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Business Media and the Global Economy Forum

November 29th, 2007
Tsinghua University

Conference Agenda

Schedule:

0830-0900 Registration
Location:Main Building, Tsinghua University

0900-0920

Welcome: Prof. Li Xiguang, Executive Dean

Speaker: Jason Wright, senior vice president, Merrill Lynch


0920-1040

Panel Discussion: China and the World Economy

Chair: Robert Dowling, visiting professor, Tsinghua MA Global Business Journalism Program
Panelists:
Li Daokui, chair of Department of Finance, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
Merle Hinrichs, chairman & CEO, Global Sources
Jason Wright, senior vice president, Merrill Lynch
Chris Lu, national managing partner of clients and markets, Deloitte China


1040-1100 Break

1100-1215

Panel Discussion: Media and Social Development

Chair: James Hoge, editor, Foreign Affairs

Panelists:
Seymour Topping, former New York Times editor
Gao Yunfei, vice president, Shanghai Media Group
Noboru Yoshioka, managing director, Nikkei at Digital Media Inc.
Yassen N. Zassoursky, professor, Moscow University

Lunch
Location: Unis Restaurant

1430-1530

Panel Discussion: Business Media and Economic Development

Chair: Nailene Chou, co-director, Tsinghua MA Global Business Journalism Program

Panelists:
Yan Wenbin, director general Xinhua World Service, Xinhua News Agency
Cui Baoguo, director, Center for Media Operation and Management, Tsinghua University
Hugo de Burgh, professor and director ,China media Center, University of Westminster
Tomomi Tsubota, director, Nikkei Media Lab Center
Xi Wenju, editor, Fortune China
Du Yuejin, deputy editor in Chief, China Security Journal
Zhang Xiangning, CEO, Tixa Internet Technology Co., Ltd

1530-1550 Break

1550-1630

Panel Discussion: Media Ethics & Business Reporting

Chair: Miles Young, Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Asia/Pacific

Panelists:
Joyce Barnathan, president, ICFJ
Robert Dowling, visiting professor, Tsinghua MA Global Business Journalism Program
Gao Xianmin, producer, CCTV Economy 30 Minutes
Shao Yinbo, Editor-in-Chief, China Business Post
Heidrum Haug, president, Story Maker

1630-1700

Scholarship Awards

Chair: Steven Dong, Assistant Dean


1630-1640 South China Morning Post Scholarship & Internship Awards by CK Lau, Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post

1640-1650 Global Sources Scholarship & Internship Awards by Camellia So, general manager, corporate affairs, Global Sources
1650-1700 Merrill Lynch Internship Awards by Jason Wright, senior vice president, Merrill Lynch

1700 Closing Remarks by Joyce Barnathan, President, ICFJ & Li Xiguang, Executive Dean, School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University


-- For more information on this conference, click here --
-- To view a photo slideshow of the conference, click here --


 This program is made possible by the generous support of these founding international sponsors:









Watch a Video on the Tsinghua Business Journalism Program The dean of the journalism school at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing talks about the impact ICFJ's Global Business Journalism Program will have on the state of the media in China.

The Global Business Journalism Program features international faculty that are true leaders in international business reporting. Read their bios, watch them at work or send them a note here.

Download the brochure here.

Visit the university's page for this program at www.gbjchina.net

The program is open to Chinese and international students. All applicants are required to pass an internationally recognized English-language test such as IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum score that is accepted for entry is 6 for the IELTS, 550 for the TOEFL Paper-based or 213 for the TOEFL Computer-based test. The school will consider alternative assessments.

To apply, please click here.

View photos of the students at work on the Bloomberg terminals, professional journalists at the ethics workshops and international industry leaders at the November conference.

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