Japan

Speaker: Dr. RUAN Zongze
Vice President and Senior Fellow at the China Institute of International Studies

Topic: The World and Chinese Diplomacy in 2013

Speaker: Ambassador CHEN Jian
Dean of the School of International Studies, Renmin University
Former Under Secretary General of the United Nations

Topic: China’s Policies and its Neighbors

Speaker: Ian MCFEAT-SMITH
Geologist / Civil Engineer / Author

Topic: Epicentre: Hong Kong

Speaker: Jerome A. COHEN
Professor of Law and Co-Director of NYU's US-Asia Law Institute,
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations

Topic: China and the Sea: Boundaries, Islands, Resources and Reconnaissance

Speaker: Chandran NAIR
Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow

Topic: Consumption, Capitalism and the Future of Asia

Speaker: Christopher DILLON
Writer / Entrepreneur

Topic: Japanese Real Estate: bargain or black hole?