International Symposium on Developing

the Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance

September 30, 2017  Beijing·China

Renmin University of China

No.59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, China

Hosts:

Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA)

Renmin University of China (RUC)

Organizers:

Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY)

Global Governance Research Center, Renmin University of China (GGRC)

China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC)

The `Belt and Road Initiative’ realized impressive progress over the past four years, exceeding all expectations. China’s advocacy of the concept of global governance has been warmly greeted throughout the world. On the eve of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, Renmin University of China (RUC) will celebrate its 80th anniversary on September 30th. Under the auspices of the state, the Belt and Road Think Tank Association (SRTA) and Renmin University of China (RUC) will jointly host the `International Symposium on Construction of the Belt and Road & Global Governance’, co-organized by the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY), the Global Governance Research Center at Renmin University of China (GGRC) and the China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS) at the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC). This symposium will attract more than 300 attendees from nearly 20 countries, with the aim of providing suggestions and recommendations on China’s sustainable development. Drawing on RDCY’s four years of solid achievement in global governance studies, this symposium will release a series of research reports and launch an important global project. A detailed agenda may be found below:

Agenda

(Working languages: English, Chinese)

September 30th, 2017 (Saturday) Morning

08:00 – 09:00  Registration (Run Run Shaw Hall, 1st Floor)

09:00 – 12:30  Opening Ceremony (Run Run Shaw Hall, 1st Floor, No. 1 Lecture Room)

Moderator: Liu Yuanchun, Vice President of Renmin University of China, Executive Director of RDCY, Co-Chairman of Global Governance Research Center of RUC

Opening Remarks (09:00-09:20) (10 minutes each):

- Liu Wei, President of Renmin University of China

- Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister of International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chairman of Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA)

Keynote Speeches (09:20-10:50):

Moderator: Jin Xin, Dean of China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), Secretary General of Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA)

Keynote Speakers (15 minutes each):

- Danilo Türk, Former President of Slovenia

- Long Guoqiang, Vice-President of the Development Research Center of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (DRC)

- Essam Sharaf, Former Prime Minister of Egypt

- Wei Jianguo, Former Vice Minister of Commerce, Vice Chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE)

- Djoomart Otorbaev, Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

- Ou Xiaoli, Inspector of the Department of Western Region Development, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Release of Results (10:50-11:00):

Moderator: Zhuang Yumin, Dean of School of Finance, Renmin University of China

Represented by He Yafei, Former Vice Foreign Minister of China, Senior Fellow of RDCY, Director of GGRC

The series of report include:

- He Yafei’s latest book “A World in Turbulence--China`s Opportunity and Challenge in the New Era of Globalization“

- “Reglobalization: Global Governance within the Concept of Common Consultation, Common Construction and Shared Benefits“ - 2017 Annual Report on China and Global Governance

- Interpretation of “Building the Belt and Road: Concept, Practice and China’s Contribution”

Important Global Project Launching Ceremony (11:00-11:10):

Moderator: Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY, Executive Director of GGRC

Group Photo & Break (11:10-11:20)

11:20 – 12:30  Plenary Session: “Development of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance ” 

Moderator: Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY, Executive Director of GGRC

Panelists (11:20-12:15):

- Danilo Türk, Former President of Slovenia

- He Yafei, Former Vice Foreign Minister of China, Senior Fellow of RDCY, Director of GGRC

- Essam Sharaf, Former Prime Minister of Egypt

- Zhang Yanling, Former Executive Vice President of Bank of China, Executive Director of ICC, Senior Fellow of RDCY, Academic Director of GGRC

- Djoomart Otorbaev, Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

- Cao Wenlian, Director General of the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission (ICC-NDRC)

- Leonidas Rokanas, Ambassador of Greece to China

Q&A (12:15-12:30)

12:30 – 14:00   Lunch

September 30th, 2017 (Saturday) Afternoon

14:00 – 17:10   Three Parallel Panels 

Panel 1 : Opportunities and Challenges of Global Governance in the New Situation

First Half of Panel 1 (14:00 – 15:30)

Moderator: Zhang Shengjun, Senior Fellow of RDCY, Deputy Director of GGRC

Panelists:

Nejla Saula, Deputy Head of OECD Sherpa office

Dan Banik, Professor of Political Science & Research Director, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) , University of Oslo, Norway

Huang Renwei, Former Deputy Director of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Liu Zhiqin, Former Chief Representative Zürcher Kantonalbank Beijing Representative Office, Senior Fellow of RDCY, Academic Member of GGRC

Chen Qiqing, Director of Macro-economy Office, Economics Teaching and Research Section, Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C

Sun Shifang, Dean of China Economic Trend Research Institute, Economic Daily

Tea Break (15:30 – 15:40)  

Second Half of Panel 1 (15:40 – 17:10)

Moderator: Zhao Xijun, Deputy Dean of School of Finance at Renmin University of China, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Panelists:

Alena Pachion, Policy Consultant, Global Partnership Team, United Nations Development Programme in China, UNDP

Teoman Uykur, Counsellor, Embassy of Turkey, Beijing

Zhou Xiaojing, Former Director of Asia-Africa Development Research Institute (AADRI) of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) , Senior Fellow of RDCY, Academic Member of GGRC

Gao Yang, Senior Fellow, China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC)

Zhou Rong, Former Chief Correspondent of Wen Wei Po in Teheran, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Liu Ying, Senior Researcher of RDCY

Panel 2: Belt and Road, New Innovative Path of Global Governance

First Half of Panel 2 (14:00 – 15:30)

Moderator: Han Hua, CGTN Commentator, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Panelists:

Hisham EL-ZIMAITY, Former Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations and Multilateral Diplomacy, Egypt

Yüksel Görmez, Senior Economist, Central Bank of Turkey, Non-Resident Senior Fellow of RDCY, Turkey

He Weiwen, Former Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco and New York, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Wu Zhicheng, Director of Institute of Global Issues, Nankai University, Invited Research Fellow of China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC)

Li Guoqiang, Former Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Administration and Human Resources of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), Senior Fellow of RDCY

Tea Break (15:30 – 15:40)  

Second Half of Panel 2 (15:40 – 17:10)

Moderator: Zhang Chengsi, Deputy Dean of School of Finance at Renmin University of China, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Panelists:

Sławomir Majman, Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President of Poland, Employers of Poland, Non-Resident Senior Fellow of RDCY

Daniel Taras, Global Director of the German International Cooperation Agency’s (GIZ) Emerging Market Sustainability Dialogues (EMSD) Programme, Germany

Xu Erming, Professor of School of Business at Renmin University of China, Dean of Shantou University Business School

Chen Yongjun, Professor of School of Business at Renmin University of China, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Wang Yiwei, Professor of School of International Studies at Renmin University of China, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Chen Xiaochen, Director of International Studies Department, RDCY

Panel 3 : Relationship between Belt and Road Initiative and Current Existing Global Governance Mechanism 

First Half of Panel 3 (14:00 – 15:30)

Moderator: Jia Jinjing, Director of Macroeconomic Research Department, RDCY

Panelists:

Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)

Nora Sausmikat, Director of China Programme/Twinning programme, Stiftung Asienhaus, Germany

Ding Gang, Senior Reporter of People’s Daily, Senior Fellow of RDCY

Zhao Minghao, Senior Fellow, China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), Visiting Fellow of RDCY

Bian Yongzu, Senior Researcher of RDCY

Tea Break (15:30 – 15:40)  

Second Half of Panel 3 (15:40 – 17:10)

Moderator: Hu Haibin, Dean Assistant and Chief Editor of Information Center, RDCY

Panelists:

Richard Jones, Outgoing Director of the President`s Office, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Antonino Villafranca, Research Coordinator of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Non-Resident Senior Fellow of RDCY

Zhao Kejin, Deputy Dean of School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University, Invited Research Fellow of China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC)

Bai Ming, Deputy Director, Research Fellow, Institute of International Market Research, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce

Chen Chenchen, Deputy Director of Macroeconomic Research Department, RDCY

17:20 – 18:00   Closing Ceremony

Moderator: Yang Qingqing, Director of Research Cooperation Department at RDCY, Assistant Director of GGRC

Briefing and Summary of 3 Parallel Panels (17:20 – 17:50) 10m*3

Panel 1 Rapporteur: Zhang Shengjun, Senior Fellow of RDCY, Deputy Director of GGRC

Panel 2 Rapporteur: Yüksel Görmez, Senior Economist, Central Bank of Turkey, Non-Resident Senior Fellow of RDCY, Turkey

Panel 3 Rapporteur: Antonino Villafranca, Research Coordinator of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Non-Resident Senior Fellow of RDCY

Closing Remark (17:50 – 18:00)

Delivered by Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY, Executive Director of GGRC