INFORMANTÉ informs: Improvise and Innovate: Success Comes to Those with Motivation and Resources Successful innovation requires investment in education, financial resources and the tenacity to turn ideas into reality. The seventh Annual Meeting of the New Champions closes in Dalian. Next year’s Meeting will be held in Tianjin on 10-12 September 2014. Dalian, People’s Republic of China – Successful innovation requires investment in education, financial resources and the tenacity to see an idea through to execution, said leading young entrepreneurs and experts on enterprise culture in a spirited debate in the closing session of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013. “Innovation should enable solutions that bring better ways of doing things in life,” said Clare Akamanzi, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). Added Nathan Eagle, Chief Executive Officer of Jana Mobile, USA, and one of the Forum’s Technology Pioneers: “It is important to have a culture that celebrates not just successes, but values even catastrophic failures.” World Economic Forum News Release Concerns Over Shadow Banking, Optimism for Emerging Markets Global growth is recovering, but still weak. While GDP growth of developing countries is slowing, it is still much faster than the GDP growth of developed countries. Chinese economy is entering a period of slower growth. Dalian, People’s Republic of China – Emerging markets will still lead global economic growth, said Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but there will continue to be challenges. As the world pulls itself out of the financial crisis, uncertainty and volatility remain the norm for the global economy. Partnerships Will Meet the Challenges of Food Security Challenges of food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition can be met through partnerships and active engagement with the private sector. Food fortification and school feeding projects are delivered effectively by the private sector. The private sector, not governments, needs to address food security and related issues. Dalian, People’s Republic of China – Food security remains at the top of the political agenda in China and other emerging and developing countries. Panellists in a session on food security during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions were optimistic that, through partnerships and active engagement with the private sector, the challenges of food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition can be met. Access to Markets, Capital and Talent Main Factors for Entrepreneurial Success New report, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems around the Globe and Company Growth Dynamics, focuses on how companies can grow and expand across markets Access to markets, funding and human capital identified as most important factors for success Over 1,000 entrepreneurs interviewed for the report, with case studies from different regions Dalian, People’s Republic of China – On the occasion of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013, the Forum released a new report, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems around the Globe and Company Growth Dynamics, highlighting how successful companies are accelerating access to new markets and are becoming scalable, high-growth businesses. The report is published in collaboration with EY, Endeavor and Stanford University. (WEF)
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