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 – ‘Demystifying China’s Shadow Banking’ with Joe Zhang, China Mezzanine Capital

Joe Zhang is currently the Chairman of China Mezzanine Capital and author of “Inside China’s Shadow Banking: The Next Subprime Crisis”. From 2011 to 2012, he was Chairman of Wansui Micro Credit Company in Guangzhou where he was named “Microcredit

Shanghai – ‘Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade’ with Adam Minter, Bloomberg World View

Adam Minter has covered a range of topics for publications that include The Atlantic, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, Foreign Policy, The National Interest, Mother Jones, Scientific American, ARTnews, and Sierra. In addition to

Hong Kong – ‘Upcoming Financial Sector Reforms in China’ with Stephen Green, Standard Chartered

Stephen Green is the Head of Greater China Research of Standard Chartered bank. He has a PhD from the Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, and a first class Honours degree from Cambridge University. He was

Shanghai – ‘How Asia Works’ with Joe Studwell, author and founding editor of the China Economic Quarterly

Joe Studwell was the founding editor of the China Economic Quarterly from 1997-2007 and the founder and director of Dragonomics, now GaveKal Dragonomics. He has worked as a freelance writer and journalist in East Asia for more than 20 years, and

Hong Kong – ‘Infectious Disease Pandemics in China’ with Thomas Abraham, Hong Kong University (HKU)

Thomas Abraham is the Director of the Public Health Communication Programme and Assistant Professor at HKU. He is an expert in infectious disease and health risk communication, particularly in an Asian context, and in developing tools and training for health risk communicators