Q&A with David Gosset

The summit is themed Intelligence New Era: Progress, Planning and Opportunity. In your opinion, what should China do to prepare for a new era of intelligence?

Planning is important and China is doing very well. This is the strength (and) advantage of Chinese governance. It has to go with the very potent, lively, creative private sectors.

I think we can all agree that technological change has made the lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese easier. High-speed rail, internet commerce and rental bikes are just three examples. How do you rate China's technological progress over the past 10 years?

We have never seen in the history of mankind such a change to lift millions of people out of poverty. I would like to take this opportunity to tackle some misconceptions: China is not an imitator, China is already an innovator.