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Time2024-03-27 | 15:00 - 16:30
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Venue:Teams / European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405
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Address:Teams / Room C405, Beijing Lufthansa Centre, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
北京市朝阳区亮马桥路50号燕莎中心写字楼C405室 -
Fee:Members: 300 |
Non Members: 600
Speakers
Mr. Stefan Bernhart
Stefan Bernhart holds a position as Director at Volkswagen Group China and manages the company’s international stakeholder relations. Prior to joining Volkswagen, he served the Federal Foreign Office as Economic and Industry Counsellor at the German Embassy in Beijing from 2016 to 2020. His previous industry experience includes leadership positions with Mercedes-Benz (previously Daimler AG) at HQ in Stuttgart. Stefan Bernhart holds a M.A. in Intercultural Communication and Economics.
Stefan was elected as the Vice President of the European Chamber in May 2023.
Ms. Wei Yao
Wei Yao joined SGCIB in April 2010 and is currently Head of Research for Société Générale in Asia-Pacific and Chief Economist Asia-Pacific. She offers unique insight into the complex transition of the world's second-largest economy and, together with a team of senior analysts, provides in-depth analysis on economic and market dynamics within the region. Wei has been continuously ranked among the top forecasters for China by Bloomberg as well as among the top economists globally in various surveys. Prior to joining SGCIB, Wei worked on Asia economic research for Kuwait-China Investment Company, based in the Middle East. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Fudan University and holds a master’s degree in Economics from Tufts University.
Dr. Agatha Kratz
Agatha Kratz is a Director at Rhodium Group.
She heads Rhodium’s China corporate advisory team, as well as Rhodium’s research on European Union-China relations and China’s economic statecraft. She also contributes to Rhodium work on China’s global investment, industrial policy and technology aspirations.
Agatha holds a Ph.D. from King’s College London, on China’s railway diplomacy. Her previous positions include Associate Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Editor-in-Chief of its quarterly journal China Analysis, Assistant Editor for Gavekal-Dragonomics’ China Economic Quarterly, and Junior Fellow at Asia Centre in Paris.
Mr. Long Chen
CHEN Long is co-founder and managing partner of Plenum, an independent consultancy advising global investors and multinational corporations on China. He manages Plenum’s research and is the lead economist. He started the career on the equity trading floors in Hong Kong and worked as the China economist for Gavekal Dragonomics until founding Plenum in 2019. He writes extensively on China’s economy, government policies, financial markets and geopolitics. His work is quoted frequently by the global media including the Financial Times, the Economist, and Bloomberg. A native Beijinger, he was educated at Peking University.