How Emerging Economies Compete for Global Capital & Investment Flows

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Global Risks & Opportunities: Insights from Multinationals, World Bank & Academia
How can emerging economies attract and sustain global investment while managing significant policy risks?

This essential session brings together leaders from Corning, Siemens Healthineers, the World Bank, and Cornell University to analyze the critical factors that position emerging markets as focal points for global capital.

We examine the interaction between macroeconomic fundamentals, technological opportunities, and institutional design that directs capital inflows. The discussion also touches upon the transformative role of digital finance, including cryptocurrencies and CBDCs, and how emerging markets can harness them for financial inclusion.

Key Discussion Highlights:
Attracting & Sustaining Investment: Strategies for emerging economies to compete for global institutions and multinational firms.
Risk Management: The essential risks policymakers and businesses must manage to position themselves as investment destinations.
Technological Opportunities: The role of innovation and institutional design in directing capital flows.
Digital Finance Debate: Debating how emerging markets can leverage digital assets (like cryptocurrencies and CBDCs) to foster financial inclusion while mitigating systemic risks.
Academic Game Theory: Applying economic principles to understand capital flow dynamics.

Featuring Panelists:
Moderator: Vishal Gaur - Dean, Johnson Graduate School of Management
Claude Echahamian - VP & GM, Corning Advanced Optics
Prof. Kaushik Basu - C. Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics, Cornell University
Rustom Desai, MBA '95 - Board Director, Technology Advisory Visiting Senior Lecturer
Edward Mermelstein - New York City’s Commissioner for International Affairs
Kelleny Berchuck - Head, Innovation Partnerships and New Ventures, Siemens Healthineers General

Disclaimer and Release Nothing contained herein constitutes tax, legal, insurance or investment advice, or the recommendation of or an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or invest in any investment product, vehicle, service or instrument. The views expressed by participants are entirely their own and do not represent the views of Cornell EMI nor the institutions which they represent.

0:00 | Justifying Large Investments: Immediate or Long-Term Payoff?

0:23 | Siemens' Long-Term Strategy: Talent, Local Presence, and Brand Equity

2:49 | Investment Horizon by Industry: Semiconductors vs. Lower-Capital Ventures

4:05 | Public-Private Partnerships: New York City's Global Role (Ukraine, Asia)

9:55 | Re-evaluating Emerging Markets: Beyond Manufacturing (India's Service Sector)

11:31 | The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Country Ratings

15:07 | Technology Development: The Need for "Appropriate" Tech

16:19 | Case Study: Creating an MRI Machine Without Helium

18:41 | Emerging Countries' Tech Advantage & Dual-Use Technology

22:16 | Predictions: The Future of Strategic Partnerships

24:13 | Trust, Supply Chains, and the Political Sensitivity of Partnerships

25:34 | Global Interdependence: Why No One Can "Do It All" (Semiconductor Example)