2019 Columbia China and the World Forum

Guide of Use:

All participating guest is confirmed, but may be subjected to final adjustments. Please find ticketing information in the following sections.

About the Forum

Initiated in 2017, The Columbia China and the World Forum (previous U.S. - China Relations Conference) aims to establish a platform for apolitical, comprehensive and constructive conversations between China, the U.S., and the world among official and non-official actors. We invite distinguished speakers from different sectors in the fields of international affairs to openly discuss, debate, and share their insights and visions on the future of this most important bilateral relations, and how it will shape a common destiny for the world.

The 2019 Columbia China and the World Forum is organized by a student committee from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs(SIPA). The 2019 Forum will feature discussion of the following themes:

1. The US-China Relations and the Future International Order

2. Global Trade, Finance and U.S. - China Economic Relations

3. Disruptive Trends in Global Financial Technology

4. Climate Change and the Energy Transition

5. China-Latin America Engagement

6. Indo-Pacific Security Framework

7. Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship

8. SupChina, Sinica Podcast: US-China Tech Competition

Non-VIP ticket: Columbia students use promocode STUDENT for $10 discount, faculty and alumni use promocode ALUMNI for $5 discount

VIP ticket: Columbia students use promocode VIPSTUDENT for $100, faculty and alumni use promocode VIPALUMNI for $150 (Everything access including exclusive networking opportunities and evening reception with guest speakers)

FREE ticket: Submit a piece of commentary/analytical essay (300-500 words) on the eight policy topics listed above to ms5695@columbia.edu, with your name, affiliation, and contact. If your work is of high quality, we will give out free non-VIP ticket! Qualified submissions will have the chance to be published on SIPA Morningside Post.

For Media, Sponsorship, and Strategic Partner requests, please email uschinaforum2019@gmail.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

08:00AM-09:00AM

Registration (Lerner Auditorium, 2920 Broadway – Broadway Entrance, Columbia University)

09:00-09:10AM Opening Introduction

Host: Susan Feng

U.S. News Chief, China Business News

9:10 AM-9:20 AM Opening Speech (Lerner Auditorium)

Merit Janow

Dean, Columbia University SIPA

9:20 AM-9:40 AM Keynote Speech (Lerner Auditorium)

Jeffrey Sachs

Professor of Sustainable Development, Columbia University SIPA; Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

9:50 AM-11:00 AM

Plenary Session I: The US-China Relations and the Future International Order (Lerner Auditorium)

Moderator:

Merit Janow

Dean, Columbia University SIPA

Speakers:

Thomas Christensen

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia SIPA

Harry Harding

Founding Dean of University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Former Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University; specialist on U.S.-China relations

11:10 AM-12:20 PM

Plenary Session II: Global Trade, Finance and U.S. - China Economic Relations (Lerner Auditorium)

Moderator:

Daniel Rosen

Founding Partner of Rhodium Group, Former Advisor at National Economic Council

Speakers:

Wei WANG

Founding Chairman of China M&A Association, Chairman of Chinese Museum of Finance

Peter Walker

Former Senior Partner at McKinsey

Tom Orlik

Chief Economist and Specialist in Chinese economy, Bloomberg LP

12:30 PM-1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30PM-2:00PM (Lerner Auditorium)

Fireside Chat: Bridging the East and the West with Chinese Crosstalk

Moderator: Susan Feng, U.S Chief, Yicai Global

Speaker: Yuchen Jin, Private Equity Investor, Bamboo Clapper Rap Artist, Founder and Chairman of Clapper Inc.

2:10 PM-3:20 PM Panel Session I

Panel 1: Climate Change and the Energy Transition: US-China Cooperation in a New Era (Lerner Auditorium)

Moderator:

Yiguang Ju

Director, Program in Sustainable Energy at Princeton University, Robert Porter Patterson Professor

Speakers:

Zhuli Hess

Director of China Program, Global Strategy at Environmental Defense Fund

Yinghuang Ji

Specialists in Renewable Investments, Goldman Sachs, Former Renewable Energy Market Analyst at NRG Energy

Richard Swanson

Founding Partner of GLS Group, Senior Economics and Finance Executive in evaluating energy-related initiatives and investment strategies, Professor of economics and finance at Northeastern University

Fei Wang

Senior Research Analyst, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, former Senior Associate, ICF International

2:10 PM-3:20 PM

Panel 2: Indo-Pacific Security Framework and its Regional Implications (Lerner Room 555)

Moderator:

Justin Vogt

Managing Editor, Council on Foreign Relations

Speakers:

David Rank

Head of China Practice at The Cohen Group, former acting U.S. Ambassador to China

Deepa Ollapally

Associate Director, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University

Syaru Shirley Lin

Specialist in Cross-Strait Relations and International Political Economy, Professor at University of Virginia, Former Partner at Goldman Sachs, Board Member of Goldman Sachs Asia Bank

3:30 PM-4:40 PM Panel Session II

Panel 3: Disruptive Trends in Global Financial Technology (Lerner Auditorium)

Moderator:

Joel Gallo

CEO, Columbia League Business Advisory; Senior Director, Starr Companies; Former Senior Executive at Deloitte

Speakers:

John Rebuth

Chief Risk Officer of AllocateRite; CFO and COO of Sumit Capital; Former Managing Director at Deutsche Bank

Xiaochen Zhang

President of Fintech4Good, Blockchain and Fintech Thought Leader, UN Sustainable Business Network Executive Council

Catherine Li

Co-founder and COO of ChainDD, former Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Leon Wu

Founder and CEO of BriskPoint

3:30 PM-4:40 PM

Panel 4: China-Latin America Engagement: the Belt and Road Initiative and Beyond (Lerner Room 555)

Moderator:

Gray Newman

Former Managing Director and Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley

Speakers:

Ines Bustillo

Director, The United Nations Economics Commission for Latin America and Caribbean

Gonzalo Paz

Specialist in China-Latin America Relations, Georgetown University

Shoujun Cui

Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing

4:45 PM-5:30 PM

SupChina Sinica Podcast: US-China Tech Competition (Lerner Auditorium)

Kaiser Kuo

Co-host of the Sinica Podcast; Former Director of International Communications for Baidu; Founder of China’s first heavy metal band, Tang Dynasty

Samm Sacks

Cybersecurity Policy and China Digital Economy Fellow, New America

Paul Triolo

Geotechnology Practice Head, Eurasia Group

5:30 PM-6:30 PM Dinner Break

6:45 PM-8:00 PM

Evening Panel: Women Investment and Entrepreneurship (Faculty House 3rd floor Presidential Ballroom, panel followed by exclusive reception with guest speakers, VIP TICKET ONLY)

Moderator:

Virginia Tan

Founding partner of Teja Ventures, Co-founder of Lean In China, Co-founder and CEO of She Loves Tech

Speakers:

Yifan Yang

Venture Partner & Program Director at Lair East Labs; Former Management Consultant at Bain & Company

Christina Jin

Co-Founder and CMO of UltrAlpha Platform

Joanne Lu

President of Draco Financial Investments and Empira Global

Wanting Zhang

Co-founder and Head of Business Operations, Junzi Kitchen

8:00 PM-9:00 PM Cocktail Reception (Faculty House 3rd floor Presidential Ballroom , VIP TICKET ONLY)