Boardroom Talk: Davos 2026 - The Trump Show, but also a BRICS Ghost Town
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In this episode of Boardroom Talk, Alec Hogg dissects the guest list for the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos—and finds a gathering that looks less like a global village and more like a victory lap for the new Western order.
The “Trump” Factor: How the return of Donald Trump, alongside leaders like Javier Milei and new Canadian PM Mark Carney, has turned Davos into a “fan club” for the populist right.
The BRICS Boycott: With no Xi Jinping, no Lula, and no Ramaphosa, is the “Spirit of Dialogue” actually just a Western monologue?
The AI Takeover: Why the real power brokers this year aren’t politicians, but tech titans like Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella.
SA’s Missed Open Goal: Why President Ramaphosa’s absence is a strategic failure right after South Africa’s removal from the EU high-risk list.
Alec argues that the WEF has fundamentally changed, perhaps explaining why his own invitation - serving a constituency in South Africa that’s not terribly appealing to the new WEF bosses - was rescinded after 19 years. Is this the end of the globalist era?
Listen now to understand the new geopolitical fault lines drawn in the Swiss snow.
#Davos2026 #WEF26 #DonaldTrump #BRICS #AlecHogg #BizNews #SouthAfrica #AI #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy
The “Trump” Factor: How the return of Donald Trump, alongside leaders like Javier Milei and new Canadian PM Mark Carney, has turned Davos into a “fan club” for the populist right.
The BRICS Boycott: With no Xi Jinping, no Lula, and no Ramaphosa, is the “Spirit of Dialogue” actually just a Western monologue?
The AI Takeover: Why the real power brokers this year aren’t politicians, but tech titans like Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella.
SA’s Missed Open Goal: Why President Ramaphosa’s absence is a strategic failure right after South Africa’s removal from the EU high-risk list.
Alec argues that the WEF has fundamentally changed, perhaps explaining why his own invitation - serving a constituency in South Africa that’s not terribly appealing to the new WEF bosses - was rescinded after 19 years. Is this the end of the globalist era?
Listen now to understand the new geopolitical fault lines drawn in the Swiss snow.
#Davos2026 #WEF26 #DonaldTrump #BRICS #AlecHogg #BizNews #SouthAfrica #AI #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy
