Pre-register for the 8th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum
On October 23-24, Beijing, CCG will co-host an inspiring gathering of over 70 think tank leaders across the world and bear witness to a vibrant exchange of ideas on the matters that concern us most.
Dear CCG associates,
We hope this message finds you well. We are delighted to extend to you a cordial invitation to the 8th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum, scheduled to take place on October 23-24, 2023, in Beijing.
Organized by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), this prestigious event is poised to be a significant gathering of think tank leaders and policy experts from around the world.
Supported by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS) and in partnership with China-West Dialogue (CWD) and the European Policy Center (EPC), the forum promises insightful discussions and valuable networking opportunities on a wide range of global issues.
Event Details:
Date: October 23-24, 2023
Location: Beijing
Your presence at the 8th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum would be greatly appreciated, as your insights and contributions would undoubtedly enrich the discussions.
Please see below the agenda and the list of participants. Should you wish to participate and be a part of this engaging exchange of ideas, we kindly request you to register for the event using the following link:
PROGRAM
DAY 1 – Monday 23 October
08:30-09:00 Registration/networking
09:00-10:00 Opening plenary
12:30-13:30 Lunch/networking
13:30-15:00 China-West Dialogue Roundtable I “Reframing US-China Bipolar Dynamics by Pluralizing into China-West Relations”
15:00-15:15 Group-photo/coffee break/networking
15:15-16:30 China-West Dialogue Roundtable II “International Norms and Global Engagement Platforms”
18:00-19:30 Reception
DAY 2 – Tuesday 24 October
09:30-10:00 Coffee/networking
10:00-12:30 EU-China Think Tank Exchange Roundtable I “China-EU relations since Ukraine: reflections and outlooks” (tentatively entitled)
12:00-13:30 Lunch/networking
14:00-16:00 EU-China Think Tank Exchange Roundtable II “China-Europe global governance cooperation” (tentatively entitled)
16:00-18:00 Reception/networking
If you are interested in the event, kindly register at
8th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum Registration
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List of Chinese participants/observers (alphabetic)
CHEN Bo, President of China Institutes for International Studies (CIIS)
CHEN Dongxiao, President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
CHEN Wenling, Chief Economist, China Center for International Economic Exchange (CCIEE)
CHEN Yang, Executive Director of Institute of European Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)
CUI Fan, Professor, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
CUI Hongjian, Professor at the Academy of Regional and Global Governance, Beijing Foreign Studies University
CUI Liru, former President of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)
DAI Changzheng, Dean of School of International Relations, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
DIAO Daming, Associate Professor, School of International Relations, Research Fellow, National Institute for Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China
DING Chun, Director of Center for European Studies, Fudan University
GOU Haodong, CCG Senior Fellow; former Deputy Representative of China to the African Union
HE Weiwen, CCG Senior Fellow; Former Commercial Counsellor at Chinese Embassy in New York and San Francisco
JIANG Shan, CCG Senior Fellow; former Director-General of MOFCOM Department of American and Oceanic Affairs
LI Chen, Director, Centre for International Security and Strategic Studies, Renmin University of China
LI Cheng, Director of the Centre on Governance of China and the World, Hong Kong University
LI Huailiang, Director, Institute for Human Destiny, Communication University of China (CUC)
LIN Hongyu, Vice President, Huaqiao University
Mike Liu, Vice President and Senior Fellow, CCG
LV Xiang, CCG Senior Fellow; Specialist in American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Director, Research Department, Hong Kong China Academic Research Institute
Mabel Lu Miao, Secretary General, CCG
Andy Mok, CCG Senior Fellow
PAN Jiaofeng, Pesident of Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASISD)
REN Xiao, Professor, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University; Director, Centre for Chinese Diplomatic Studies
SHI Yinhong, Chairman of Academic Committee of the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China
SU Hao, Founding Director of Center for Strategic and Peace Studies, China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)
SUN Jisheng, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)
SUN Yongfu, CCG Senior Fellow; former Director-General of MOFCOM Department of European Affairs
TU Xinquan, China Institute for WTO Studies, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
WANG Caixiao, CCG Nonresident Fellow; Associate Professor, Beijing Foreign Affairs University
WANG Lili, Deputy Dean of National Institute of Development and Strategy, Remin University of China
WANG Yiwei, Jean Monnet Chair Professor and Director of International Affairs, Renmin University of China
WANG Yong, Professor and Director of Center for International Politics and Economy Studies, Peking University
Zichen Wang, Research Fellow and Int’l Comms Director, CCG
Audie Wong, Executive Director, China-United States Exchange Foundation
WU Mengqi, Research Fellow, CCG
XU Zhengzhong, Deputy Dean of Institute for International Strategic Studies, National Academy of Governance
XUE Lan, Dean of Schwartzman College, Tsinghua University
YANG Wanming, President, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
YAO Yang, Executive Dean, National School of Development at Peking University
YU Hongjun, CCG Advisor; Former Vice Minister, CPC International Department
YU Yunquan, President of Academy of Contemporary China and the World (ACCW)
ZHENG Jinlian, Vice President and Head of Research, CCG
ZHOU Ting, Dean of School of Government and Public Affairs, Communication University of China
ZHU Xufeng, Dean of School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
List of international participants/observers (alphabetic)
Martin Albrow, Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales' and 'Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences' (FAcSS)
Mohamed Amersi, Founder and Chairman of the Amersi Foundation
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, CATO Institute
David Blair, former Chair, Department of Economics at National Defense University
Laurence Brahm, Founder and Executive Director, Himalayan Consensus Institute
Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Head of Asia Research Programme, Latvian Institute of International Affairs
Colin Bradford, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution; Co-Lead, the China-West Dialogue
Kent Calder, Vice Dean of SAIS, Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Ivano di Carlo, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Center
Ricardo Borges de Castro, Associate Director and Head of the Europe in the World Programme, European Policy Centre
Bart Dessein, Senior Associate Fellow, Egmont; Professor, Ghent University
Emmanuel Dupuy, President, Institute for European Prospective & Security (IPSE)
Tony Fang, Professor at Stockholm University
Julia Ganter, Programme Director International Affairs; Editor-in-Chief, The Berlin Pulse, Körber-Stiftung
George S. Geh, Chief Executive Officer, China Institute
GU Xuewu, Director of Center for Global Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany
Shada Islam, Senior Adviser, European Policy Center
Emmanuel Justima, Executive Chairman of the Board and President, MODRICENIR Think Tank
Christian Kastrop, Professor for Public Finance at the Free University Berlin; former German State Secretary
Khalid Al Khater, Director of Policy Planning Department at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar
Ahmad Al Kholifi, Third Secretary at Policy planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar
Elizabeth Knupp, Regional Director, Ford Foundation
Christian Koch, Director of Research, Gulf Research Center
Manjeet Kripalani, Executive Director, Gateway House
Mohamed Al Kuwari, Second Secretary at Policy planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar
James Laurenceson, Director, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
Ming Liang, Institute Officer, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
Bruno Liebhaberg, Director General, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Mehri Madarshahi, Former Senior Economist-United Nations, Member, Advisory Cttee, ICCSD (Unesco) and Honorary Professor, IPP/SCUT
Paolo Magri, Vice President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ispi)
Frédéric Martel, Professor, Zurich University of the Arts
Agnes Michalik, Managing Director, The Global Solutions Initiative
Davis Morris, Institute of Global Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest
Jeff Nankivell, President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Francoise Nicolas, Senior Researcher and Director of the Center for Asian Studies, French Institute of International Relations (ifri)
Janka Oertel, Director of Asia Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations
Ei Sun Oh, Principal Adviser of Pacific Research Center, Malaysia
Hans d’Orville, Former Deputy Director-General of UNESCO and Honorary Professor of IPP/SCUT
Gladden J. Pappin, Associate Professor of Politics, University of Dallas
Emanuel Yi Pastreich, Director, The Asia Institute
Amanda Jane Paul, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre
Michael Pillsbury, Senior Fellow at Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Danny Quah, Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics and Dean at NUS Lee Kuan Yew School
Erik Solheim, Vice Chairman, Europe-Asia Center; former UNEP Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of UN
Vasireddy Sridhar, CEO, Value Care Medtech & Research
Tim Summers, Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; former Chatham House Consultant Fellow
Tang Heiwai, Associate Dean, Business School of Hong Kong University
Peter Walker, Trustee, China Institute in America; former Senior Partner at McKinsey
Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive, European Policy Centre
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We look forward to welcoming you to this distinguished event, where we can together explore and address some of the most pressing global challenges of our time.