From June 24 to 26, 2024, the Kearney CEO Retreat, hosted by the Kearney Global Business Policy Council, was held in Montana, USA, with nearly 70 CEOs of top multinational companies, think tank experts and senior dignitaries attending the meeting. Dr. Wang Huiyao, Founder and Chairman of the Center for Globalization (CCG), was invited to participate in the conference and gave a speech on "U.S.-China Relations: A Light at the End of the Tunnel?" Keynote speeches in the theme of the chapter. Dr. Miao Lu, Secretary General of CCG, attended the meeting.
At present, the international situation is changing, and the great power game represented by the strategic competition between China and the United States is intensifying. Uncertainty in the global economy has intensified, with inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions, and the energy crisis frequent. At the same time, the rise of developing countries, represented by ASEAN and the African Union, is redefining the international economic and political map. Against this complex backdrop, the conference brought together experts, scholars, and political and business leaders from all over the world for in-depth discussions on how to achieve win-win cooperation in global governance, with the aim of providing intellectual support and solutions for building a fairer and more just international order.
During the opening dinner on June 24, A.T. A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council Partner and Managing Director Erik Peterson delivered a welcome address, A.T. Kearney Managing Partner and Chairman Bob Willen gave an introductory address, and American biographer, historian and political commentator Doris Kearns Goodwin and A. A. Laudicina, Chairman Emeritus and founder of the Global Business Policy Council, delivered a fireside chat. The June 25 session was moderated by Erik Peterson, Partner and Managing Director of A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council, with opening remarks by Carol Cruickshank, Partner and Chair of A.T. A.T. Kearney and founder of the Global Business Policy Council. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo delivers the opening remarks.
On the same day, Wang Huiyao was invited to give a speech on "China-US Relations: The Dawn at the End of the Tunnel?" Keynote speeches in the theme of the chapter. Guests included Anthony Brown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Mary E. Lovely, M. Solomon Senior Fellow, 2022 Carnegie Chair in U.S.-China Relations at the Kluger Center at the Library of Congress, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Kevin Nealer, Senior Partner, Scowcroft Group. Erik Peterson, Partner and Managing Director, A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council, moderated the session.
In his speech, Wang Huiyao elaborated on the current situation and challenges facing China in economic, social and international relations, and called on the international community to strengthen cooperation and jointly address global issues. He pointed out that China's economy has focused more on high-quality growth than high-speed growth in recent years, and cited high-speed rail and 5G network technologies as examples to demonstrate the rapid development of China's infrastructure. When talking about international relations and globalization, Wang Huiyao stressed the need to establish a stable relationship between China and the United States and avoid decoupling and a new Cold War. He also noted that global governance should pay more attention to human security issues, such as climate change, energy security and food security. At the same time, Wang Huiyao analyzed the uniqueness and advantages of China's governance model based on China's achievements in poverty alleviation. During the conference, CCG Chairman Wang Huiyao took a group photo with a number of guests.
Wang Huiyao met with Erik Peterson, Partner and Managing Director of A.T. A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council, Paul A. Laudicina, Chairman Emeritus and Founder of the Global Business Policy Council, and Bob Willen, A.T. Kearney's Global Managing Partner, Chairman and CEO
王辉耀与知名媒体人Steven Clemons以及卡内基梅隆大学校长Farnam Jahanian合影
Wang Huiyao spoke with two Ivey Business School alumni and former Intel Global CEO Bob Swan, and this year's A.T. Kearney CEO Retreat also focused on "Can Democracy Survive?" In what form will it exist? "The United States at an Inflection Point", "Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Labor, and Markets", "Exploring the Global Economic Outlook", "Leadership Spotlight: A Conversation with Judith J. McKenna", "Global Supply Chain Restructuring Assessment", "Tracing the Indo-Pacific Development Trajectory", "Energy and Environment: Finding Post-COP28 'Alternatives'", and "Leadership Spotlight: Looking to the Health Outlook", set up a number of breakout sessions.
The panel was also attended by Columbia Law School's Henry Brown. Anu Bradford, L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow in Global Democracy and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Maiko Ichihara, Associate Professor at Hitotsubashi University School of Law, School of International and Public Policy, and former visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Fritz Diamond, Director of Foreign Policy and Senior Fellow at the Center for American and European Studies at the Brookings Institution. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Stern's President for German and Transatlantic Relations, Steve Clemons, American journalist and blogger and founding editor-in-chief of Semafor, David Ignatius, associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post, Ed Luce, editor and columnist for the US National Edition of the Financial Times, and Henry Clemons, president of Carnegie Mellon University. Farnam Jahanian, L. Hillman Presidential Professor, Rana Foroohar, Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Financial Times and Global Economic Analyst at CNN, Judith J. McKenna, former President and CEO of Walmart International, Chris Callieri, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Victoria's Secret, former Chief Supply Chain Officer of Tory Burch, and former Senior Vice President of Product Operations of Adidas Group, Ernest Nicolas, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Hewlett-Packard, Member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Supply Chain Competitiveness Advisory Council, and former Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of Rockwell Automation, Kathryn E. Wengel, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Operations and Risk Officer of Johnson & Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Manufacturers Association, and Member of the Board of Directors of Labcorp, Senior Vice President for Asia and Chairman of Korea Affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Victor Cha, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Government at Georgetown University, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Institute for Science and International Security at the School of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Nivruti Rai, CEO and General Manager, InvestIndia, Atul Arya, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategy Officer, S&P Global Commodity Insights, and Brad, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Eastman Company A. Lich, Mayo Clinic President and CEO Gianrico Farrugia, among others.
A.T. Kearney is one of the world's leading U.S.-based consulting firms, and the A.T. Kearney Global Business Policy Council has been its unique in-house foresight and strategic policy analysis department, organizing the first CEO Retreat in 1992 to advise CEOs and government leaders on how to anticipate and plan for the future. On June 26-28, 2022, CCG Chairman Wang Huiyao was invited to participate in the 2022 Global CEO Retreat hosted by the Kearney Global Business Policy Council in Singapore, and gave a keynote speech and dialogue on the new development of China and globalization and the most pressing international issues in a session on the theme of "The Evolving Geopolitical Balance". On June 25-26, 2023, CCG Chairman Wang Huiyao attended the 2023 Global CEO Retreat organized by the Kearney Global Business Policy Council in Cannes, France, and delivered a keynote speech and dialogue on the theme of "The Potential Possibilities and Consequences of the Weakening of the Post-World War II International Order".