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     NOVEMBER 15TH Venue: The St. Regis Hong Kong, Level 6, One Harbour Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
  • 08.30 - 09.00

    Breakfast

  • 09.00 - 09.15

    Opening

    John ZhaoChairman, CUSEF

    Bi JingquanChairman, CCIEE; former Commissioner, 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

    Joseph TsaiChairman, Alibaba Group

  • 10.15 - 10.25

    KeynoteAmbassadors Address

  • 10.25 - 11.25

    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.

  • 11.25 - 11.40

    Break

  • 11.40 - 11.52

    MasterclassThe Art of Listening

    Carla CanalesArts Envoy, President's Committee for Arts and the Humanities and U.S. State Department

  • 11.52 - 12.52

    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 JiemianPresident Emeritus, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

  • 12.52 - 13.04

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

    Ronnie ChanGovernor, CUSEF; Honorary Chair, Hang Lung Group

  • 13.04 - 13.54

    Lunch

  • 13.54 - 14.54

    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 ChaSenior Advisor to the Board and former Chairman, Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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

  • 14.54 - 15.01

    TributePresident Jimmy Carter and the 45th anniversary of normalization

    Meagan MartzInternational Lead, The Carter Center

  • 15.01 - 15.16

    Break

  • 15.16 - 16.16

    Panel 4From climate to health: How can U.S.-China collaboration advance lasting peace?

    Bernhard SchwartländerGlobal Health Envoy, Germany; former WHO Assistant Director-General

    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

  • 16.16 - 16.31

    KeynoteSpotlight on Youth

    Huang YingTsinghua University

    Jamie KingNew York University

    Koen SmeetsPeking University

  • 16.31 - 16.36

    VideoThe Story of the Shanghai Jews

    James ChauPresident, CUSEF; WHO Goodwill Ambassador

  • 16.36 - 17.36

    Panel 5People-to-People: Do faith, art, and culture offer a way forward in U.S-China relations?

    Ananth KrishnanDirector, The Hindu Group; AsiaGlobal Fellow (Moderator)

    Carla CanalesArts Envoy, President's Committee for Arts and the Humanities and U.S. State Department

    Sudrajatformer Chief Military Spokesman, Indonesia; former Ambassador of Indonesia to China

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

  • 17.36 - 17.46

    ClosingReflection and Forecast

    John ZhaoChairman, CUSEF