With 100 days to go until the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Shenzhen Daily presents “APEC 2026 Outlook,” a special feature on the ideas, people and trends shaping this year’s gathering. In an exclusive interview, Eduardo Pedrosa, executive director of the APEC Secretariat, traces the evolution of APEC’s priorities — from trade and investment liberalization in Shanghai in 2001, to cross-border connectivity in Beijing in 2014, and now to technology and people-centered development in Shenzhen. The common goal is to ensure that innovation delivers tangible benefits to people’s everyday lives.

The full interview is inside