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The 25th Winter Olympics are now well under way in the Italian alps. By the time the games close, 2,800 athletes representing more than 90 Olympic Committees will have competed across 116 events in 16 disciplines.

And for the very first time events are taking place at two host cities - Milan and Cortina - in a bid to make this a truly sustainable gathering. But with climate change at the very heart of the conversation around winter sports - what might future games look like?

On this edition of The Agenda, Juliet Mann speaks to Christophe Dubi, Olympic Games Executive Director at the International Olympic Committee, Daniel Scott Professor and Strategic Director for Climate Change Education in Environment at Canada’s University of Waterloo, and Beau Welling, President of World Curling.

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The ongoing geopolitical turmoil aside, the rise of artificial intelligence once again dominated the conversation at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

Almost daily now we hear stories of how AI will change our lives and many new tech companies came here to the Swiss Alps to share their innovations with the world.

So what emerged from this year’s gathering? And what does it mean for the future of humanity?

Joining Juliet Mann on this special edition of The Agenda from Davos are Gong Yingying, founder and Chair of Chinese healthcare giant Yidu Tech, Faroz Sheikh, Chief Information and Digital Officer at agritech firm, Syngenta, Harvey Mason Jr, CEO at the US Recording Academy, and multiple grammy-award winning tech entrepreneur, will.i.am.

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Keir Starmer has now become the first British Prime Minister to visit China in eight years. He met both President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, calling China “a vital player on a global scale” with whom the UK was seeking “a more sophisticated relationship”.

For his part, President Xi called on China & the UK to jointly advocate and practice “true multilateralism”. But what does all this really tell us about UK-China relations?

On this edition of The Agenda, Juliet Mann is joined by Professor Jinghan Zeng, Department of Public and International Affairs at City University of Hong Kong, Professor Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London and Steven Lynch, Director of the British Chamber of Commerce.

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This week’s Agenda comes from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where global leaders, business titans and big thinkers have gathered under the theme “A sprit of dialogue”.

But conversations were in danger of being overshadowed by Donald Trump’s military and tariff threats over Greenland, remarks the US President later rowed back on after touching down in the Swiss Alps.

Attention has since turned to other geopolitical flashpoints, from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to rising tensions with Iran.

We sat down with Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and candidate to become the next UN Secretary-General, and Joe Ngai, Senior Partner & Chairman, McKinsey Greater China, McKinsey & Company.

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For more than half a century, Silicon Valley has been the epicentre of global technology. More recently, the rise of China has certainly begun to challenge that dominance.

So how is the tech battle likely to play out? And are there other countries out there ready to become key global players?

In this edition of The Agenda, Juliet Mann is joined by Tech Expert and author of "The New Geography of Innovation" - Mehran Gul to find out.

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Australia has now become the first country in the world to ban anyone under the age of 16 from using social media. Young people can now no longer set up new accounts on services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads, and all existing profiles must be deactivated,

But the youth of Australia aren't taking the ban lightly - with two teenagers heading to the country's High Court early next year to try to overturn the ban.

The rest of the world - and the tech giants - are watching closely, with Denmark already announcing similar plans for the future. China has already taken steps with it’s own plans for a “cleaner net”.

To discuss the ban and where it might take us, on this edition of The Agenda Juliet Mann is joined by Australian Youth Engagement specialist Paris McNeil, Mikkel Flyvebom, Professor at Denmark's Copenhagen Business School and Dr Crystal Li Jiang, Director of Outreach and Engagement in the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong.

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As we come to the end of the first year of Donald Trump's second Presidency, a shift is underway in the United States.

Political and demographic changes across the country have seen a new generation of leaders stepping forward and a different approach to multilateralism.

But what does it all really mean for America and its relations with the rest of the world?

Joining Juliet Mann on this edition of The Agena are Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, David Andersen, Associate Professor in US Politics in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University and Mark Shanahan, Political Engagement Professor at the University of Surrey.

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The UK economy has been in the spotlight recently as Finance Minister - or Chancellor of the Exchequer as she's known in Britain - Rachel Reeves delivered the annual budget.

With her Labour party languishing in the polls in spite of their landslide election victory 18 months ago, sluggish growth and a real cost of living crisis, the pressure was really on.

And not everyone is happy as she delivered measures which mean British citizens will now face the highest tax take ever. So what does this say about the economics, and politics of the UK? And its standing on the world stage?

Joining Juliet Mann on this edition of The Agenda are Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science and Chris Southworth, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce