AMNC26: What just happened at the Summer Davos?

The Chinese port city of Dalian just hosted the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions - AMNC26 - often known as the Summer Davos. Innovating at scale was the official theme, and we heard lots on that - but also geopolitics, not least the rivalry between China and the US. On this episode we get a flavour of the discussions and hear from the people at the World Economic Forum who are working on the big issues throughout the year. Links: Home page for AMNC26: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/ Blogs: Summer Davos 2026: Key takeaways and must-reads: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/summer-davos-2026-key-highlights-must-reads/ Graham Allison: US-China competition is the 'fiercest Thucydian rivalry of all time': https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/graham-allison-us-china-trump-xi-thucydides-trap/ AMNC26 sessions: 15th Five-Year Plan, Unpacked: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/15th-five-year-plan-unpacked/ Chief Economists Briefing: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/chief-economists-briefing-2fb0bbaf27/ US and China: From Here to Where?:  https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/us-and-china-from-here-to-where/ Summer Davos 2026: Special address by Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/summer-davos-2026-special-address-by-li-qiang-premier-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/ Radio Davos Daily from AMNC26: AMNC26 - What to expect from "Summer Davos": https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-what-to-expect-from-summer-davos/ Day 1 - Taking the pulse of Asia's largest economy, and of the world: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-day-1/ Day 2 - Adam Tooze on Premier Li, and other upcoming highlights: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-day-2/ AMNC26 Day 3 - The final day at the Summer Davos: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-day-3/ Other related podcasts: The scientific advances ready to change the world: the Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-tech-2026/ A "fundamental shift" in energy thinking: the Energy Transition Index 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/energy-transition-index-2026/ AMNC26: Chief Economists Briefing (audio): https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/amnc26-chief-economists-briefing/ Follow Agenda Dialogues on any podcast app to get the audio from more AMNC26 sessions in the coming weeks: https://pod.link/1574956552 Forum initiatives mentioned in this episode: First Movers Coalition: https://initiatives.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition/home Transitioning Industrial Clusters: <a href= "https://initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial