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 – The Artificial Intelligence Race in China and its Economic and Sociotechnical Implications [November 02, 2017]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed.jpg "Shanghai – The Artificial Intelligence Race in China and its Economic and Sociotechnical Implications [November 02, 2017]")
Rarely does a week go by in China without news of a startup building “AI for x” announcing an eye-popping funding round, or a government agency moving to adopt AI-based technologies in the name of governance or the economy. In
![Shanghai: Decoding the India-China Stand-Off In Doklam [September 07, 2017]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/-e1514045741563-750x350.jpg "Shanghai: Decoding the India-China Stand-Off In Doklam [September 07, 2017]")
The stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops in the Doklam area officially ended on August 28. This followed two months of diplomatic lawfare between both governments, coupled with decidedly hostile rhetoric from their respective national media. Although China and India
![Shanghai – China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story with James Stent [Monday, March 20]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jamesstent_01-750x350.png "Shanghai – China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story with James Stent [Monday, March 20]")
For some time, experts have been predicting the impending collapse of the Chinese banking system. The collapse has not happened. What have these experts been missing? Why have their predictions not materialized? Understanding how the Chinese banking system has transformed,
![Shanghai – Chinese Infrastructure: The New Global Standard? with Jonathan Woetzel [Monday, January 23]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jonathanwoetzel.jpeg "Shanghai – Chinese Infrastructure: The New Global Standard? with Jonathan Woetzel [Monday, January 23]")
Dr. Jonathan Woetzel, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute will evaluate the infrastrucutre outlook n China and China’s stamp on global infrastructure projects. This can be seen through China’s 13th Five Year Plan, the One Belt One Road Initiative and
![Shanghai – Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dream Along a Shanghai Road with Rob Schmitz [Tuesday, June 21]](https://www.youngchinawatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yYFgdMVx-512x350.jpg "Shanghai – Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dream Along a Shanghai Road with Rob Schmitz [Tuesday, June 21]")
Please join us for a talk with Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz, to discuss his new book Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road. We invite Rob Schmitz, China correspondent with American Public Media’s Marketplace to discuss. **