How policy, commercial interests and civic initiatives interact to drive change in Chinese cities and markets, informed by work across policy, business and civil society in China on sustainable urbanisation and consumption.
leading economist, author, and professor, analysing China’s macroeconomic statecraft, examining how its focus on internal stability, industrial manufacturing engines, and outward trade consolidation alters global supply chains, Western financial architectures, and international trade relationships.
Academic specialising in global trade policy and Asia's place in the world economy, focusing on China's trade relationships, regulatory environment and role in regional and global economic competition.
Author of *The Third Industrial Revolution*, whose thinking on green infrastructure has shaped debate in China. He advises on the country's energy transition and speaks on the economics underpinning it.
Journalist and trained anthropologist who analyses organisations and economies through culture, applying an anthropological lens to how outsiders interpret Chinese institutions, business behaviour and unfamiliar social systems.
Nobel laureate economist and former World Bank Chief Economist, examining China within broader debates about globalisation, economic development, markets and the future of capitalism.
China alongside other economies using comparative economic and competitiveness measures, informed by the founder of a world competitiveness ranking that compares national economic performance.
Links between Chinese language and cultural understanding, giving international business audiences an introduction to the ideas and conventions behind written Chinese, from an entrepreneur and creator of a visual method for learning Chinese characters.
China within the longer-term strategic and economic rivalries shaping Asia, from a former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist who has written on the power relationships between China, India and Japan.
A leading technology entrepreneur, author, and lecturer, analysing China's evolution into a global tech superpower, exploring how its hyper-fast digital ecosystems, aggressive AI scaling, and radical innovation models challenge traditional Western corporate frameworks and business strategies.
Global strategist on the rise of China and India as economic powers, exploring how the two markets are reshaping global competition, investment and business strategy across Asia.
A China keynote can be built around business, economics, technology, policy, culture or international relations. The speakers on this page reflect different routes into the subject rather than a single China narrative.
