FutureChina Global Forum

PROGRAMME

FutureChina Global Forum 2011 programme (updated as on 18 March 2011):

Monday 11 July 2011
8.00 - 9.00	Participants registration
9.00 - 9.15	Welcome and opening remarks
9.15 - 10.45	Opening plenary session *China’s fast changing role and place in the global economy*
10.45 - 11.15	Networking break
11.15 - 12.30	Briefing *China’s technology surge: Looking at the priority sectors, watching out for the next breakthroughs*
	Briefing *China capital markets: The drive towards greater efficiency and reliability*
	Panel discussion *Chinese outbound M&As: From steady growth to a tidal wave?*
12.45 - 14.15	Plenary luncheon
14.30 - 15.45	Plenary brainstorming session *The road towards a different kind of growth*
16.00 - 17.15	Experts roundtable *Beijing-Delhi: How much can they converge, how far could they diverge?*
	Briefing *China’s fast changes: What artists express that the usual analyses don’t necessarily reflect*
	Debate *Entrepreneurs, consumers and upwardly mobile: Assessing the growing impact of Chinese women*
17.30 - 18.45	Plenary debate *How will it be possible to integrate China in the global system without rocking the boat?*
19.15 - 20.00	Cocktail reception
20.00 - 22.00	Gala dinner Dinner dialogue by: Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor, Singapore

Tuesday 12 July 2011
8.30 - 10.00	Roundtable discussion *Preparing for leadership change: who is calling what shots?*
8.30 - 10.00	Debate *Is China’s business environment getting tougher for foreign companies?*
10.00 -10.30	Networking break
10.30 -11.45	Panel discussion *China’s challenge: the race between rising wages and increasing productivity*
	Panel discussion *The spectacular rise of China’s digital economy: what comes next?*
	Panel discussion *How will China manage its currency in the coming years?*
12.00 -13.15	Plenary roundtable *Too assertive for comfort?*
13.30 -15.00	Closing plenary luncheon