New Frontiers for Industries

Can Better Factories Give Us Better Growth?

June 26, 2024
17:30–18:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Value added by global manufacturing industries is forecast to achieve an annual growth of 4% over the coming five years, due to new technologies, supply chain shifts, environmental regulations and changes in consumer demand. What will the current shifts in manufacturing practices mean for future growth and how are firms responding? This session was developed in collaboration with Caixin...
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Speakers

JC
Jiao Chengyao
Chairman
ZCZL Industrial Technology Group Company Limited
JS
Jia Shaoqian
Chairman
Hisense Group
WL
Wang Liwei
Senior Writer
Caixin Media
WF
William Yu Feng
President, China
Honeywell China
JZ
Julie Zimmerman
Vice-Provost, Planetary Solutions
Yale University

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