Innovation and cutting-edge technologies are helping global governments and corporations as they strive for growth, increasing exponentially the creation of new industries and jobs. This interactive discussion will address those innovative industries, investments, policies, consumer demand, up and coming regions, and new game-changing technologies that can transform industries and ignite growth for the world's economies.

Produced with IEA Global Partner CEA. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) is the world's most renowned consumer electronics trade association representing over 2,000 companies. CEA is the producer of the the International CES® - The Global Stage for Innovation.

Moderated by:

Professor Bhaskar Chakravorti

Senior Associate Dean of International Business & Finance

Executive Director of Fletcher's Institute for Business in the Global Context - The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Former McKinsey and Monitor Partner; and Professor, Harvard Business School

Featuring Gary Shapiro

President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

Author of "Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses"

President of Ukraine

The Honorable Viktor Yanukovich

CEO Interview with Floyd Wilson

Floyd Wilson

CEO of Halcon Resources. Mr. Wilson grew his last company, PetrohawkEnergy, from $60m investment to sale for $15.1 Billion in 7 years.

Interview conducted by:

Dr. Joseph Stanislaw, Independent Senior Advisor for Energy and Sustainability at Deloitte; Co-founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).

CEO Interview with Nicolas Berggruen

Nicolas Berggruen

Investor, philanthropist, and founder of the Nicolas Berggruen

Institute for better governance, our esteemed guest is Chairman of

Berggruen Holdings, a global investor across a range of companies and continents.

In the lingering wake of the financial crisis and with global economic powers in flux, a question materializes for the world's most powerful nation, "America, Where Do We Stand?" An insiders view and potential answers are offered by Senator Phil Gramm, Senior Partner US Policy Metrics, former Vice Chairman of UBS, and former US Senator from Texas and Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.

Senator Phil Gramm

Former Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

Senior Partner of US Policy Metrics

An educated workforce is critical to growth in all regions. What are the implications of the recent revolution in online education technology for improving outcomes in education, job training, and national economic competitiveness? Steven Kennedy Smith outlines the future of education both nationally and abroad.

Steven Kennedy Smith

Board member of the Park Agency - Joseph P Kennedy Enterprises, the Kennedy family investment office; Serving Member of Kennedy family financial board.

Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Honorable Najib Razak

President of Peru

The Honorable Ollanta Humala

With Minister of Finance, Miguel Castilla and Minister of Foreign Trade, Mrs. Magali Silva

President of Chile

The Honorable Sebastián Piñera