2018 Forum
September 8, 2018 | Beijing, China
Artificial intelligence, education, financial technology, and U.S.-China relations were among the topics that nearly 500 scholars, business leaders, and Stanford alumni delved into during the 2018 Stanford China Economic Forum.
The daylong forum, held in Beijing, was hosted by the King Center on Global Development, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
It featured keynotes by Eric Schmidt, the former executive chairman of Google and Alphabet, and by Martin Lau, president of the Chinese internet giant Tencent. The event provided the opportunity for exchange with Chinese scholars and thought leaders.
Further information about this session is available at Stanford News. A SIEPR YouTube playlist includes the recording of this session.
Opening Address
Director of the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development
Chairman and Co-founder of Ctrip
President of Stanford University
Session 1: Education
Senior Advisor and Former CEO of Coursera, Former President of Yale University
Founder and CEO of VIPKID
Former Dean of School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University
Session 2: Finance and Investment
Vice-Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission
Associate Professor in Accounting at Tsinghua University
Global Steward of Sequoia Capital
Lunch Address
Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business
Technical Advisor of Alphabet Inc.，Former Executive Chairman of Google and Alphabet Inc.
Session 3: Technology and AI
Professor of Computer Science Department, Director, Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab
Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Hillhouse Capital Management
Session 4: The United States and China
Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lee Shau Kee Director of Stanford Center at Peking University
Chair of the 21st Century China Center at the University of California San Diego
Session 5: Critical Issues (Concurrent Sessions)
5a: Innovation for Energy and Natural Capital
Chairman and CEO of China Renaissance
Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University
Bing Professor in Environmental Science at Stanford University
5b: Technology and Health Care
Associate Professor in Health Research and Policy at Stanford University
Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners
Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine
5c: FinTech
Founder, Chairman and CEO of Renren Inc. and Oak Pacific Investment
CEO of Bertelsmann China and Managing Partner of Bertelsmann Asia Investments
Founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Fortinet
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Rong360 Jianpu Technology
Dinner Speech
The Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
President and Executive Director of Tencent Holdings Limited
SCEF Playlist on YouTube
Artificial intelligence, financial technology, and U.S.-China relations were among the topics that nearly 500 scholars, business leaders, and Stanford alumni delved into during the Stanford China Economic Forum on September 8, 2018 in Beijing.
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Artificial intelligence, education, financial technology, and U.S.-China relations were among the topics that nearly 500 scholars, business leaders, and Stanford alumni delved into during the Stanford China Economic Forum.
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Mark Duggan, The Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics
Jonathan Levin, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business
Fei-Fei Li, Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab and Professor of Computer Science
Hongbin Li, James Liang Director of the China Program of the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development
Grant Miller, Director of the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development and Associate Professor of Medicine
Jean Oi, William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics and Lee Shau Kee Director of the Stanford Center at Peking University
2018 Host Committee
James Liang, PhD, Chairman and Co-founder, Ctrip; Host Committee Chair
Annabelle Yu Long, MBA, CEO, Bertelsmann China; Host Committee Finance Co-Chair
Johnny Zhang, MBA, Partner and CEO of China, Danhua Capital; Host Committee Finance Co-Chair
Gabriel Li, MBA, Managing Director, Orchid Asia
David Chao, MBA, Co-founder and General Partner, DCM Ventures
Ming Lei, MBA, Director, Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center, Peking University
Sponsors
2018 HOST SPONSORS
James Liang and Catherine Lau
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