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Day 2 at Summer Davos 2026: China's next chapter, growth's new frontiers and the energy transition's hard questions

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No Power, No AI session with Michael Wang, Anchor, Global Business and BizTalk, China Global Television Network (CGTN), People's Republic of China; Nyam-Osor Uchral, Prime Minister of Mongolia; Robin Zeng, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), People's Republic of China; Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation - AFC, Lagos; Vanessa Chan, Inaugural Vice-Dean Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania, USA during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People's Republic of China, on 23/6/2026 from 14:30 to 15:30 in the Dalian International Conference Center - Studio (Zone C), Stakeholder Dialogue. (ai energy). ©2026 World Economic Forum

Day 2 of Summer Davos 2026 gets underway in Dalian as leaders gather to debate innovation, trade and the global economic outlook.

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John Letzing, Gayle Markovitz, Spencer Feingold, Pooja Chhabria, Kate Whiting, Gareth Francis

Day 2 of Summer Davos is underway

After the scene-setting of Day 1, Day 2 of Summer Davos continues with the harder discussions.

Today's sessions move into the architecture of the global financial system and whether it's fracturing into rival blocs, alongside the economics of China's energy paradox and the search for the next frontiers of growth.

Follow this blog for live updates throughout Day 2.

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Day 2 of Summer Davos is underway

After the scene-setting of Day 1, Day 2 of Summer Davos continues with the harder discussions.

Today's sessions move into the architecture of the global financial system and whether it's fracturing into rival blocs, alongside the economics of China's energy paradox and the search for the next frontiers of growth.

Follow this blog for live updates throughout Day 2.

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