28 May 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jenny Bowen
Founder & CEO, Half the Sky Foundation
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014
12:45pm – Lunch
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: What China’s Orphans Taught Me About Moving Mountains
In early 1996, Human Rights Watch / Asia published a deeply critical report documenting neglect and deva...
19 May 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Leta Hong Fincher
Author & doctoral candidate in sociology, Tsinghua University
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014
12:45pm – Lunch
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: 'Leftover' Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
After the Communist revolution in 1949, Chairman Mao famously proclai...
23 Apr 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Chinoy
Former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief
Senior Fellow, U.S.-China Institute, University of Southern California
Fully Booked
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014
7:00pm – Dinner
1st FLOOR
Topic: Assignment China: The 1980's
The mid-1980s saw a dramatic relaxation of Communist Party control over ...
7 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Panel Participants:
Ching Cheong, The Straits Times
Paul Mooney, Freelance Journalist
Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Reporting in China - Risks and Rewards
For many journalists across the globe, reporting in China i...
10 Dec 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Yifan Hu
Chief Economist, Haitong International
Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013
12:45pm – lunch
1:15pm – address
1st Floor
Topic:
China’s Local Government Debt: Saving for a Rainy Day
An Examination of The Sustainability of C...
18 Nov 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Peh Shing Huei
Journalist, The Straits Times
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: When the Party Ends: China's Leaps and Stumbles after the Beijing Olympics
Mr. Peh will talk about his new book, which captures his harrowing, humbling and sometimes h...
31 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. YANG Jiemian (杨洁勉)
Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: China’s Foreign Policy: The Challenges Ahead
Dr. Yang Jiemian has been one of China’s most influentia...
30 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jung CHANG
Author
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
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Topic: Empress Dowager: The Making of Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is arguably the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieva...
3 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Timothy BEARDSON
Founder, Crosby International Holdings
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Stumbling Giant: The Threats to China's Future
While many have predicted the near-certainty of China’s rise to global supremacy, Mr.Beardson will boldly cou...