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.
Brian’s talk will focus on tourism policy challenges facing China’s government as it tries to balance quick profit and economic gain with cultural and environmental sustainability. Brian and his wife, Jeanee, became one of the first foreign couples to gain
YCW Shanghai welcomes Gregory Gibb, Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange, or Lufax for short, to speak on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending in China and how firms are navigating a regulatory environment in flux while adopting new
China’s growing international footprint and influence in world affairs is driving a global demand for news and information about China. A space traditionally the domain of foreign correspondents and English-language editions of state media is increasingly joined by a new
Propelled by the close personal relationship between Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and their shared multi-polar worldview, China and Russia have deepened their strategic partnership through energy agreements, joint military exercises, development projects in Central Asia through the Belt
Young China Watchers (YCW) Shanghai is recruiting two directors to join its dynamic leadership team. YCW is an all-volunteer organisation focused on connecting and educating the next generation of China thought-leaders through forums and other events, including a speaker series