enter the #IntelligentAge sleepwalking. We must enter it with awareness, wisdom, and courage.

Get Klaus Schwab's book 'Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age':
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Photo of Klaus Schwab speaking with both hands raised against a blue backdrop. Quote overlaid: "We must not enter the Intelligent Age sleepwalking. We must enter it with awareness, wisdom, and courage."
July 27, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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"Everything in the Intelligent Age rests on two pillars.
Without truth, we lose our shared reality. Without trust, we lose our ability to act together." - Professor Klaus Schwab

➡️More in his book 'Restoring Truth and Trust', available now:
🔗 books2read.com/Restoring-Tr... #IntelligentAge
Photo of Klaus Schwab in purple-blue stage lighting, looking at the camera. Quote overlaid: "Without truth, we lose our shared reality; without trust, we lose our ability to act together."
July 24, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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What makes a nation competitive in the Intelligent Age?

Nations are no longer competing only on natural resources, manufacturing strength, or financial capital. They are increasingly competing on their capacity to learn, adapt, and innovate.

More in my book ➡️🔗 books2read.com/Universities
Photo of Klaus Schwab speaking at a podium in front of a colorful backdrop. Quote overlaid: "Nations are no longer competing only on natural resources, manufacturing strength, or financial capital." Blue gradient quote card with a large gold quotation mark and a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Quote: "They are increasingly competing on their capacity to learn, adapt, and innovate." From the book Universities, Professors, and Students in the Intelligent Age, available now.
July 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Every era of business has demanded a different organizing principle.

The industrial firm was built to standardize.
The digital firm was built to connect.
The intelligent firm must be built to adapt.

More in my latest book: ➡️ 🔗 books2read.com/Competitive-... #IntelligentAge
Blue gradient quote card, 1 of 3 in the series Three Eras of the Enterprise. Large text: Standardize. Quote: "The industrial firm was built to standardize." With a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Blue gradient quote card, 2 of 3. Large text: Connect. Quote: "The digital firm was built to connect." With a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Blue gradient quote card, 3 of 3. Large text: Adapt. Quote: "The intelligent firm must be built to adapt." From the book The Competitive Enterprise in the Intelligent Age by Klaus Schwab, available now. With a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab.
July 17, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Is it true that a person's best years are behind them after a certain age? Professor Klaus Schwab calls this "one of the great falsehoods of our time."

His book 'Longevity and Retirement in the Intelligent Age' is available from all major booksellers:
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Photo of Klaus Schwab in a dark suit gesturing with both hands against a purple-blue backdrop. Quote overlaid: "The notion that a person's best years are behind them after a certain age is one of the great falsehoods of our time." Dark navy quote card with a large gold quotation mark and a circular portrait of Klaus Schwab. Quote: "In reality, our potential does not fade; it shifts, expands, and takes new forms." From the book Longevity and Retirement in the Intelligent Age, available now.
July 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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What makes an effective leader in the Intelligent Age?

Discover Professor Klaus Schwab's five essential leadership capacities: the soul, the brain, the heart, the muscles, and the nerves.

More in his book 'Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age'
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July 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Professor Klaus Schwab is now on Instagram.
➡️Follow along for the journey: instagram.com/ProfKlausSch...
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July 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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"If you want to be competitive keep the system in mind and the system has to be adaptive and innovative similar to a game of chess." – Professor Klaus Schwab about his latest book, ‘The Competitive Enterprise in the Intelligent Age’.
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July 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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"The shift to the Intelligent Age is fundamentally changing how companies compete. Advantage is no longer defined by digital transformation but by how deeply intelligence is embedded into every decision & operating model." - Professor Klaus Schwab in his latest book
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July 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM