The inaugural forum took place in Singapore during November of 2018, hosted by Michael Bloomberg. This new community of world leaders and global CEOs came together to seek private sector-led solutions to address the emerging risks, opportunities and challenges created by a world economy in transition.

The 2019 New Economy Forum held its second annual convening on November 20–22, 2019, hosted for the first time in Beijing. More than 500 of the world’s most influential business executives, technology innovators, government officials and academics gathered for an unprecedented open exchange of ideas on the global economic transitions now underway. High-level attendees included: Dr. Henry Kissinger, Hank Paulson, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, and Wang Qishan, the Vice President of China.

The fourth annual Bloomberg New Economy Forum convened on November 16-19, 2021 in Singapore and facilitated face-to-face discussions among world leaders in plenary sessions and intimate breakouts. This first major post-COP26 gathering included Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Secretary Gina Raimondo, David Solomon, Shou Zi Chew, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Ritesh Agarwal, Sara Menker, Dan Schulman, Hon. Chair Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Chair Hank Paulson as attending delegates.