2019 Forum
September 16, 2019 | Stanford, CA
Hosted by the King Center on Global Development, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), and Stanford Graduate School of Business, the day-long forum, held on Stanford campus, brought together scholars and business leaders for discussions about the roles the U.S. and China play in business, technology and economic policy around the world.
Among the topics discussed were:
- The importance of scholarship and social scientific research for helping inform policy makers about economic realities
- The breakdown of trust resulting from inaccurate narratives and generalizations about global trade and the U.S. and Chinese economies, in particular
- The mutual advantages of collaboration – for example, the U.S. can offer China global marketing while China can provide the U.S. with manufacturing
Further information about the 2019 Stanford China Economic Forum is available at Stanford News. A SIEPR YouTube playlist includes the recording of all sessions.
Opening Address
President of Stanford University
Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Session 1: International Trade
Founder and Chairman, WuMart and DMall
Chairman, Walmart
CEO of Bertelsmann China and Managing Partner of Bertelsmann Asia Investments
Session 2: Politics and Social Media
Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Assistant Professor of Communication, Stanford University
Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Stanford University
Lunchtime Conversation
Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business
Founding Partner, AME Cloud Ventures
Global Steward of Sequoia Capital
Session 3: Research and Innovation
Chairman, Co-Founder, and CEO, BeiGene
Chairman and Co-founder of Ctrip
Co-founder of Baidu; Founder, Kuwo
Keynote Address
The Davies Family Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Chairman, Paulson Institute
Closing Remarks
Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business
SCEF Playlist on YouTube
Recordings of the 2019 Stanford China Economic Forum are available on YouTube.
Watch the sessions
Open trade is crucial for innovation, global competition
At the Stanford China Economic Forum, Stanford scholars and international business leaders examined the benefits of China and U.S. collaboration, while also addressing the risks of that relationship unraveling.
Read the Stanford News story2019 Faculty Committee
Mark Duggan, The Trione Director and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Jonathan Levin, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business
Hongbin Li, James Liang Director of the China Program, Stanford King Center on Global Development
Maureen McNichols, The Marriner S. Eccles Professor of Public and Private Management and Professor of Accounting
Grant Miller, Director, Stanford King Center on Global Development
Joseph Piotroski, The Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting
2019 Host Committee
Ed Baker, MBA, Investor and Entrepreneur
David Chao, MBA, Co-founder and General Partner, DCM Ventures
Ming Lei, MBA, Co-founder of Baidu; Founder, Kuwo
Gabriel Li, MBA, Managing Director, Orchid Asia
James Liang, PhD, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, Ctrip
Sponsors
2019 SUSTAINING SPONSOR
James Liang and Catherine Lau
2019 SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Fortinet Founder
GSR Ventures
Nautilus Global Investment
ZhenFund