Forecast Asia: China’s Ambition Grows as the Global Economy Slows

Join renowned economists, scholars and investment analysts for a high-level discussion on economic trends and prospects for China. Will China be the engine for growth in 2015 or will its slowdown prove a global economic millstone? An OECD study forecasts that a two percentage point decline in China’s domestic demand for two years would lead to a 0.3% fall in the world’s GDP. One year after Xi Jinping’s Decisions announced at the Party’s Third Plenum meeting, Asia Society Southern California – in partnership with Asia Society centers in Houston and San Francisco – poses provocative questions to timely topics: Can China propel itself beyond the middle-income trap? Will it allow market forces to centrally drive its money, people and markets? Can its leadership decisively wean the economy away from the old drivers of growth? How will geopolitics affect China’s reforms and growth?

Forecast Asia launches a new annual program series at Asia Society. Each year, it will bring together the world’s leading economists and business visionaries to offer their best projections, debate findings, and engage in strategic thinking about longer-term trends in Asia.

Speakers:

• Nicholas Lardy, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Li Lu, Founder and Chairman, Himalaya Capital Management
• Susan Shirk, Chair, 21st Century China Program; Ho Miu Lam Professor of China and Pacific Relations, University of California, San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
• Jack Wadsworth, Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley; Honorary Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia

Moderator:

• David Loevinger, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Group, Trust Company of the West

Program Agenda:

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Registration/Refreshments
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A
Co-Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Registration:

$40 Asia Society Members/Supporting organizations;

$50 General;

Special Rate $100 to become an Asia Society Member and receive discounts for future events.

ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE REQUIRED
To register, click here.  Or call (213) 788-4711 or email bremedios@asiasociety.org.  (Please note:  vehicle information will be required for registration. ) 

Event Details:

Wednesday, February 4, 2015  5:30pm – 7:00pm

Location:

Los Angeles Branch
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
950 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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Parking: Special instructions will be provided when tickets are purchased.

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