ThisphototakenonJune22,2025showstheNationalConventionandExhibitionCenter(Tianjin)inTianjinMunicipality,northChina.(Xinhua/LiRan)
BEIJING,June23(Xinhua)--Theupcoming2025SummerDavosForuminnorthChina'sTianjinoffersatimelyopportunityforparticipantstoexplorehowentrepreneurshipcanunlockeconomicgrowthpotentialamidglobalchallenges.
Exceptionaleconomicuncertainty,risingtensions,majortechnologicaldisruptionsandtheclimateemergencyarewhatchiefeconomistsrefertoasthe"exceptionaluncertainty"facingtheworldtoday,GimHuayNeo,managingdirectoroftheWorldEconomicForum(WEF),toldXinhuainBeijingaheadoftheevent,scheduledfromJune24to26.
AccordingtotheWEF,theworldisundergoingafundamentaleconomictransformationasgeopolitics,technology,sustainability,anddemographicchangesreshapetraditionalgrowthengines.Meanwhile,complexandsharedchallengesindevelopmentandclimatechangerequireurgentcooperation,innovativethinking,andanentrepreneurialspirit.
GongKe,researchleadforthe2025SummerDavostopics,saidthattheentrepreneurialspirit,rootedininnovation,socialresponsibilityandteamwork,playsavitalroleasanewdrivingforceandleaderineconomicdevelopment.
"Entrepreneursintheneweracontributetooptimizingglobalresourceutilizationandpromotingresourcesharing,providinganimportanteconomicfoundationforbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumankind,"headded.
TheSummerDavosForum,alsoknownasthe16thAnnualMeetingofNewChampionsoftheWEF,carriesthetheme"EntrepreneurshipintheNewEra"thisyear.Theforumwillfocusonfivekeyareas--decipheringtheworldeconomy,outlookonChina,industriesdisrupted,investinginpeopleandtheplanet,andnewenergyandmaterials.
Theeventisexpectedtobringtogetheraround1,800participantsfromover90countriesandregions,accordingtotheorganizers.
Explainingthechoiceoftheme,Neosaidtheentrepreneurialspiritiscenteredonsolutionsandinspireshopeandoptimism.Sheemphasizedtheimportanceoffocusingonareaswithopportunitiesandpotentialforinnovationtotacklethemanychallengesahead,whilemaintainingalong-termperspective.
Atatimelikethis,itisimportantforallofustoembracetheentrepreneurialspirit,toviewthechallengeswefaceasopportunities,tocreatebusinesssolutionsthataddressissuesaffectingpeopleandtheplanet,andtobeopentolearningfromoneanotherinordertoconstantlyimproveandadapt,shesaid.
NeoaddedthattherecordnumberofparticipantsattheforumsincetheCOVID-19pandemicreflectstheglobalcommunity'sstronginterestingainingfirst-handinsightsintoChina'sevolution,artificialintelligence(AI),andthebroaderinnovationecosystem,aswellasexploringpotentialbusinessopportunitiesandpartnerships.
LiJiayi,amemberoftheforum'spreparationteam,notedthattheeconomicgrowthmodeldrivenbyscienceandtechnologyhasinjectednewvitalityintoChina'sdevelopment,makingAI,greenenergy,andthecountry'sinnovativemomentumkeytopicsofdiscussionamongparticipants.
HailingChina'sprogressingreengrowth,Neosaidthecountryhasseizedtheglobalenvironmentalcrisisasanopportunitytotransformindustriesandstimulatethegrowthofnewgreenindustries.
AtapressconferencelastweekontheupcomingSummerDavosForum,ChenShuai,anofficialfromtheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission,reaffirmedChina'scommitmenttopursuinghigh-levelopeningupandtosharingtheopportunitiescreatedbyitsdevelopmentwiththerestoftheworld.
TheAnnualMeetingoftheNewChampionswasestablishedin2007throughacollaborationbetweentheWEFandChina.Whatbeganasaninitiativetospotlightemergingeconomiesandfuture-orientedbusinesseshasgrownintoaglobalplatformforeconomicdialogue.
Nowinits16thedition,the2025meetingreinforcestheforum'scommitmenttofosteringinternationalcooperationandaddressingcomplexglobalissues.
"Throughaction-orienteddialogues,themeetingaimstoaccelerateprogressonsharedimperativesandofferparticipantstheopportunitytoexplorehowentrepreneurshipandemergingtechnologiescanunlockmoredynamicandresilienteconomies,"readstheintroductionontheevent'sofficialsite.■