Co-organized by Durham Business School and our school, the Russell Group-Durham-Fudan Symposium was held at the School of Economics on June 8th focusing on the topic of “China Financial Reform and Foreign FDI”. The academics from the universities in the Russell Group and our school, along with the alumni from Durham Business School attended the symposium. The participants had in-depth discussions about the impact of China Financial Reform and Foreign FDI.
The Russell Group-Durham-Fudan Symposium on
China Financial Reform and Foreign FDI
8th June 2015
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and refreshments
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome and Introduction to SOE, Prof. Jun ZHANG, Dean of SOE
09:45 – 10:00 Introduction to DUBS and RUSSELL Group, Prof. Rob Dixon, Dean of DUBS
Session 1: World Economic Outlook and its Impact on Investment
10:00 – 10:45 Professor Rob Dixon (30 minutes presentation + 15 minutes Discussion)
10:45 – 11:15 Tea/coffee
11:15 - 12:00 Professor Shu LIN, SOE Fudan University, Presentations (30 minutes +15 minutes Discussion)
12:15 – 13:15 Networking lunch (Crown Plaza Fudan)
Session 3: Chinese outward FDI: a comparison with the US by country and return on assets
13:15 – 14:00 Professor Richard Harris, Durham University Business School, Presentations (30 minutes +15 minutes Discussion)
Session 4: China's monetary policy framework: Challenges and reform
14:00 – 14:45 Professor Changyuan LUO, SOE Fudan University, Presentations (30 minutes +15 minutes Discussion)
15:00 – 15:15 Tea/coffee
Session 5: Challenge of Chinese SOE’s Outward FDI
15:15 – 16:00 Mr Alex HU, Senior Manager of CITIC Pacific Co. Ltd. Durham Alumni.
Session 6: Round Table Discussion: The Impact and Opportunity of Chinese Financial Reform on World Economic
16:00 – 17:00 Professor Jun ZHANG, Professor Rob Dixon
Professor Richard Harris and Mr Alex HU
(10 minutes speech for each professor + 20 minutes Q&A)
17:00 – 17:15 Closing Address
