Employés chinois travaillent à l'Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre, qui est de tenir la réunion annuelle du Forum économique mondial des nouveaux champions
Chinese employees work at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center, which is to hold the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, also known as the Summer Davos Forum 2016, in Tianjin, China, 23 June 2016. The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, will be held at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin between June 26 and 28. This year's forum carries the theme "the fourth industrial revolution and its transformational impact." Progress made in information, biology and materials technologies in recent years is definitely leading to a new industrial revolution, said Tong Jiadong, head of the Summer Davos agenda-preparing group, in an interview with Xinhua. Therefore, the 2016 Summer Davos will focus on the new industrial revolution, said Tong. The 2016 Summer Davos Forum ª also known as the annual meeting of the New Champions ª will be held in Tianjin from June 26 to 28. The forum's theme is "The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Transformational Impact". The fourth industrial revolution is the current trend of automation and data exchanges in manufacturing technologies. It creates "smart factories" through technologies of cyber-physical systems, internet of Things, and cloud computing, among others. In the past, an important symbol of industrial revolution was the fast growth of GDP, but this time it will be replaced by bringing more convenience and sharp cuts in costs, Tong said. The reason is that technological progress in information, biology and materials in the past eight years is cutting costs and bringing more convenience, said Tong. As the new industrial revolution is approaching, this year's topics will include the connections between technological revolution and trade, US economic growth as well as changes in exchange rates, said Tong. In addition, participants will also discuss hot issues concerning China as well as the host city of Tianjin, such as cutting stock
