The transformation of the global economy continues unabated. New markets, new technologies, new actors and new business models proliferate. New challenges present new opportunities – notably in all emerging green sectors. In all these dimensions, the Asia-Pacific Region is clearly the most prominent arena where developments will occur. All of these factors underline more than ever the imperative of global interdependence; global challenges require global solutions. The booming Asia-Pacific Region seeks not to cut loose from the planet; but on the contrary to secure global moorings in order to make the interdependence robust, dynamic and sustainable.