AMNC26: What just happened at the Summer Davos?

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/