The forum started with the Launching Ceremony of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Fudan School of Economics, and was composed of a series of activities including keynote speeches, roundtable discussion, luncheon roundtable discussion about the path of RMB internationalization, the 1st Chinese Universities’ Forum on FTZ Research, the 1st Joint Meeting of Directors of FTZ Research Institutes and a session on Global Innovations, Global Cities and Shanghai’s Strategies.

Among the attendees were Academician Xu Ningsheng, President of Fudan University, Academician Yang Fujia, Former President of Fudan University and Former Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, Prof. Justin Yifu Lin, Honorary Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University and Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank, Mr. Liang Xinjun, Vice Chairman and CEO of Fosun Group and President of Fudan University Alumni Association (Shanghai), Mr. Ong Siew Gay, Singapore Consul-General in Shanghai, Prof. Rajendra K Srivastava, Provost and Deputy President (Academic Affairs) of Singapore Management University, Mr. Jian Danian, Deputy Governor of Pudong New Area and Deputy Director of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Management Committee, Prof. Lin Shangli, Vice President of Fudan University, Prof. Feng Xiaoyuan, Vice President of Fudan University, and Prof. Li Shanmin, Vice President of Sun Yat-sen University and Director of the Research Institute of Free Trade Zone at Sun Yat-sen University.