Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 Roadmap, Community Activities and Preliminary Programme Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 27-28 September Community Activities start on 26 September The Next Wave of Growth The International Monetary Fund’s most recent World Economic Outlook forecasts that global growth will slow to 3.7% in 2008 versus 4.9% in 2007. Record-setting energy and commodity prices, coupled with a looming recession in the United States, have created a headwind for the global economy. Yet, the highest rates of growth are now found in developing countries and emerging markets despite the fact that over 50% of global GDP is generated by the G7 industrialized economies. Growth is also shifting across industries as technology driven and energy related sectors expand in contrast to the current malaise in financial services. Faced with regional and industry cross-currents, companies looking to grow internationally remain focused on their navigation through a volatile global economy. Risk management is clearly one major focus of their attention. However, the mindset of a new champion is to see the opportunities beyond the turbulence. For this reason, the World Economic Forum will focus on “The Next Wave of Growth” as the principal theme of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008. The Meeting will provide a unique platform for those seeking new opportunities to come together to shape and define an agenda of growth with fresh ideas, innovative business models and new technologies so that a shifting power equation does not result in a zero-sum, but rather a win-win approach towards future global growth. The programme will be based on the following main pillars: Going Global ; Managing Risks ; Drivers of Future Growth ; Technology and Innovation : The Next Wave ; and China as a Global Player . 2 | Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 Going Global Examine how “going global” may differ from regional and industry perspectives in exchanges with seasoned business leaders and policy-makers. • Alliance or Merger? • How Will Climate Change Affect Your Value Chain? • Business Models for Global Success – By Design • Navigating through the Global Skills Crisis • Design: The Competitive Edge for Global Growth • Negotiating across Cultures Companies • Sustainable Development and the Evolving Role for • Financial Stability in an Unstable Global Economy Business • From Global Growth Company to Corporate Global • Turning Strategy into Reality Citizen Managing Risks Examine how to create a framework and the capacity to assess, prioritize and mitigate risks associated with global growth at the company level, and capitalize and transform them into business opportunities. • Climate Change and Your Business • Global Growth at Risk • Commodities: Will the Price Be Right for Global Growth? • Looking beyond the Almighty Dollar • Cyber Security: Why Should I Care? • Picking the Perfect Board: Mission Impossible? • Ensuring Growth by Enabling Trade • Unsustainable Trends • Fears about Food Security: A New Backlash to • World Economic Brainstorming: Next Steps for Globalization? Sustaining Growth Drivers of Future Growth How cities and regions are taking advantage of new technologies, deregulation and global networks to expand their influence on a national and global level. • Financing the Next Wave of Growth • Market Insight: Russia • From Millions to Billions: The Climb to Global Growth • Market Insight: South-East Asia • Globalization in the Urban Century • Market Insight: The Gulf Region • Investing in Infrastructure • Mega-Regions: Driving Growth and Innovation Globally • Market Insight: Africa • Navigating through the Global Skills Crisis • Market Insight: Europe • New Financial Architecture • Market Insight: Frontier Markets • Rethinking the Base of the Pyramid • Market Insight: India • SlimCity: The Future of Urban Mobility • Market Insight: Japan • The Global Economic Outlook • Market Insight: Latin America • Turning Silver to Gold: Business Opportunities in an • Market Insight: North America Ageing World Technology and Innovation: The Next Wave Explore discoveries and innovations in environmental, health, information, mobile technology and biotechnology, and their future impact on reshaping industries and companies. • Science Capsule: How Modern Physics and • The Next Wave in Energy Elementary Particles Affect Your Life • The Next Wave in Life Sciences • Science Capsule: Space Exploration • The Next Wave in Nanotechnology • Managing Science for a Better World • The Origins of the Universe: Why It Matters • The Globalization of Science and Technology • The Role of Frontier Science in Shaping Society • The Next Wave for the Web • Visualizing Globalization China as a Global Player Examine how China’s integration into the world economy enters a new phase and how will China emerge as a global player. • China: A Green Champion in the Making? • The Future of the Global Economy: The View from • Great Companies, Great Leaders: The View of China Chinese CEOs (Mandarin) • The Next 30 Years of Reform • Investing in Innovation: The View from China • The Outlook for China's Capital Markets • Managing Global Risks: The View from China • The World's Leading Economic Power? • New Entrepreneurship, Chinese-Style Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 Session Formats The programme features a variety of session types designed to enhance the sharing of insights, mapping of issues and identification of solutions among peers and important stakeholders. Plenary sessions are designed to provide strategic insights and to raise global awareness on important trends and themes. The aim is to expand the dialogue on the panel to engage all participants. Therefore, there are no prepared remarks with most of the session conducted in a Q&A format. The sessions are open to the reporting press and are broadcast on the Internet. Boardroom sessions are designed to create an intimate and informal environment whereby critical emerging and strategic issues can be explored by leaders from various Forum communities. It is a moderated conversation focusing on a well defined agenda. These sessions are not open to reporting press. Briefing sessions are designed to provide in-depth understanding about new, emerging or complex issues in various domains. Discussion leaders are not only considered experts on the topic, but are also able to explain key concepts to a lay audience. Workshop sessions are designed to promote greater interaction between discussion leaders and participants on a compelling challenge or complex issue. They are facilitated group discussions that focus on providing structured interventions from discussion leaders, capturing direct feedback from participants and building consensus on priorities and solutions. WorkSpace sessions are designed to provide the highest level of interaction and exchange for all participants. A special environment has been created to encourage collaborative and creative solutions to compelling, and often complex, issues. A facilitator, together with a team of knowledge workers, will guide participants through a variety of design-oriented tasks. The knowledge shared and solutions created in this session are then summarized in a brief report. This report and related creative output are posted on a special website for future use. Networking sessions provide a moment in the day for all the communities of the World Economic Forum to meet one another in an informal setting. We encourage participants to reach out early on to one another and as such provide contact details for this purpose. This information is available on the private area of our website for registered participants at http://www.weforum.org/newchampionsprivate. 4 | Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 Thursday 25 September 18.00 - 19.00 Reception Welcome Reception You are cordially invited to a cocktail reception. Community Activities Various communities and groups of the World Economic Forum will participate in activities on 26 September in preparation for the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008 on 27-28 September. In addition to the sessions listed below, the following will organize other sessions throughout the day: Annual Meeting of the New Champions Mentors Group; Asia Gender Parity Group; Global Agenda Councils; Global Growth Companies and Advisory Board; Global Risks Programme; Industry Partners; International Media Council; Mayoral Delegations; Media Leaders; SlimCity Initiative; Social Entrepreneurs; Technology Pioneers; Young Global Leaders and Young Scientists. * invited for the session Friday 26 September 08.00 - 09.00 Networking Breakfast Tianjin Industry Visit: Tianjin Port This excursion includes a visit to the Tianjin Port, Donjian Free Trade Zone and the Port’s Shipping 08.30 - 12.00 Industry Visits Center providing insights on the opportunities Tianjin Industry Visit: Environmental presented by one of the world’s largest port Protection facilities. Please refer to the private website area for This excursion includes a visit to the site of the the detailed excursion programme. Seats are Sino-Singapore Eco-city, the TEDA Desalination available on a first-come, first-served basis. Buses and Waste Water Treatment Plant, and the Tianjin leave from the Binhai International Convention and Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company. Please refer to Exhibition Center. the private website area for the detailed excursion programme. Seats are available on a first-come, Please RSVP to Patrick Chen at first-served basis. Buses leave from the Binhai [email protected],