Whose Century Is It, Anyway?
VIEW EVENT DETAILSEvening Debate
Drinks Reception 6:30pm,
Discussion 7:00pm,
Close 8:15pm
*Program will be live-webcasted on http://asiasociety.org/hong-kong/live
Despite slowing growth rates and recent turbulence in its stock markets, China remains the global economy’s most important source of growth. Under even the most conservative assumptions, China will overtake the US as the world’s largest economy sometime within the next 10 years. After more than a decade of rapid economic expansion and double-digit increases to its military budget, China shows a new confidence on the global stage. In a departure from Deng Xiaoping’s policy of “hiding our brightness,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has staked out bold claims for China’s territorial rights in the South China Sea, and shown a willingness to challenge US-dominance of global financial institutions with bold new initiatives such as the establishment of the Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank. Meanwhile Chinese companies, which already account for 95 places on Fortune’s Global 500 ranking of the world’s largest companies, are pushing beyond China’s borders and extending their influence in markets around the world. As US President Barack Obama prepares to welcome President Xi to Washington for his first state visit, relations between the US and China have reached an historic juncture. How will they redefine relations between their two nations during their summit? Is the era of US global leadership finally drawing to a close? Is it already over? Will it be replaced by an “Asian Century” led by China? How might an Asian Century differ from the status quo? Join our panel of distinguished experts as they debate matters of money, power, prestige and the future of the global economy.
Fred Hu Zuliu is Chairman and founder of Primavera Capital Group, a China-based global investment firm. He was Managing Director and Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Dr Hu has served at the IMF and was Co-Director at the National Center for Economic Research and Professor at Tsinghua. He has published extensively on economics and finance and has advised the Chinese government on financial and pension reform, SOE restructuring and macroeconomic policies.
Alan Murray is Editor of Fortune, where he oversees publication of the print magazine, all digital properties and Fortune events and conferences. Prior to this, he was President of the Pew Research Center and Deputy Managing Editor and Executive Editor Online of The Wall Street Journal. Mr Murray is the author of four books including “The Wall Street Journal Essential Guide to Management” and “Revolt in the Boardroom”. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr Murray graduated from the University of North Carolina and received his master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Kevin Sneader is Asia Chairman of McKinsey & Company. He is a member of McKinsey’s operating committee and previously chaired the client committee of its shareholders’ council. Mr Sneader joined McKinsey in London in 1989, and served in the firm’s offices in Beijing, Paris and Hong Kong before moving to the US in 2001 to become Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Washington, DC, New Jersey and Philadelphia offices. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as Managing Partner for UK and Ireland. Mr Sneader is a graduate of the University of Glasgow and was a Baker and Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Business School.
Zhang Baohui is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies at Lingnan University. Prior to joining Lingnan University, he taught for a decade in the US. Prof. Zhang is the author of numerous books and articles on China and US-China relations, including most recently “China’s Assertive Nuclear Posture: State Security in an Anarchic International Order”. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin.
Clay Chandler is an author, editor and Principal at The Barrenrock Group, a Hong Kong-based consultancy where he advises leading global services firms and investment funds. He previously served as Asia Editor for McKinsey & Company, where he worked to develop and share the firm’s knowledge, insight and ideas. Prior to joining McKinsey, he was an award-winning journalist, serving as Asia Editor for Fortune, chief economic correspondent and Asia economic correspondent for the Washington Post and Tokyo correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. He is a graduate of Harvard University and Director of the Harvard Club of Hong Kong. (Moderator)
Co-presented with Harvard Club of Hong Kong
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