Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

All Day:  Registration

Day 2: Thursday, December 7, 2023

All Day: Yiwu local visit

Day 3: Friday, December 8, 2023

09:00-09:40 Opening Ceremony

Moderator:

Ye Bangrui, Vice Mayor of Jinhua, Mayor of Yiwu

Speakers (in no particular order):

Wang Jian, Member of CPC Jinhua Standing Committee, Party Secretary of Yiwu Municipal Committee

Zhang Donggang, Chair of the University Council, Renmin University of China

Wang Chao, President of Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

(To be determined according to actual attendance)

09:40-11:00 Keynote Speeches

Moderator:

Ye Kangtao, Vice President of Renmin University of China

Speakers (in no particular order):

Danilo Türk, Former President of Slovenia, Former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, President of the World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid

Yin Yanlin, Deputy Director of the Economic Affairs Committee of the CPPCC, Former Deputy Director of Office of Central Financial and Economic Commission of the CPC

Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland, Director of Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski University in Warsaw

Chen Wenling, Chief Economist of China Center for International Economic Exchange (CCIEE)

Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of Senate Defence Committee, Co-Chairman of International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute

ONG Tee Keat, Former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives of Parliament, Former Malaysian Minister of Transport, President of the Belt and Road Initiative Caucus for the Asia-Pacific, Malaysia

Siyabonga C. Cwele, South African Ambassador to China

11:00-11:10 Break

11:10-12:20 Strategic Dialogue: Outlook of BRI’s Next Decade

Moderator:

Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY)

Speakers (in no particular order):

Patrick Louis P. Nijs, Former Ambassador of Belgium in China, Co-founder of the EU-China Joint Innovation Center, DECC President

Sun Xuegong, Director of Decision Advisory Department, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Tamas Hajba, Senior Advisor for China, Head of the Beijing Office, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Wu Sike, Former Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue, Former Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Fabien Pacory, Vice President of CCI France Chine, CCE - French Foreign Trade Advisor in China

14:00-16:40 3 Parallel Sub-forum

14:00-16:40 Sub-forum 1

City Dialogue:

A New Breakthrough in the Cooperation of International Trade Pivot Cities

Guiding questions:

1. Empower new business formats and release new vitality in international trade in the post-epidemic era.

2. Innovate cooperation models and smooth the domestic and international dual circulation of international trade.

Moderator:

Liu Ying, Director of Cooperative Research Department, Research Fellow of RDCY

Panelists (in no particular order):

Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland, Director of Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski University in Warsaw

Wu Sike, Former Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue, Former Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Fabien Pacory, Vice President of CCI France Chine, CCE - French Foreign Trade Advisor in China

Wu Jian, Former Vice President of China Everbright Bank

ONG Tee Keat, Former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives of Parliament, Former Malaysian Minister of Transport, President of the Belt and Road Initiative Caucus for the Asia-Pacific, Malaysia

Reza Pirpiran, Counselor, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in China

Yang Zhonghong, Director-General of the Yiwu Municipal Commerce Bureau

Jin Yanghua, Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhejiang Financial College, Professor

14:00-16:40 Sub-forum 2

Business Leaders Dialogue: New Chapter for BRI and International Trade

Guiding questions:

1. Yiwu’s development experience and Yiwu’s global brand over the last 10 years of BRI.

2. A more open China, a new future for China’s international trade reform and development.

Moderator:

Cai Tongjuan, Director of Macro Research Department, Research Fellow of RDCY

Panelists (in no particular order):

Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of Senate Defence Committee, Co-Chairman of International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute

Ch.Rentsen, President of the Mongolia-China Economic, Trade and Culture Support  Association, Chairman of the Mongolian Ikh Ezen Chinggis Khaan Group

Bai Ming, Member of the Academic Degree Committee and Researcher of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation

Mohamed El Abdallah, China Coordinator of Arab Chinese Cooperation & Development Association (ACCDA)

Kong Jun, Deputy General Manager of China Middle East Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (Chinamex)

Siyabonga C. Cwele, South African Ambassador to China

Sun Xuegong, Director of Decision Advisory Department, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Ding Gang, Senior Editor with People's Daily

Yu Yang, Director of European Strategic Investment of Dentons

Bai Xue, Co-Founder & CFO, Zhejiang Zhijie Yuangang International Supply Chain Technology Co.,Ltd

14:00-16:50 Sub-forum 3

Logistics Hub Dialogue:

Building an International Hub and Joint Construction of BRI

14:00-15:45 First Half: Keynote Speeches

Moderator:

He Dengcai, Vice President, China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP)

Speakers (in no particular order):

Gong Zhiguang, Vice President of China Society of Logistics, Think Tank Expert of Logistics Committee at the United Cites and Local Governments Asia-Pacific

Wang Jianwei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Yiwu International Land Port Group, Visiting Professor and Industrial Mentor of Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College

Kayisar, Party Committee Member and Deputy General Manager of Xinjiang Commerce and Logistics Group

Yuan Meng, Founder & CEO, Zhejiang Zhijie Yuangang International Supply Chain Technology Co.,Ltd

Wei Yumin, Executive Director of Shandong Modern Logistics Innovation and Entrepreneurship Community and Linyi Trade and Logistics Industry Research Institute

Liu Jianlin, Associate Professor of School of Management, Researcher of Shanghai Logistics Research Institute, Fudan University

15:45-15:55 Break

15:55-16:50 Second Half: Signing & Awards & Salon

15:55-16:05

“Hangzhou E-commerce Innovation Experimental Enclave” Project Signing Ceremony

16:05-16:20

“The 10th Anniversary of BRI: You and I Witness It Together” Award Ceremony of the Yiwu “Land Port Cup” International Photography Competition

16:20-16:50

Salon Discussion: Strengthening hub status and jointly seeking BRI integrated development