Date posted: September 18, 2012
Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2012
Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 11-13 September
Creating the Future Economy
The Annual Meeting of the New Champions is the foremost global business gathering in Asia. After five years, it is widely known as the Summer Davos – reflecting the “spirit of Davos” that for more than four decades has meant openness, collegiality and frank, yet friendly, exchange among leaders from business, government, academia, civil society and media.
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Asia's Digital Age
How are digital technologies and ubiquitous connectivity transforming Asia?
- Rising influence of microblogs and networks
- Changing norms and values of digital natives
Discussion Leaders
- Ma Jun, Director, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, People's Republic of China
- Manoj Nagpaul, Vice-President and Regional Head, APJ, Wipro Technologies, Australia
- Srikar Reddy, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sonata Software, India
Moderated by
- Jason Li Yat-Sen...
Date posted: September 13, 2012
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Shaping the Circular Economy
How will the shift towards a "circular" economy create new business and growth opportunities?
- Rethinking resource flows
- Redesigning product life cycles
- Redirecting consumer behaviour
Discussion Leaders
- Marian Chertow, Associate Professor of Industrial Environmental Management, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, USA
- Thomas M. Connelly, Executive Vice-President and Chief Innovation Officer, DuPont, USA
- William V. Hickey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sealed Air...
Date posted: September 13, 2012
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New Solutions: Financing Social Innovation
What creative models are driving capital into areas for maximum social impact?
- Reinvigorating impact investing
- Exploring hybrid capital structures
- Revealing new trends in venture philanthropy
Discussion Leaders
- Vikram K. Akula, Social Entrepreneur, India; Young Global Leader
- Paul Dudley Hart, Senior Vice-President, Global Partnerships and Alliances, MercyCorps, USA
- Renat Heuberger, Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman, South Pole Carbon Asset Management, Switzerland; Social...
Date posted: September 13, 2012
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The Future of Innovation
How are leading innovators reshaping models of research and development?
- Thinking beyond organizational boundaries
- Emerging models for breakthrough innovation
- Rethinking university-industry relationships
- Supporting new funding models
Discussion Leaders
- Henry Chesbrough, Executive Director, Center for Open Innovation, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Mauro Dell'Ambrogio, State Secretary for Education and Research of Switzerland
- Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic...
Date posted: September 13, 2012
