Justin Newton, founder and CEO of Netki Inc

I found the forum a great event to collaborate with innovators, business leaders and government officials outside the direct field that I work in every day.

In the past 40 years, China has made a great contribution to the world not only in terms of knowledge, expertise and skills but also the large market that it represents for companies like mine and others to be able to actually work inside of China.

China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative can build tighter integration between countries in the region in terms of trade and exchange of ideas.

I have a strong belief open borders with respect to both trade and the exchange of ideas is to the benefit of all participants. One of the things the World Economic Forum stands for is finding ways for countries and individuals to work together in common cause to make things better for all of us.