YOUNG CHINA WATCHERS: FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHINA THOUGHT-LEADERS

Through our 10 chapters in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Singapore, Brussels, and Washington DC, YCW engages individuals on the most pressing issues emerging from China today.

CREATING DIALOGUE ABOUT CHINA THROUGH OUR GLOBAL SPEAKER SERIES

YCW attracts leading experts on China from academic, policy and business communities to speak across our city chapters in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

ENGAGING YCW COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING NETWORKS

YCW hosts roundtables and dinners with visiting experts and delegations, allowing for more focused interaction and discussions on the latest key issues. Our growing online community features diverse analysis by established and emerging experts, connecting with our members around the world.

Shanghai – ‘China’s One Belt, One Road Strategy: Prospects and Challenges’ with Mary Boyd, Director, Corporate Network Economist Intelligence Unit

Mary Boyd is responsible for program development and client servicing in Shanghai, and provides research and conceptual support on China for EIU’s Corporate Network programs. Before joining The Economist, she was in the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, serving on

Shanghai – ‘Banking in China: From Duplication to Innovation’ with Zennon Kapron, Founder and Managing Director, Kapronasia

Zennon Kapron has been involved in the financial technology industry for over 15 years and is the Founder and Director of Kapronasia, a Shanghai-based provider of financial technology research and advisory services. Before Kapronasia, Zennon was the Global Banking Industry

Speaker Interview – Jie Li: China’s Heritage in Film and Family Relics

Jie Li is an Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilization at Harvard University. As a scholar of literary, film, and cultural studies, Li’s research interests center on the mediation of memories in modern China. Her first book, Shanghai

YCW Conversation – Legal Reform in China

Our second installment of Young China Watchers’ Conversation series explores legal reform in China, the focus of last autumn’s Fourth Plenum of the 18th Party Congress. Contributing are Jeremy Daum, of the Yale China Center, and Elizabeth M. Lynch of

China Politics Weekly – April 20-27, 2015

China Politics Weekly China Politics Weekly aims to keep business leaders, investors, diplomats, scholars and other China hands up to date on important trends in China. It is produced by Trey McArver, a London-based consultant providing advice and intelligence to firms