CHINA CROSSROADS hosts all topics relating to “China and the world,” including business and international affairs, the idea being that China is now both a “crossroads” of the world and at a “crossroads” of global influence.
Next Speaker(s):
Past Events:
- 03/26/22: Han Lin (NYU Shanghai), “China’s Financial System: What to Watch in 2022“
- 03/19/22: Zhang Xiaotong (Fudan), “Geopolitical Risk and Business Diplomacy for Transnational Corporations“
- 03/10/22: Wei Xing (Co-Founder of Sixth Tone), “Fact-Checking Misinformation: Professional Media Perspectives“
- 03/05/22: Christian Kober (Hoffmann Group), “China in Western Maps“
- 02/26/22: Wesley Chiu (United World College), “Study Abroad in the Pandemic: What Has and Has NOT Changed“
- 02/24/22: German Torrado (MD of Genetsis), “The Year Ahead in Ecommerce: Digital Trends and Brands in China“
- 02/17/22: Luo Mingke (CEO of AI Startup), “Artificial Unintelligence: Why You Should NOT Expect Intelligent AI“
- 02/06/22: Graham Earnshaw (Publisher of Earnshaw Books), “The Joys and Pitfalls of Book Publishing“
- 02/05/22: Evangelos Fanoulis (XJTLU), “European Public Opinion Towards the European Union“
- 01/27/22: Josef Mahoney (ECNU), “Digital Orientalism: Chinese Technology and Western Misconception“
- 01/23/22: Ritesh Gaur (Fugumobile), “Igniting the Startup Sprit: How to Motivate Your Team and Scale Up“
- 01/22/22: Peter Jolicoeur (Airport Master Planner), “Aviation Growth in China: Propellers to Megaterminals“
- 01/20/22: Lin Yuanyuan (McKinsey), “Digital Transformation with Impact: Insights from Best Practice“
- 01/16/22: Rajat Agarwal (President of Henkel China), “Unconscious Bias, Diversity, and Inclusion at Work“
- 01/08/22: Sven Agten (CEO of Rheinzink) and Ramesh Ramaswamy (Bosch), “Career Paths to the Top at MNCs“
- 12/30/21: Tom Nunlist (Trivium), “Data Governance in China: Is Cross-Border Trade Under Threat?“
- 12/19/21: Yereth Jansen (UNWTO), “Covid-19 and the Tourist Industry: Trends in China and Beyond“
- 12/15/21: Alex Duncan (Co-Founder of KAWO), “Understanding China’s Social Media Landscape in 2022“
- 12/12/21: Harry Den Hartog (Urban Designer), “The New Countryside in China: An Urban Vision?“
- 12/09/21: Wandi Adriano (Indonesian Consulate), “From Jakarta to Shanghai: Indonesia Diplomacy in Shanghai“
- 12/07/21: Wang Dan (Hang Seng Bank), “Does China Still Welcome Foreign Investment?“
- 11/28/21: Alicia Veneziani (Bytedance), “Chinese Tech Firms Going Abroad: Challenges and Opportunities“
- 11/25/21: Zhuang Meixi (Fudan), “Social Accountability and Public Supervision in China“
- 11/21/21: Martin Daffner (Duke), “China’s Innovation Engine: Culture, Financial Environment, Business Practices“
- 11/18/21: Eric Lin (The Silk Initiative), “Sustainability in China: What It Means for Consumers and Brands“
- 11/13/21: Shen Yang (Author), “More Than One Child: Growing Up as a Hidden, Excess Child in China“
- 11/07/21: Jacob Aldaco (SmartShanghai), “Shanghai’s Expat Population: Post-Covid Trends and Insights“
- 10/30/21: Pit Heltmann (German Consul General), “Post-Election Germany and German-Chinese Relations“
- 10/23/21: Ian Anderson (MD of Synthomer China), “Trial and Error with M&A in China: Cautionary Tales“
- 10/21/21: Gabor Holch (Campanile Management Consulting), “Who Should Run Your China Business?“
- 10/17/21: Rodrigo Zeidan (NYU Shanghai), “Will the RMB Become the Global Currency?“
- 10/14/21: Wang Zhengxu (Fudan University), “What is Good Government in East Asia?“
- 10/10/21: Shameen Prashantham (CEIBS), “Gorillas Can Dance: How Large Corporations Partner with Startups“
- 09/26/21: Peter Morgan (University of Nottingham), “Challenges and Prospects for Foreign Universities in China“
- 09/25/21: Michael Sung (Fudan University), “China’s Leadership in the Future of Sustainable Investment“
- 09/18/21: Ivan Rasmussen (NYU Shanghai), “Afghanistan and American Decline: The Graveyard of Empires?“
- 09/12/21: Jeongmin Seong (McKinsey), “Beyond Income: Redrawing Asia’s Consumer Map“
- 09/11/21: Kent Kedl (Control Risks) and Zhang Xiaotong (Fudan), “Global Political Risk in the 20 Years since 9/11“
- 09/05/21: Sidharth Kamani (NDB) and Rodrigo Zeidan (NYU), “How Big Tech Supports Financial Inclusion“
- 08/29/21: Antonino Marciano (Fudan University), “Gravity and the Origins of Time“
- 08/28/21: Wolfgang Röhr (former Consul General of Germany), “The US-Europe-China Triangular Relationship“
- 08/21/21: Chen Bo (former GM at Fosun), “How Fosun Built a Global Investment Brand: The Inside Story“
- 08/14/21: Chris Allison (U.S Consulate), “Trends in U.S.-China Relations“
- 08/15/21: Onny Jalink (Dutch Consulate) and Charlene Liu (Ladies Who Tech), “Diversity and Inclusion at Work“
- 08/08/21: Emily Williams (XJTLU), “Collecting ‘Red Relics’ in Contemporary China“
- 07/24/21: Sven Agten (CEO of Rheinzink), “Adventures in China’s Economy: 16 Years from Tier 5 and Up“
- 07/22/21: Ramesh Ramaswamy (Bosch), “How Bosch Trains Local Chinese Managers for Global Leadership“
- 07/17/21: Yan Shaohua (Fudan University), “European Strategic Autonomy and EU-China Relations“
- 07/10/21: Lu Wenjie (BlackRock) and Sybil Zhu (Allianz), “How Global Investment Giants Do Business in China“
- 07/01/21: Rob Abbanat (CEO of GloCoach), “AI and the Future of Leadership“
- 06/27/21: John Van Fleet (Jiaotong University), “First Time in History: China’s Transformation since 1978“
- 06/20/21: Raphaël Cheriau (Shanghai French School), “Banning the Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean“
- 06/19/21: Felix Moesner (Swiss Embassy), “Science Diplomacy in China and Beyond: A Personal Journey“
- 06/13/21: Titus Levi (USC-SJTU) and Ezra Mitchell (SHUPL), “Los Angeles vs. New York: Which is the Best?“
- 06/12/21: Jacqueline Armijo (NYU Shanghai), “China’s Soft Power Initiatives in the Middle East“
- 06/06/21: Grace Haaf (NYU Shanghai), “Can AI Make Irrational Decisions?“
- 06/05/21: Nuno Da Camara (XJTLU), “Motivating and Leading Employees in the Knowledge Economy“
- 05/30/21: Li Xiaoting (ECNU), “Geopolitics of China and the U.S. in East Asian Regional Relations“
- 05/29/21: Wang Rui (GlobalGiving), “Beyond Giving: Philanthropy and the NGO Sector in China“
- 05/23/21: Zhang Xiaotong (Fudan University), “The Current State of EU-China Relations: Chinese Perspectives“
- 05/22/21: Joanna Waley-Cohen (NYU Shanghai), “China’s Openness to the West Preceding the Opium War“
- 05/16/21: Pan Jianfeng (Author and Artist), “Design and Creative Integrity in China and Beyond“
- 05/15/21: Raphael Coelho (CEO of Popeyes), “Lessons Learned after One Year in China’s Fast Food Market“
- 05/09/21: Han Lin (NYU) and Brett Barna (Barna Family Office), “U.S.-China Relations: Investors’ Perspectives“
- 04/29/21: Abdel Benkerroum (Emlyon), “Business Negotiation in China: Navigating Roadblocks and Traps“
- 04/23/21: Andrew Field (Duke), “Reviving the Glory Days of a Jazz Metropolis: Jazz & Blues à la Shanghai“
- 04/22/21: Wang Dan (Hang Seng Bank) and Darin Friedrichs (StoneX), “Is China Facing a Food Crisis?“
- 04/17/21: Nick Obolensky (Agile+), Ian Anderson (Synthomer), Matt Whately (CanCham), “Complexity Science“
- 04/10/21: Debora Spini (NYU Shanghai), “Civil Society, Democracy, and Politics“
- 04/03/21: Sergey Grechishkin (Author), “Everything is Normal: The Life and Times of a Soviet Kid“
- 04/01/21: Jonathan Chapon (Abacare) and Han Lin (AmCham), “Financial Sector Reform and Prospects“
- 03/27/21: Li Nan (SJTU), “Explaining Ant’s IPO Suspension: Fintech and Financial Regulations in China“
- 03/25/21: Andre Gisiger (GloCoach) and Ivy Zhou (Continental) “Management Agility in a Post-Pandemic World“
- 03/20/21: Laurie Underwood (XJTLU), Juan Fernandez (CEIBS), and Freda Zhang (IKEA), “Female CEOs in China”
- 03/13/21: Ceren Ergenc (XJTLU), “From Citizens to Experts: Patterns of Participatory Policymaking in China“
- 03/06/21: Chen Panfeng (former Huawei Overseas VP and Author), “Huawei’s Globalization: The Inside Story“
- 03/04/21: Daphne Tuijn (WebshopinChina), “China eCommerce: Counterfeits, Chinese Partners, Growth Hacking“
- 02/27/21: Noit Banai (NYU Shanghai), “Fortress Europe: Contemporary Art and its Representations of Borders“
- 02/25/21: Fleur Edens (Dutch Consulate), Mickael Naouri (Air Liquide), Li-Xiong Chu (Dr2), “Energy Transition“
- 02/21/21: Graham Earnshaw (Earnshaw Books), “Walking Across China: Inspiration from the Heartland“
- 02/17/21: Andrew Field (Duke), “Screening and Discussion of ‘Down: Indie Rock in the PRC’“
- 02/06/21: Tansen Sen (NYU Shanghai), “Inventing the ‘Maritime Silk Road’“
- 02/04/21: Carly Ramsey (Control Risks) and Nate Rushforth (DaWo Law), “Data Privacy/Cybersecurity in China“
- 01/21/21: Andrew Nip (Hays), “Why Building a Learning Culture Should be the #1 Priority at Your Organization“
- 01/16/21: Eddy Fang (XJTLU), “Food Safety Scares in China: Emergence, Diffusion, Mitigation“
- 01/09/21: Dragan Pavlicevic (XJTLU), “China-Serbia Relations: Test Case for China’s Growing Global Influence?
- 01/07/21: Brian Linden (Linden Centre), “A More Authentic Approach to Local Heritage Tourism in China“
- 01/02/21: James Miller (Duke), “China’s Green Religion: Daoism’s Role in a Global Ecological Civilization“
- 12/26/20: Nicola Liberati (Jiaotong University), “The Ethics and Effects of Relationships with Sex Robots“
- 12/19/20: Wang Shengyu (Oxford), “Good Fortune and Cosmology in Chinese Art and Archaeology“
- 12/12/20: Neville Mars (MARS Architects), “How China is Reshaping How We Plan the Urban Landscape“
- 12/10/20: Bruno Lhopiteau (Siveco), “Sustainable BRI Infrastructure: On-the-Ground on the Belt and Road“
- 12/05/20: Wang Baihua (Fudan), “Connecting the World: Chinese and American Poetry in Translation“
- 11/29/20: Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey), “China’s Got Talent: Reskilling the Workforce for Lifelong Learning“
- 11/26/20: Rosie Hawes (Control Risks), “What Foreign Investors (Should) Worry about in the China Market“
- 11/19/20: Steffen Schiottz-Christensen (IFU) and Heidi Berg (former Norfund), “Sustainable Finance in China“
- 11/12/20: Ken Jarrett (Albright Stonebridge) and Ren Xiao (Fudan), “The U.S. Election and U.S.-China Relations“
- 11/07/20: John Ji (Duke), “Winter is Coming: How Weather Affects the Spread of Covid-19“
- 11/05/20: Michael Sung (Fudan), “Digital Finance in China: Driving FinTech and Blockchain Innovation
- 10/31/20: Andrew Field (Duke), “Shanghai 1935: High Life and Nightlife in a Glamorous Metropolis“
- 10/29/20: Vincent Wang (Global Law Office) and Ezra Mitchell (SHUPL), “Trade War Law and Regulations“
- 10/20/20: Zhang Xin (ECNU), “China-Russia Relations: Issues Today and Prospects Tomorrow“
- 10/17/20: Yvon Russon (SONG Advisory), “How Chinese SOEs Invest in Europe: A Window on the Belt and Road“
- 10/15/20: David Yu (NYU Shanghai), “Outlook for Chinese vs. International Airlines“
- 09/21/20: Dan Wang (Gavekal Dragonomics), “U.S.-China Tech Decoupling: Where Are We Now?“
- 09/20/20: Rosanna Terminio (Asecorp), Alex Wang (Huaxiao), Giacomo Fanizza (Fencer), “What is Leadership?“
- 09/17/20: Ian Driscoll (AmCham Shanghai), “Business Climate 2020: Findings from the 2020 AmCham Survey“
- 09/12/20: Wang Zhengxu (Fudan University), “China’s Political System: Responding to Giant Crises“
- 09/10/20: Zhang Li (RADII), “Why China is So Uncool: Beijing’s Branding Crisis and Western Media Bias“
- 08/20/20: Lu Zheng (Baker McKenzie), “Trends in Expat Regulation and Employment Pre/Post-Covid“
- 08/15/20: Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey), “Global Climate Change by 2050: McKinsey’s 30-Year Forecast“
- 08/13:20: Stephane Monsallier (System in Motion), “Crimes Against Data: How to Spot and Stop Them“
- 08/06/20: Kent Kedl (Control Risks), “The New Intersection of Business and Geopolitics in China“
- 07/30/20: Ezra Mitchell (Shanghai University of Politics and Law), “Will America Survive Trump?“
- 07/23/20: Sven Agten (Rheinzink), “Innovation or Perfection: German Mittelstand Business in the China Market“
- 07/16/20: Xu Fan (Saxo Bank), “FinTech Today: Technology and Investment“
- 07/12/20: Jae Li (LabLimitless), “Breaking Boundaries with Design: New Design Trends in China”
- 07/09/20: Elijah Whaley (PARKLU), Alex Duncan (KAWO), Gu Xiaolei (Fabernovel), “Engaging Digital Consumers“
- 06/30/20: Ivan Rasmussen (NYU Shanghai), “America Post-Covid: Inevitable Decline or Enduring Status?“
- 06/23/20: Wesley Chiu (Project Volunteer Online), “Online Teaching for Villages in China“
- 06/18/20: Jeongmin Seong (McKinsey), “Fast Forward China: How Covid-19 Accelerates Economic Trends“
- 06/16/20: Daniel Bell (Tsinghua) and Wang Pei (Fudan), “Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the World“
- 06/10/20: Nicholas Smith (University of Nottingham), “Covid-19 and China’s International Order Building“
- 05/24/20: Han Lin (Wells Fargo), “China’s Financial System: A Primer for the Non-Finance Practitioner“
- 05/21/20: Bai Tongdong (Fudan University), “Confucian Alternatives to Liberal Democracy“
- 05/17/20: David Mansfield (Y.K. Pao School), “International Education Post-Virus: Accelerator or Disrupter?“
- 05/14/20: Stephane Wilmet (L’Oreal), “Covid-19 and the 1st Wave for Consumers: Lessons Learned“
- 07/07/19: Thomas Talhelm (University of Chicago), “The Rice Theory of Culture and North-South Divide in China“
- 06/27/19: Jean-Marc Coicaud (Rutgers), “Explaining Populism in the West: France and America as Case Studies“
- 06/13/19: Xavier Nuttin (European Institute of Asian Studies), “Europe, China, and Systemic Rivalry?“
- 05/29/19: Jean-Marc Blanchard (ECNU), “Belt and Road, Neither Boom Nor Bust“
- 05/19/19: Eric Olander (China-Africa Project), “China-Africa Investment: Debunking the ‘Debt Trap’“
- 05/12/19: Ezra Mitchell (SUFE), “The Moral Roots of Business East and West“
- 03/30/19: Chow Yiu Fai (HKBU), “Single Women Doing Creative Work in Shanghai: Caring in Times of Precarity“
- 03/09/19: David Moser (Yenching Academy), “Covering Up Half the Sky: Sexism in the Chinese Language“
- 03/02/19: Simon Rabinovitch (Economist), “China’s Economy as Told through the World’s Biggest Building“
- 02/26/19: Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey), “China and the World: Inside a Changing Economic Relationship“
- 02/17/19: Ivan Rasmussen (NYU Shanghai), “U.S.-China Relations: 40 Years of Normalization and Beyond“
- 01/24/19: Song Lingfang (ESSCA) and Guo Hao (NYU Shanghai), “Are Returnees Treated Unfairly in Hiring?“
- 01/13/19: Wolfgang Röhr (former Consul General of Germany), “Constricting Belt, One-Way Road?“
- 01/05/19: Malcolm Clarke (Oscar-Winning Director) and Han Yi (Producer), “Screening of “Better Angels’“
- 12/13/18: Robbie Shields (HNC), Bonnie Liu (DKU), and Guo Hao (NYU Shanghai), “Career Development Panel“
- 12/09/18: Srinivas Yanamandra (New Development Bank), “FinTech, Integrity, and Future of Compliance“
- 11/24/18: Sebastien Falletti (Le Figaro), “Can We Trust North Korea’s Kim Jung Un?“
- 11/15/18: Ashok Sethi (Illuminera Institute), “Comparing Chinese and Indian Consumers“
- 11/03/18: Josh Eisenman (UT Austin), “Red China’s Green Revolution“
- 10/21/18: Catherine Becker (Metis), “Modernity to Post-Modernity: How Chinese Consumers Have Evolved“
- 10/17/18: Damian Flanagan (Author), “Visionaries of Modern Chinese and Japanese Literature“
- 09/26/18: Nkwetato Tamonkia (African Chamber of Commerce), “China and the New Scramble for Africa“
- 09/08/18: Brantley Turner (Qibao Dwight School), “The Internationalization of Chinese Private Education“
- 09/06/18: Yevhen Hlibovytsky (Pro Mova), “Ukraine as Game-Changer: Ukraine, Europe, and the World“
- 06/21/18: Naran Bilik (Fudan University), “From Nationality to Ethnicity: Performative Politics in China“
- 06/17/18: Stephane Wilmet (L’Oreal), “Reconnecting with Chinese Consumers: The Beauty of Branding“
- 06/16/18: Klaus Larres (UNC), “Donald Trump’s Worldview: The U.S., Europe, China, and the New Bipolar Order“
- 06/07/18: Elisabeth de Gramont (C Space) and Francesca Hansstein (SUFE), “China’s Consumers: Kids and Grads“
- 05/28/18: Gino Andreetta (CEO of Club Med), “Club Med and China’s Burgeoning Tourism Market“
- 05/14/18: Qian Jiwei (National University of Singapore), “New Developments in Health Reform in China“
- 05/08/18: Therese Healy (Consul General of Ireland) and Frances Ruane (Trinity College), “Ireland and the EU“
- 03/31/18: Sacha Cody (Anthropologist), “Small Steps, Run Fast: How Chinese Brands Engage with the World“
- 03/30/18: Jake Parker (U.S.-China Business Council), “Recent Developments in U.S.-China Commercial Relations“
- 03/08/18: Daan Roggeveen (MORE Architecture), “The New Chinese City as Global Urban Model“
- 02/27/18: Pavel Ananienko (VTB Bank), “Sanctions on Russia: Geopolitical Factors and Popular Reaction“
- 01/27/18: Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey) and Jeongmin Seong (McKinsey), “Digital China and the World Economy“
- 01/20/18: Alessandro Arduino (SASS), “China’s Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road“
- 12/09/17: Daniel Bell, (Tsinghua University), “China’s Political Model: Political Meritocracy, Democracy, or Both?“
- 12/03/17: James McGregor (APCO), “China’s New Era, America’s Abnormal, and the Need for a New Normal“
- 11/18/17: Dwayne Woods (Purdue University), “The China Model in Ethiopia: Win-Win or Dependency?“
- 10/28/17: Robert Bickers (University of Bristol), “Out of China: How China Ended the Era of Western Domination“
- 10/12/17: Zhou Yang (Zhonglun) and Carly Ramsey (Control Risks), “China’s New Cyber Security Law“
- 09/23/17: Kazuyuki Katayama (Consul General of Japan), “The Future of Japan-China Relations“
- 09/07/17: Ioana Kraft (European Chamber), “Results from the 2017 Business Confidence Survey“
- 08/20/17: Michael Humphreys (Control Risks), “On-the-Ground in One Belt One Road“
- 07/24/17: Jeff Towson (Beijing University), “China in 2025: Consumers, Competitors, and Capital“
- 06/29/17: David Shinn (U.S. Ambassador) and Josh Eisenman (UT Austin), “China and Africa: Past and Future“
- 06/06/17: Steven Suranovic (George Washington University), “Is China Really an Unfair Trader?“
- 05/22/17: Leslie Maasdorp (New Development Bank), “What’s “New” about the New Development Bank?“
- 05/16/17: Zhang Zhexin (SIIS), “Changing Images of China and the U.S. in Asia-Pacific: Trends and Implications“
- 04/26/17: Ken Jarrett (AmCham), Owen Haacke (USCBC), Andy Gilholm (Control Risks), “U.S.-China Business Risk“
- 04/19/17: Jeongmin Seong (McKinsey Global Institute), “Digital China and Artificial Intelligence“