SHAPING INNOVATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Established in 2007 as the foremost global gathering on science, technology and innovation, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions convenes the next generation of fast-growing enterprises shaping the future of business and society, and leaders from major multinationals as well as government, media, academia and civil society. The hosting city, Tianjin, in the People’s Republic of China, became part of the global community of innovation by convening more than 1500 participants from 90 countries for a true global experience addressing today’s unprecedented set of intertwined global challenges – economic, political, societal and environmental.