Building on the success of the inaugural meeting in 2010, Business China is organising the FutureChina Global Forum again this year to reaffirm its commitment to be the leading bilingual and bi-cultural channel for closer collaboration with China.
The theme for this year’s Forum will be CHINA IN THE NEXT PHASE: MARCHING TO A NEW DRUMBEAT. It is set against the backdrop which China has just embarked its 12th Five-Year-Plan this May and will be expecting a generational leadership change next year.
The forum is held from 11 to 12 July at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore.
Welcoming the delegates, Chairman of Business China, Mr Chua Thian Poh said, last year the inaugural forum was well received and some of them are supporting it for the second time.
”Many told us the forum was unique, going beyond the usual discussions on China’s economy evolution, giving them an integrated picture of the realities of the fast changing China. This has motivated us to organize this international meeting for a second year as we always strive to be the leading bilingual and bi-cultural channel for closer collaboration with China. It also complements our vision to strengthen the ties between Singapore and China and expand Singapore’s global connectivity. This forum is also a continuation to build a community of insiders interested in China and create privileged China networking opportunities in Singapore.”
The one and half day forum has about 60 speakers and moderators coming from China, United States of America, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and other ASEAN countries. They will be sharing interesting fresh insights on the realities of fast-changing China evolving around five orientations: politics and society, business and economy, science and technology, arts and culture, and global relations.
One of the highlight is the Dinner-Dialogue between Business China patron and former Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr John L. Thornton, Chairman of the Board for The Brookings Institution.
While Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance and Manpower will be the keynote speaker for the plenary luncheon on day one.
On day two, Mr J. Stapleton Roy, Director of Kissinger Institute on China and the United States will be the keynote speaker at the Closing Plenary Luncheon. A former ambassador to Singapore, China and Indonesia, Mr Roy will share his viewpoints on “The prospects for US-China relations: future challenges and opportunities”.
About 350 delegates including the speakers attended this year’s forum.