Neville Mars is Chief Architect for MARS Architects and founder of the Dynamic City Foundation. He is author of ‘The Chinese Dream: A Society Under Construction’, and has an interest in the unfulfilled promise of environmental sustainability in China’s urbanization
Beijing – ‘The Men Behind the Masks: Elite Politics in China Today’ with Kate Westgarth, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Kate Westgarth is a career diplomat, and has spent over ten years in China. She was previously Team Leader for the China Coordination Team at the UK Foreign Office, and a Visiting Scholar at the Academy of Marxism, under the
Shanghai – ‘The Australian Resources Boom: Blessing or Curse in Disguise?’ with Clinton Dines, Former CEO of BHP Billiton China. Held in conjunction with the Australia China Young Professionals Initiative.
Clinton Dines is Executive Chairman of Caledonia Asia. He was previously President and CEO of BHP Billiton China.
Shanghai – ‘Western Media Bias about China?’ with Professor Liu Kang of Duke University and Jiaotong University, and David Barboza of The New York Times. Held in conjunction with the Hopkins China Forum.
Liu Kang is a Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University, and Dean of the Arts and Humanities at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Liu is best-known for his bestselling 1996 book Demonizing China (妖魔化中国的背
Beijing – ‘China 2020: How China Will Evolve Through the Next Decade’ with Dr. Kerry Brown, Chatham House.
Kerry Brown is Head of Asia Programme at Chatham House. Kerry leads the Europe China Research and Advice Network (ECRAN), is a Research Associate of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, and was previously a British diplomat in