Last call: Register for the 10th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum (agenda inside)
On November 20 in Beijing, CCG will convene global experts and practitioners to explore the future of global governance, major power relations, and new drivers of globalization.
On November 20, 2025, the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) will host in Beijing the 10th China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum, supported by the China Association of International Trade.
If you are interested in joining in person, please register via Eventbrite:
*As the number of seats is limited, successful seatings will be confirmed later, separately by email. An automatic reply from Eventbrite is NOT a confirmation. Priority will be given to journalists.*
Agenda
08:30-09:00 Registration / Guest Arrival
09:00-09:45 Opening Ceremony
Moderator:
Miao Lu, Co-founder and Secretary General of CCG
Welcome Remarks:
Wang Huiyao, Founder and President of CCG; Former Counselor of China State Council
Keynote Speech:
Chen Jian, Former Vice Minister of Commerce
Jin Xu, President of the China Association of International Trade; Former Deputy Director-General, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
Christian Kastrop, CEO of Global Solutions Initiative; Former State Secretary of the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
09:45-10:00 Coffee Break
10:00-11:30 Thematic Roundtable 1: Global Governance and UN 80 Years—New Initiatives and Advancements
Moderator:
Wang Huiyao, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG); Former Counsellor of the China State Council
Panelists (in alphabetical order):
H.E. Jorge Toledo Albiñana, Ambassador of European Union to China
Mohamed Amersi, Founder and Chairman, Amersi Foundation, UK
H.E. Bruno Angelet, Ambassador of Belgium to China
Dai Changzheng, Dean of the School of International Relations, University of International Business and Economics
H.E. Patricia Flor, Ambassador of Germany to China
Tamas Hajba, Senior Advisor, OECD in China
Han Bing, Former Deputy Director-General, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
H.E. Khalil Hashmi, Ambassador of Pakistan to China
Jin Xu, President of the China Association of International Trade
H.E. Kenji Kanasugi, Ambassador of Japan to China
Christian Kastrop, CEO of Global Solutions Initiative; Former State Secretary of the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
H.E. Marta Betanzos Roig, Ambassador of Spain to China
Eberhard Sandschneider, Senior Professor, Freie University Berlin; Former Director of the Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations
Sun Yongfu, Senior Fellow, CCG; Former Director-General, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
H.E. Selçuk Ünal, Ambassador of Turkey to China
Wang Yong, Director, Center for American Studies, Peking University
GYLD Young Leaders:
Joaquín Sáez (Chile), Researcher, University of Chile; Associate Researcher, Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS); APEC Voices of the Future 2024 Delegate
11:30-13:00 Thematic Roundtable 2: China-U.S. Relations and Tariff Wars—What are the Impacts for the World?
Moderator:
Wang Huiyao, Founder and President of CCG; Former Counsellor of the China State Council
Panelists (in alphabetical order):
Brahm Laurence J. Brahms, Writer, Director, Producer, Shambhala Studio
Dai Changzheng, Dean of the School of International Relations, University of International Business and Economics
James Heimowitz, Senior Advisor, South China Morning Post; Former President, China Institute in America
Jin Xu, President of the China Association of International Trade; Former Deputy Director-General, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
Cameron Johnson, Senior Partner, Tidalwave Solutions; Former Professor at NYU Shanghai
Roberta Lipson, Honorary Chairwoman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and Founder of United Family Healthcare
Miao Lu, Co-Founder and Secretary General, CCG
Marshall Mills, Senior Resident Representative in China, International Monetary Fund
Dede Nickerson, Strategic Head at Happy Entertainment; American producer
Peter Walker, Co-chair of Board of Trustees, China Institute in America
Wang Yong, Director, Center for American Studies, Peking University
Younes Zangiabadi, Executive Director of the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy
GYLD Young Leaders:
Andre Ricardo (Brazil), Founder, Latam China Tech
14:00-15:15 Thematic Roundtable 3: China-EU Relations beyond Next 50 Years—Can Multilateralism Be Safeguarded?
Moderator:
Han Bing, Former Deputy Director-General, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
Panelists (in alphabetical order):
Carolin Albrecht, Founding Managing Director, Berlin Global Dialogue
Elisa Hörhager, Chief Representative, German Federation of Industry (BDI) in China
Christian Kastrop, CEO of Global Solutions Initiative; Former State Secretary of the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Lu Ruquan, President, China National Petroleum Corporation Economics and Technology Research Institute
Christoph Polajner, Founding Member and Vice Chairman of the Eurasia Society in Berlin, Germany.
Eberhard Sandschneider, Senior Professor, Freie University Berlin; Former Director of the Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations
Shen Wei, Chair Professor, School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University; Director of the Asia-Europe Research Center
Sun Yongfu, Senior Fellow, CCG; Former Director-General, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
Patrick de Vries, Senior Advisor, European Institute of Peace
Wang Yiwei, Jean Monnet Chair Professor of European Union Studies, Renmin University of China
Yu Hongjun, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament; Former Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
GYLD Young Leaders:
Anej Bevk Peternelj (Slovenia), Director, Gajst Institute (Partner of Young Bled Strategic Forum)
Ly Quoc Thai (Vietnam), Policy Officer, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Eurocham Vietnam)
15:15-16:30 Thematic Roundtable 4: New Drivers of Globalization: Climate Change, AI, and Supply Chains
Moderator:
Miao Lu, Co-Founder and Secretary General, CCG
Panelists (in alphabetical order):
Craig Burchell, Chairman, “Digital Maritime Silk Road 2030”, International Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom
H.E. Michael Starbæk Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark to China
H.E. Vebjørn Dysvik, Ambassador of Norway to China
H.E. André Haspels, Ambassador of Netherland to China
H.E. Thorir Ibsen, Ambassador of Iceland to China
Lu Ruquan, President, China National Petroleum Corporation Economics and Technology Research Institute
Ma Jun, Director, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
David Morris, CEO, Tasmanian Branch, Australia-China Business Council
Ravindra Ngo, Founder, the Asian Network
Su Hao, Senior Fellow, CCG; Founder, Strategic and Peace Research Center, China Foreign Affairs University
Wu Yanyan, Vice President of BMW
GYLD Young Leaders:
Michelle Wing Sze Ng (Hong Kong SAR China), Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation Associate Fellow, Savantas Policy Institute; Yenching Scholar, Peking University
Dr. Ahmet Faruk Isik (Türkiye), China Affairs Consultant at World Turkish Business Council, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye; Associate Researcher, Italy Torino World Affairs Institute
16:30-16:45 Coffee Break
16:45-18:00 Thematic Roundtable 5: The Rise of the Global South—Is Multipolar World or Divided World in the Making?
Moderator:
Zoon Ahmed Khan, Research Fellow, CCG
Panelists (in alphabetical order):
Ahmed Aboudouh, Head of China Studies at the Emirates Policy Centre
Mohamed Amersi, Founder and Chairman, Amersi Foundation, UK
He Wenping, Researcher, Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Jing Yuhong, Executive Director of Shanghai Zhongyou Information Services Co., Ltd.; Former Head of Greater China Operations for Oracle’s Global Financial Division
Arun Mahizhnan, Special Advisor, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Miao Lu, Co-founder and Secretary General of CCG
Sougar Munkhtsooj, Founder, Institute for Policy and Leadership
Danial Rahman, CEO, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute
Krishna Raj, Professor and Head at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) in Bengaluru, India
Song Yaoming, Senior Fellow at CCG, Former Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Japan
Younes Zangiabadi, Executive Director of the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy
Zhang Wei, Deputy Secretary General, CCG
GYLD Young Leaders:
Rabbia Nasir (Pakistan), Second Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan in China
Vincent Ibonye (Nigeria), Research Fellow and Deputy Head of the China Centre at Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA); PhD Candidate, Tsinghua University