After a remote conference in 2020 with over 8 million views and a first-ever conference in Beijing in 2021, the Harvard College China Forum is returning to Harvard's campus on April 15-16, 2022 with over 10 panels and 80 speakers.
The conference will be a hybrid event and speakers will join us on campus and virtually. The event (except for a very limited number of panels) will not be livestreamed and tickets are for in-person attendance only. Attendees must fulfill COVID-19 vaccination requirements and agree to mask during the duration of the conference.
Selected 2022 Speakers
Gang Qin Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the United States
Kevin Rudd Former Prime Minister of Australia President and CEO, Asia Society
Lawrence Summers Former U.S. Treasury Secretary President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
Ping Huang Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York
Dongsheng Chen Chairman, Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum and Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Taikang Life Insurance
Graham Allison Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Harvard University
Yuan Tian Founder and Chairman, Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum and Chairman, Mevion
Dwight Perkins Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Harvard University
Shi Wang Honorary Chairman, Vanke Board Chairman, Vanke Foundation
Chas Freeman Former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Fred Hu Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Primavera Capital
Yao Yang Dean, National School of Development at Peking University Director, China Center for Economic Research
Stephen Orlins President, National Committee on US–China Relations
Heping Jiang President, CGTN America
Anthony Saich Director, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Roberta Lipson CEO, New Frontier Health/United Family Healthcare
Wenzhong Zhang Founder, Wumart Chairman, Dmall
Charles Li Founder and Chairman of MicroConnect Group Former CEO of HKEX
Michael Szonyi Director, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History
Andrew Yang Founder, Forward Party
William Kirby Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University
Qi Lu Founder and CEO, MiraclePlus
David Firestein President and CEO, Bush China Foundation
Henry Tang Co-Founder and Former Chairman, Committee of 100
Zhenhua Mao Founder and Chairman, China Chengxin Credit Rating Group
Wensheng Cai Founder and Chairman, Meitu
Shau Zhang Partner, EY
Xin Zhang Vice President, CGTN America
Letian (LT) Zhang Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Alex Huang Senior Vice President, Segway-Ninebot
Eden Woon President, Asian Institute of Technology
Dongdong, Dong Famous Chinese music producer
Philippe Le Corre Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mei Xu Founder and CEO, YES SHE MAY
Yat Siu Co-founder, Animoca Brands
Xiu Chai Founder and CEO, Milkground
Chris Pereira Founder and CEO, NAEI
Shuo Chen General Partner, IOVC
Jie Chen Managing Partner, Celtic House Asia Partners
Lu Zhang Founder and Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
Celia Wan Junior Partner, Dragonfly Capital
Matilda Ho Managing Director, Bits x Bites Venture Capital
Richard Li Founder and CEO, One Meta Art
Peter Man Founding Parter, Ying Fund Co-founder, See Health
