Agenda
U.S.-China Hong Kong Forum 2024
'Reflection and Forecast'
U.S.-China Hong Kong Forum 2024
'Reflection and Forecast'
SPEECHES DIALOGUES VIDEOS
Day 1:  Friday, November 15th Venue: The St. Regis Hong Kong, Level 6, One Harbour Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
  • 08.30 - 09.00

    Registration and Breakfast

  • 09.00 - 09.15

    Opening

    John ZhaoChairman, CUSEF

    Bi JingquanChairman, CCIEE; former Director, China Food and Drug Administration

    James ChauPresident, CUSEF; WHO Goodwill Ambassador

  • 09.15 - 10.15

    High-Level DialogueReflection and Forecast

    Victor FungVice Chairman, CUSEF; Chairman, Fung Group (Moderator)

    Charlene BarshefskyChair, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations; 12th U.S. Trade Representative

    Lu KangVice Minister, International Department, CPC Central Committee

    Boris Tadić1st President of Serbia

    Joseph TsaiChairman, Alibaba Group

  • 10.15 - 10.30

    KeynoteAmbassadors Address

    Xie FengAmbassador of China to the U.S.

    Nicholas BurnsU.S. Ambassador to China

  • 10.30 - 11.30

    Panel 12024 Election: What's next for the U.S. and China?

    Da WeiDirector, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University (Moderator)

    Max Baucus11th U.S. Ambassador to China

    Christopher Nixon CoxBoard Director, Richard Nixon Foundation

    Cui Tiankaiformer Vice Foreign Minister of China and Ambassador of China to the U.S.

    Nirupama Rao28th Foreign Secretary of India; former Ambassador of India to China and the U.S.

    Rick WatersManaging Director, Eurasia Group; former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

  • 11.30 - 11.45

    Break

  • 11.45 - 11.55

    MasterclassThe Art of Listening

    Carla CanalesEnvoy, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

  • 11.55 - 12.00

    KeynoteHead of Government Address

    Muhammad YunusHead of the Interim Government, Bangladesh; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

  • 12.00 - 13.00

    Panel 2What are the risks and challenges shaping the state of the world?

    James ChauPresident, CUSEF; WHO Goodwill Ambassador (Moderator)

    Celenhle DlaminiChairperson, National Arts Council of South Africa; AsiaGlobal Fellow

    Su WeiDeputy Director, Board of Executives, CCIEE; former Chief Climate Negotiator, China

    Dennis WilderSenior Fellow, Georgetown University; former Deputy Assistant Director, CIA

    Yang JiemianChairman, Academic Advisory Council, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

  • 13.00 - 13.10

    TributeThe life and legacy of CUSEF Honorary Advisor Dr. Henry Kissinger

    Ronnie ChanGovernor, CUSEF; Honorary Chair, Hang Lung Properties

  • 13.10 - 14.00

    Lunch

  • 14.00 - 15.00

    Panel 3What is the future of bilateral trade relations: Decoupling, coexistence, or partnership?

    Hu XiaolianVice Chairman, CCIEE; former Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China (Moderator)

    Craig AllenPresident, US-China Business Council

    Charlene BarshefskyChair, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, 12th U.S. Trade Representative

    Laura Chaformer Chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

    Stephen RoachSenior Fellow, Tsai Center, Yale Law School; former Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley

  • 15.00 - 15.10

    TributeA Century of President Jimmy Carter

    Meagan MartzInternational Lead, The Carter Center

  • 15.10 - 16.10

    Panel 4Climate and health: Can U.S.-China collaboration advance lasting peace?

    Bernhard SchwartländerGlobal Health Envoy, Germany (Moderator)

    Jean Eric SalataChairman, EQT Asia (Keynote)

    Max Baucus11th U.S. Ambassador to China

    Daniel FungGovernor, CUSEF; Chairman Emeritus, UN Peace and Development Foundation

    Su WeiDeputy Director, Board of Executives, CCIEE; former Chief Climate Negotiator, China

    Shyam Saran26th Foreign Secretary of India; former Special Envoy on Nuclear and Climate

  • 16.10 - 16.25

    KeynoteSpotlight on Youth

    Huang YingTsinghua University; Hong Kong Forum Youth

    Koen SmeetsPeking University; Hong Kong Forum Youth

    Nicolás Velasco PérezDuke Kunshan University; Hong Kong Forum Youth

    Jamie KingNew York University; Hong Kong Forum Youth

    Sander DayChinese International School; Hong Kong Forum Youth

    Catherine WoodsVictoria Shanghai Academy; Hong Kong Forum Youth

  • 16.25 - 16.30

    VideoThe Story of the Shanghai Jews

    James ChauPresident, CUSEF; WHO Goodwill Ambassador

  • 16.30 - 17.30

    Panel 5People-to-People: Can youth, culture, and faith offer ways forward in U.S.-China relations?

    Andy TungVice Chairman, CUSEF (Moderator)

    Neil BushFounder and Chairman, George H.W. Bush Foundation on U.S.-China Relations

    Carla CanalesEnvoy, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

    Sudrajatformer Chief Military Spokesman of Indonesia, and Ambassador of Indonesia to China

    Zhou Wenzhongformer Secretary-General, Boao Forum for Asia; Vice Foreign Minister of China; Ambassador of China to the U.S.

    Stephen OrlinsPresident, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

  • 17.30 - 17.40

    ClosingReflection and Forecast

    John ZhaoChairman, CUSEF

Day 2:  Saturday, November 16th Venue: CUSEF, 20/F Yardley Commercial Building, 3 Connaught Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
  • 10.00 - 10.30

    Networking Breakfast

  • 10.30 - 10.40

    Day 1 Recap

    James ChauPresident, CUSEF; World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador, WHO

  • 10.40 - 11.40

    Roundtable 1The Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea: Is there still hope for peace?

    Da WeiDirector, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University (Discussion Leader)

    Ronnie ChanGovernor, CUSEF; Honorary Chair, Hang Lung Properties

    Cui Tiankaiformer Vice Foreign Minister of China and Ambassador of China to the U.S.

    Simon LaceyHead of Digital Trade and Geopolitics, World Economic Forum

    Li ChengDirector, Centre on Contemporary China and the World, The University of Hong Kong

    Nirupama Rao28th Foreign Secretary of India; former Ambassador of India to China and the U.S.

    Sudrajatformer Chief Military Spokesman of Indonesia, and Ambassador of Indonesia to China

    Dennis WilderSenior Fellow, Georgetown University; former Deputy Assistant Director, CIA

  • 11.40 - 12.40

    Roundtable 2Science and technology: Are we entering a new era of competition?

    Wang HuiyaoFounder and President, Center for China and Globalization (Discussion Leader)

    Max Baucus11th U.S. Ambassador to China

    Da WeiDirector, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University

    Shyam Saran26th Foreign Secretary of India; former Special Envoy on Nuclear and Climate

    Yang JiemianChairman, Academic Advisory Council, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

    Zhang MonanDeputy Head, Institute of American and European Studies, CCIEE

  • 12.40 - 13.25

    Networking Lunch

  • 13.25 - 14.25

    Roundtable 3Is there a future for U.S.-China financial cooperation and what could this look like?

    Lawrence LauGovernor, CUSEF; former President, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Discussion Leader)

    Victor FungVice Chairman, CUSEF; Chairman, Fung Group

    Hu XiaolianVice Chairman, CCIEE; former Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China

    Simon LaceyHead of Digital Trade and Geopolitics, World Economic Forum

    Stephen RoachSenior Fellow, Tsai Center, Yale Law School; former Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley

  • 14.25 - 15.25

    Roundtable 4How can U.S.-China collaboration on cancer save lives for everyone?

    Bernhard SchwartländerGlobal Health Envoy, Germany (Discussion Leader)

    Bi JingquanChairman, CCIEE; former Director, China Food and Drug Administration

    Daniel FungGovernor, CUSEF; Chairman Emeritus, UN Peace and Development Foundation

    Aya El HelaliClinician Scientist, Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong

    Roberta LipsonChair, The American Chamber of Commerce in China

    Nirupama Rao28th Foreign Secretary of India; former Ambassador of India to China and the U.S.

  • 15.25 - 15.40

    Break

  • 15.40 - 16.40

    Roundtable 5Does Hong Kong have a strategic role to contribute to U.S.-China relations?

    Heiwai TangDirector, Asia Global Institute (Discussion Leader)

    Jane LeePresident, Our Hong Kong Foundation

    Stephen RoachSenior Fellow, Tsai Center, Yale Law School; former Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley

    Wang HuiyaoFounder and President, Center for China and Globalization

    Dennis WilderSenior Fellow, Georgetown University; former Deputy Assistant Director, CIA

    Eden WoonPresident, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

  • 16.40 - 17.40

    Roundtable 6Closing roundtable and U.S.-China policy recommendations

    Discussion led by CUSEF, CCIEE, President Boris Tadić, and Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky. Open to all.