“Living in China today literally means living in the future.”

In less than fifty years, China has transformed from one of the poorest countries in the world into one of the places where the future appears to be taking shape most rapidly. Understanding its evolution today means gaining an early view of models of innovation, consumption, organisation and development that are set to influence the rest of the world.

Ahead of the Leader del Futuro business tour in China, but also as an opportunity to explore the broader geopolitical and economic landscape, the meeting with Simone Pieranni, journalist at Chora Media and a leading expert on China, will provide participants with the right interpretive tools to navigate a country undergoing profound change. The discussion will explore China’s social and cultural transformations, the relationship between technology and everyday life, the role of the State, its growing global ambitions and the contradictions of a country that is becoming increasingly central to international affairs.

During the session, participants will have the opportunity to:

• understand contemporary China beyond stereotypes and oversimplifications, with a focus on the roles of the State, businesses and society
• explore the role of emerging technologies, from artificial intelligence to robotics, in the success and transformation of the Chinese system.