Our second conference, “Envisioning China’s Development,” took place at Peking University on July 18, 2009. This forum addressed the continuing evolution of China’s economy, society, and government in wake of the global financial crisis and respective government stimulus initiatives. Former Ambassador Yongqian Cui, CCTV anchor Yansong Bai, and the CEO of Hualian Innovation Institute Anthony Y. Tsai, delivered keynote addresses.

Other prominent speakers included the Wall Street Journal’s China editor, Jason Dean, BlackRock Chief Representative and
Managing Director David Hoantee Peng, and Executive Director of the Jane Goodall Institute China Erika Helms.