Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Whether set in a historic courtyard in Guangdong province or at an Italian embassy in Europe, public art grounded in collaboration with communities can transform a space into a platform for cultural exchange.
In this visual journey, artist and creative director Adalberto Lonardi examines how socially engaged art can foster cross-sector collaborations and collective identity and preserve heritage for future generations.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
China’s role in sectors such as consumer technology and manufacturing automation is being shaped by industrial policy, market scale and a dynamic technology ecosystem. Companies that move quickly from prototype to production and tap dense supplier networks often gain an edge, even without relying solely on proprietary technology.
Where does China’s innovation model remain strongest and where are constraints felt?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
From the growing use of the renminbi in cross-border transactions to the rise of the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), China is creating its own financial infrastructure that is increasingly competing with the long-established Western system.
As governments and companies consider their relationships in competing geoeconomic blocs, will they have to choose a financial side?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
From energy shocks to the impact of tariffs, prices are facing pressure from multiple sides and risk remaining a top economic issue. Price increases run the risk of eroding trust in institutions and triggering political blowback.
What response can effectively protect economic stability and social cohesion when cost of living becomes less certain?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
After nearly 50 years of on-off sanctions, proxy conflict and nuclear brinkmanship, tensions between the US and Iran reached an apex this year. As the situation evolves rapidly, many hope for a long-lasting peace agreement.
What would such an agreement look like and how would it affect the rest of the world?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Cutting-edge fields such as quantum sensing, biotechnologies and AI offer new productivity levers but require specialized infrastructure, large investments and specific regulations to be deployed.
When will deep tech show its promise and are we patient enough to wait?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Every image of the future economy is built with sustainable, accessible, productive and high-performing materials working together to deliver prosperity.
What trends are driving the modernization of materials systems and what risks need to be addressed to meet future needs?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Professor Adam Tooze, Director of the European Institute at Columbia University, joins us to look ahead to the action at AMC26 on Day 2 where Premier Li Qiang is due to speak.
Catch up on all the action from World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 at wef.ch/amnc26 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC26.
Links:
AMNC26: https://www.weforumasia.cn/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/
Liveblog: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/summer-davos-amnc-2026-day-2-live-updates/
Related podcasts:
AMNC26 Day 1 – Taking the pulse of Asia’s largest economy, and of the world – https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-day-1
AMNC26 – What to expect from "Summer Davos": https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-what-to-expect-from-summer-davos
A “fundamental shift” in energy thinking: the Energy Transition Index 2026: https://www.weforumasia.cn/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/energy-transition-index-2026/
Chief Economists Outlook: counting the cost of the Hormuz crisis, with Maersk’s Ilaria Maselli: https://www.weforumasia.cn/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-maersk-ilaria-maselli/
The rise of industrial policy – why governments are back in the business of business: https://www.weforumasia.cn/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/industrial-policy-trade-choke-points/
Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wef
Radio Davos – subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164
Meet the Leader – subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560
Agenda Dialogues – subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress.
Find out more below:
World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/
YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef
LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum
Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/
X ► https://twitter.com/wef
TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum
WhatsApp ► https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDcHBKGZNCihKxwiD0L
Threads ► https://www.threads.com/@worldeconomicforum
Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF
#WorldEconomicForum #wef
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel releases its report, describing the targeting and killing of Palestinian children.
The Commission’s comprehensive report is unique, being the first specialized report on crimes and violations against Palestinian children in Palestine by a UN investigative body.
OHCHR: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/israel-continues-commit-genocide-and-other-atrocity-crimes-deliberately
Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
As geopolitical tensions rise, countries like to flex their economic muscle. But as appealing as they might be, sanctions, tariffs, and export bans come at a price. Jeffry Frieden is a professor of international and public affairs and political science at Columbia University. In this podcast, he says when economic and geopolitical relations become tightly connected, bad things can happen.
Transcript (https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Jeffry_Frieden-Coercion-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf) : https://bit.ly/4vxZmfU
Read the article in Finance & Development: IMF.org/FANDD
