Top pictures from day one at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016

Jun 26, 2016

Robobees at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016 Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Benedikt Loebell

A selection of the top photographs taken during the opening day of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016 in Tianjin, China.

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman World Economic Forum at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016 Image: World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek

Participants discover mind control at one of the robotics displays Image: World Economic Forum / Sikarin Thanachaiary

Well-dressed and well-spoken: this robot can have conversations and answer questions Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

A virtual reality display at AMNC16

Lessons on calligraphy at AMNC16 Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Participants listen in on a session that asked - what is fuelling the explosion of high-growth enterprises across Asia? Image: World Economic Forum/Sikarin Thanachaiary

What megatrends will drive investments in emerging markets? Image: World Economic Forum/Sikarin Thanachaiary

Nergis Mavalvala, Professor of Astrophysics Massachusetts Institute of Technology talks about the discovery of gravitational waves Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

The robotics display at AMNC16 Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Robobees at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016 Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

A musician plays a traditional instrument at the conference centre in Tianjin Image: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Participants try on virtual reality headsets Image: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

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