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
Beijing – ‘What the “Chinese Dream” Means for Corporate Social Responsibility’ with William Valentino, formerly of Bayer
William Valentino was Bayer’s Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for Greater China until his retirement in July 2011, after 25 years of working for the company in China. At Bayer he pioneered with Tsinghua University the topic of health literacy
Hong Kong – ‘Selling Stuff to the New “Squeezed” Middle Class’ with Paul French, Mintel International
Paul French is the Chief China Market Strategist for Mintel International based in Shanghai. He specialises in consumption and retail economics in China and Asia and is regularly quoted in a wide range of media. He is a columnist for
Shanghai – ‘China and Africa: Think Again’ with Deborah Bräutigam, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Deborah Bräutigam is Professor of International Development and Comparative Politics, Director of the International Development Program of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She is also the author of “The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa”,