BRICS: A New Future for Global Development

Report Release and International Symposium

Hosts: China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA)

Renmin University of China

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

Supported by: The Valdai Discussion Club

Media Partner: Guancha.cn

Date: June 21, 2022 (Tuesday) 16:00-17:30 in Beijing time

Venue: 3th Floor, Culture Building, No.59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China (100 meters north of the East Gate of Renmin University of China)

Platform: Zoom video conference, virtual and in-person

Languages: English, Chinese (simultaneous interpretation)

Agenda

(Running order in Chinese time)

16:00-16:15  Opening Remark

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

Opening speakers (5 minutes each):

- Wu Hailong, President of China Public Diplomacy Association

- Wang Yi, Vice President of Renmin University of China

16:15-16:30  Report Release

Report: “BRICS: A New Future for Global Development” (Chinese/English)

Released by: Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY

16:30-17:30  Keynote Speeches

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

Speakers (in no particular order):

- Xu Bu, President of the China Institute of International Studies, China

- Marco Fernandes, Researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, Brazil

- Yaroslav Lissovolik, Program Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Russia

- Mohammed Saqib, Secretary General, India China Economic and Cultural Council (ICEC), India

- Jaya Josie, Visiting Professor, Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS), South Africa