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.

Hong Kong – ’18th CCP Congress and Implications for Reform’ with Willy Wo-Lap Lam

With more than 35 years of China-watching experience, Dr. Willy Wo-Lap Lam is a recognized authority on areas including the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese foreign policy, the People’s Liberation Army, as well as the country’s economic and political reform. He is

Shanghai – ‘What Will China’s Next Decade’. Kerry Brown, University Of Sydney

Kerry Brown is Executive Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, and Professor of Chinese Politics. Educated at Cambridge, London and Leeds Universities, Professor Brown worked in Japan and the Inner Mongolian region of China, before

Beijing – ‘Does the US Election Even Matter to China?’ with Paul Haenle of Carnegie-Tsinghua Center

Paul Haenle is the director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center in Beijing. Prior to joining Carnegie, he served from June 2007 to June 2009 as the director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolian Affairs on the National Security Council staffs of former

Shanghai – ‘Is The China Growth Story Finished?’ with Patrick Chovanec, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University

Patrick Chovanec is an Associate Professor of Practice at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management in Beijing, China, where he teaches in the school’s International MBA Program. He serves as Chairman of the Public Policy Development Committee for the

Beijing – Gene Ma, Tudor Investment

Gene Ma is director of China economics and strategy at Tudor Investment. Prior to Tudor, Gene was a senior economist at ISI Group, CEBM and Citic Securities. He has taught at George Washington University and University of Illinois. Gene graduated