Societal Resilience

Plamen Tonchev discussed China’s engagement in Europe’s Southeastern Periphery and explored what lessons the Asia Pacific can draw from these complex regional dynamics shaped by multiple external actors.
To mark the launch of CAPRI’s partnership with the Brookings Institution, a closed-door expert roundtable brought together Brookings members and a diverse set of Taiwanese experts to discuss Taiwan’s resilience amid the second Trump administration’s trade and foreign policy shifts, and their broader implications for the Asia Pacific.
CAPRI and CAPRI USA co-hosted a trilateral conference in Copenhagen with Copenhagen Business School and the University of Virginia, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy leaders from Asia, Europe, and North America. The panelists explored new models of entrepreneurship and innovation tailored to local and regional contexts.
Europe’s first Tech Ambassador reflects on how democracies can lead global innovation amid geopolitical fragmentation, digital inequality, and rising tech platform power.
This panel explored the evolving meaning of entrepreneurship in democratic societies, urging a shift toward democratic accountability and equitable access to opportunity.
This session made the case for rethinking entrepreneurship to support local entrepreneurs’ access to capital and networks and building inclusive ecosystems.
The wide-ranging closing session reflected on tensions among diverse values that shape how we innovate in democratic societies, especially amid unprecedented wicked problems.
An interview with Mr. Lim Boon Heng, Chairman of Temasek Holdings and member of CAPRI’s International Advisory Council
CAPRI’s Third Annual Forum gathered over 300 participants, including 100 students, in Taipei. With a keynote by Sir Robin Niblett and panelists including policymakers from Taiwan, business leaders from Asia, and scholars and other experts from across the globe, the forum explored challenges and regional responses to rising geopolitical tensions, climate and health vulnerabilities, and economic uncertainty, as well as Taiwan’s growing role in global education and exchange.