# Wolfgang Fengler

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The Metrics of Peace

Join Data Talks Data Talks: Measuring Peace with Steve Killelea In this episode of Data Talks, World Data Lab CEO Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Steve Killelea, respected entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the Global Peace Index. Steve shares his journey from building successful tech compan…

Closing the Data Divide

Join Data Talks This episode of our podcast brings together Wolfgang Fengler and Shamina Singh for a powerful conversation on inclusion, data, and the rapidly changing digital-to-AI economy. Shamina shares the origin story of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the shift from the analog wor…

How Data Changed the Climate Conversation

Join Data Talks How Data Changed the Climate Conversation Host: Wolfgang Fengler Guest: Sir Andrew Steer KCMG, PhD How did climate and nature move from the sidelines to the center of global economic decision-making—and what role did data play in that shift? In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang F…

Building Digital Africa

Join Data Talks Building Digital Africa with Bitange Ndemo In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Professor Bitange Ndemo, Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, former Permanent Secretary for Information and Communication, and one of the architects of Kenya’s di…

The world is more equal than you think

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Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, World Data Lab CEO Wolfgang Fengler speaks with co-founder and global middle class expert Homi Kharas about new research that challenges one of the most widely discussed narratives in economics today. Featured prominently in The Economist, World Data L…

The World Economy at a Turning Point

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Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with Indermit Gill, Chief Economist of the World Bank, for a wide-ranging conversation on the forces reshaping the global economy. From the middle-income trap and India’s growth potential to Europe’s economic model, oil shock…

Make More Smiles

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Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Ram Raghavan, senior leader at Colgate-Palmolive, about what it takes to build a globally trusted brand with purpose at its core. With nearly three decades at Colgate, Ram shares his journey from grassroots sales in India t…

Data - the X-ray of development

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Join Data Talks In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with former IFC CEO and World Bank leader Philippe Le Houérou for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation on data, development, ideology, and global change. From witnessing revolution and violence as a teenager in Eth…

Trends before they Trend

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Join Data Talks Can data predict the next big consumer trend? In this episode of Data Talks, Wolfgang Fengler speaks with Yarden Horwitz, Co-Founder of Spate, about the science of spotting trends before they go mainstream. Drawing on her experience at Google and building one of the fastest-growing …

Payments are about People

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Join Data Talks Payments Are About People: Innovation from the Digital South What does a journalist turned payments executive see that others miss? In this episode, Wolfgang Fengler sits down with Estelita Haas, Head of Market Intelligence and Product Marketing at Ebanx, a fast-growing Brazilian fi…