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 – Securing the New Silk Road with Raffaello Pantucci, Director of International Security Studies, RUSI [April 26, 2018]

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a key component of China’s political and economic strategy in Eurasia. China’s growing influence across its western and southern borders is one of the most important geopolitical trends today. With the development of

Shanghai – Can China Win the FIFA World Cup? [March 06, 2018]

The 2018 FIFA World Cup takes place in Russia this summer, and although China will not be present, changes are afoot so that the same will not be said in the future. In 2016 China’s NDRC released its ‘Medium and

Shanghai – China’s Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road [December 13, 2017]

Chinese investment in a number of energy and infrastructure projects under its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has resulted in the flow of billions of dollars and thousands of Chinese workers into South & Central Asia, the Middle-East, and

Shanghai – Panel on India-China Relations: Searching for Silver Bullets [November 30, 2017]

YCW Shanghai takes a deep dive into the fault lines of the India-China relationship with a panel of experts from academia and business. This moderated discussion will centre around framing a new model of engagement with a focus on the

Shanghai -The Future of Fintech in China [November 07, 2017]

Tighter regulations and oversight are forcing consolidation in the fintech industry, but at the same time, we are seeing increased partnerships between China’s fintechs and banks as Ganzhou became the first city to create a fintech regulatory sandbox. New technology