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

YCW launched its second chapter in Shanghai in 2010. As China's financial capital, YCW Shanghai has tapped many experts covering China's economy and financial sector, as well as urbanization. Our speakers have included:
- Jonathan Woetzel, Director of McKinsey & Company, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute in Asia and Co-Chair Urban China Initiative
- Shen Dingli, Vice Dean of the Institute of International Affairs of Fudan University
- The Honorable Ken Jarrett, former US Consul General in Shanghai
YCW Shanghai has co-sponsored many of its events with the Hopkins China Forum, organized by The Johns Hopkins University and its affiliated alumni associations worldwide. Our partner has brought in visiting professors from leading policy graduate program, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins.
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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
Shanghai – Stephen J. Flanagan, Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Before joining CSIS in June 2007, Stephen J. Flanagan served as Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies and Vice President for Research at the National Defense University for seven years. He held several senior positions in the U.S. government
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”,
Shanghai – ‘China’s Superbank: The China Development Bank (CBD)’ with Henry Sanderson and Michael Forsythe, Bloomberg
Henry Sanderson and Michael Forsythe are co-authors of “China’s Superbank: Debt, Oil and Influence – How China Development Bank is Rewriting the Rules of Finance”. Henry Sanderson has been a Beijing-based reporter for Bloomberg News since April 2010. Prior to that, he was a reporter for