Asia Executive Dialogue | China Reopened
VIEW EVENT DETAILSAsia Society Australia and Deloitte are pleased to host a briefing and exchange of ideas among senior Australian business leaders on the impact of China’s reopening for Australia’s economy.
The first in our inaugural Asia Executive Dialogue series will feature Chief Economist and Partner of Deloitte China, Xu Sitao, who will share insights on how China’s reopening is being felt on the ground in Beijing and what a reopened China will mean for Australian business amidst a feeling of cautious optimism on the Australia-China bilateral relations front.
Asia Executive Dialogue is a partnership between Deloitte and Asia Society to convene a series of executive interactive dialogue which enables the exchange of ideas on key economic, geopolitical and business trends and issues in Asia.
This event is by invitation-only with attendees invited to come to the Dialogue with a generous spirit and a willingness to participate and share their perspective.
The event will be run under Chatham House Rule.
Date: Monday, 3 March 2023
Time: 12:15am for 12:30pm – 2:00pm AEST
Venue: Deloitte Australia, 477 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
This event is by invitation only and registration is essential. For any enquiries, please contact [email protected]
This roundtable is delivered in partnership with Deloitte.
About our Speaker
Xu Sitao, Chief Economist, Partner, Deloitte
Xu Sitao is Chief Economist and Partner of Deloitte China, spearheading Deloitte's economic and industry research. Prior to Deloitte, he was Chief Representative of China and EIU forecasting director at the Economist Group from 2004 to 2014.
Sitao worked for MMS International of Standard and Poor’s Group in Singapore as the Economist for Indonesia, Korea and Thailand in 1995. He joined Standard Chartered Bank as Regional Treasury Economist in 1996. From 2000 to 2002, he was Societe Generale’s Chief Economist for Asia. In 2003, he became the Head of Economics of ICBC (Asia).
Sitao has written for YaleGlobal Online, the Asian Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Caijing, Caixin and 21st Century Business Herald. He appears regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg, CCTV, and other TV shows as a commentator on China. He is on the Speaker Retainer Program for the Virginia-based CFA Institute, and is often invited by leading MNCs to their board rooms, to present key issues on China.
Sitao holds a B.A. in Economics from Peking University, a M.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut, and a M.S. in Finance from Boston College. He was a visiting scholar at Hoover Institution at Stanford University in 2012. He is also a guest professor at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University. He has sit on the board of Forterra, a listed company in Singapore, Valin, a major steel companies which is partially owned by ArcelorMittal, Hisun, a technology company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and a joint venture between Bank of New York Mellon and Western Securities.
Asia Society Australia acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.