China’s productivity crisis is a significant factor underpinning the deceleration of its economy, which in turn has contributed substantially to the global economic slowdown. The crisis has developed largely due to China’s reform agenda, which looks to move the economy towards a more sustainable model based on consumption, services and productivity that favours quality over quantity.
Join Bart Van Ark, Chief Economist of the Conference Board, and Chen Shao, Economist at Macquarie Group, who will share their insights on the new dynamics that will guide the world’s second largest economy into a new era of development.
Agenda
16:00-16:30 Registration
16:30-16:35 Welcome Remarks, Ioana Kraft, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai
16:35-17:00 Prioritizing Productivity - Driving growth, competitiveness, and profitability in economically challenging times by Bart van Ark, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist & Chief Strategy Officer at The Conference Board
17:00-17:25 Tackling China’s corporate debt, Chen Shao, Economist at Macquarie Group
17:25-18:00 Q&A and discussion
Our speakers
Dr. Bart van Ark, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist & Chief Strategy Officer at the Conference Board
Bart van Ark is executive vice president, chief economist & chief strategy officer of The Conference Board. He leads a team of almost two dozen economists in New York, Brussels and Beijing who produce a range of widely watched economic indicators and growth forecasts and in-depth global economic research. A Dutch national, he is the first non-U.S. chief economist in the history of The Conference Board.
Chen Shao, Economist at Macquarie Group
Chen Shao joined Macquarie Securities’ Shanghai office in September 2010. He was looking at China economics from September 2010 to February 2014, after which he transferred internally to the China commodities research team and has been helping with the bulk commodities. Chen holds degrees in physics, economics and finance from Peking University and Bocconi University.