| 09.30 – 10.00 | Registration |
| 10.00 – 10.45 | Welcome Addresses
- Principal & Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Mathieson, University of Edinburgh
- Minister Counsellor Wang Yongli, Education Section, China Embassy in London
- President Isaac Kosgey, Moi University, Kenya (tbc)
- Executive Vice Dean Huang Renwei, Institute of Belt and Road & Global Governance, Fudan University
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| 10.45 – 11.45 | Keynotes I
CHAIR: James Smith, Vice Principal, International, University of Edinburgh
- Sir Douglas Flint CBE, Chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen
China’s Belt and Road Initiative – Understanding its Potential Impact
- Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO, Chair-Elect, China Britain Business Council, and Group Head of Public Affairs, HSBC Holdings plc
Going Out With China
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| 11.45 - 12.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Keynote Lecture
- Henry Tillman, Founder and Chairman, China Investment Research
Digital Silk Road: Emerging Tech Hubs in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa
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| 13.00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Parallel Panel Sessions I - Foyer 1-4
Foyer 1: Global Governance (I)
CHAIR: Robin Williams, Director of ISSTI, University of Edinburgh
- Huang Renwei, Executive Vice Dean, Institute of Belt and Road & Global Governance, Fudan University
- Nele Noesselt, Professor of Political Science, University of Duisburg Essen
- Zeng Jinghan, UK Director of Lancaster University Confucius Institute
Foyer 2: Finance and Environment
CHAIR: Andrew Lang, Chair of International Law and Global Governance, University of Edinburgh
- Marizah Minhat, Assistant Director, ICMGR, Napier University
- Ed Craig, Interim Executive Director, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation
- Zhi Shengke, Director, Strategy and Development Manager, Wood PLC
- Wan Guanghua, Director, Institute of World Economy, Fudan University
Foyer 3: China and Africa (I)
CHAIR: Isaac Kosgey, President, Moi University, Kenya
- Liu Haifang, Director of Centre for African Studies, Peking University
- Liu Ling, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Edinburgh
- Chen Yunnan, Fellow, China Africa Research Initiative, Johns Hopkins University
Foyer 4: BRI Students & Pupils Forum
CHAIR: Oliver Turner, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Edinburgh
- Henry Tillman, Founder and Chairman, China Investment Research
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| 15.30 - 16.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Parallel Panel Sessions II
Foyer 1: Law and Communication
CHAIR: James Brodie, Director, CBBC Scotland
- Jason Teng, UK and European Patent Attorney, Potter Clarkson LLP
- Peter Headden, Associate Director, Project Associates Ltd
- Gong Baihua, Professor of International Law, Fudan University
Foyer 2: Data and Regional Connectivity
CHAIR: Chen Liming, Chairman of IBM Greater China Group
- Rohan Kariyawasam, Professor of Law, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
- Shen Xiaobai, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Edinburgh
- Bhavna Dave, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Politics and International Studies, SOAS
- Zhang Jiadong, Professor of International Relations, Fudan University
Foyer 3: Global Textile Trade
CHAIR: Natascha Gentz, Assistant Principal China, University of Edinburgh
- Shen Lei, Director of School of Business and Management, Donghua University
- Juliette MacDonald, International Dean SCFI, Donghua University & Shirley Mclauchlan, Lecturer, Edinburgh College of Art
- Zhong Hong, Director of International Cooperation SCFI, Donghua University
Foyer 4: China and Africa (II)
CHAIR: Liu Haifang, Director of Centre for African Studies, Peking University
- Tim Zajontz, School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews
- Frangton Chiyemura, Open University
- Elisa Gambino, Afrigos Project, Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
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| 17.45 – 19.00 | “Memory on Fabric” Exhibition & Reception
Venue: Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL |
