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China in a New Round of Reform and Opening-Up SHANGHAI FORUM 2019 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Host Fudan University Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) Organizer Fudan Development Institute International Cooperation Partner Accenture Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Central Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank) Cetro Studi Internazionali (Center for International Studies) CESA Del Rosario University ESAN University Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University of Duisburg-Essen London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education National Autonomous University of Mexico National University of La Plata National University of San Marcos New Development Bank Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Pontifical Catholic University of Chile SK Holdings The Brookings Institution The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China The Nordic Council of Ministers The University of Sydney Times Higher Education (THE) University of Buenos Aires University of California, U.S.A University of Chile University of Campinas University of Sao Paulo University of Los Andes Media Cooperation Partner SHANGHAI FORUM 2019 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME CONTENTS 02 About Shanghai Forum 03 Shanghai Forum 2019 Organization 06 Shanghai Forum 2019 Agenda SHANGHAI FORUM 2019 ROUNDTABLES AGENDA Panel 1: New Tech: Innovation and Social Development 08 Roundtable 1: Deep into Brain: Artificial Intelligence Beyond Imagination Chair: Feng Jianfeng | Dean, Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University 09 Roundtable 2: Reinventing the Industries (Registration is Required in Advance) Chair: Zhu Wei | Senior Managing Director, Chairman of Accenture Greater China 10 Roundtable 3: Regulatory Technology: Build a Healthy Ecology of Financial Industry Regulatory Capacity and Enterprise Vitality Chair: Xu Xian | Dean, Department of Insurance and Risk Management, Fudan University; Director, China Insurance and Social Security Research Center, Fudan Development Institute Panel 2: New Order: Global Uncertainty and the World Restructuring 11 Roundtable 4: How to Restructure Northeast Asian Landscape? Chair: Wu Xinbo | Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University; Director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University; Vice Dean, Fudan Development Institute 12 Roundtable 5: Creative Thinking and Practical Policies of Joint Development in the South China Sea Chair: Qi Huaigao | Vice Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University 13 Roundtable 6: Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Global Financial Industry (By Invitation Only) Chair: Sun Lijian | Director, Financial Research Center, Fudan Development Institute 14 Roundtable 7: Providing Public Goods in Times of Global Transition: Views from Latin America and China Chair: Arlene B. Tickner | Director of Research, School of Political Science, Government and International Relations, Universidad del Rosario 15 Roundtable 8: China 2049: Dealing with Challenges of a Rising Global Economic Power Chair: Zhang Jun | Dean of School of Economics at Fudan University; Vice Dean, Fudan Development Institute 16 Roundtable 9: South Asia in Global Changes (By Invitation Only) Chair: Zhang Jiadong | Director, Center for South Asia Studies, Fudan University 17 Roundtable 10: BRICS Pragmatic Cooperation and New Order of Global Governance Chair: Shen Yi | Director, Center for BRICS Studies, Fudan Development Institute 18 Roundtable 11: Advancing WTO Reform: The Role of Asia and Europe Chair: Ding Chun | Director, Centre for European Studies, Fudan University Daniel Gros | Director, Centre for European Policy Studies 19 Roundtable 12: Global Public Policy: Effective Supply of Public Goods in An Era of Globalization Chair: Jing Yijia | Dean, Institute for Global Public Policy, Fudan University 20 Roundtable 13: Digitalization and FinTech on the New Silk Road Chair: Dániel Palotai | Chief Economist, the Central Bank of Hungary Zhang Weiwei | Director of the China Institute, Fudan University Panel 3: New Height: Shanghai towards an Excellent Global City 21 Roundtable 14: Higher-quality Development of Yangtze Delta Integration in the New Era: Vision, Challenges, Approaches Chair: Liang Hong | Dean, Urban Development Institute of Fudan University SHANGHAI FORUM 2019 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 22 Roundtable 15: Green Finance Development and Yangtze River Delta integration Chair: Chen Shiyi | Professor, School of Economics, Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University 23 Roundtable 16: Land Supply and Urban Growth: Evidence from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Other Metropolis across the Globe Chair: Yun-Wing Sung | Associate Director, Shanghai – Hongkong Development Institute Panel 4: New Era: China in A New Round of Reform and Opening-up 24 Roundtable 17: Watershed Biodiversity and Construction of Ecological Civilization Chair: Chen Jiakuan | Distinguished Professor, Fudan University 25 Roundtable 18: Common Cause, Shared Future: Working Together, Opportunities and Challenges in the Construction of World-class Universities in the New Era (By Invitation Only) Chair: Xu Ningsheng | President and Professor of Fudan University Kenneth Sim | Lead Consultant, Times Higher Education 26 Roundtable 19: Balance for Better Chair: Zhang Kai | CEO, Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Co., Ltd Xu Xian | Dean, Department of Insurance and Risk Management, Fudan University; Director, China Insurance and Social Security Research Center, Fudan Development Institute 27 Roundtable 20: Creation of Corporate Social Values: Innovation, Sharing and Sustainable Development Chair: Yang Qing | Director, Asset Appraisal Research Center, Fudan University 28 Roundtable 21: Living with AI - Humanity in the Age of Smart Machines Chair: Liu Chuang | Distinguished Professor, School of Philosophy, Fudan University Kai Riemer | Head of the Discipline of Business Information Systems, The University of Sydney Business School SHANGHAI FORUM 2019 SPECIAL EVENTS AGENDA 29 FLAUC Council Meeting (By Invitation Only) 30 The 1st Annual General Assembly of BRICS Universities League (BRICS UL) 2019 (By Invitation Only) Chair: Chen Zhimin | Vice President, Fudan University Shen Yi | Director, Center for BRICS Studies, Fudan Development Institute 31 The Signing Ceremony of MOU between Fudan University (FDU) and The University of Sydney (USYD) 32 The Sustainable Development Goals: Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives Chair: Zheng Yu | Professor, School of International Relations & Public Affairs, Fudan University 33 Precision Medicine Driving Transformation of Global Health Care Systems Science & Technology Innovation Board - New Opportunities (By Invitation Only) Chair: Yu Zhuowei | President of Medical Biopharmaceutical Society of Fudan University of Alumni Association (Shanghai) Lu Changqi | Chairman of Ample Harevest Finance Group 34 From Lines to Loops: Rethinking the Plastics Economy Chair: Jesse Pipes | Lecturer, Walker College of Business; Holland Fellows Director SHANGHAI FORUM 2019 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME About Shanghai Forum Shanghai Forum, launched in 2005, is known as one of the most famous international forums held in Shanghai. Co-hosted by Fudan University and Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, undertaken by Fudan Development Institute (FDDI), the Forum is a non-governmental and non-profit academic organization, which holds an annual symposium each May in Shanghai. Shanghai Forum 2019 will be held from May 25 to May 27, 2019 in Shanghai. The theme is “Global Governance and Asia — Asia Amidst Global Reshuffling: Challenges, Developments, and New Paradigms”. Shanghai Forum takes its mission to “Concentrate on Asia, Focus on Hot Issues, Congregate Elites, Promote Interactions, Enhance Cooperation and Seek Consensus” seriously. It endeavors to build an interactive platform for multi-sided communication amongst academic, political, commercial, and press circles through which significant problems both in Asia and the world will be discussed comprehensively and profoundly, so as to seek consensus on Global Governance, Social Governance, Public Security, Environmental Governance, Culture & Civilization and Scientific & Technological Innovation Shanghai Forum opens application to the world. Many well-known think tanks, universities, enterprises, media and other organizations apply to host roundtables every year. Over the years, numerous political dignitaries, distinguished scholars, and business leaders have been invited to share their thoughts and wisdom at Shanghai Forum, including Han Zheng (Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council), Chen Zhili (former Vice Chairman of the NPC of China), Tang Jiaxuan (former Minister of Foreign Affairs of China) , Han Seung-soo (former Prime Minister of Republic of Korea), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (former President of Indonesia), Enrico Letta (former Prime Minister of Italy), Shaukat Aziz (former Prime Minister of Pakistan), Ben. S. 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