WPP - China Centre event: Interacting with China in a complex world
On Tuesday 17 November 2020 the second - China Centre, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú China forum was held. The virtual event addressed the topic 'Interacting with China in a complex world'. Over 200 people joined the event, with a broad range of backgrounds including academia, government and business.
presented a vivid film on the transformation of the Chinese consumer and the development of China's leading brands. The film was presented by Mr , CEO The Store WPP, Chairman BrandZ and BAV Group, Global.
The main body of the seminar consisted of a panel discussion chaired by Professor Peter Nolan, Director of the China Centre, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú. The panel comprised:
- Lord Jim O'Neill (Chair, Chatham House; Vice Chair, The Northern Powerhouse Partnership; former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, HMG)
- Professor Peter Littlewood (former Director, US Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory; Professor of Physics, University of Chicago)
- Dr Jin Zhang (Deputy Director, China Centre, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½Ó¿Ú Cambridge; University lecturer, University of Cambridge)
- Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin (Director, Peaceful Co-existence Project; former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and former Minister for Government Policy, HMG)
- Lord Adair Turner (Chair, Energy Transitions Committee; Senior Fellow and former Chair, Institute for New Economic Thinking; former Chair, UK Financial Services Authority)
Questions were submitted to the panellists on a wide array of topics, including the covid-19 pandemic, climate change, fundamental scientific research, human rights, and financial system stability.
