Growth Map Rewritten

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Global foreign direct investment rebounded by 14% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, yet the gains remained heavily concentrated in advanced economies, widening the gap with the emerging markets expected to drive the majority of growth in the coming decades. Young populations, rapid digital adoption and expanding consumer bases give emerging economies significant structural advantages, but capital, technology and industrial capacity continue to flow elsewhere.

As competitiveness gaps widen, what is separating the front-runners from the laggards, and where will the next engines of growth emerge?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH4IQdMaULQ

APEC, ASEAN and the Art of Alignment

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Given the Asia-Pacific region’s outsized role in driving global growth, multistakeholder cooperation to enhance regional integration is critical to improving quality of life for hundreds of millions of people. APEC and ASEAN share common goals and sufficient institutional architecture to amplify each other’s distinct offerings.

How can both regional architectures increase strategic coordination to strengthen their joint contribution to global stability and prosperity?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcDg9xnwGEM

Why Biomanufacturing Is a Big Deal

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Biosolutions refer to radically modernized biological and chemical processes: leveraging AI and scientific innovation to make concrete grow, turn CO2 emissions into fertiliser, enhance food security and solve critical supply chain problems.

The potential is vast. But what will it take for biomanufacturing to achieve cost-competitive, global scale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bspl9CimEms

Ideas on the Move: Adam Tooze

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

"We ain’t seen nothing yet."

Historian @adam_tooze on why this moment in the world economy is genuinely unprecedented – and why that’s exactly what makes it fascinating.

Ideas on the Move | Dalian 🇨🇳 #AMNC26

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-9Qm9WG2tMY

More Content, Less Learning

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Digital tools and platforms have made learning more accessible than at any point in history, yet foundational literacy and numeracy are falling in many economies. While we have improved user experiences and abundant content, the ability to learn is not catching up.

Why is unprecedented access to knowledge not producing better outcomes and how can it be used to improve how we learn?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znhXm-JaKrc

Supply Chains Reborn?

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

As geopolitical fragmentation reshapes trade flows, AI enables real-time visibility and decision-making and supply networks are reconfigured towards regionalization and diversification, supply chains must evolve from linear models into adaptive, interconnected systems.

Looking ahead, how will leading supply chains differentiate themselves in becoming intelligent, adaptive systems capable of real-time reconfiguration?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdOzVXQDYuE

Ageing as an Asset

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

China is entering a new demographic era, with one of the world’s fastest-ageing populations reshaping its economic and social landscape. At the same time, advances in genetics, regenerative medicine and preventive health are deepening the understanding of ageing and healthy living.

As science and policy evolve, what will it take to realize the full potential of longevity?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAQLd2epznw

Press Conference: Energy Transition Index 2026

Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)

Now in its 16th year, the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2026 tracks global progress towards a more secure, equitable and sustainable energy system. Join us for the launch of this year’s report as experts unpack why transition readiness has stalled despite record investment, how geopolitical tensions and the Hormuz crisis are reshaping energy security priorities, and which countries and regions are emerging as leaders, or falling behind, in an increasingly fragmented global transition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYsnA2wu1-U