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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Why ’The New Silk Road’ is ready for an update
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
The World Government Summit in Dubai is examining a rebalance of power, of demographics and of society's relationship to technology and energy.
On this week's episode, host Kelsey Warner digs into that rebalance by looking East — to the centre of major emerging economies like India and Indonesia, and to a reopened China. What paths in tech, energy, and innovation are opening up between Asia and the Middle East?
Partners at advisory firm Oliver Wyman, Adel Alfalasi and Ben Simpfendorfer, join to discuss how 'the new Silk Road' is ready to be understood in a 21st century context.
Host Kelsey Warner is joined by Oliver Wyman's Adel Alfalasi and Ben Simpfendorfer, author of 'The New Silk Road'.