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Reimagining Growth

Demystifying Industrial Policy

January 21, 2025
13:00–13:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

As a revival of economic nationalism and industrial policy reshapes the world, governments are racing to shore up their readiness to attract investment and establish next-generation industrial hubs within their borders. With value chains simultaneously becoming more complex and regional, how can national industrial agendas be balanced with global economic cooperation in this competitive...
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Speakers

KC
Kimberly Clausing
Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Law and Policy
UCLA School of Law
VC
Vincent Clerc
Chief Executive Officer
A.P. Møller-Maersk
DR
Dani Rodrik
Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
TA
Tengku Zafrul Bin Tengku Abdul Aziz
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry
Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia
BW
Bob Willen
Global Managing Partner and Chairman
Kearney
MW
Martin Wolf
Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator
Financial Times

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