Global China Connection

On Feb 28th, Sunday, GCC presents the Entrepreneurship panel of our 2021 Online Global Summit. Please see below for the complete February & March speaker lineup! Join our panels on Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, International Relations, Trade, Technology and Investment. Learn about post-pandemic industry insights and the latest US-China policies from professor at Columbia University and industry leaders from McKinsey & Company, KPMG, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America and more! There is no entry fee for the summit, and please make sure to register via this Eventbrite link (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-gcc-global-summit-tickets) in order to attend the summit panels. You will receive zoom links to registered panels by email prior to the event date.

In recent years, a new phenomenon termed New Retail has emerged around the world. Coined by Jack Ma, Alibaba’s co-founder, it refers to the merging of online and offline commerce through digitalization. In today’s commerce industry, what businesses and companies are experimenting and shifting towards this retail trend? Find out by joining our New Retail panel TOMORROW, April 9th! We have invited Luyao Zhang (Assistant Professor of Economics and Senior Research Scientist at Duke Kunshan University), Kai Wu (CEO of Airwallex), Faith Teo (CEO of 8XP and former UX Designer at Alibaba) and Ianton Tan (CEO of Mowin Digital) for a discussion on the future of the retail industry. Registration link & summit info: https://lnkd.in/gaRCDcU

The Healthcare panel of our 2021 GCC Global Summit is in 2 DAYS on April 3rd! Approaches to containing the COVID-19 spread, researching treatments, and administering medical care have varied dramatically from country to country. To what extent has the pandemic affected political, economic, and social landscapes? How will the post-pandemic world look? The challenges ahead, as well as opportunities for procedural and scientific advancement, are waiting to be reflected on and ex...plored. We have invited Dr. Amesh Adalja (Senior Scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security), Dr. Jason E. Farley (Professor of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, Co-Director of Hopkins Center for AIDS Research), and Dr. Scott McNabb (Professor in the Department of Global Health at Emory University) for a discussion on the impacts and takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration link & summit info: https://lnkd.in/gaRCDcU

Make sure to register for the Culture panel of our 2021 GCC Global Summit on April 2nd! Cultural relations between China and Europe have existed since time immemorial: in fact, the Silk Road did not only serve as a route for commerce and trade, but was also central to the promotion of cultural interactions and the exchange of ideas. Nowadays, cultural exchanges between Europe and China seem more important than ever: in a global environment filled with geopolitical tensions an...d economic competition, they serve to enhance mutual cooperation and understanding. How will cultural exchanges between these two actors evolve in the 21st century? We have invited Yingzi Yuan (Executive President of the Europe-China Foundation), Cristiano Bortone (Awards-winning Italian Director, Screenwriter and Producer) and Basile Zimmermann (Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Geneva) for a discussion on the cultural exchanges between Europe and China. Registration link & summit info: https://lnkd.in/gaRCDcU

Make sure to register for the Investment panel of our GCC Global Summit on March 26th! In the past year, the global investment outlook has been rapidly shifting due to unprecedented social and economic conditions. Given the positive investor sentiment paired with existing and developing downside risks, what is the global investment outlook for 2021? What does the ideal post-pandemic portfolio look like? We have invited Claudio Irigoyen (Head of LatAm Economics, Equities, Fix...ed Income, and FX Strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch), Shirley Wu (Global Investment Strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch), Gabriela Santos (Executive Director, Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan), Peter Malone (Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch) and Jonathan Woetzel (MGI Director and Senior Partner at McKinsey) for a discussion on 2021 global investment outlook. Registration link & summit info: https://lnkd.in/gaRCDcU See more

[Summit Recap] During the Technology panel of our GCC Global Summit on March 19th, our panelists Graham Webster (Editor of the DigiChina Project at Stanford University Cyber Policy Center) and Peter A. Petri (Nonresident Senior Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center of The Brookings Institution) shared ways in which companies can navigate tech relations under political tension, and talked about a shared future in cyberspace. Peter gave a thorough and insightful presentat...ion on the relationship between technology and geopolitics, and how they will change in the future. He stated that technology is crucial to both China and U.S.'s economic power, and explained how technology relates to political situation and conflicts in the two countries. Graham believed that the current U.S.-China relationship is in a moment of change, and we have come to a time with lots of new developments, new technological products, and unprecedented levels of technological interdependence. In the meantime, we wanted to invite you to register for our upcoming Investment panel on March 26th. Our speakers will discuss the global investment outlook for 2021 and what the ideal post-pandemic portfolio will look like. Registration link & summit info: https://lnkd.in/gaRCDcU

[Summit Recap] During the Trade panel of our GCC Global Summit on March 12th, Tin Pei Ling (Member of Parliament in Singapore), Alexander Capri (Former Partner and Managing Director at KPMG Asia), Andrew Delios (Vice Dean of the NUS Business School), Masahiro Kawai (CEO of The Economic Research Institute of Northeast Asia), and Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria (Executive Director at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) shared their insights on the future of APAC’s trade and economy.... Tin Pei Ling gave an presentation on the current and future APEC economic performance, and shared her thoughts on potential reasons for its economic growth. Rebecca stated that the vision of APAC area should be to build an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-pacific community by 2040. Masahiro specifically talked about Japan’s approach to trade and its response to the Biden administration, as well as to China in terms of trade and investment policy. Reminder to register for our upcoming Technology panel TOMORROW, from 4-5 PM EST! Our speakers will discuss ways in which countries can navigate technology advancement and build a better future together under political tension. Registration link & summit info: https://lnkd.in/gaRCDcU