Greater China Conference
Greater China Conference
Greater China Conference
Since its inception in January 2001, the annual Greater China Conference (GCC) has established itself as one of the largest gatherings of corporate managers, policy makers, analysts and investors in China. In it’s 22nd edition, this year’s conference is themed - A New Horizon: People, Planet, Prosperity. It provides unparalleled access to domestic and international China specialists, from current and former policy makers, through leading economists and strategists, to industry and company experts.
This year’s conference focused on the drivers of growth of China’s economy, including consumption trends, new energy, and digital transformation. It also explored what common prosperity means for the market and the next frontiers of sustainable finance. Other key areas of focus include the country’s recent structural and regulatory reforms, asset management, healthcare, agriculture, the rise of artificial intelligence, the fintech landscape, and electric vehicles.
GCC continues to enjoy tremendous interest, with over 3,800 attendees, including 2,500 investors and 278 listed and private companies (*35% pure A-Share).
3,800
3,800
Attendees
2,500
2,500
Investors in total
750
750
Group + one-on-one Meetings
278
278
Listed and Private Companies
Conference Highlights
Conference Highlights
Keynote address: Principles for a changing world order
Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CIO, Bridgewater; bestselling author, Principles
Keynote: Synthetic Biology: Breakthrough science and emerging technology
Amy Webb, Founder and CEO, Future Today Institute; Professor, NYU Stern School of Business; bestselling author, The Big Nine
UBS Nobel Perspectives keynote address: Noise: A flaw in human judgement
Professor Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate (2002); Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; bestselling author, Thinking, Fast and Slow
US-China climate cooperation: Blueprint of a greener planet
Peggy Liu, Chairperson, Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy
Keynote: Disruptive energy technologies
Ramez Naam, Co-Chair for Energy and Environment, Singularity University; Chief Futurist and Partner, Prime Movers Lab
Keynote: Blockchain Chicken Farms and Taobao Villages: Tech innovation in China's countryside
Xiaowei Wang, Technologist; author New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, Blockchain Chicken Farm
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What’s in store for 2022? Former Central Bankers talk monetary policy at the 22nd UBS Greater China Conference.
What’s in store for 2022? Former Central Bankers talk monetary policy at the 22nd UBS Greater China Conference.
“I expect inflation to remain stubbornly high. Central Banks will eventually have to take action.”
Axel A. Weber, Chairman, UBS Group AG
“There are three key areas of focus for Chinese monetary policy in 2022: Prudency; Proper liquidity for the market; and Flexibility.”
Dr Zhu Min, Chairman, National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University; former Deputy Managing Director, IMF; former Deputy Governor, the People’s Bank of China
“The new Omicron variant is leading to lock-downs in Asia that will constrain supply, which in turn can affect inflation and inflation expectations, which in turn can affect wage demands. If those wage demands persists and firms acquiesce and pass these higher costs onto consumers, it’s then a hard situation for Central Banks to get out of.”
Dr Randall S. Kroszner, Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics, Deputy Dean Executive Programs, University of Chicago Booth; former Governor, US Federal Reserve System (2006-2009)
China’s ‘Common Prosperity’ – what can it deliver, where to next? Expert speakers looked at it from multiple perspectives at the UBS Greater China Conference.
China’s ‘Common Prosperity’ – what can it deliver, where to next? Expert speakers looked at it from multiple perspectives at the UBS Greater China Conference.
“Amassing wealth first and then redistributing it equitably across society is part of the evolutionary process of the rise of empires, and the reformation of capitalism. China is doing it with its policy of common prosperity.”
Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CIO, Bridgewater; Bestseller Author, Principles
“Common prosperity is not only a goal for China but also a path to this goal.”
Professor Cai Fang , Academician and former Deputy President, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Monetary policy committee, PBOC
“Common prosperity is about growing the size of the cake, and then distributing the cake. If successful, it will positively impact consumption and provide new opportunities.”
Dr Wang Tao, Chief China Economist, Head of Asia Economics, UBS
