- AI-generated content (AIGC), such as ChatGPT, has been advancing rapidly. What breakthrough development will occur next?

- What changes have been brought by AIGC to the economy and lifestyle of mankind, and what risks may it bring?

- How to establish a collaborative mechanism between the government and the private sector on the development of AI?

Moderator: YANG Yanqing, Executive Director, Digital Economy Institute, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; Professor of Economics, Fudan University

Panelists:

- CHENG Qun, Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice President, Director of Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Yuanfudao Group

- LIU Cong, Vice President of iFLYTEK co.; Dean of iFLYTEK Research Institute

- Frank MENG, Chairman, Qualcomm China, Qualcomm Inc.

- Stuart RUSSELL, Author of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach; Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

- ZENG Yi, Professor at Institute of Automation; Member of the UN Advisory Body on AI

- ZHANG Yaqin, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor of Tsinghua University; Dean of Institute for AI Research of Tsinghua University

- Currently, the issue of illicit drugs has become a significant global concern affecting regional security and economic development. What are the major risks and challenges?

- In the face of the growing global drug crisis, how should the international community strengthen exchanges and cooperation and establish and improve cooperation mechanisms in drug control? How should countries in the world enhance their capacity in drug control, eliminate the adverse impact of the drug problem on regional security and economic and social development, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind free from the harm of drugs?

- In the context of a new scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, expediting the 'four major transformations' driven by innovation, green low-carbon, digital intelligence, and shared integration holds significant importance for cultivating new productive forces and propelling high-quality development in industries.

- How should the 'four major transformations' be effectively implemented and mutually reinforcing each other?

- What are the practical experiences of enterprises in the 'four major transformations,' and what challenges and opportunities do they encounter?

- What kind of top-level designs and incentive policies do national governments have to promote the 'four major transformations' and lead the way in high-quality development?

Moderator: GAO Ang, Host, CGTN

Panelists:

- BAN Ki-moon, Chairman of the Board, Boao Forum for Asia; the 8th Secretary-General, the United Nations

- GAO Xiang, Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering; President, Zhejiang University of Technology

- LI Yang, Vice Minister , Ministry of Transport

- LIU Yong, Chairman, Founder, DAS Solar

- SONG Hailiang, Chairman and Party Secretary, China Energy Engineering Co., Ltd

- ZAFAR Uddin Mahmood, Policy Advisor to the Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia

- ZHOU Fugui, Member of the Board, Executive President, SANY Group; Chairman, SANY Renewable Energy

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- Financial cooperation is an inseparable part to economic development and integration in Asia. Amid sluggish global economic recovery and prolonged tight financial conditions, what are the major fields to further financial cooperation in Asia to boost the real economy?

- How to improve the connectivity of financial infrastructure to better channel financial resources in Asia?

- How to further improve the function of financial safety net in Asia?

- Do Asian countries need to create a monetary fund of their own?

Moderator: Michael G. WANG, Host, CGTN

Remarks:

- Mark CARNEY, Co-Chair, GFANZ; Chairman, Bloomberg

- PAN Gongsheng, Governor, People’s Bank of China

Panelists:

- Destry DAMAYANTI, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia

- LEONG Sing Chiong, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

- LKHAGVASUREN Byadran, Governor, Bank of Mongolia

- Bounleua SINXAYVORAVONG, Governor, Bank of the Lao PDR

- Eddie YUE, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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- As an important carrier of companies’ ESG performance demonstration, ESG disclosure is regarded as an important channel for companies to fulfill social responsibility, improve brand image, and enhance their value. ESG strategy and performance will have a significant impact on a company's sustainable growth.

- What is the global trend of ESG disclosure? How should companies prepare for ESG disclosure?

- Combined with international standards, what is the direction of Chinese ESG disclosure mandates?

- How much is impact measurement developed and in what direction will it improve?

Moderator: Lily LYU, Host, CGTN

Panelists:

- CHEN Zhong, Vice President, China Communication Construction Group Limited

- JEE Dong Seob, President, SK Social Value Committee

- LEE Jun Suk, Chief Operating Officer, Value Balancing Alliance

- LI Xiaochen, Sustainability & Climate Tax Leader, Deloitte AP

- PENG Huagang, President, China Enterprise Reform and Development Society

- YI Xuedong, Director, Research Center, State-owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council

- Climate change is posing huge challenges to human sustainable development. How should the international community speed up action to achieve the global temperature control goals set by the Paris Agreement?

- Climate action requires massive investment, while the cost of inaction is much higher. It is imperative to promote green financing to support low-carbon transformation. What are the current challenges in climate investment and financing? What opportunities will come with it?

Moderator: Ji ZOU, CEO & President, Energy Foundation

Panelists:

- Hans-Paul BÜRKNER, Global Chair Emeritus, Boston Consulting Group

- Xavier CASTELLANOS, Under Secretary General, IFRC

- GAO Jifan, CEO, Trina Solar

- Stuart GREEN, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Bank

- LIU Zhenmin, China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change(TBC)

- MA Weihua, Chairman, National fund for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (NFTTC); Former Executive Director, President and CEO, China Merchants Bank

- Dino OTRANTO, Chief Executive Officer, Fortescue Metals Group

- Pascal SORIOT, Executive Director and Chief Executive Office, AstraZeneca

- In the recent years, global geopolitical competition has intensified, and tension in international relations has increased. What major risks and challenges still exist in the international situation?

- The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been prolonged, and the Palestine-Israel conflict has escalated again. What are the impacts of large-scale regional conflicts on the world? What is the solution?

- How can all parties strengthen unity and cooperation to jointly address global challenges, amid an intensified competition among major powers?

Moderator: XU Bu, Chairman of the institute of Global Development and Security at JiangSu University

Panelists:

- Shahid Khaqan ABBASI, Former Prime Minister, Pakistan

- Gloria Macapagal ARROYO, President of the Philippines (2001-2010)

- Gilles CARBONNIER, Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

- CHU Shulong, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the School of Public Policy and Management; Director of the Institute of International Development and Global Governance Studies at Tsinghua University

- Danilo TURK, President of Slovenia (2007-2012); President of Club de Madrid

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- The pace of technological innovation in new energy vehicles has accelerated. How will the intelligent transformation based on electrification proceed? What related technologies can be expected to iterate and upgrade?

- How can the energy revolution and the automotive revolution better promote each other?

- How will the fierce international competition shape the future of new energy vehicle?

Moderator: TIAN Wei, Host from CGTN

Panelists:

- Carlos Eduardo ENRIQUEZ CAICEDO, Vice Minister, Ministry of Transport, Columbia

- Francois David MARTINO, Executive President, Member of John Cockerill Executive Committee, John Cockerill Industry

- Sovanrith PHORK, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of the Kingdom of Cambodia

- Benjamin SIMPFENDORFER, Partner, Oliver Wyman

- The world economy is still hovering in a low-growth environment, with global economic growth expected to be only 3.1% in 2024. How should countries strengthen macro policy coordination and tap new growth drivers?

- What uncertainties and challenges will the world, Asia and emerging markets face in 2024?

- How to further combat inflation and balance economic growth, employment and price stability?

- What should we do now when facing the accelerated integration of AI into world economy ? Where is AI leading us?

Moderator: WANG Boming, Editor-in-Chief, CAIJING Magazine

Panelists:

- FU Mengzi, Vice President of China Association of International Economic Relations

- Gita GOPINATH, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

- KARTUN Andrei, First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus

- Justin Yifu LIN, Dean of Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University

- Stuart RUSSELL, Author of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach; Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

- In today’s increasingly competitive global economic environment, how can enterprises enhance their innovation to adapt to market and external challenges?

- Value creation is an essential goal of a successful enterprise. How to improve enterprise value creation?

- How can enterprises optimize management practices to ensure full potential?

Moderator: Carl F. FEY, Professor of Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School

Panelists:

- Hans-Paul BÜRKNER, Global Chair Emeritus, Boston Consulting Group

- Guoying DU, Founder & CEO of XIAOGUANCHA

- Marc HORN, Global EVP; President of Merck China, Merck Holding China Co., Ltd.

- Léon LAULUSA, Executive President and Dean of ESCP Business School

- LIU Chunxi, CEO of Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.

- ZHANG Yue, Chairman & CEO, BROAD GROUP

- The philosophies and mechanisms to build a partnership network among global free trade zones (ports) .

- Win-win cooperation model among global free trade zones (ports), promoting worldwide openness and cooperation and facilitating two-way trade, investment and cooperation on projects.

- The continuous expansion of institutional opening up with regard to rules, regulations, management, and standards, and the development of a market system that integrates with international general rules.

- As the global economic center shifts from developed economies to the “global south”, the Global South is accelerating its rise.

- How should the Global South deepen solidarity and cooperation in areas such as trade, debt, food, supply chain, technology, and climate change to jointly address risks and challenges?

- How should countries strengthen solidarity and coordination to promote an orderly and equitable multipolar world?

Moderator: WANG Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY)

Remarks:

- Alexei OVERCHUK, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

- Dilma ROUSSEFF, President of the New Development Bank (NDB), President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2011-2016

Panelists:

- ARAVIND Yelery, Honorary Fellow at Institute Of Chinese Studies (ICS); Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

- Semereta Sewasew AWEKE, State Minister of Finance for Economic Cooperation, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

- Kirill BABAEV, Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences

- Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana NATALEGAWA, BFA Board Member, Former Foreign Minister, Indonesia

- ZHANG Yuyan, Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

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