Vivian Yang, Public Engagement Team, World Economic Forum, Tel.: +41 22 869 3534, Email: vivian.yang@weforum.org
· Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016 will take place in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, on 26-28 June
· Media accreditation is now open; sign up at www.weforummedia.org
· For more information, visit http://wef.ch/amnc16
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 April 2016 – The World Economic Forum’s 10th Annual Meeting of the New Champions will be held on 26-28 June in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China. Convening under the theme, The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Transformational Impact, more than1,500 business leaders, policy-makers and experts from over 90 countries are expected to participate.
Established in 2007, the meeting is now the foremost global summit on science, technology and innovation. The Annual Meeting of the New Champions provides a platform to address today’s unprecedented set of intertwined global challenges and delivers unique experiences to help participants understand impending disruptions at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how to respond to them.
The 2016 programme focuses on major transformations occurring at the intersection of the industry, economic and future agendas, influenced by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Three programme dimensions will be explored through more than 150 sessions over the three days of the meeting:
- Redesigning Systems – How will the Fourth Industrial Revolution transform industry sectors and systems of production?
- Reshaping Growth – How will China’s new Five-Year Plan for socio-economic development and the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs drive global and regional growth?
- Rethinking Innovation – How can breakthroughs and innovations in basic research, technology and business models shape social and economic systems?
Media accreditation is now open. If you wish to cover the meeting, please submit your accreditation request online at www.weforummedia.org. The deadline is Friday 10 June 2016. No accreditation will be done on site. All accreditation requests are subject to final confirmation by the World Economic Forum. Click here to see Media Guidelines.
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