With the full support of the Government of Mexico and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the meeting will convene key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia. Under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, leaders will shape a strategic...

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the “Summer Davos”, is the foremost global business gathering in Asia. Introduced in 2007 in close collaboration with the People’s Republic of China and with the personal support of Premier Wen Jiabao, last year’s Meeting in Tianjin convened 1,300...

Robust economic growth and an improved investment climate have underpinned the economic recovery of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), buoyed by an emerging market of nearly 600 million consumers. The planned economic integration by 2015 will see ASEAN emerge as the world’s...

Africa has demonstrated greater than expected resilience through the global economic crisis and has become one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. Improved political and macroeconomic stability, strengthened political commitment to private sector investment and better access to basic...

The meeting will provide an extraordinary opportunity to identify and leverage best-in-class North African business models and public policies at a time when the region is seeking new modalities for growth vis-à-vis an unprecedented global economic transformation. The meeting will pay...

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the “Summer Davos”, is the foremost global business gathering in Asia. Driving growth through sustainability is fundamental for global, national and business competitiveness in the 21st century. This year’s programme will focus on how to increase...

East Asia's lead in the global economic recovery has been underscored by increasing regional economic integration, robust domestic consumption and coordinated government stimulus measures. Next to the remarkable economic momentum and progress of China and India, ASEAN 's market of 580 million...

Europe has been hit hard by the financial and economic crisis. With most indicators pointing to continued turbulence ahead, stakeholders will have to adapt and forge closer relationships in order to mitigate risks and seize emerging opportunities. Given the high degree of geopolitical and...

The economic crisis has led to a reassessment of the systems governing global cooperation, financial architecture and policies linked to trade and climate change, and is a wake-up call to speed up implementation of long-discussed reforms. In this complex and evolving landscape, emerging markets,...

The three goals of the meeting, convened under an overarching theme Confronting Challenges in Defining a Collaborative Future are to examine business opportunities in the region and define strategies to compete with the influence of the Asian economies and in the wake of global economic...