Registration and Breakfast
Registration and Breakfast
Opening
John ZhaoChairman, CUSEF
Bi JingquanChairman, CCIEE; former Director, China Food and Drug Administration
James ChauPresident, CUSEF; WHO Goodwill Ambassador
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
KeynoteAmbassadors Address
Xie FengAmbassador of China to the U.S.
Nicholas BurnsU.S. Ambassador to China
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
Break
MasterclassThe Art of Listening
Carla CanalesEnvoy, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
KeynoteHead of Government Address
Muhammad YunusHead of the Interim Government, Bangladesh; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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
TributeThe life and legacy of CUSEF Honorary Advisor Dr. Henry Kissinger
Ronnie ChanGovernor, CUSEF; Honorary Chair, Hang Lung Properties
Lunch
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
TributeA Century of President Jimmy Carter
Meagan MartzInternational Lead, The Carter Center
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
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
VideoThe Story of the Shanghai Jews
James ChauPresident, CUSEF; WHO Goodwill Ambassador
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
ClosingReflection and Forecast
John ZhaoChairman, CUSEF
Networking Breakfast
Day 1 Recap
James ChauPresident, CUSEF; World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador, WHO
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
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
Networking Lunch
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
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.
Break
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
Roundtable 6Closing roundtable and U.S.-China policy recommendations
Discussion led by CUSEF, CCIEE, President Boris Tadić, and Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky. Open to all.