The President of Yale University, Richard C. Levin, led a delegation to Beijing on May 6-10, which coincides with Yale's 300th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of the Yale-China Association.

On May 9, Dr. Levin met with Tsinghua president Wang Dazhong and had a friendly talk with him. Dr. Levin presented a speech after the meeting focusing on global universities and the influence of American universities on economy at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua. While his wife, Jean A. Levin gave a lecture on literature at the school of humanities and social sciences simultaneously. She is the director of undergraduate studies, directed studies program and lecturer in English at Yale University.

The delegation visited Beijing University, Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the Chinese capital. Apart from Beijing, Levin will also visit Hong Kong, Changsha, Shanghai and Ningbo.

Levin was in Beijing as the guest of Peking University. Chinese President Jiang Zemin also met with Levin and had friendly talks with him on the development of education, the fostering of talents, Sino-US exchanges and co-operation in education.

The President of Yale University, Richard C. Levin, led a delegation to Beijing on May 6-10, which coincides with Yale's 300th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of the Yale-China Association.

On May 9, Dr. Levin met with Tsinghua president Wang Dazhong and had a friendly talk with him. Dr. Levin presented a speech after the meeting focusing on global universities and the influence of American universities on economy at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua. While his wife, Jean A. Levin gave a lecture on literature at the school of humanities and social sciences simultaneously. She is the director of undergraduate studies, directed studies program and lecturer in English at Yale University.

The delegation visited Beijing University, Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the Chinese capital. Apart from Beijing, Levin will also visit Hong Kong, Changsha, Shanghai and Ningbo.

Levin was in Beijing as the guest of Peking University. Chinese President Jiang Zemin also met with Levin and had friendly talks with him on the development of education, the fostering of talents, Sino-US exchanges and co-operation in education.

Speakers (Alphabetize by Last Name)

BAI Chong-En

Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor and Dean, Tsinghua SEM and Executive Deputy Dean, Institute for Global Development, Tsinghua University

Erik Berglof

Chief Economist, AIIB

Emmanuel Faber

Chairman, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

HE Kebin

Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Dean of Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University and Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering

JIN Liqun

President and the Chair of the Board of Directors, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Yvonne KAM

Technical Services Partner, PwC Hong Kong and China and Former Member of the Chinese Accounting Standards Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China

Hideki Kanda

Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo and Professor of Law, Gakushuin University

Jong Dae KIM

Professor, College of Business Administration, Director of Green Finance Graduate Program and Director of ESG center at Sustainability Management Research Institute, Inha University

Teresa KO

Corporate Partner and China Chairman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Co-vice chair, IFRS Foundation

Erkki Liikanen

Chair of IFRS Foundation Trustees

MA Jun

President, Institute of Finance and Sustainability, Co-chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group

François Ortalo-Magné

Professor and Dean, London Business School (LBS)

QIAN Xiaojun

Professor at Tsinghua SEM, Associate Dean of Schwarzman College and Director of the Research Center for Green Economy and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University

Lucrezia Reichlin

Professor of Economics at LBS, Trustee of IFRS Foundation

Sanjeev Singhal

Chairman, Sustainability Reporting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Chairman, ICAI Auditing &Assurance Standards Board

TU Guangshao

Board Chairman of Shanghai Finance Institute, Former Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission, Former Vice Chairman and President of China Investment Corporation

XIAO Xing

Professor and Head, Accounting Department, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SEM)

ZHANG Weiguo

Visiting Professor in Management Practice, Tsinghua SEM, Former Board Member of International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), Former Chief Accountant and International Director of China Securities Regulation Commission

ZHU Guangyao

Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and Trustee of IFRS Foundation

ZHU Min

Vice Chairman of China Centre for International Economic Exchanges, Former Deputy Managing Director at the IMF and Former Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China