The Chinese port city of Dalian just hosted the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions - AMNC26 - often known as the Summer Davos.

Innovating at scale was the official theme, and we heard lots on that - but also geopolitics, not least the rivalry between China and the US. On this episode we get a flavour of the discussions and hear from the people at the World Economic Forum who are working on the big issues throughout the year.

Links:

Home page for AMNC26: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/

Blogs:

Summer Davos 2026: Key takeaways and must-reads: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/summer-davos-2026-key-highlights-must-reads/

Graham Allison: US-China competition is the 'fiercest Thucydian rivalry of all time': https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/graham-allison-us-china-trump-xi-thucydides-trap/

AMNC26 sessions:

15th Five-Year Plan, Unpacked: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/15th-five-year-plan-unpacked/

Chief Economists Briefing: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/chief-economists-briefing-2fb0bbaf27/

US and China: From Here to Where?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/us-and-china-from-here-to-where/

Summer Davos 2026: Special address by Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/summer-davos-2026-special-address-by-li-qiang-premier-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/

Radio Davos Daily from AMNC26:

AMNC26 - What to expect from "Summer Davos": https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-what-to-expect-from-summer-davos/

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/

Day 2 - Adam Tooze on Premier Li, and other upcoming highlights: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-day-2/

AMNC26 Day 3 - The final day at the Summer Davos: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-day-3/

Other related podcasts:

The scientific advances ready to change the world: the Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-tech-2026/

A "fundamental shift" in energy thinking: the Energy Transition Index 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/energy-transition-index-2026/

AMNC26: Chief Economists Briefing (audio): https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/amnc26-chief-economists-briefing/

Follow Agenda Dialogues on any podcast app to get the audio from more AMNC26 sessions in the coming weeks: https://pod.link/1574956552

Forum initiatives mentioned in this episode:

First Movers Coalition: https://initiatives.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition/home

Transitioning Industrial Clusters: https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/home

Longevity Economy: https://initiatives.weforum.org/financial-resilience-for-every-generation/home

Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial System: https://www.weforum.org/publications/deepening-divides-the-cost-of-a-more-fragmented-financial-system/

The Longevity Dividend: The Business Case for Linking Health and Wealth: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-longevity-dividend-the-business-case-for-linking-health-and-wealth/

The AI Playbook for Financial Services: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-ai-playbook-for-financial-services/

Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2026/

Radio Davos episode on that: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-tech-2026/

Reskilling Revolution - The First Mile Sandbox: https://initiatives.weforum.org/reskilling-revolution/first-mile-sandbox

Lumina: https://lumina.weforum.org/

Global Lighthouse Network: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-lighthouse-network/home

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