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How can we unlock new sources of growth?

Hard Choices for Industrial Policy

January 20, 2026
16:15–17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

A race for industrial power is redrawing the global economy. Governments are offering vast incentives to lure factories and talent while wielding tariffs as tools of leverage and defense. What happens when every nation seeks self-sufficiency while still depending on global demand? This session was developed in collaboration with Politico. This is a livestreamed session. Please arrive...
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Speakers

JA
Jamil Edmond Anderlini
Editor-in-Chief, Europe
Politico
KW
Kathy Wengel
Executive Vice-President, Chief Technical Operations and Risk Officer
Johnson & Johnson
AS
Anish Shah
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Mahindra Group
HE
Hassan Elkhatib
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade
Ministry of Investment of Egypt
NL
Natan Linder
Co-Founder and CEO
Tulip Interfaces
EF
Erica Fuchs
Professor of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University

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