FutureChina Global Forum

FutureChina Global Forum 2011 programme

Monday 11 July 2011
0800hrs - 0900hrs Grand Gallery Level 1	Participants registration
0900hrs - 0910hrs Grand Ballroom Level 1	Welcome and opening remarks CHUA Thian Poh, Chairman, Business China, Singapore (opening remarks)
0910hrs - 1030hrs Grand Ballroom Level 1	Opening plenary session *China’s fast changing role and place in the global economy* LI Jiange, Chairman, China International Capital Corporation Ltd, China WANG Shi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, China Vanke Co., Ltd, China Anne-Marie SLAUGHTER, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA Moderated by: Claude SMADJA, President, Smadja & Smadja, Switzerland (session summary)
1030hrs - 1100hrs Grand Gallery A Level 1	Networking break
1100hrs - 1215hrs Millenia Room 1 Level 2	Briefing *China capital markets: The drive towards greater efficiency and reliability* Simon GLEAVE, Partner, KPMG, China LIM Cheng Teck, CEO & Executive Vice Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited, China LIU Qingsong, Deputy Director, Research Center, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), China Moderated by: LIU Jingsheng, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, China International Capital Corporation (Singapore) Limited (session summary)
1100hrs - 1215hrs Millenia Room 2 Level 2	Briefing *China’s technology surge: Looking at the priority sectors, watching out for the next breakthroughs* HUANG Qiang, Vice-President, Trina Solar Limited; Director of SKL of PV Science and Technology, China TAN Yinglan, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Max von ZEDTWITZ, Professor of Strategy & Innovation, Tongji University (China) & the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland XUE Lan, Dean, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, China Moderated by: ZHANG Lifen, Associate Editor, Financial Times, Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com, China (session summary)
1100hrs - 1215hrs Millenia Pavillion Adjacent to hotel building	Panel discussion *Chinese outbound M&As: From steady growth to a tidal wave?* Timothy P. STRATFORD, Partner, Covington and Burling, Beijing Office, China Kobus van der WATH, Founder & Group Managing Director, The Beijing Axis, China David MICHAEL, Managing Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Greater China, China Moderated by: Benjamin LIM, China Specialist Correspondent, Reuters News (session summary)
1230hrs - 1400hrs Grand Ballroom Level 1	Plenary luncheon & keynote speech Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance and Manpower, Singapore Moderated by: ZHANG Lifen, Associate Editor, Financial Times, Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com, China (session summary)
1415hrs - 1530hrs Millenia Pavillion Adjacent to hotel building	Plenary brainstorming session *The road towards a different kind of growth* Anil K. GUPTA, Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy, The University of Maryland, USA & Visiting Professor of Strategy, INSEAD, Singapore LIU Jiaqiang, Vice Mayor, Chengdu Municipality, Sichuan Province, China Jacques MISTRAL, Head of Economic Research, Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), France ZHAO Jimin, Senior Research Fellow; Director, China Environment and Energy Program, University of Oxford, UK Moderated by: James T.H. TANG, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore (session summary)
1530hrs - 1600hrs Millenia Pavillion Adjacent to hotel building	Networking break
1600hrs - 1715hrs Millenia Room 1 Level 2	Experts roundtable *Beijing-Delhi: How much can they converge, how far could they diverge?* Swaminathan S. Anklesaria AIYAR, Research Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, The Cato Institute, USA Brahma CHELLANEY, Professor of Strategic Studies, Center for Policy Research, India HUANG Jing, Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore YANG Dali, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA Moderated by: Simon TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs & Senior Consultant, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore (session summary)
1600hrs - 1715hrs Millenia Room 2 Level 2	Briefing *China’s fast changes: What artists express that the usual analyses don’t necessarily reflect* LU Yinghua Carol, Critic & Curator, China LIU Ding, Artist & Curator, China Moderated by: Meg MAGGIO, Owner & Director, Pékin Fine Arts, China (session summary)
1600hrs - 1715hrs Millenia Pavillion Adjacent to hotel building	Debate *Entrepreneurs, consumers and upwardly mobile: Assessing the growing impact of Chinese women* FENG Xi, Group Vice President, Horizon Research Consultancy Group, China GE Yang, Editor & Director, umiwi.com, China Georgette TAN, Vice President, Communications, Asia and Pacific, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard Worldwide, Singapore TIAN Wei, Anchor, China Central Television, China Moderated by: Claude SMADJA, President, Smadja & Smadja, Switzerland (session summary)
1730hrs - 1845hrs Millenia Pavillion Adjacent to hotel building	Plenary debate *How will it be possible to integrate China in the global system without rocking the boat?* MA Licheng, Former Senior Editor, People’s Daily, China Supachai PANITCHPAKDI, Secretary-General, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland Robert S. ROSS, Professor of Political Science at Boston College; Associate, John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, USA Akihiko TANAKA, Professor, Managing Director & Executive Vice President, University of Tokyo, Japan Moderated by: Claude SMADJA, President, Smadja & Smadja, Switzerland (session summary)
1900hrs - 2000hrs Grand Gallery A Level 1	Cocktail reception Security screening will commence at 1830hrs. Guest are requested to arrive before 1900hrs and be seated by 1930hrs for the dinner. Forum badge / Invitation card is required to facilitate entry.
2000hrs - 2200hrs Grand Ballroom Level 1	*Dinner dialogue by:* LEE Kuan Yew, Former Minister Mentor, Singapore John L. THORNTON, Chairman of the Board, The Brookings Institution, USA (session summary)

Tuesday 12 July 2011
0830hrs - 1000hrs Millenia Room 1 Level 2	Roundtable discussion *China’s evolving socio-political landscape* ZHENG Yongnian, Professor & Director, East Asian Institute, Singapore Kerry BROWN, Head of the Asia Programme, Chatham House, United Kingdom Benjamin LIM, China Specialist Correspondent, Reuters News QIAN Gang, Director, China Media Project, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Moderated by: HUANG Jing, Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore (session summary)
0830hrs - 1000hrs Grand Ballroom Level 1	Debate *Is China’s business environment getting tougher for foreign companies?* Christian MURCK, President, American Chamber of Commerce in China Timothy P. STRATFORD, Partner, Covington and Burling, Beijing Office, China SU Hainan, Vice President, China Labour Association; President, Remuneration Committee of China Labour Association, China Moderated by: Melissa HYAK, Presenter, Channel NewsAsia (session summary)
1000hrs -1030hrs Millenia Foyer Level 2	Networking break
1030hrs -1145hrs Millenia Room 1 Level 2	Panel discussion *The spectacular rise of China’s digital economy: what comes next?* LAI Kok Fung, Co-Founder & CEO, BuzzCity, Singapore LIU Junling, Co-Founder & CEO, Yihaodian, China LEE Xiaodong, Professor, Computer Network Information Center (CNNIC), China TAN Qunzhao, CEO, Shanda Games, China Nick YANG, Co-Founder, Kongzhong Corporation, China Moderated by: Benjamin LIM, China Specialist Correspondent, Reuters News (session summary)
1030hrs -1145hrs Millenia Room 2 Level 2	Panel discussion *How will China manage its currency in the coming years?* Manu BHASKARAN, Director and CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore Paul YIP Sau Leung, Associate Professor, College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, NTU, Singapore ZHANG Lifen, Associate Editor, Financial Times, Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com, China Moderated by: Claude SMADJA, President, Smadja & Smadja, Switzerland (session summary)
12.00hrs -13.15hrs Millenia Room 1 Level 2	Plenary discussion *Is China too assertive for comfort?* Kenneth CHOI, Deputy Executive Editor, The Chosunilbo, Republic of Korea TN NINAN, Chairman & Chief Editor, Business Standard, India Hugo RESTALL, Editor, Editorial Page, Wall Street Journal Asia, Hong Kong SAR Moderated by: Barry WAIN, former Editor, Asia Wall Street Journal & Writer-in-Residence, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore (session summary)
13.30hrs -15.00hrs Grand Ballroom Level 1	Closing plenary luncheon The prospects for US-China relations: future challenges and opportunities J. Stapleton ROY, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Moderated by: ZHENG Yongnian, Professor & Director, East Asian Institute, Singapore (session summary)