Jiye SUN, Deputy Governor of Shandong Province
Derek ZHANG, Executive Editor, FORTUNE China
As industries rapidly accelerate toward an increasingly digital future, how does company with a long heritage modernize and transform their businesses? What is the best way to support businesses as they adjust to the digital age? Started from punch cards 100 years ago and now working with hybrid cloud and AI, we talk to the CEO of the Big Blue, on what it takes for a company to stay on the right path in the digital era？
Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM
Interviewer: Alan Murray, CEO, FORTUNE
Globalization is more challenging than ever. Both fast-growing Chinese companies and multinationals from the developed countries are facing dramatic changes in the global business landscape: The pandemic, trade frictions, restricted international travels, and headwinds for economic globalization. Numerous problems have emerged. How can companies adapt to the changes? How can multinational companies seek new opportunities for growth amidst uncertainty, revitalizing the global economy and support the wellbeing of local communities?
Holly LEI, President, Covestro China
Bo LU, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Lenovo
Moderator: Wei YUE, Senior Editor, FORTUNE China
In a tough time where many companies struggle to emerge from both the pandemic and its economic fallout, big changes are coming to a 166-year-old company. We discuss with its commander-in-chief on how to prepare its global workforce of more than 68,000 employees spanning 200 countries and regions as the company reinventing itself into a digital powerhouse.
Judy Marks, President & CEO, Otis Worldwide Corporation
Interviewer: Alan Murray, CEO, FORTUNE
Is there a formula for producing exceptional growth? How did one company grow from a little-known company with a dozen of employees to one of the youngest companies to enter the Fortune’s Global 500 list within 9 years and expanded its operations in more than 80 markets? We discussed with the company’s president on what lessons did they learn from the past and from others that helped them to forge a unique path of its own.
Xiang WANG, President, Xiaomi Group
Interviewer: Derek ZHANG, Executive Editor, FORTUNE China
In the global battle to reduce carbon emissions, capital markets will play a vital role. The transition to a green economy will require huge levels of investment and involve substantial risk. How can we build a financial sector that is equal to those challenges?
Toshiyasu Iiyama, Senior Managing Director of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Head of China Committee, Representative Director, Deputy President of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jun MA, President, Institute of Finance and Sustainability Chairman of China Green Finance Committee
Moderator: Clay Chandler, Executive Editor, FORTUNE Asia
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing our world today. Businesses across industries need to adapt and thrive in a shifting competitive landscape as momentum builds for a net-zero transition. What actions can business leaders take to accelerate the transition and unlock the potential of green growth?
John Donghui CHEN, Head of Reinsurance China and China Country President for Swiss Re, Swiss Re
Zhenmin LI, Head, The Linde Group Greater China
Daqing ZHENG, Senior Vice President, BASF Group
Moderator: Yvonne Xie, New Media Executive Editor, FORTUNE China
Yvonne Xie, New Media Executive Editor, FORTUNE China