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LOCATION:Xiamen\, China
SUMMARY:Sovereign wealth funds and investment in emerging industries
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Agenda focusSovereign wealth funds and other major public inves
 tors offer sources of long-term capital for emerging industries. Leveragin
 g their size and long-term vision\, these institutions are expanding inves
 tments in sectors such as clean energy\, artificial intelligence\, digital
  infrastructure\, advanced manufacturing and biotech.As the new wave of te
 chnological innovation continues to advance\, emerging industries are not 
 only reshaping the global competitive landscape but also creating new stra
 tegic investment opportunities for long-term capital. At the same time\, r
 ising global economic uncertainty\, environmental impacts\, changes in ind
 ustrial policy and intensifying technological competition are introducing 
 new challenges and risks for cross-border investment.This session will exp
 lore how long-term capital identifies future industrial opportunities\, bu
 ilds cross-regional investment cooperation networks and supports sustainab
 le development.SpeakersMohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi\, Chief Executive Officer\
 , Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) (tbc)Qingsong Zhang\, Chairman and Chie
 f Executive Officer\, China Investment Corporation (CIC)Min Zhu\, Former D
 eputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Forme
 r Deputy Governor of the People&#039\;s Bank of China (PBOC)Jun Lei\, Chai
 rman and Chief Executive Officer\, Xiaomi GroupDilhan Pillay Sandrasegara\
 , Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer\, Temasek HoldingsDuncan 
 Bonfield\, Chief Executive Officer\, International Forum of Sovereign Weal
 th Funds (IFSWF)Laurent Zylberberg\, Senior Executive Vice-President\, Cai
 sse des Dépôts Group\; Chairman of the Board\, STOA Infra &amp\; Energy\
 , Groupe Caisse des Dépôts\, FranceMeleket Sahlu Denbu\, Deputy Chief Ex
 ecutive Officer\, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH)Aminu Umar-Sadiq\, Ma
 naging Director and Chief Executive Officer\, Nigeria Sovereign Investment
  Authority (NSIA)Israfil Mammadov\, Chief Executive Officer\, State Oil Fu
 nd of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ)&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;span class=&quot\
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 ndustries
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