How can growth create jobs and opportunities for the next generation?

Chief Economists Briefing

June 23, 2026
14:30–15:00 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

From the ripple effects of ongoing conflict in the Middle East on markets and energy supply to ongoing geoeconomic fragmentation, constraints on the global economy are creating one of the most complex operating environments in decades. Join leading economists to hear their analysis and forecast on the economic landscape.

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Speakers

SJ
Shen Jianguang
Vice-President and Chief Economist
JD.com
RB
Rita Babihuga-Nsanze
Chief Economist; Director of Research and Strategy
Africa Finance Corporation - AFC
CF
Carsten Fink
Chief Economist
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
PG
Paul Gruenwald
Global Chief Economist
S&P Global

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