The IFF held its 16th Academic Conference in Beijing on May 23, 2021. It was a closed-door meeting. Former Deputy Minister of Environment Zhou Jian delivered a keynote speech at the conference. Zhou introduced the evolution of the concept of carbon neutrality and the development of China’s dual carbon goals.
The 15th IFF Academic Conference was held at Beijing Jiaotong University on April 10, 2021. Wang Yiming, vice-chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, member of the CPPCC National Committee and former deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, introduced the highlights of the development plan for the 14th Five-year-plan period (2021-25). His introduction focused on China's internal and external environment, the dual circulation economy model and reforms for high-quality development.
The IFF organized an International Women’s Day special event on leadership building on March 6, 2021. Prof. Fang Xin, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Presidium and a renowned scholar of science and technology policy and management in China delivered a keynote speech. Dozens of women scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and investors participated in the event and discussed the importance of women’s leadership building for China's development.
The closed-door conference was held on February 7, 2021, soon after the new US administration took office. Zhou Mingwei, former President of China International Publishing Group delivered the keynote speech on the international situation ahead for the new US administration, and focused on analyzing similarities and differences between the two US administrations and the economic and diplomatic challenges ahead for the world's two biggest economies.
The IFF invited Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp and a member of the 12th Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, to deliver a keynote speech at the closed-door 12th IFF Academic Conference on November 29, 2020. Themed “To Win the Future”, Fu emphasized on ways to manage the current situation and forecast the future.
Confronted with profound changes unseen in a century partly as a result of the rapid advances in science and technology that present unique challenges and opportunities for China during the course of its national rejuvenation, what should China do? What are the changes? How should China manage its relationship with the rest of the world ? Yu Hongjun, former ambassador of China to Uzbekistan and a senior expert on international relations, shared his views with the audience at the closed-door conference.
Jointly organized by the China Institute of Private Sectors, the China Capital Market 50 Forum and the International Finance Forum (IFF), the webinar saw participation from dozens of distinguished guests. They included Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce Li Zhaoqian, Vice President of the federation Zheng Yuewen, Secretary General of the federation Wang Zhongmin, Prof. Hai Wen of the Peking University and other economists, including Guang Qingyou, Qiu Xiaohua and Li Zhenhua, who held discussions on how to improve the business environment for the post-pandemic recovery.
The IFF invited Liu Shijin, deputy director of the Economic Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and former deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council，to share his views and analysis of China's economy and policies on economic development discussed in the NPC and CCPCC. Liu talked about the current macroeconomic situation, the structural potential of China's recovery and how to improve the weaknesses in innovative development.
Together with the China Capital Market 50 Forum, the IFF organized the 8th IFF Academic Conference to analyze the economic policies from the 2020 National People's Congress and CPPCC conference. Member of the Standing Committee of CPPCC National Committee and Vice President of the Chinese Tax Institute Zhang Lianqi, Vice President and chief economist of JD Digits Shen Jianguang, Partner of Oriental Fortune Capital Li Shuhua, President of Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASISD) Prof. Pan Jiaofeng, Chief Researcher of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges Zhang Yansheng and other economists and experts participated the event.
Experts and scholars from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao shared their views on "Globalization in the Post-pandemic Era" at the 7th IFF Academic Conference on May 9, 2020. Chief Researcher of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges Zhang Yansheng, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences University of Macau Richard Weixing Hu, Chief China Economist of CitiBank Liu LIgang, Member of IFF Academic Committee and Chief Economist of BBVA Xia Le participated in the meeting and delivered keynote speeches.
Seven years after President Xi's announcement of the Belt & Road Initiative, the world economy has been facing tough challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholars and experts from China, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Myanmar and the US shared their points of view at the 6th IFF Academic Conference on April 30, 2020. Zafar Uddin Mahmood, secretary general of the SRIA and former Special Envoy for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) hosted the conference and delivered a welcome speech.
This conference had two sessions. The first part was to release the IFF 2020 China Report. The second part was a conference on the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy, especially the impact on European, Asian, African and Latin American economies.
