Beijing – ‘China’s Wartime Past And How It Is Changing the Present and Future’ with Rana Mitter, Director of the Oxford University China Centre

Rana Mitter is Director of the University China Centre at the University of Oxford, where he is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China and a Fellow of St Cross College. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning A

Shanghai – ‘How New is the Silk Road Economic Belt?’ with Raffaello Pantucci, Senior Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute

Raffaello Pantucci is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a London based think tank where his work looks at, among other things, China‘s relations to the West. His work has been featured in pubications like the International Herald

Hong Kong – ‘The Truth Behind the Wine Industry in China’ with David Pedrol, Macro Asia & Cellarmaster Wines

David Pedrol, Chief Executive Officer, Macro Asia & Cellarmaster Wines joined Macro Asia in December 2013 having developed his career in the global wine industry for the last fourteen years. He majored in Wine Tasting and Commerce of Wine at

Beijing – ‘The Meaning of 2014: International Political Crisis and the Future of the US-China-Russia Triangle’ with Alexander Cooley, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University

Alexander Cooley is professor and chair of the Political Science Department at Barnard College, Columbia University in New York where he teaches international relations. He is the author of dozens of articles and four academic books. His most recent book, Great Games, Local Rules: The

Shanghai – ‘The Future of Sino-Russian Relations’ with Feng Shaolei, Dean of Advanced International Area Studies, Director of the Center for Russian Studies, East China Normal University

Feng Shaolei is Dean of the School of Advanced International and Area Studies (SAIAS) at East China Normal University, where is he is also Director of the Center for Russian Studies. Feng is a member of Sino-Russian Committee of Friendship, as well as Editor-in-Chief of