The global economy is entering a new industrial era. After decades defined by cost-driven globalisation, industrial strategy has returned as a central determinant of power, security and competitiveness. This new cycle is not shaped by a single model, but by distinct industrial paths taken by the world’s major economies.

Global value chains have not disappeared. They are being reconfigured. Trade is becoming more selective, more rules-dependent and more conditional. Market access is increasingly determined not by price alone, but by the ability to demonstrate performance, safety, sustainability and compliance across borders.

In this environment, trust becomes a strategic asset.

The TIC Summit convenes policymakers, industry leaders and technical experts to examine how the new global industrial cycle is reshaping trade, competitiveness and supply chains.

By analysing how different industrial trajectories interact, the Summit will identify the conditions required for global trade to remain functional, fair and resilient. It will place trust, verification and Quality Infrastructure at the centre of this discussion, not as technical afterthoughts, but as essential enablers of interconnected industrial systems in a more fragmented world.

The Summit’s core question is clear: how can innovation, reindustrialisation and energy transition scale globally when trust is no longer assumed, but must be proven?