This session will be led by Arnaud Favry, Director of public & governmental affairs and patient value strategy at bioMérieux, and David Baverez, investor and author. Please note that this gathering will be held in person and under the Chatham House Rule.

Arnaud Favry started his career as a political advisor in the cabinet of the French Minister of Health & Sports (2008-2010), then of the Minister of Social Affairs (2010-2011).In 2011, he joined Institut Mérieux, in charge of the family holding’s institutional and public relations in China, based in Beijing. In 2017, he joined bioMérieux as Asia Pacific Strategic Initiatives Manager based in Singapore. In 2019, he took over the commercial development of the company in Indonesia.

Since September 2020, Arnaud is based in Lyon , in charge of the Patient Value Strategy as well as of the Public & Governmental Affairs of the company. Since 2011, he helps with the development of Mérieux Equity Partners in Asia, the investment fund of Institut Mérieux. Arnaud is also the co-founder of the Marco Polo Institute, a think tank active in Beijing & Shanghai from 2012 to 2016, aiming at identifying innovative public policies and corporate practices in China. Arnaud graduated from Harvard Business School (MBA, 2016) and Sciences Po Paris(Bachelor, 2008; Master in Public Affairs, 2010). He also holds a bachelor degree in Chinese language and civilization from the National Institute of Oriental Studies in Paris (INALCO).

David Baverez is an investor. After fifteen years spent between London and Boston, he has lived in Hong Kong for the last decade. For ten years (1995-2005), David worked for Fidelity Investments where he was in charge of various European and Global Equity funds. In 2005, he set up his own investment company, At the end of 2010, he took the contrarian step to return all funds to his investors, anticipating future European sovereign issues.

Since then, he has settled in Hong Kong where he spends his time understanding the disruptions linked to the emergence of the « New China ». David is a regular columnist in the French newspapers L’Opinion and L’Express. He is the author of « China & Europe : The Turning Point » (Westphalia Press, 2022), « Beijing express » (Westphalia Press, 2018) and « Generation Tonique – L’Occident est completement a l’Ouest » (Plon, 2015). He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Paris-based think-tank Asia Centre. David is a graduate of the HEC Business School and of the INSEAD MBA Programme.