10-12 September, 2009, Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009

Event Name:

Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009

Date:

10-12 September, 2009

Venue :

Dalian World Expo Plaza

City/ Country:

Dalian, China

Event Profile:

An Agenda to Drive Future Growth

An intensive and interactive three-day programme will provide a systemic and global overview of major economic, regional and industry developments through the following tracks:

Opportunities in a Green Economy

Every major stimulus plan from among the G7 assumes that green investments addressing global environmental challenges will create new technologies, businesses and jobs to improve national competitiveness over the long run – but what are the most critical investments to be made and what will they deliver in the near term?

Driving Economic Growth through Science and Technology

Much of the economic growth over the last two decades, particularly among industrialized economies, was attributed to the creativity and innovation of the financial industry, but most of those gains have now proved ephemeral. Yet, creativity and innovation are needed more than ever, particularly in the fields of science and technology. How can government and business work with the science and technology community to jump-start economic growth?

Addressing Societal Needs Through Innovation

Society-at-large expects that the extraordinary amount of public funds deployed to address the economic crisis will not result in the neglect of critical social and development programmes. Instead expectations are that fiscal stimulus will be directed towards addressing such societal concerns as

healthcare, water scarcity, aging, and food/energy security in a manner that also creates economic growth. What are the opportunities for business and government? What are the risks if expectations are not met?

New Business Models in a Deleveraging World

If economic recovery is based on avoiding the creation of new “bubbles”, reducing macroeconomic imbalances and promoting sustainable consumption, then what will emerge to stimulate and sustain future growth? How will businesses operate in a new financial era?  How will tax policies, educational priorities, and incentive models change to create a competitive environment?

Rethinking Asia’s Development Model

The global financial crisis of 1997-1998 taught the region a number of hard economic lessons, among them the importance of foreign currency reserves. However, the accumulation of nearly three trillion US dollars in reserves a decade later did little to protect Asia’s economies from the collapse in consumer demand in the United States and Europe. With decoupling proven a myth, how will the current crisis transform Asia’s export-driven model of growth and those industries that have relied on it for so long?

Exhibitor Profile:

Mentors:

A select group of business leaders from the World Economic Forum’s Partner and Members with extensive international experience in building global businesses will act as mentors.

Ø  Gregory Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Motorola, USA

Ø  Fu Chengyu, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), People's Republic of China

Ø  Timothy P. Flynn, Chairman, KPMG International, USA

Ø  Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcoa, USA

Ø  James T. Riady, Chief Executive Officer, Lippo Group, Indonesia

Ø  James J. Schiro, Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Group Management Board, Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland

Ø  Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP, United Kingdom

Ø  Tarek Sultan Al Essa, Chairman and Managing Director, Agility, Kuwait

Ø  Ben J. Verwaayen, Chief Executive Office, Alcatel-Lucent, France

Ø  John Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Hony Capital, People's Republic of China

In addition:

• 400 Global Growth Companies – businesses that have demonstrated potential to become leaders in the global economy

• 300 CEOs, CTOs, chief economists and corporate strategists from the Forum’s Members and Partners

• 150 Young Global Leaders – a unique multistakeholder community with a commitment to improve the state of the world and insight into the priorities and expectations of future generations

• 100 Public Figures including heads of government and ministers for energy, science and industry

• 100 Media Leaders – publishers and editors-in-chief, top columnists and economic editors

• 60 Technology Pioneers – companies that develop life-changing technology innovations that have the potential for a long-term effect on business and society

• 60 Young Scientists – scientists from around the world that have produced groundbreaking research in different fields; nominated by the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP)

• 50 Members of the Global Agenda Councils – thought leaders on the foremost challenges on the global agenda

• 40  Mayors of the fastest growing cities in the world

Event Organizer :

World Economic Forum

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World Economic Forum Beijing Representative Office

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1706, China Resources Building

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Beijing, 100005

China

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Tel: +86 10 8519 1622

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Email: ggc@weforum.org

World Economic Forum USA

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3 East 54th Street, 17th Floor,

New York, NY 10022, USA

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Tel: +1 212 703-2300

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