Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018 | World Economic Forum

Over 2,000 leaders from over 100 countries will gather in Tianjin, China, from 18-20 September for a meeting focused on science, technology and innovation.

Read our collection of articles that explore the themes behind the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018, from key tech trends and the rise of artificial intelligence to the future of jobs and the New Silk Road.

Highlights

Trade and Investment

US-China trade war: top quotes from the World Economic Forum in China

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Is there a new debt crisis on the horizon?

Geographies in Depth

Trade, taxes and other takeaways from Li Keqiang's speech to the World Economic Forum

Emerging Technologies

Machine learning is tearing down language barriers. What does this mean for trade?

Richard Baldwin 16 Sep 2018

Education and Skills

5 things to know about the future of jobs

Vesselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Till Leopold 17 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s speech from #AMNC18

Li Keqiang 20 Sep 2018

Jobs and the Future of Work

5 ways for workers to win in the robot age

Saadia Zahidi 17 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

Don't understand the US-China trade war? This metaphor could help

Ross Chainey 18 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

Bias in AI is a real problem. Here’s what we should do about it

Robert Gryn and Pawel Rzeszucinski 17 Sep 2018

Trade and Investment

Global trade is broken. Here are five ways to rebuild it

Wendy Cutler 12 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

Could a Digital Silk Road solve the Belt and Road's sustainability problem?

Winston Ma, CFA Esq. 19 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

AI can solve China’s doctor shortage. Here’s how

Andy Ho 17 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2018

Oliver Cann 14 Sep 2018

Topics

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Why are there so few entrepreneurs?

Robert Gryn 17 Sep 2018

Education and Skills

Why schools should teach the curriculum of the future, not the past

Hadi Partovi 17 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

Here are 3 lessons Europe can learn from China’s flourishing start-ups

Fabian von Heimburg 15 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

A new era of computing is coming. How can we make sure it is sustainable?

Kirk Bresniker 17 Sep 2018

Sustainable Development

Why feeding the planet doesn’t have to mean sacrificing our forests

Fraser Thompson 17 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

The secret weapon in the fight for sustainability? The humble barcode

Niall Murphy 18 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

Here’s why the tech sector could be the next target for Chinese investment in Africa

Stephany Zoo 17 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

Why countries need to work together on AI

Ganesh Bell 16 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

8 amazing facts to help you understand China today

Oliver Cann 10 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

Three ways China can make the New Silk Road sustainable

Shouqing Zhu and Sha Song 15 Sep 2018

Health and Healthcare Systems

6 ways better air pollution data is helping us all

Vivian Bi 17 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

To realise the full potential of AI, we must regulate it differently

Gordon Morrison and Kay Firth-Butterfield 17 Sep 2018

Technology is a force for peace and prosperity. Don’t let its challenges obscure this

Jean-Marc Frangos 15 Sep 2018

Jobs and the Future of Work

Is Artificial Intelligence Replacing Jobs? Here's The Truth

John Hawksworth 18 Sep 2018

From hyperloop to flying cars: are these technologies the future of transport?

Betsy Ziegler 16 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

How connectivity for the remotest village in China transformed people's lives

Sihan Chen 17 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

Cryptocurrency mining could become the new face of energy storage. Here’s how

Enass Abo-Hamed MBE and Daniel Evans 16 Sep 2018

Industries in Depth

Scientists can lead the fight against fake news

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon 16 Sep 2018

Economic Growth

Industries are changing in the blink of an eye. How can companies keep up?

Omar Abbosh 15 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

The Chinese retail revolution is heading west

Richard McKenzie and Pedro Yip 17 Sep 2018

Jobs and the Future of Work

How can we build a workforce for our digital future?

Gregory Caimi and Ouriel Lancry 18 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

4 ways AI will impact the financial job market

David He and Venessa Guo 14 Sep 2018

The Fourth Industrial Revolution can close the digital divide. This is how

Julian Vercruysse and Fergus Reid 17 Sep 2018

Jobs and the Future of Work

We won't win the online security war without people power

Kevin Taylor 17 Sep 2018

Jobs and the Future of Work

A four-day working week on full pay? Technological advances could make it possible

Alex Gray 14 Sep 2018

Industries in Depth

Can indoor farming feed the world?

Matt Barnard 18 Sep 2018

3 tech entrepreneurs tell you how to get started

Casey Paskalev, Sreenath Bolisetty, and Gediminas Mikutis 13 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

Why artificial intelligence is learning emotional intelligence

Jesus Mantas 12 Sep 2018

How partnerships are driving the innovation economy

Abdullah Snobar 16 Sep 2018

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Why governments need to respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Iain Klugman 14 Sep 2018

Emerging Technologies

How smarter machines can make us smarter humans

Debra Walton 11 Sep 2018

Manufacturing and Value Chains

Humans aren’t made for repetition – it’s time AI took over manufacturing

Humera Malik 11 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

China is building 19 'supercity clusters'

Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng · Project Syndicate 03 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

China has nearly doubled its battery-storage capacity in just nine months

Akshat Rathi · Quartz 31 Aug 2018

3 ways governments and carmakers can keep up with the future of transport

Gang Xu and Jeffrey Gao 13 Sep 2018

Geographies in Depth

China is building 8 new airports every year

Emma Charlton 24 Aug 2018

Geographies in Depth

6 things that surprised us about China in August

David Aikman 30 Aug 2018