From January 22 to 26, 2018, the 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting took place in Davos, Switzerland. Xiao Yaqing, head of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of China’s State Council, and executives of some central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) attended the meeting. At an invitation from Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF, CECEP Chairman Liu Dashan attended the opening ceremony and a number of events including “Chinese Opportunities in the New Era,” “Circular Economy,” “CEO Dialogue: China and the World” and “China Night.”
On January 23, Chairman Liu accompanied Mr. Xiao Yaqing to attend the “CEO Dialogue: China and the World” luncheon, held a meeting with Professor Klaus Schwab, and attended the signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding between SASAC and WEF on strengthening strategic cooperation.
On the morning of January 24, Liu attended “Circular Economy” parallel forum, during which he joined other guests including Erik Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Jesper Brodin, President and CEO of IKEA Group, to conduct in-depth discussions on topics such as comprehensive resource utilization, sharing economy and supply chain.
In the afternoon of the same day, at the “Chinese Opportunities in the New Era” parallel forum co-hosted by China Central Television and WEF, Chairman Liu gave an interview to China Central Television, Reuters and other media outlets on hot topics such as the Belt and Road Initiative, international cooperation in energy conservation and environmental protection, and addressing climate change. He also met with Former U.S. Secretary of State John Forbes Kerry, Yale University President Peter Salovey, and executives of world-renowned companies and international organizations including Rothschild Group and Pure Earth. On his way back from the forum, Liu specially paid an investigative visit to Renergia, an ecological energy-from-waste plant in central Switzerland.
CECEP Chairman Liu Dashan attends the signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding between SASAC and WEF on strengthening strategic cooperation.
CECEP Chairman Liu Dashan attends “Circular Economy” parallel forum.