According to the latest report by the World Bank, human capital has contributed over 36 percent to China's economic growth, and the number is still on a rise. 

On the one hand, we are facing some demographic issues which are contributing to the level of human capital in China, for instance, the reducing birth rate, an aging population, surged university enrolment, low percentage of youth employment and China's ongoing urbanization. On the other hand, China is shifting from a demographic dividend to a talent dividend, which reflects the transition from high-speed development to high-quality development and has provided strong support for technological advancements and industrial transformation. International institutions and companies are increasingly drawn to China's human capital potential and seeking to tap into the country's talent dividend. On top of this, the largest share of the labor force (all those in China between the ages of 18 and 65) still has a rural hukou and among them more than 2/3rds (more than 400 million individuals) have never been to one day of high school and have low levels of math, science, computers and language abilities.

How should China cultivate a diversified and multilevel human resource that meet the needs of economic and social development? How should companies better leverage the window of opportunity to foster talent dividend to drive business growth? If China is successful in pushing out new productive forces, what will large shares of the labor force do … will they in some way hold back growth in the economy?

Join us for a breakfast roundtable on 6^th June, featuring Dr Scott Rozelle, Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and the co-director of Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University. Dr Scott Rozelle will delve into these pressing topics, sharing perspective into the latest human capital trend in China, as well as the wider implications and suggestions for business. 

* This is an offline and member only event.

* Seating is limited to a maximum of 40 and will be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis.

* Events are held in English with no translation services and off the record.

Agenda

8:00 – 8:40 Registration & Breakfast

8:40 – 8:45 Welcome Remarks 

• European Chamber Representative

8:45 – 9:10 Keynote: Human Capital and China’s Future Growth: From Demographic Dividend to Talent Dividend

• Dr Scott Rozelle, Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and the co-director of Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University

9:10 – 9:30 Discussion and Q&A

Advisory Council Policy

Advisory Council members will be charged at regular member rate for this event. For further information contact Luyang Syvänen lsyvanen@europeanchamber.com.cn

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Speakers

Mr. Scott Rozelle

Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and the co-director of Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University

Mr. Scott Rozelle

Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and the co-director of Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University

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Scott Rozelle is the Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and the co-director of Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University. He received his BS from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MS and PhD from Cornell University. Previously, Rozelle was a professor at the University of California, Davis and an assistant professor in Stanford’s Food Research Institute and department of economics. He currently is a member of several organizations, including the American Economics Association, the International Association for Agricultural Economists, and the Association for Asian Studies. Rozelle also serves on the editorial boards of Economic Development and Cultural Change, Agricultural Economics, the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and the China Economic Review. His research focuses almost exclusively on China and is concerned with: agricultural policy, including the supply, demand, and trade in agricultural projects; the emergence and evolution of markets and other economic institutions in the transition process and their implications for equity and efficiency; and the economics of poverty and inequality, with an emphasis on rural education, health and nutrition.

Rozelle's papers have been published in top academic journals, including Science, Nature, American Economic Review, and the Journal of Economic Literature. He is fluent in Chinese and has established a research program in which he has close working ties with several Chinese collaborators and policymakers. For the past 20 years, Rozelle has been the chair of the International Advisory Board of the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy; a co-director of the University of California's Agricultural Issues Center; and a member of Stanford's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Center on Food Security and the Environment. In recognition of his outstanding achievements, Rozelle has received numerous honors and awards, including the Friendship Award in 2008, the highest award given to a non-Chinese by the Premier; and the National Science and Technology Collaboration Award in 2009 for scientific achievement in collaborative research.

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