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 November 16th is reserved for closed-door, off-record roundtable discussions for selected participants only.