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Great change is upon us. The global reopening after the COVID pandemic is ushering in a new era of development, and a wealth of new opportunities. Artificial intelligence is making remarkable strides, capturing the imaginations of creators, executives and investors—and sending the market value of one chipmaker past one trillion dollars. Countries are rapidly embracing renewable energy and electric vehicles. And traditional industries can now provide people with access to new technological achievements faster than ever before.


Amid these sweeping changes, business leaders need fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to overcome traditional thinking and break free of old habits. They need to navigate uncertainty, change, and risk, and work alongside governments and societies to achieve renewed prosperity and a sustainable future.


What lies ahead for China and the rest of the world? The Fortune Global 500 Summit will convene leaders from the worlds of business and government to share ideas and insights, explore new paths, and forge a brighter tomorrow.


SPEAKERS
  • CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PFIZERDR. ALBERT BOURLA
    DR. ALBERT BOURLA
    CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PFIZER
    As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Albert Bourla leads Pfizer in its purpose, Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, with a focus on driving the scientific and commercial innovation needed to have a transformational impact on human health. During his more than 30 years at Pfizer, Albert has built a diverse and successful career, holding several senior positions across a range of markets and disciplines. The global nature of his work – having lived and worked in nine different cities and led teams across five continents – has informed his understanding of the needs of patients and healthcare systems around the world and deepened his commitment to helping ensure equitable access to medicines and vaccines. When he took the reins as CEO in January 2019, Albert accelerated Pfizer’s transformation to become a more science-driven, innovative company – divesting its non-science-based businesses and dramatically increasing its R&D and digital innovation budgets. A powerful example of Pfizer’s capabilities and culture was seen in the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Refusing to accept public funding and instead investing more than $2 billion dollars at-risk, Albert inspired colleagues to deliver a safe and effective vaccine in just eight months – a process that typically take 8-10 years – without compromising quality or integrity. A year later, continuing to move at the speed of science, Pfizer delivered the first FDA-authorized oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 by implementing the same sense of urgency and new ways of working that had made the vaccine program so successful. Albert is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and holds a Ph.D. in the Biotechnology of Reproduction from the Veterinary School of Aristotle University. Albert is chairman of The Pfizer Foundation and Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for New York City. He is President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, a director on multiple boards—Pfizer Inc., PhRMA and Catalyst—and a trustee of the United States Council for International Business. In addition, Albert is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Business Roundtable, the Business Council and the New York City Mayor’s Corporate Council.
  • LEADER, CASC ASIA PACIFIC GROUP; PRESIDENT, CARGILL ASIA PACIFICROBERT ASPELL
    ROBERT ASPELL
    LEADER, CASC ASIA PACIFIC GROUP; PRESIDENT, CARGILL ASIA PACIFIC
    Robert Aspell is CASC Asia Pacific Group Leader and the President of Cargill Asia Pacific since June, 2018. Aspell joined Cargill as a grain trader in Montréal, Quebec, Canada right after he graduated from Concordia University in Montreal in 1983 with majors in Marketing and Finance. He moved to Winnipeg as a Feed and Foodgrains Trading Manager in 1987. Aspell then worked in CARGILL INTERNATIONAL S.A. Geneva, Switzerland from 1989 to 1993 where he led Cargill’s global corn trading activities. He was transferred to Egypt in 1993 as the country manager. He founded Cargill Egypt and was responsible for establishing Cargill’s strategy for trading and investments in the country. In 1997 he moved to Mexico to develop the grain and oilseeds business. In 2001 he was promoted as Leader of the new Grain and Oilseeds Mexico Business Unit and later named President of Cargill Mexico. In 2005 he moved to Shanghai to set up the new CASC Grain and Oilseed Supply Chain Business Unit in Greater China and Korea. In December 2009, Aspell was appointed as the new President of Cargill China. In 2017, he assumed the office of Managing Director of Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North Asia. In 2018, he moved to his current role. Aspell actively promotes Cargill corporate social responsibilities. With his support, Cargill China established systematic community outreach program and a variety of volunteer programs with more than 33 Cargill China Care Councils running over 40+ cities in the country. Aspell himself is a volunteer ice hockey coach in Shanghai, and founder of the youth hockey program in the city.
  • CHAIRMAN, GUANGDONG HOLDINGS LIMITEDTAO BAI
    TAO BAI
    CHAIRMAN, GUANGDONG HOLDINGS LIMITED
    BAI Tao, Chairperson of Guangdong Holdings Limited. Ms. Bai graduated from Jinan University, with a PhD in Economics.She is a senior engineer and a senior economist. In 2005, she was honored as an outstanding female entrepreneur in Guangdong Province. In 2018, she received a special government allowance of the State Council. Since 2021, she has served as the Vice President of the China Enterprise Reform and Development Society. Ms. Bai has successively served as the Chairperson of three provincial-owned enterprises (the “Enterprises”), leading teams to formulate strategies and implement reforms to promote development. Under her leadership, the Enterprises have achieved compelling development through production orientation, mergers and reorganizations, capital operations, mixed ownership, technological innovation, and systematic management, thereby obtaining remarkable economic and social benefits.
  • Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of ChinaSiyuan Chen
    Siyuan Chen
    Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of China

    Ms. Siyuan Chen has been Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of China since January 2023, to take on responsibilities to oversee Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia markets. Siyuan is a true leader, full of passion for people and patients. Since joining Bristol Myers Squibb as the President & General Manger for China in December 2019, Siyuan has demonstrated strong leadership which was pivotal in strengthening the local talents and organization in China. In 2020, Siyuan has led Bristol Myers Squibb China team to successfully formulate and launch the “China 2030 Strategy” and achieved a series of impressive milestones. As a leader committed to shaping the industry environment in China, Siyuan is currently the Vice Chairman of the 6th Council of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI), a member of the 2022-2023 Executive Committee of CAEFI’s R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC), and the Vice Chairman of the China Association of Pharmaceutical Commerce (CAPC). Prior to Bristol Myers Squibb, Siyuan held several senior management roles at GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis. She also worked for the Boston Consulting Group as a consultant. Siyuan received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Fudan University, an MBA degree from the Columbia Business School, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.

  • VICE CHAIRMAN, CHINA SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC REFORM; DIRECTOR, CHINA'S NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NERI)PROF. GANG FAN
    PROF. GANG FAN
    VICE CHAIRMAN, CHINA SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC REFORM; DIRECTOR, CHINA'S NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NERI)
    Professor of Economics, Peking University (PHBS)and the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) , Chairman, China Development Institute, and Director, National Economic Research Institute. He received his Ph.D in Economics from CASS on 1988. His publications include over 100 academic papers published in Chinese and English academic journals; and 12 books on Macroeconomics and Economics of transition. He is also an advisor to various departments of Chinese Central government and provincial governments; as academic member of China Monetary Policy Committee during 2006-2010 and 2015- 2018 again. He was listed as one of “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals” jointly by Foreign Policy and Prospect, in 2005 and 2008 consecutively;and listed as one of “100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy in 2010.
  • PRESIDENT, MARS WRIGLEY CHINALARRY FENG
    LARRY FENG
    PRESIDENT, MARS WRIGLEY CHINA
    Larry Feng is a seasoned leader with regional management experience in diversified industries. He currently serves as the President of Mars Wrigley China. In 2013, Larry joined Mars Royal Canin as Asia Pacific CFO, where he made significant contributions to the rapid business growth in this region. In late 2016, he became the CFO of Mars Wrigley China, where he played a critical role in the business integration for Mars Wrigley and category turnaround. In late 2020, Larry was promoted to the position of Mars Wrigley China President, leading the company’s development towards the reinvention of the future of treating and snacking. Before joining Mars, Larry served as the CFO of Metro China, overseeing finance operations, supply chain, IT, legal, Business Development, and Dcom. He also spent a 15-year tenure in Kohler US, a world-leading American sanitaryware manufacturer, where he co-led the massive growth in China, expanded the business to India, and spearheaded many M&A transactions and system implementations.
  • PRESIDENT, GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.XINGYA FENG
    XINGYA FENG
    PRESIDENT, GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Feng Xingya, born in 1969, holds a master degree of business administration. Currently, he serves as President of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.(GAC). Mr. Feng Xingya was titled as “Excellent Individual in GAC ’s 10-Year Development” by CPC Guangzhou Committee and Guangzhou Municipal Government in March 2008, and also won the award of “National Excellent Model Worker of China’s Machinery Industry” by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and China Machinery Industry Federation in 2009. He won the title of “Entrepreneur for Safety and Health” by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in May 2018. In August 2022, he was awarded as 2022 China’s Best CEO by Forbes China.
  • SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO., LTDXIN FU
    XIN FU
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO., LTD
    Ms. Fu Xin joined China Ping An Insurance Group Co., Ltd in 2017. She is the Company’s Senior Vice president, the Director of the Group’s Strategic Development Center, and the Director of Ping An Asset Management. Ms. Fu Xin joined Ping An Group as the General Manager of the Group Planning Department in October 2017, served as the Vice Chief Financial Officer of Ping An Group from March 2020 to March 2022, and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from March 2022 to September 2023. Before then, Ms. Fu Xin served as a Partner at Roland Berger Management consulting Financial Services Practices and an Executive Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers,with extensive experience in strategic planning and business transformation in Finance, Technology, Internet, Healthcare and other sectors.
  • SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF MEDTRONIC GREATER CHINAALEX GU
    ALEX GU
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF MEDTRONIC GREATER CHINA
    Alex Gu serves as Senior Vice President and President of Medtronic Greater China. Based in Shanghai, he is a member of Medtronic Executive Committee since January 2018. Previously Alex held the role of Vice president of Regional Growth Initiatives and was business leader for Greater China Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG). He joined Medtronic in 2015 upon the close of the Covidien acquisition. At Covidien, he was President of China region and had overseen all the businesses and functions since 2009. Before Covidien, Alex was in various leadership positions at McKinsey & Company, General Electric, and Sabic, both in the United States and China. He started his career as a member of the GE Edison Leadership Program (ELP), then served several roles with increasing responsibilities within GE Healthcare in the U.S. As one of AdvaMed China Council's founding members, Alex was elected Chairman of the AdvaMed China Board in January 2023. He holds the role of Independent Non-Executive Director of a Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical company. Alex's contributions to healthcare industry earned him the prestigious Shanghai Magnolia Award in 2021. The 14th Health China Forum named him one of the Top 10 Healthcare Leaders in 2022. Alex holds an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
  • PARTNER AT MCKINSEY & COMPANY, LEADER OF DIGITAL OPERATION BUSINESS AT MCKINSEY GREATER CHINAFOREST HOU
    FOREST HOU
    PARTNER AT MCKINSEY & COMPANY, LEADER OF DIGITAL OPERATION BUSINESS AT MCKINSEY GREATER CHINA
    Forest Hou is a Partner at McKinsey & Company, and a leader of digital operation business at McKinsey Greater China. Joined McKinsey in 2011, he has been focusing on digital transformation strategy/diagnosis / design / implementation, IoT ecosystem building, and digital talent capability building. Prior to McKinsey, Forest worked for 17 years of senior operations management experience in Automotive, Semiconductor, Machining Industries. He has worked, served or cooperated with more than 300 MNC, SOE and private companies at different scale size, industries, and processes. His major clients include Automotive, High-tech, Machinery, Basic Material industry, etc. Forest is the invited expert of The World Economic Forum (WEF) to certify more than 50 lighthouses worldwide. He is the founder of Tsinghua McKinsey Digital Capability Center, and a guest professor at MBA school in Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • DEAN, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND UMDF; DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF MACAURICHARD WEIXING HU
    RICHARD WEIXING HU
    DEAN, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND UMDF; DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF MACAU
    Hu Weixing is Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and UMDF Distinguished Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Macau. He graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Law in 1983. He received an Master of Arts in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University in 1987, and a Ph.D degree in Political Science from University of Maryland, College Park in 1992. Professor Hu was a John M. Olin Fellow in National Security Studies at Harvard University, an IGCC Postdoc Fellow and lecturer at University of California, San Diego, and a CNAPS Fellow at Brookings Institution. Before joining UM, he was Professor and Head, Department of Politics and Public Administration at University of Hong Kong. His public service positions include the President of Hong Kong Political Science Association, a member of the CUP Committee on Pearl River Delta of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Council Member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, Counsellor of China-US Exchange Foundation, Chairman of the Civil Servant Salary Review Committee of the Macao SAR Government, and Honorary President of the Hong Kong Association of Overseas Returned Scholars.
  • AGENDA
    2023-10-12
    2023-10-13
    2023-10-12
    09:00-09:05
    WELCOME REMARKS
    Speaker
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Alyson Shontell
    Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer, FORTUNE
    2023-10-12
    09:05-09:10
    REMARKS BY THE HOST CITY
    2023-10-12
    09:10-09:15

    SETTING THE AGENDA

    Speaker
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Derek Zhang
    Co-Chair and Executive Editor, Fortune China
    2023-10-12
    09:15-09:35

    ONE-ON-ONE:  How to Make the Impossible Possible?

    Pfizer has been at the forefront of harnessing both science and technology to benefit the lives of many millions. At G500 Summit in Guangzhou, we will have a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Bourla on the following:
    Global companies face challenges on all sides: Pandemics, political unrest, climate change, and macroeconomic uncertainty, to name just a few. As a result, there’s been a shift in the dominance of large enterprises in the way they used to. FORTUNE Global 500 companies will have to stay agile and innovative, in order to turn the impossible into the possible. We hear from the head of one of the largest and most important companies in the world today on how he steered his company through a once-in-a-century global crisis.

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Alyson Shontell
    Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer, FORTUNE
    Speaker
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    DR. ALBERT BOURLA
    CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PFIZER
    2023-10-12
    09:35-10:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  

    Changing Growth Goals: From Speed to Quality

    Emerging markets no longer want to grow as fast as possible. Now, leaders see efficiency and quality as new benchmarks for development. That transformation will push companies to change their objectives: To grow better, not faster. Can executives build sustainable growth, and prioritize their own high-quality development to promote the same in the broader economy?

    Moderator
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    Yvonne Xie
    New Media Executive Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    XIN FU
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO., LTD
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    WILL SONG
    GLOBAL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA CHAIRMAN, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Weiming Xiang
    Vice President of GE, President of GE China
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    ZHIPING XIAO
    DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER, GUANGDONG GUANGXIN HOLDINGS GROUP LTD.
    2023-10-12
    10:05-10:20

    ONE-ON-ONE:  Revitalizing the World's Economy

    The world’s leading economies are trying to revitalize their economies after the COVID pandemic closed businesses, disrupted operations and forced governments to impose unprecedented interventions. Now, the specter of recession is looming. What are the prospects for the global economy? And how can policymakers reignite growth and ward off an economic slowdown?

    Moderator
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    Alyson Shontell
    Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer, FORTUNE
    Speaker
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    KEYU JIN
    PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE)
    2023-10-12
    10:20-10:50

    NETWORKING BREAK

    2023-10-12
    10:50-11:05

    ONE-ON-ONE:  Can China Take Over the World’s Auto Market?

    After years of trying to catch up, China’s automakers are now keeping pace with their foreign peers—and it’s thanks to the electrification of the car industry. China is now the world’s largest auto exporter, and foreign manufacturers now see Chinese car companies as their equals. But now the automotive industry faces new challenges, including a tough battle for market share. What will it take for Chinese companies to finally take pole position in the global car market?

    Moderator
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    Derek Zhang
    Co-Chair and Executive Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    XINGYA FENG
    PRESIDENT, GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    2023-10-12
    11:05-11:35

    PANEL DISCUSSION:   

    Manufacturing Industry:  Digital Transformation Moving Towards Practicality

    Manufacturing was the powerhouse of the Chinese economy, spurring faster growth, higher employment and industrialization.But now the sector needs to change after the transformation from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing. Is China still willing to be the “world’s factory” in the new industrial division of labor? How can companies secure their existing advantages while developing new avenues for growth?

    Moderator
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    Yue Wei
    Senior Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    FOREST HOU
    PARTNER AT MCKINSEY & COMPANY, LEADER OF DIGITAL OPERATION BUSINESS AT MCKINSEY GREATER CHINA
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    YANG LI
    VICE PRESIDENT, HAIER SMART-HOME
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    DAQUAN XU
    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, BOSCH CHINA
    2023-10-12
    11:35-12:10

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  The Next Step in Modern Healthcare

    Modern healthcare is one of the most important applications for new technologies—yet its companies are also among the most cautious.
    New medical advances played a decisive role in creating the effective treatments, vaccines, drugs and life support systems that kept many COVID patients alive. Now that modern healthcare has helped manage the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, what’s the next step for healthcare companies?

    Moderator
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    CLAIRE ZILLMAN
    Senior Editor, FORTUNE Asia
    Speaker
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Siyuan Chen
    Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of China
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    ALEX GU
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF MEDTRONIC GREATER CHINA
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    CHUN WU
    MANAGING DIRECTOR & SENIOR PARTNER MANAGING PARTNER OF GREATER CHINA, BCG
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    LI ZHONG
    PRESIDENT, ASIA PACIFIC, WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE
    2023-10-12
    12:10-12:25

    ONE-ON-ONE:The road to excellence

    Large companies are now realizing that it’s not enough to be fast and large. Instead, corporate giants are learning they must be efficient and effective as well, with high-quality operations, practices and standards. But can leaders balance short-term profitability with long-term strategic planning? And can large companies be innovative enough to adapt to market changes, confront external challenges, and achieve excellence? 

    SONG Zhiping, Chairman, China Listed Companies Association for Public Companies; Chairman, China Enterprise Reform and Development Society(confirmed) 

    Interviewer: WANG Fang, Executive Editor, Shanghai, FORTUNE China

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Fang Wang
    Co-chair, Brainstorm Design; Executive Editor, Shanghai, Fortune China
    Speaker
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    ZHIPING XIAO
    DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER, GUANGDONG GUANGXIN HOLDINGS GROUP LTD.
    2023-10-12
    12:35-13:50

    LUNCHEON

    2023-10-12
    14:00-14:15

    ONE-ON-ONE:  

    Unlocking the Digital Power:  How Smart Technologies Solve Real Problems?

    From unmanned mine trucks to the development of new drugs, the next-generation smart technology is becoming even more deeply integrated into various industries. Looking forward, how will the real economy be empowered by large-scale digital transformation with the help of AIGC, computer vision, digital-twin, big data etc. delivered by cloud computing and a 5G network? More importantly, how will these future technologies enable a high-quality economic and social development in a more sustainable and safe way?

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Clay Chandler
    Chair, Brainstorm Design; Executive Editor, Asia FORTUNE
    Speaker
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    Dowson Tong
    Senior Executive Vice President,CEO of Cloud and Smart Industries Group,
    2023-10-12
    14:15-14:50

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  The Development of GBA

    The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is poised to become a new pole of the global economy. Its location, economic strength, and policy innovations mean people expect much from this new economic   hub. What opportunities can companies hope to gain by investing in the GBA? And how can policymakers and institutions help firms capture them?

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Yang Anqi
    New Media Associate Executive Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    RICHARD WEIXING HU
    DEAN, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND UMDF; DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF MACAU
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Guangjun Jing
    President, Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings
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    HUQING LIANG
    CHAIRMAN, GUANGZHOU MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., LTD.
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    JUN YANG
    VICE CHAIRMAN AND GENERAL MANAGER, GUANGZHOU PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP
    2023-10-12
    14:50-15:20

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  Reviving China’s Consumption

    Economists hoped that the end of the COVID pandemic would get consumers spending and shopping again. Yet the hoped-for post-COVID rebound in consumption has yet to materialize. Policymakers need to boost consumption to get the economic recovery back on track. But in a sluggish market, what can be done to boost consumer confidence? And how can brands retain loyal customers and attract young fans?

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Clay Chandler
    Chair, Brainstorm Design; Executive Editor, Asia FORTUNE
    Speaker
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    LARRY FENG
    PRESIDENT, MARS WRIGLEY CHINA
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    JASMINE XU
    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CEO, P&G GREATER CHINA
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    David Xiqiang Zhang
    Executive Vice President and Executive Board Member of Nestlé S.A. CEO, Zone Greater China
    2023-10-12
    15:20-15:50

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  Sketching the Blueprint for Energy Transition

    Clean energy sources such as wind, solar, hydropower, nuclear and hydrogen are becoming a critical pillar of global energy supply and consumption. As economies integrate both new and traditional energy sources, how should governments and enterprises focus on future energy choices?

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Liu Lanxiang
    Senior Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    XIANSHENG SUN
    CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENERGY TRANSITION STUDY
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    MICHAEL ZHONG
    MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHINA, SP GROUP
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    HU Zeyi
    Senior Vice President, GCL Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.
    2023-10-12
    15:50-16:20

    NETWORKING BREAK

    2023-10-12
    16:20-16:40

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  Turning ESG Promises into Actions

    ESG is sweeping the globe, as companies now highlight their work to support the social good. Yet critics argue much of these efforts are actually “greenwashing,” covering for harmful practices elsewhere in the business with feel-good measures. How can we ensure that ESG is not just a gimmick? Can companies truly integrate these standards throughout their operations, rather than just use them as an easy label?

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Alyson Shontell
    Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer, FORTUNE
    Speaker
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    William Yu
    President, Honeywell China
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Cheryl Zhu
    President, Dow Greater China
    2023-10-12
    16:40-16:50

    ONE-ON-ONE

    Getting good at coffee: The story of Starbucks’ new CEO

    Before becoming the sole CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan spent six months working on the front lines as a barista serving coffee. In a conversation with Fortune CEO Alan Murray, Narasimhan describes how he worked with his predecessor, longtime Starbucks head Howard Schultz, to immerse himself in Starbucks’s business, and how he plans to put his “heart and soul” behind the coffee company’s global expansion.

    Moderator
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    Alan Murray
    Chief Executive Officer, FORTUNE
    Speaker
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    Laxman Narasimhan
    CEO,Starbucks
    2023-10-12
    16:50-17:05

    ONE-ON-ONE:  Feeding the World with New Agricultural Technologies

    The agriculture industry bears the responsibility of meeting the growing global population’s continuous demand for food. To accomplish that arduous task, companies will need to harness the latest technologies to enhance their productivity. What are the world’s biggest agricultural companies doing to help the world’s farmers grow more, and better, food?


    Moderator
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    Yvonne Xie
    New Media Executive Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    ROBERT ASPELL
    LEADER, CASC ASIA PACIFIC GROUP; PRESIDENT, CARGILL ASIA PACIFIC
    2023-10-12
    17:05-17:25

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  

    Ocean Economy: The New Blue Engine

    The ocean, which covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, is one of the least understood, and least utilized, resources on the planet. Yet the ocean economy—fishing grounds, offshore wind and nuclear power, deep sea mining, ocean carbon sequestration, to name just a few activities—has emerged as a new engine driving economic development. How can we develop and use ocean resources, while avoiding damaging this unique environment?

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Liu Lanxiang
    Senior Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    DALU SUN
    ASSISTANT PRESIDENT, CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORP (CNOOC)
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    Xiaojun Yan
    Academician, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences; Party Secretary, Zhejiang Ocean University
    2023-10-12
    17:25-17:30

    CLOSING REMARKS

    Moderator
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Clay Chandler
    Chair, Brainstorm Design; Executive Editor, Asia FORTUNE
    2023-10-12
    18:00-18:45

    COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY

    18:00-18:03   FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 AWARD CEREMONY REMARKS
    Julia CHU, General Representative of FORTUNE Global 500 China

    18:03-18:10   INTERPRETATION OF FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 RANKING
    WANG Fang, Executive Editor, Shanghai, FORTUNE

    2023-10-12
    18:45-20:30

    DINNER

    ONE-ON-ONE :  Dialogue with Economists

    FAN Gang , Professor of Economics, Peking University (PHBS)and the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) , Chairman, China Development Institute, and Director, National Economic Research Institute. 

    Interviewer: YANG Anqi, New Media Associate Executive Editor, FORTUNE China


    Moderator
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    Yang Anqi
    New Media Associate Executive Editor, Fortune China
    Speaker
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    PROF. GANG FAN
    VICE CHAIRMAN, CHINA SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC REFORM; DIRECTOR, CHINA'S NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NERI)
    2023-10-12
    20:30-22:00

    PEARL RIVER NIGHT CRUISE

    2023-10-13
    09:00-12:00
    GUANGZHOU TOUR
    WELCOME REMARKS
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    Alyson Shontell
    Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer, FORTUNE

    Alyson Shontell joined Fortune in October, 2021, as its new editor-in-chief. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Business Insider. She joined Business Insider in 2008 as the company's sixth employee. She started as a sales planner before joining the editorial team in 2010, where she became a startup reporter and was first to cover some of today's largest tech companies, including Pinterest, Tinder, Instagram, Uber, and Snap. She rose to become a senior correspondent, then executive editor. She was appointed editor-in-chief in 2016 and became the youngest and only woman to run a global business publication. Under her leadership, the business division grew to hundreds of millions of monthly readers. Ms. Shontell was the host of Business Insider's conferences and launched a podcast, Success: How I Did It, where she interviewed influencers about their career paths. She has appeared on the major media and has interviewed media personalities, technology leaders, politicos, and sports star LeBron James. She is a judge for the prestigious Gerald Loeb awards in business journalism and has been named one of Min's Rising Stars in Media and Folio's 2017 Top Women in Media. Ms. Shontell graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, where she majored in psychology and advertising.

    REMARKS BY THE HOST CITY

    SETTING THE AGENDA

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    Derek Zhang
    Co-Chair and Executive Editor, Fortune China

    Zhang joined FORTUNE China in 2009, and was promoted to Executive Editor in 2013. Zhang currently have more than 2.9 million followers on LinkedIn. Before joining FORTUNE China, Zhang was Managing Editor of InformationWeek China. In 2004, he was admitted by Cambridge, Oxford and Carnegie Mellon University and chose to pursue MSc of Computer Science in Oxford. In 2005, he graduated with straight “A”s from Oxford University, gave up an early offer from a sub company of News Corporation in West London and came back home to continue his career in China’s media business.

    Zhang has a BA in English & American Studies from Beijing Foreign Studies University and joined China Daily to work as a reporter and editor. In his earlier days, Zhang won the “best story award” from China Daily twice and played a key role in creating the ELT weeklies for the group. Zhang also got the Certificates of "Building a Business" course from Said Business School, Oxford University, and Finance Media EMBA Fellowship Program from PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University.

    ONE-ON-ONE:  How to Make the Impossible Possible?

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    DR. ALBERT BOURLA
    CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PFIZER
    As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Albert Bourla leads Pfizer in its purpose, Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, with a focus on driving the scientific and commercial innovation needed to have a transformational impact on human health. During his more than 30 years at Pfizer, Albert has built a diverse and successful career, holding several senior positions across a range of markets and disciplines. The global nature of his work – having lived and worked in nine different cities and led teams across five continents – has informed his understanding of the needs of patients and healthcare systems around the world and deepened his commitment to helping ensure equitable access to medicines and vaccines. When he took the reins as CEO in January 2019, Albert accelerated Pfizer’s transformation to become a more science-driven, innovative company – divesting its non-science-based businesses and dramatically increasing its R&D and digital innovation budgets. A powerful example of Pfizer’s capabilities and culture was seen in the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Refusing to accept public funding and instead investing more than $2 billion dollars at-risk, Albert inspired colleagues to deliver a safe and effective vaccine in just eight months – a process that typically take 8-10 years – without compromising quality or integrity. A year later, continuing to move at the speed of science, Pfizer delivered the first FDA-authorized oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 by implementing the same sense of urgency and new ways of working that had made the vaccine program so successful. Albert is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and holds a Ph.D. in the Biotechnology of Reproduction from the Veterinary School of Aristotle University. Albert is chairman of The Pfizer Foundation and Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for New York City. He is President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, a director on multiple boards—Pfizer Inc., PhRMA and Catalyst—and a trustee of the United States Council for International Business. In addition, Albert is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Business Roundtable, the Business Council and the New York City Mayor’s Corporate Council.

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  

    Changing Growth Goals: From Speed to Quality

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    XIN FU
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO., LTD
    Ms. Fu Xin joined China Ping An Insurance Group Co., Ltd in 2017. She is the Company’s Senior Vice president, the Director of the Group’s Strategic Development Center, and the Director of Ping An Asset Management. Ms. Fu Xin joined Ping An Group as the General Manager of the Group Planning Department in October 2017, served as the Vice Chief Financial Officer of Ping An Group from March 2020 to March 2022, and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from March 2022 to September 2023. Before then, Ms. Fu Xin served as a Partner at Roland Berger Management consulting Financial Services Practices and an Executive Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers,with extensive experience in strategic planning and business transformation in Finance, Technology, Internet, Healthcare and other sectors.
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    WILL SONG
    GLOBAL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHINA CHAIRMAN, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
    Will Song is the first home-grown China Chairman of Johnson & Johnson in its over 130-year history. He leads the China Presidents’ Council to advance the company’s journey of innovation in China across MedTech and Innovative Medicine businesses. Johnson & Johnson was among the earliest multinational companies to enter the China market in 1985. Since then, the company’s businesses have achieved strong and stable growth as leaders in their respective sectors. Through the years, China has grown into one of the most important strategic markets for Johnson & Johnson. Under Will’s leadership, Johnson & Johnson was the first Fortune Global 500 company to position China as an innovation powerhouse for the company’s global business in 2019. In December 2021, Johnson & Johnson became the first international healthcare company to announce its strategies and actions to support China’s pursuit of Common Prosperity. A healthcare veteran with more than two decades of experiences, Will is a revered thought leader in the industry, being Vice Chairman of the China Association of Medical Equipment, Vice President of the China Association for Medical Devices Industry, and Vice President of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment. A highly regarded industry influencer, he is frequently quoted by mainstream media and often speaks at industry forums on a variety of topics.
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    Weiming Xiang
    Vice President of GE, President of GE China
    Weiming Xiang is the Vice President of GE and President of GE China. In his role, Weiming is responsible for strengthening stakeholders’ relationships in the region, supporting the development and execution of business strategy and risk management in China market, and aligning GE’s business strategies with China’s overall development goals.Weiming focuses on leveraging GE's global scale and leading technologies to enable the company to sustain long -term business growth in China, the single-largest country market outside the U.S.Weiming also serves as the President of GE Aviation Greater China.Joining GE in 1992, Weiming has held leadership positions and been involved various roles including market development, sales, service, product project management and business development strategy, in GE Aviation, GE Transportation and other business units, across China and the U.S.
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    ZHIPING XIAO
    DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER, GUANGDONG GUANGXIN HOLDINGS GROUP LTD.
    Mr.Xiao Zhiping holds a master's degree in economics from Jinan University and is a senior economist. He now serves as the Director and General Manager of Guangdong Guangxin Holding Group Ltd. Mr.Xiao holds the position of Vice President at the Guangdong Enterprise Confederation. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Provincial Enterprises dispatched by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Guangdong Province. Mr.Xiao was the Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Silk Textile Group Co., Ltd., as well as the Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Guangxin Holding Group Co., Ltd. Additionally, he concurrently served as the Chairman of Guangdong Silk Textile Group Co., Ltd. Mr.Xiao has extensive experience in state-owned capital investment and operation management. During his tenure, he led the mergers and acquisitions of multiple listed companies, facilitated the implementation of numerous major investment projects, and possesses a wealth of experience in state-owned enterprise reform and capital investment management.

    ONE-ON-ONE:  Revitalizing the World's Economy

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    KEYU JIN
    PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE)
    Dr. Keyu Jin is a professor of economics at the LSE, where she researches and teaches International Macroeconomics, technology competition and the Chinese Economy. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism. She is also a board member of Richemont, Ainnovation, a member of China Finance 40. She has contributed op-eds to the New York Times, Financial Times, Wall street Journal, Time magazine and many others. She has taught at Yale and Berkeley in the past, and has a BA, MA, PhD from Harvard University. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014, and also served on the board of Credit Suisse.

    NETWORKING BREAK

    ONE-ON-ONE:  Can China Take Over the World’s Auto Market?

    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    XINGYA FENG
    PRESIDENT, GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Feng Xingya, born in 1969, holds a master degree of business administration. Currently, he serves as President of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.(GAC). Mr. Feng Xingya was titled as “Excellent Individual in GAC ’s 10-Year Development” by CPC Guangzhou Committee and Guangzhou Municipal Government in March 2008, and also won the award of “National Excellent Model Worker of China’s Machinery Industry” by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and China Machinery Industry Federation in 2009. He won the title of “Entrepreneur for Safety and Health” by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in May 2018. In August 2022, he was awarded as 2022 China’s Best CEO by Forbes China.

    PANEL DISCUSSION:   

    Manufacturing Industry:  Digital Transformation Moving Towards Practicality

    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    FOREST HOU
    PARTNER AT MCKINSEY & COMPANY, LEADER OF DIGITAL OPERATION BUSINESS AT MCKINSEY GREATER CHINA
    Forest Hou is a Partner at McKinsey & Company, and a leader of digital operation business at McKinsey Greater China. Joined McKinsey in 2011, he has been focusing on digital transformation strategy/diagnosis / design / implementation, IoT ecosystem building, and digital talent capability building. Prior to McKinsey, Forest worked for 17 years of senior operations management experience in Automotive, Semiconductor, Machining Industries. He has worked, served or cooperated with more than 300 MNC, SOE and private companies at different scale size, industries, and processes. His major clients include Automotive, High-tech, Machinery, Basic Material industry, etc. Forest is the invited expert of The World Economic Forum (WEF) to certify more than 50 lighthouses worldwide. He is the founder of Tsinghua McKinsey Digital Capability Center, and a guest professor at MBA school in Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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    YANG LI
    VICE PRESIDENT, HAIER SMART-HOME
    Li Yang: Vice President of Haier Smart-home and General Manager of Integrated Supply Chain. He has worked with various positions including General Manager of Haier Smart-home Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnected Factory and Shunde Washing Machine Interconnected Factory, General Manager of Internet of Clothes Platform, and General Manager of Integrated Supply Chain. Adhers to the "innovation and entrepreneurship" spirit of Haier Group to implement RenDanHeYi model of Haier 1、Build the world's first smart clothing washing and care ecosystem Internet of Clothes Platform: From providing users with one washing machine to providing a full life time solution for clothing, through the exploration and practice of the Haier Internet of Clothes ecological platform model, we have driven the transformation and upgrading of over 5300 industrial chain ecological resources such as clothing and home textiles, marketing stores, and laundry product suppliers, achieving ecological win-win. Haier Internet of Clothes Ecological Platform won the first prize of the 2019 "National Light Industry Enterprise Management Modernization Innovation Achievement" award. 2、Adhere to the practice of intelligent manufacturing transformation and contribute to the global manufacturing industry Chinese leading sample: Taking the lead in promoting the successful selection of six Haier factories as lighthouse factories in the World Economic Forum, among which the Tianjin Washing Machine Interconnected Factory has become the first sustainable lighthouse factory in China with its leading digital dual carbon innovation application, and the Qingdao smart park has become the first 5G+intelligent manufacturing fully connected industrial park, which has been incorporated into the IIoT Pilot Demonstration Park of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. 3、Driving end-to-end process transformation of Haier Smart-home integrated supply chain through digital transformation: Transform the integrated supply chain resource elements and business processes, build a supply chain data operation brain, improve end-to-end operation efficiency and reduce full chain cost through transparent data operation, Haier Smart-home was selected as the "2023 Digital Intelligence Supply Chain Case" by the IIIoT Industry Alliance.
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    DAQUAN XU
    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, BOSCH CHINA
    Dr. Xu Daquan graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy Engineering in 1985. After that, he studied at Chiba University in Japan, where he received a master degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 and a doctor degree in Production Science & Technology in 1992. He also received an MBA degree from Simon Business School of University of Rochester in USA in 2000. From 1992 to 1999, he worked as Sr. Engineer in Engineering Department of Powertrain in General Motors, located in Technical Centres in Tokyo and New York. From 2000, he worked as Project Manager for a major global automotive supplier in New York Technical Centre. Dr. Xu Daquan returned back to China in 2005. Since then, he served as Engineering Manager, Quality Director, plant General Manager as well as Regional President of Powertrain Division in the same company in China. Since September 2010, Dr. Xu Daquan has been the Executive Vice President of Bosch (China) Investment Ltd., responsible for Automotive Technology business sector of Bosch in China.

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  The Next Step in Modern Healthcare

    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Siyuan Chen
    Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of China

    Ms. Siyuan Chen has been Vice President, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster, President of China since January 2023, to take on responsibilities to oversee Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia markets. Siyuan is a true leader, full of passion for people and patients. Since joining Bristol Myers Squibb as the President & General Manger for China in December 2019, Siyuan has demonstrated strong leadership which was pivotal in strengthening the local talents and organization in China. In 2020, Siyuan has led Bristol Myers Squibb China team to successfully formulate and launch the “China 2030 Strategy” and achieved a series of impressive milestones. As a leader committed to shaping the industry environment in China, Siyuan is currently the Vice Chairman of the 6th Council of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI), a member of the 2022-2023 Executive Committee of CAEFI’s R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC), and the Vice Chairman of the China Association of Pharmaceutical Commerce (CAPC). Prior to Bristol Myers Squibb, Siyuan held several senior management roles at GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis. She also worked for the Boston Consulting Group as a consultant. Siyuan received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Fudan University, an MBA degree from the Columbia Business School, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.

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    ALEX GU
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF MEDTRONIC GREATER CHINA
    Alex Gu serves as Senior Vice President and President of Medtronic Greater China. Based in Shanghai, he is a member of Medtronic Executive Committee since January 2018. Previously Alex held the role of Vice president of Regional Growth Initiatives and was business leader for Greater China Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG). He joined Medtronic in 2015 upon the close of the Covidien acquisition. At Covidien, he was President of China region and had overseen all the businesses and functions since 2009. Before Covidien, Alex was in various leadership positions at McKinsey & Company, General Electric, and Sabic, both in the United States and China. He started his career as a member of the GE Edison Leadership Program (ELP), then served several roles with increasing responsibilities within GE Healthcare in the U.S. As one of AdvaMed China Council's founding members, Alex was elected Chairman of the AdvaMed China Board in January 2023. He holds the role of Independent Non-Executive Director of a Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical company. Alex's contributions to healthcare industry earned him the prestigious Shanghai Magnolia Award in 2021. The 14th Health China Forum named him one of the Top 10 Healthcare Leaders in 2022. Alex holds an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    CHUN WU
    MANAGING DIRECTOR & SENIOR PARTNER MANAGING PARTNER OF GREATER CHINA, BCG
    Dr. Chun Wu is the Managing Partner of BCG Greater China, leading the business in this region. Since 2021, she has led BCG's expert team in Greater China to provide consulting service for hundreds of leading multinational companies and large local Chinese enterprises, help clients tailor solutions to meet their business objectives, empower organizational growth, and actively drive corporate transformation and sustainability. Dr. Chun Wu is also a senior expert in healthcare industry. She has served various multinational and local healthcare clients on strategic and operational topics, covering healthcare reform impact and growth strategy; R&D, especially new technology platforms; go- to-market and business excellence; commercial excellence and digital transformation; and organization change. In addition, Dr. Wu Chun is a frequent guest speaker at various top business forums. Recently, she has been invited to attend high-end forums and conferences such as the China Development Forum, Boao Forum for Asia, Summer Davos, Fortune Global 500 Summit, and World Artificial Intelligence Conference, leading industry trends on cutting-edge topics such as business innovation, digital economy, and sustainable development. Dr. Chun Wu holds a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Peking University and a PhD in genetics from Yale University.
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    LI ZHONG
    PRESIDENT, ASIA PACIFIC, WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE
    Mr. Li Zhong joined Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) in 2008 and held a diverse range of roles across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. He currently holds the position of President of Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he served as the Group's Vice President of Global M&A and Development based at the global headquarters in the U.S. In addition, Mr. Zhong is the Vice Chairman of Sinopharm Holding Guoda Drugstore, the leading pharmacy chain in China with over 10,000 stores. He served previously on the board of numerous healthcare companies in the U.S., Europe, and China. Prior to joining WBA, he held a number of managerial roles at Procter & Gamble Europe. Mr. Zhong received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Cambridge University, where he majored in Mathematics with Computer Science.

    ONE-ON-ONE:The road to excellence

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    ZHIPING XIAO
    DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER, GUANGDONG GUANGXIN HOLDINGS GROUP LTD.
    Mr.Xiao Zhiping holds a master's degree in economics from Jinan University and is a senior economist. He now serves as the Director and General Manager of Guangdong Guangxin Holding Group Ltd. Mr.Xiao holds the position of Vice President at the Guangdong Enterprise Confederation. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Provincial Enterprises dispatched by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Guangdong Province. Mr.Xiao was the Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Silk Textile Group Co., Ltd., as well as the Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Guangxin Holding Group Co., Ltd. Additionally, he concurrently served as the Chairman of Guangdong Silk Textile Group Co., Ltd. Mr.Xiao has extensive experience in state-owned capital investment and operation management. During his tenure, he led the mergers and acquisitions of multiple listed companies, facilitated the implementation of numerous major investment projects, and possesses a wealth of experience in state-owned enterprise reform and capital investment management.

    LUNCHEON

    ONE-ON-ONE:  

    Unlocking the Digital Power:  How Smart Technologies Solve Real Problems?

    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    Dowson Tong
    Senior Executive Vice President,CEO of Cloud and Smart Industries Group,

    Dowson Tong joined Tencent in 2005 and currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent,and CEO of the Cloud and Smart Industries Group. 

    Since 2018, Dowson has led Tencent's Cloud and Smart Industries Group (CSIG, hereafter), promoting the company's strategic planning and development in cloud and industrial internet, as well as jointly overseeing advertising and marketing services. Dowson previously served as President of Tencent's Social Network Group, overseeing the development strategies of QQ communication, social networking platforms, valueadded services, and open platforms.

    With a vision and mission of "Value for Users, Tech for Good" , Dowson leads the CSIG to create innovative solutions. With forward looking technologies and professional capabilities, the CSIG continues to focus on sectors such as transportation, retail, healthcare, education, finance, and industry, helping various sectors accelerate digital transformation and upgrading.

    Before joining Tencent, he worked at Sendmail Inc., where he led the development of operator scale email and messaging systems. He also worked at Oracle, where he managed the development and testing of its servers and applications.

    Dowson earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  The Development of GBA

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    RICHARD WEIXING HU
    DEAN, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND UMDF; DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF MACAU
    Hu Weixing is Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and UMDF Distinguished Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Macau. He graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Law in 1983. He received an Master of Arts in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University in 1987, and a Ph.D degree in Political Science from University of Maryland, College Park in 1992. Professor Hu was a John M. Olin Fellow in National Security Studies at Harvard University, an IGCC Postdoc Fellow and lecturer at University of California, San Diego, and a CNAPS Fellow at Brookings Institution. Before joining UM, he was Professor and Head, Department of Politics and Public Administration at University of Hong Kong. His public service positions include the President of Hong Kong Political Science Association, a member of the CUP Committee on Pearl River Delta of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Council Member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, Counsellor of China-US Exchange Foundation, Chairman of the Civil Servant Salary Review Committee of the Macao SAR Government, and Honorary President of the Hong Kong Association of Overseas Returned Scholars.
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    Guangjun Jing
    President, Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings

    Jing Guangjun, Male, Han nationality, born in June 1972 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.


    He is the Doctor of Engineering, Associate Professor and Senior Economist, currently working as Chairman of the Board, secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings Group Co., Ltd and member of the 13th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has been engaged in the research of integrated artificial intelligence applications for a long time and is committed to collaborative innovation in the fields of intelligent manufacturing and industrial Internet applications.


    He has presided over and completed more than 10 national, ministerial (provincial) and municipal scientific research projects, presided over and completed more than 30 "digital city" and "smart city" application research and development projects, and won the national, provincial and municipal scientific and technological progress awards for many times.


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    HUQING LIANG
    CHAIRMAN, GUANGZHOU MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., LTD.
    Liang Huqing, CPC Secretary and Chairman of Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co., Ltd. (GMC), holds a doctor's degree. He is a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, a professorate senior engineer and an economic researcher. Having worked in line of construction for more than three decades, Liang has won numerous honors, including the National Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Award in Construction, as well as titles of China's Top Ten Leading Entrepreneurs with Outstanding Achievements in the Construction Industry, One Hundred Outstanding Figures of Economy in China, China's Provincial Outstanding Officials and Talents in Supporting Xinjiang's Development, Top Ten Outstanding Leaders in Brand Management in the Construction Industry, Outstanding Entrepreneur of Guangdong Province, and Candidate for the Guangzhou Lingnan Talent Project. Also, under Liang's leadership, GMC has been listed in the Fortune Global for three years in a row and ranked 380th in 2023.
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    JUN YANG
    VICE CHAIRMAN AND GENERAL MANAGER, GUANGZHOU PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP
    Yang Jun graduated from Renmin University of China with a major in National Economic Planning and a Master's degree in EMBA from South China University of Technology. He has served as a senior executive of Guangzhou Baiyunshan Group, Guangzhou International Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Wanli Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd. and other enterprises. Currently, he is the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice Chairman, and General Manager of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group, and has rich experience in enterprise management.

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  Reviving China’s Consumption

    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    LARRY FENG
    PRESIDENT, MARS WRIGLEY CHINA
    Larry Feng is a seasoned leader with regional management experience in diversified industries. He currently serves as the President of Mars Wrigley China. In 2013, Larry joined Mars Royal Canin as Asia Pacific CFO, where he made significant contributions to the rapid business growth in this region. In late 2016, he became the CFO of Mars Wrigley China, where he played a critical role in the business integration for Mars Wrigley and category turnaround. In late 2020, Larry was promoted to the position of Mars Wrigley China President, leading the company’s development towards the reinvention of the future of treating and snacking. Before joining Mars, Larry served as the CFO of Metro China, overseeing finance operations, supply chain, IT, legal, Business Development, and Dcom. He also spent a 15-year tenure in Kohler US, a world-leading American sanitaryware manufacturer, where he co-led the massive growth in China, expanded the business to India, and spearheaded many M&A transactions and system implementations.
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    JASMINE XU
    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CEO, P&G GREATER CHINA
    Ms. Jasmine Xu joined P&G in 1997 and is currently the Chairman of the Board and CEO of P&G Greater China. Jasmine has more than 26 years of management experience at Procter & Gamble, spanning six categories and seven brands. She not only has in-depth knowledge of the Greater China market, but also managed P&G in Japan, Korea, India, and Australia. From 2015 to 2021, Jasmine pioneered the e-commerce, premiumization and digitalization strategy, and led the establishment of P&G Greater China e-commerce team, which was upgraded to i-OMNI Retail Business Group in 2019. During this period, she led the team to achieve rapid growth in all categories of the company's business, actively explored digital transformation, and continued to maintain the industry leadership in brand building. Jasmine graduated from Nanjing University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. Jasmine is P&G's first native Chinese president, representing a proud milestone for P&G and Greater China. She was awarded ‘2015 China Business Innovation 50 - Marketing Innovator’; ‘2016 China Digital Marketing Influencer Award’; ‘2016 China Innovation Marketing 100 - Marketing Leaders’; ‘2018 Campaign Most Influential Person in Marketing, Asia Pacific’; ‘2021 Fortune China's Most Influential Businesswomen’; ‘2023 Forbes China's 100 Outstanding Businesswomen’ and other honors.
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    David Xiqiang Zhang
    Executive Vice President and Executive Board Member of Nestlé S.A. CEO, Zone Greater China

    David Zhang was appointed Executive Vice President and Executive Board Member of Nestlé Group, and CEO of Zone Greater China, effective from January 01, 2022. Zone Greater China is one of the five geographic zones of Nestlé Group, with 22 factories, 3 R&D centers, 5 product innovation centers and over 23,000 employees, represents CHF 5.4 billion in annual sales as of 2022.

    David has worked in the pharmaceutical and FMCG industry for nearly 30 years, which has afforded him with extensive experience in finance, operation, sales, and management.

    David started his career in 1995 as an Accounting Manager at Carrier Air-conditioner from 1995 to 1997, and then joined Yusai Cosmetics Ltd. in 1998 as Finance Manager. In 2000, he joined Wyeth as Finance Director of China Mainland & Hong Kong. Since 2009, he was appointed Finance Director of China Mainland & Hong Kong of Pfizer. 

    In 2012, David jointed Nestlé as Senior Operation Director of Wyeth Nutrition China of Nestlé Group. He was then promoted to Vice President of Grocery Retail Sales of Nestlé Greater China Region in 2015. Since 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Totole Food Ltd. and Business Executive Officer for Food in Nestlé Greater China.

    David holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of 

    Shanghai Science and Technology and a master degree of Business Administration at the School of Management, Fudan (Hong Kong) University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant of China and a Fellow of CPA Australia. 

    David is married and has one son.


    PANEL DISCUSSION:  Sketching the Blueprint for Energy Transition

    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    XIANSHENG SUN
    CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENERGY TRANSITION STUDY
    DR. SUN used to be a head of over 370 staff, with research programs reporting to Chinese government for supporting energy policy decision making. He was deeply involved in the Chinese energy five-year plan and many other major policies. During his tenure as president of CNPC ETRI, the institute was selected as a National Energy Administration research and consulting base and as a pilot institution in the first round Chinese national advanced think-tank selection. With more than 30 years of oil & gas industry working experience, he accumulated practical industry experience in oil and gas production, trading and pipeline construction. He once worked as Chairman of CNPC subsidiary company in Sudan, South Sudan and the countries in Central Asia. He had participated in the involvement of cooperation with OPEC, the International Energy Agency Ministerial Conference and G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting for times. He also worked a chief negotiater into the negotiation and cooperation in several CNPC foreign cooperation projects. He is frequently invited as a speaker or moderator in international important events, and has published many academic papers.
    FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 SUMMIT 2023
    MICHAEL ZHONG
    MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHINA, SP GROUP
    Michael Zhong spearheads the China Office of SP International (SPI), the international business subsidiary of SP Group. He is responsible for exploring business development and investment opportunities within China. Michael has more than 25 years of experience in the energy business with extensive knowledge of the Chinese energy infrastructure markets and policies. He was previously the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of SGSP (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd, a joint venture between State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and SP Group in Victoria, Australia. Prior to that, Michael held key leadership positions in SGCC, ranging from business development, tariff regulation and finance. He was the Head of Business Development of State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd, where he was responsible for the cornerstone investment in HK Electric Investments and established SGCC’s overseas funding platform through issuances of bonds. He was also the Deputy Head of Tariff Regulation Division in SGCC where he was closely involved in the electricity market reform and renewable energy incentive scheme with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) and provincial regulators. Michael has a Master of Economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China.
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    HU Zeyi
    Senior Vice President, GCL Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.

    Senior Vice President, GCL Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.

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    PANEL DISCUSSION:  Turning ESG Promises into Actions

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    William Yu
    President, Honeywell China

    William Yu was appointed as President of Honeywell China in February 2022.He is responsible for driving Honeywell’s organic growth in China and building a strong talent pool across the board to support the company’s long-term “East-for-East (E4E)” strategy. William will work closely with the businesses to drive Key Strategic Accounts initiative at the C-Suite level to bring One-Honeywell solutions addressing the most critical needs of customers.  


    Before returning to Honeywell China, William held multiple leadership positions at Honeywell. He led the Honeywell Smart Energy business under the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) - now known as Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions, in the United States, serving as Global Vice President and General Manager. Prior to that, William led Honeywell China and PMT Asia Pacific businesses. William joined Honeywell in 2017 as Vice President and General Manager of PMT for Asia Pacific.  


    William brings to Honeywell a long track record of significant growth in multiple industries. He previously served as Senior Vice President and APAC President of Allegion, a global pioneer in safety and security solutions and a spin-off from Ingersoll Rand. Before that, William spent 16 years at Ingersoll Rand in several senior executive roles, including President of its Security Technologies and Residential Solutions business in Asia Pacific.

     

    William is a renowned expert in Lean Six Sigma and serves as a Visiting Researcher and Professor at multiple universities including Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai International Studies University. He lecturers at the School of Management at Shanghai Fudan University and the School of Business at East China University of Science and Technology. He is also a member of the Shanghai Institute of Management Science and a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality. William has authored more than ten books on business management and Six Sigma practices.

     

    William earned a bachelor’s degree in German from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and an Executive MBA from China Europe International Business School.

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    Cheryl Zhu
    President, Dow Greater China

    Cherry Zhu is currently president of Dow Greater China. She leads the strategic business growth, market development and financial performance for the region. She also plays a key role enhancing company's employee experience in Greater China and advancing a culture of inclusion and diversity.


    Previously, Cherry was global product director for Dow Consumer Solutions responsible for leading Engineered Materials and Elastomers growth and managing business Profit & Loss.


    Zhu joined Dow in 2001 as technical service & development engineer for Engineering Plastics in China. Since 2004, she had taken on various leadership roles, including product manager for glass bonding adhesives in Europe, Asia Pacific commercial director for Dow Automotive Systems, and Asia Pacific product director for Dow Elastomers. 


    Cherry earned her master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2000 and her MBA from Northwood University, USA in 2010. She stays with her family in Shanghai.


    Cherry is the Board Member of Junior Achievement China, Executive Advisory Board Member ofCommittee of Multinationals of CPCIF, and Advisory Board Member of AICM.


    Cherry was listed as "Top 100 Women in Business 2024" by Forbes China, and 2023 & 2024 "Most Powerful Women" by Fortune China.

    ONE-ON-ONE

    Getting good at coffee: The story of Starbucks’ new CEO

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    Laxman Narasimhan
    CEO,Starbucks

    ONE-ON-ONE:  Feeding the World with New Agricultural Technologies

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    ROBERT ASPELL
    LEADER, CASC ASIA PACIFIC GROUP; PRESIDENT, CARGILL ASIA PACIFIC
    Robert Aspell is CASC Asia Pacific Group Leader and the President of Cargill Asia Pacific since June, 2018. Aspell joined Cargill as a grain trader in Montréal, Quebec, Canada right after he graduated from Concordia University in Montreal in 1983 with majors in Marketing and Finance. He moved to Winnipeg as a Feed and Foodgrains Trading Manager in 1987. Aspell then worked in CARGILL INTERNATIONAL S.A. Geneva, Switzerland from 1989 to 1993 where he led Cargill’s global corn trading activities. He was transferred to Egypt in 1993 as the country manager. He founded Cargill Egypt and was responsible for establishing Cargill’s strategy for trading and investments in the country. In 1997 he moved to Mexico to develop the grain and oilseeds business. In 2001 he was promoted as Leader of the new Grain and Oilseeds Mexico Business Unit and later named President of Cargill Mexico. In 2005 he moved to Shanghai to set up the new CASC Grain and Oilseed Supply Chain Business Unit in Greater China and Korea. In December 2009, Aspell was appointed as the new President of Cargill China. In 2017, he assumed the office of Managing Director of Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North Asia. In 2018, he moved to his current role. Aspell actively promotes Cargill corporate social responsibilities. With his support, Cargill China established systematic community outreach program and a variety of volunteer programs with more than 33 Cargill China Care Councils running over 40+ cities in the country. Aspell himself is a volunteer ice hockey coach in Shanghai, and founder of the youth hockey program in the city.

    PANEL DISCUSSION:  

    Ocean Economy: The New Blue Engine

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    DALU SUN
    ASSISTANT PRESIDENT, CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORP (CNOOC)
    Sun Dalu, Assistant President of China National Offshore Oil Corporation(CNOOC). Born in October 1968, obtained a Bachelor's degree in Geophysics Well Logging from Exploration Department of China University of Petroleum (Huadong), a Master degree in Business Administration from University of International Business and Economics, and a Senior Economist. In August 1990, Mr. Sun joined CNOOC and served in multiple positions, including Acting General Manager and General Manager of China Offshore Oil (Singapore) International Pte Ltd., General Manager of Marketing Department and General Manager of Oil and Gas Marketing Department of CNOOC, and General Manager of CNOOC Petrochemicals Import & Export Co., Ltd. From December 2013 to January 2017, he successively served as General Manager of CNOOC Marketing Company and Vice General Manager of CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. From January 2017 to March 2020, he served as the General Manager of the Planning Department of CNOOC. Since November 2017, he served as the General Manager Assistant of CNOOC. Concurrently, he served as the Chairman of CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. from March 2020 to February 2022 and started to serve as the General Manager of the Planning Department of CNOOC since June 2022.
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    Xiaojun Yan
    Academician, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences; Party Secretary, Zhejiang Ocean University

    Professor Xiaojun Yan is the leading scientist of marine biology from Zhejiang Ocean University. He is in the ranking list of Elsevier Scopus highly cited Chinese researchers continuously from 2014 to 2022. He is the awardee of numerous scientific prizes including the National Science Progress Award. In recent years, he is working on the innovative technology for marine fishery sustainable development.


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    PROF. GANG FAN
    VICE CHAIRMAN, CHINA SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC REFORM; DIRECTOR, CHINA'S NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NERI)
    Professor of Economics, Peking University (PHBS)and the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) , Chairman, China Development Institute, and Director, National Economic Research Institute. He received his Ph.D in Economics from CASS on 1988. His publications include over 100 academic papers published in Chinese and English academic journals; and 12 books on Macroeconomics and Economics of transition. He is also an advisor to various departments of Chinese Central government and provincial governments; as academic member of China Monetary Policy Committee during 2006-2010 and 2015- 2018 again. He was listed as one of “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals” jointly by Foreign Policy and Prospect, in 2005 and 2008 consecutively;and listed as one of “100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy in 2010.

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