Marsh at Davos

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World Economic Forum Meeting

A spirit of dialogue

The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 brought together leaders from government, business, civil society, and scientific and cultural communities for genuine dialogue and problem-solving on shared challenges and highlighted the innovations driving our future. A key focus of these discussions was the paradigm shift in technology, from AI and quantum computing to next-generation biotech and energy systems, which are reshaping how we live and work and creating new engines of growth.

This type of perspective is a catalyst that turns uncertainty into possibility and complexity into clarity. Our work across industries, geographies, and markets is grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and deep expertise. By bringing together insights from across our global businesses, we help you see what matters most and transform perspective into meaningful action.

See insights and resources below from our leaders and experts from Marsh and its businesses of Oliver Wyman and Mercer, who provide perspectives and solutions that enable you to thrive and confidently pursue opportunities.

On the ground

Marsh events at Davos

Our events at Davos were designed to spark meaningful dialogue on the key issues of our times. See a recap of the events below.

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This session explored how businesses can pursue growth amid uncertainty, reshape their workforces, get real value from AI, and find new ways to connect with customers. Specialists from Oliver Wyman Forum and Mercer shared insights uncovered in our 300,000 Human Voices project and our Global Talent Trends study, which capture year-over-year perspectives from CEOs, CHROs, investors, and employees, and explore the future of how people work, lead, shop, invest, and stay well.

Speakers:

John Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marsh

Christian Edelmann, Managing Partner, Head of Europe, Oliver Wyman

Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Leader, Transformation Services, Mercer

Ana Kreacic, Partner and COO, Oliver Wyman Forum

Pat Tomlinson, President and CEO, Mercer

At our exclusive financial services leaders’ lunch, we explored how institutions can seize new opportunities, adapt their risk models, and refine their competitive positioning as the map of global finance is redrawn. Our Oliver Wyman specialists guided conversations on the new financial order that is emerging amid a complex mix of persistent inflation, mercantile policies, and breathtaking technological experimentation. Discussion focused on the productivity promises and potential downside risks of the expansion of AI, as well as the trade derisking strategies being pursued by governments that risk fragmenting capital flows. And, perhaps most notably, they spoke about how boundaries are being challenged — between deposits and stablecoins, public and private markets, and banks and private market players.

Speakers:

Anders Nemeth, Managing Partner, Head of Financial Services, Oliver Wyman

Huw Van Steenis, Vice-Chair, Partner, Oliver Wyman

During this session, our specialists explored insights from new research that can help guide the global investments, talent shifts, and infrastructure development underway, and still needed, to enable the Great Health Productivity Reset. They examined this need for a significant reset across the entire healthcare system, given indicators that global spending could double by 2040, as rising requirements and demographic shifts hit systemic inefficiencies and a constrained clinical workforce. Throughout the discussion, they addressed how to harness the transformative power of AI, humanoid robotics, and system innovation to reset productivity and ensure equitable, high-quality care for all.

Speakers:

Hervé Balzano, President, Health & Benefits and Global Leader at Mercer Marsh Benefits

Oliver Eitelwein, Health and Life Sciences Practice, Oliver Wyman

Gilles Roucolle, Managing Partner, Global Head of Industries, Oliver Wyman

Pat Tomlinson, President and CEO, Mercer

During this session, our specialists, joined by a panel of global institutional investor leaders, discussed what the increasingly blurred lines between public and private markets mean for investors and how evolving megatrends, including AI, shape opportunities and risks within private market investments.

Speakers:

Mick Dempsey, President, Investments & Retirement, Mercer

Niall O’Sullivan, Global Solutions CIO, Mercer

This session explored how blending private, public, and impact capital to build resilient systems can protect workers, thereby securing supply chains, reducing disruption and suffering, and unlocking shared value. Based on this Marsh report and other sources, discussion centered on the workers essential to powering global markets who are often left outside of traditional systems of protection. The conversation then turned to how innovative financing can strengthen workforce health and resilience and address the growing challenges and gaps being faced as a result of rising costs, climate risks, and development funding sources shifts.

Speakers:

Dr. Lorna Friedman, Global Health Transformation, Mercer Marsh Benefits

Solutions and capabilities

How Marsh helps clients

The complexities and uncertainties that businesses face in today’s global economic landscape demand a real-time understanding of unfolding events, the ability to extract value from technological advances, the capacity to seize growth opportunities, and responsiveness to customer and employee needs. Marsh’s annual insights into the perspectives of CEOs, CHROs, investors, and employees, along with our advanced tools and tailored financial and risk management strategies, can guide your organization through its regular operational activity, high-stakes decisions, and transformative moments so you can adapt, grow, and thrive.

Whether tackling technology shifts, enhancing business performance, supporting deal-driven opportunities, or better addressing changing customer demands, Oliver Wyman supports our clients from strategy development to operational implementation in a way that creates sustained value.

Mercer provides comprehensive services — including work and organization design, AI-impact assessments, skills assessments, skills strategy and program design, workforce strategies, employee listening and engagement, workforce rewards, and change management — equip organizations to turn disruption into opportunity and drive sustainable growth.

We also provide the means to take control of supply chain risk, using our AI-powered platform, Sentrisk™, which helps organizations transform their exposures into business opportunity through best-in-market data capabilities. And through our insurance and alternative risk solutions, such as captives and parametrics, we help organizations explore protection options beyond what previously might have been possible.

As the healthcare landscape faces unprecedented challenges — from rising costs and demographic shifts to workforce constraints — the imperative for a transformative reset has never been clearer. Evolving technology, from AI to robotics to system innovations, holds out great promise for resetting productivity, developing healthier workplaces, and ensuring more equitable healthcare for all. To do so, organizations should target and balance investments in their operations, people, and benefits program administration. Working with Marsh, you can navigate the complexities of this new era and leverage the Great Health Productivity Reset for business success and workforce vitality.

Oliver Wyman partners with payers, providers, life sciences organizations, and pharmacy services companies to translate business model advancements into real operational and performance transformation — redesigning processes, optimizing resource deployment, and integrating AI capabilities to unlock sustainable productivity gains, elevate service quality, and enable competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem.

Mercer Marsh Benefits enables clients to navigate the costs and complexities of managing people-related risks by delivering strategic advisory expertise and leveraging a cutting-edge digital ecosystem. We empower executives to future-proof their health and benefits programs by enhancing productivity, optimizing costs, and ensuring equitable, high-quality care for every employee.

The investment landscape is becoming increasingly defined by macroeconomic uncertainty. This has made balancing risks, returns, and reputational requirements within investment portfolios a complex challenge. Undoubtedly, this is also sharpening the focus on diversification as a key tool in achieving greater long-term portfolio resilience.

Every investor is unique and faces their own set of challenges. Having a trusted partner to help you navigate complexity can help position your portfolio to reach its full potential. But partnership goes beyond just sharing ideas. That’s why many investors look to Mercer to build resilient, more agile portfolios to fit their individual governance and investment needs.

Mercer does this by combining our direct investing capabilities with highly rated allocation strategies from across the asset management industry. The result is the ability to fully customize portfolios for our institutional investor clients — based on their specific goals and underpinned by our deep knowledge of the global investment universe, and our capabilities across research, advice, and solutions. Discover how we can help you build agile portfolios for dynamic markets, and join our in-person Global Investment Forums to discuss the big themes shaping markets and investment practices.

The financial services landscape is rapidly evolving. The rise of AI promises to revolutionize productivity, yet brings new risks and uncertainties. At the same time, governments are implementing trade derisking strategies that could reshape global capital flows, while traditional boundaries between currency and asset types, markets, and financial players are increasingly blurred. As these forces reshape the industry, Marsh is uniquely positioned to help banking and financial services companies navigate this new terrain.

Oliver Wyman’s Banking and Financial Services practice helps the world’s leading financial institutions navigate complexities across the shifting economic, regulatory, and business landscape. We help our clients seize new opportunities, adapt their risk models, and refine their competitive positioning as the map of global finance is redrawn. Underpinned by advanced analytics, a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, and extensive AI expertise, clients seek our advice and support around a range of complex issues like digital transformation, finance and risk strategies, and operational excellence with a focus on driving growth, efficiency, and resilience.

Thought leadership

Insights to drive dialogue at Davos

Explore some of the latest reports and insights developed by our experts around the world to help drive critical conversations around work, climate, society, and the economy.