China’s economy in the post-crisis world was filled with surprises as evidenced by strong rebound in most of the major financial markets, and continued to be the brightest spot as it took over the 2nd largest economy in the world in Q2 of 2010. Despite being hindered by the weak foreign demand for its export, China still managed to post solid GDP growth that was much envied by other major economies. The question then becomes whether China can sustain its growth and drag the world out of this economic crisis. It remains to be seen in the year of 2011 and beyond: Will the major developed countries continue their recovery post government stimulus period? Can China unleash more consumption demand to sustain the economic high growth? Where are the next most promising investment areas in China?

China’s well-documented growth is not taking place without issues. Its fast growth has been largely driven by export as opposed to internal demand. The areas seen the most rapid increase in consumption concentrated on durable consumer goods such as automobiles and real estate, suggesting that China is about to enter a phase of steady industrialization; however, can the growth propelled by these capital intensive industry lead to robust growth in many other related industries and services? In the meantime, investment in infrastructure and large capital projects has enlarged its appetite for more energy commodities while the need for balancing the economic development with environmental issues becomes more acute.  So how much impact China will have on the global commodity price?  Does the government’s commitment and investments in clean technologies enable more energy efficiency and technological innovation? 

In addition, China’s economic growth resulted in substantial rise in its stock and real estate markets. There are concerns about China’s asset bubble, particularly real estate, and whether it will repeat Japan’s decade of 90’s. This has posed another question to the policy maker as to how to regulate China’s still unsophisticated financial market and carry out policies to maintain the fundamental health of the developing economy.  

This conference aims to bring together top policy makers, investment gurus, company executives, and academics from China, the United States, and other countries to discuss these imminent issues.

Conference Format

The Conference will feature:

§ Three Keynote Speeches positioning the macro economic situation of China, the reform of regulatory environment, and the strategies implemented by companies

§ Six Panels addressing specific issues under the backdrop of exploring of new investment frontier (see tentative program for more details)

§ Each panel will have three to four speakers addressing prominent issues related to the subject of the panel.

§ Each speaker will have ten minutes to deliver a speech on a topic to be worked out by the speaker, and followed by a fifteen-minute moderated Q&A session. There will be a brief break between panels to allow the audience to absorb the discussion and to interact with the speakers on a personal level. Official language for this conference is English.

§ The conference will conclude with a banquet dinner with our speakers and VIP guests

Medium

English and Mandarin

Who Should Attend

§ VIPs – Government officials, investment professionals, business leaders, and professors

§ Local and overseas media

§Professionals – investment executives and professionals from leading financial services, technology companies and venture capital / private equity firms, and entrepreneurs

Policy for Payment, Cancellation and Substitution:

§ Online payment must be made one week prior to the conference. Should the registration fee remain    outstanding, CFA China reserves the right to refuse entry to the conference, and no-shows will still be charged.

§ Registration is only confirmed upon receipt of payment.

§ Cancellation in writing must be received by 8 April 2011, otherwise full payment will still be charged.

§ Substitution is allowed.  Please notify us in writing on or before 8 April 2011.

§ CFA China reserves the right to change the date or cancel the event. If the event is cancelled by us, full amount will be refunded to the credit card you paid with which will take 3-4 weeks for processing.