2020 Cornell-China Online Forum this Thursday and Friday evening (December 10-11, 2020 starting at 7:30 pm EST both nights)
Through hosting this annual event, the Cornell China Center hopes to promote in-depth communication and collaboration between Cornell University and leading international scholars and leading Chinese scholars, entrepreneurs, and innovators. This year's exchange will focus on the future of Sino-US education, exploration and reflection during the pandemic, alumni career development, future-oriented design education, and more. The Forum hopes to provide constructive perspectives for the thinking and practice of the development of areas of society, and also to launch a series of new regular events including a deans' dialogue. The E Fund Foundation provided valuable support to this event. Below is the forum information and registration (free). Hope you can join us!
How to Register:
- Scan the QR code by smartphone to register.
- Or register by smartphone (not by computer) at this link: http://www.heitao8.cn/kangnaier
- Or if you are not able to register through the above two means, you can email chinacenterbeijing@cornell.edu the following information: name, email address, phone number, and Cornell alum: yes/no?
How to Attend:
- After registration, click here for forum details and a live broadcast link: http://cornell.i-mice.cn/ (to join by computer) or http://www.heitao8.cn/kangnaier (to join by phone).
- You will be able to tune into either the English or Chinese channel during the live broadcast. The first two panels on Thursday and Friday evenings are mostly in English, and any parts in Chinese will be simultaneously interpreted into English until 11:00 pm EST. Events on both days after 11:00 pm EST will be in Chinese only.
Thursday, December 10, 2020 night
7:15 PM Forum welcome by Prof. Ying Hua, Director of Cornell China Center; Prof. Wendy Wolford, Cornell Vice Provost for International Affairs; and Dr. Xiaoyan Liu, Chief Executive Officer, E Fund (Forum collaborator)
Panels will be moderated by Prof. Ying Hua, Director, Cornell China Center.
7:30-9:00 PM Panel I: Global education outlook, Part I: A Cornell-Harvard joint panel
- Wendy Wolford, Cornell Vice Provost for International Affairs
- William Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, Chairman of the Harvard China Fund, Harvard University
- Kenneth Jarrett, Senior Advisor with the Albright Stonebridge Group, Former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
9:30-11:00 PM Panel II: Global education outlook, Part II: Multiple perspectives from industry, business and academia
- Liming Chen, Chairman of IBM Great China Group
- Jeffrey Lehman, Inaugural Vice Chancellor of NYU Shanghai, 11th President of Cornell University
11:30 PM-1:00 AM Panel III: Selective legal topics in 2020: Information protection, international arbitration in China, company law, and overseas capital market (Panel organized by Cornell Law School alumni) - in Chinese only
- Speaker & Moderator: Guohua Wu, senior partner of Jincheng Tongda & Neal, President of the Cornell Law School Alumni Association Executive Board, “Selective topics on data protection and personal information protection”
- Fuyong Chen, Deputy Secretary-General of the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing, International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC), Vice-President of Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG), “The Recent Development of International Arbitration in China”
- Feng Deng, Professor, Law School, Peking University, “Selective Topics on Revisions of Current China’s Company Law”
- Dan Ouyang, partner in the Beijing and Hong Kong offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Cornell Law School alumnus, “Selective topics on overseas capital market in China in 2020”
1:15-2:45 AM Panel IV: Cornell student panel: Our Year 2020 - in Chinese only
Note: During the two-day forum, between panels, multiple programs at Cornell will be introduced to the audience, including eCornell (Cornell's high-quality online education platform), the Cornell Emerging Market Institute, the Tsinghua-Cornell joint FMBA Program, the Cornell Summer/Winter School, the Cornell Institute for China Economic Research, the Cornell Glee Club, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Cornell Botanic Gardens.
Friday, December 11, 2020 night
7:30-9:00 PM Panel I: Public health capacity building and the preparation from education, research and advancements in medical and social systems
- Alexander J. Travis, Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Founding Director of Cornell University Master of Public Health Program
- Gen Meredith, Associate Director of Cornell University Master of Public Health Program
- Gang Yu, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of 111, Inc.
9:00-10:30 PM Panel II: Design education in the new era, Part I: Cornell-Tsinghua deans’ dialogue
- Meejin Yoon, Dean, College of Architecture, Art & Planning, Cornell University
- Li Zhang, Dean, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
11:15 PM-12:45 AM Panel III: Design education in the new era, Part II: Faculty dialogue on traditional and non-traditional ways to nurture design literacy - in Chinese only
- Keyang Tang, Architect, design educator & author
- Fugeng Li, Associate Professor, Department of Visual Communication, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
- Ying Hua, Director of Cornell China Center, Associate Professor, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University
1:15-2:45 AM Panel IV: New normal and emerging opportunities of work style, talent management & real estate: Thoughts after a COVID-resulted large experiment - in Chinese only
- Ying Hua, Director of Cornell China Center, Associate Professor, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University
- Xiaolu Wang, Founder & CEO, mydream+
- Ran Ba, CEO, Liepin HR Research Center & Liepin Media
2:50-3:00 AM Closing remarks & Cornell alma mater
