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Technological revolutions, a reset in supply chains and soaring stock markets, these are not just characteristics of today's economy. In the 1920s, electrification, the automobile and assembly lines changed the economic landscape.
What parallels exist between this decade and the 1920s and what could we learn from them for the future of the global economy?
Speakers:
Andrew R. Sorkin, Editor-at-Large; Columnist, New York Times
Laurence D. Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock
Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank
Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel LLC
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/decade-deja-vu-are-the-2020s-the-new-1920s/
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