“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
Gwendolyn Brooks, a famous American poet
“People should appreciate the beauty of their own creation, but also appreciate the beauty created by others. In this way, the beauty of their own and the beauty of others will be combined together to achieve the ideal universal beauty.”
Prof Fei Xiaotong, a well-known Chinese sociologist
There are few things more powerful than the shared vision of individuals from different backgrounds who believe in creativity, collaboration, and the possibility of building a better world. It is this spirit that lies at the heart of NEXT Federation—a non-profit, independent global platform dedicated to the integration, transformation, and development of industrial resources across borders.
The journey of NEXT Federation began with a simple but ambitious idea: to connect people, knowledge, industries, and opportunities across countries and regions, and to explore new models of international cooperation in a rapidly changing world.
Originally established as the Oceania Silk Road Network, NEXT Federation was officially launched in March 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand, during the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to New Zealand.
At the time, The Right Honourable Sir Bill English, then Prime Minister of New Zealand, together with members of his Cabinet, engaged with their Chinese counterparts in advancing bilateral cooperation within the broader framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Auckland subsequently became the headquarters of this emerging global platform, providing a base from which NEXT Federation could develop its international network and explore innovative approaches to business model transformation, cross-border cooperation, and the effective utilization of industrial resources.
New Zealand offers a distinctive combination of natural beauty, cultural diversity, openness, and innovation. With its strong international connections and long-standing commitment to sustainable development, the country provides a unique environment for new ideas, entrepreneurship, and cross-border collaboration.
For NEXT Federation, New Zealand represents more than a geographical starting point. It provides a platform from which different cultures, industries, institutions, and communities can come together to explore new possibilities and develop practical solutions for a changing world.
From traditional agricultural and industrial economies to today’s increasingly digital and knowledge-driven world, NEXT Federation seeks to build a multidimensional platform for connecting government, business, academia, media, and communities.
Our aim is to identify and develop practical models through which human talent, knowledge, technology, capital, and industrial resources can be better connected and more effectively utilized.
Rather than focusing on a single industry or market, NEXT Federation seeks to create an environment where different resources and capabilities can complement one another, enabling individuals, organizations, and communities to discover new opportunities for cooperation and shared development.
At the heart of this approach is the belief that innovation is most meaningful when it can be translated into practical value. By bringing together people with different expertise, experiences, and perspectives, the platform seeks to identify promising ideas, facilitate meaningful connections, and turn opportunities into sustainable outcomes.
NEXT Federation continues to explore innovative models of international cooperation by connecting expertise, resources, and opportunities across borders.
Through its network, initiatives, and international events, the Federation brings together entrepreneurs, investors, academics, government representatives, media professionals, and community leaders to exchange ideas, build relationships, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
The ultimate goal is to contribute to a more connected and inclusive global ecosystem—one in which human talent and industrial resources can be more effectively recognized, connected, and put to meaningful use.
One of the most important international initiatives of NEXT Federation is the NEXT Summit, an annual global gathering designed to bring together leaders and participants from different sectors and regions.
The first NEXT Summit was held in Auckland in 2017, followed by Hangzhou in 2018 and Dubai in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, NEXT Summit Sky 2020 and NEXT Summit Singapore 2021 were held primarily online, allowing the international network to remain connected despite global travel restrictions.
The journey continued with Bali in 2022, Astana in 2023, and Jakarta in 2025, further expanding the geographical reach of the NEXT network and strengthening connections among leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, institutions, and communities across different markets.
Over the years, NEXT Summit has welcomed a diverse range of internationally recognized figures, including former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former Prime Minister of Egypt Dr. Essam Sharaf, United Nations Under-Secretary-General Liu Zhenmin, and other distinguished leaders and representatives from government, academia, business, and international organizations.
From Auckland to Hangzhou, Dubai, Singapore, Bali, Astana, and Jakarta, the NEXT Summit has continued to evolve as a platform for dialogue, connection, and collaboration.
The journey of NEXT Federation is ultimately a journey of connecting people, ideas, and resources across borders—and of exploring what can be achieved when diverse perspectives and capabilities come together with a shared commitment to innovation, cooperation, and a better future.
H.E. Dr. Essam Sharaf
Former Prime Minister of Egypt
Chairman of the Egyptian Sharaf Foundation for sustainable development
Professor at Cairo University
H.E. Prof Bommer Pasaribu
PROF FELIX DAPARE DAKORA
Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS), Member of the International Advisory Board of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Hon. Dr Hammam Riza
Hon Dr. Desi Mamahit
Former Chief of Indonesian Coast Guard, President of National Docks of Indonesia, Chairman of Indonesian Research Development International
Rashid Al Ketbi
Omer Kouassi KOKOU-TCHRI
SUHAIL ZAROONI
Renowned businessman and collector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Guinness World Record holder
PROF JUNG YOO-SHIN
Professor of Sogang University, CEO of Fintech Center of Financial Services Commission of Korea
DR IM BYUNGIK
President of China Innovation Economy Institute of Korea
William Zhao
YUan Guobao
wang leyong
Dr Gatot DWIANTO
LAI Chengyi
dr jun chen
charles you
Sprung from New Zealand, NEXT Federation will reach out its global partners of innovation and development through its finest industrial gurus, competitive technocrats and universal business professionals. Since NEXT Federation’s value is to be a catalyst throughout the process towards better planet for business, it has a strategic business plan known as GMABC (Government Media Academy Business and Community). Through this strategic business model, it will be able to get the right people in the same room of all desires to get business done.
What does the GMABC concept do?
Based on the existing global networks, NEXT Federation will provide one-stop market for industrial consulting, public relations services, professional networking and talents cooperation, overseas marketing and products promotion, technology transformation, project coordination and operation.
Since globalization is a conventional trademark of all businesses in the new age, NEXT Federation forges strategic partnership through unity and cooperation. Its Global Partnership involves the following key missions.
NEXT Federation seeks most advanced and recommended practices in its endeavours so as to ensure that all parties engaged in the system are heard. From a research based innovative foundation to a somewhat state-of-the-art practical accomplishment, the platform aspires to introduce a unified business model aiming at transforming the existing business practices that lack concerted efforts, feasibility, and free-flowing consultation. In this regard, our world-class business doing platform would make a real difference and demonstrates versatile business methods for the greater good.
In spite of the unwise resource managements, and utilization, an enormous resource discovery and application remains a challenge for the emerging business generation worldwide. Our platform embarks on such a definite moment of industrial innovation and business evolution. Needless to say, that the ongoing efforts being practiced by our multi-dimensional innovators, business partners and trustees would create a business environment for all agents regardless of their prevailing business plan and transformation.
Total Factor Productivity (TFP) refers to the productivity of all inputs taken together. As a modern business platform, NEXT Federation fosters TFP, that is, the ability to combine all related factors essentially to improve the efficiency of resource allocation. New rounds of scientific, technological and industrial transformations are gathering steam. At the international level, global industrial chains are in the process of restructuring, and the international community is facing global challenges. At national level, developed countries are suffering from sluggish economies, lack of impetus for growth, unbalanced distribution of interests, worsening social illnesses and policy dilemmas. Meanwhile, developing countries are under great pressure to achieve rapid economic and social development, promote structural transformation, improve human capital, and strengthen innovation-driven development. At institutional and individual level, it is becoming a common aspiration to make innovations, break inward loop and achieve sustainable development. To address all these, solution lies in promoting total-factor cooperation.
