Edward K Y Chen Distinguished Lecture Series

陳坤耀傑出學人講座系列

Professor Edward K Y Chen (陳坤耀教授)

Honorary Professor
School of Economics and Finance, The University of Hong Kong

From the NIES to the BRICS: Development Theory Revisited

Inaugural Lecture | June 15, 2007

Jack Ma

Mr. Jack Ma (馬雲先生)

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Alibaba Group

Economic Winter: Now What?

2008 Lecture | December 1, 2008

Professor Justin Yifu Lin (林毅夫教授)

Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
The World Bank

Shifting Paradigms on Both Sides of the Global Economic Imbalance

2009 Lecture | November 9, 2009

Justin Yifu Lin
Stephen A. Schwarzman

Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman(蘇世民先生)

Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder
The Blackstone Group

Shifting Paradigms on Both Sides of the Global Economic Imbalance

2009 Lecture | November 9, 2009

Professor Nicholas R. Lardy

Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics

How Can China Sustain Rapid Growth?

2011 Lecture | December 15, 2011

Nicholas R. Lardy
Min Zhu

Dr. Min Zhu (朱民博士)

Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund

Capital Flows in a Changing World

2012 Lecture | March 19, 2012

Ms. Clara Shih (史宗瑋女士)

CEO and Founder, Hearsay Social
Author of The Facebook Era
Board Director, Starbucks Corporation

Business Transformation in the Facebook Era

2013 Lecture | October 28, 2013

Clara Shih
Narongchai Akrasanee

Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee

Minister of Energy of Thailand
Founding Member and Director of Thailand Development Research Institute
Former Minister of Commerce and Senator of Thailand

Democracy and Economic Development: the Asian Experiences

2014 Lecture | October 31, 2014

Professor Yun-han Chu (朱雲漢教授)

Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica
Professor of Political Science, National Taiwan University

Democracy and Economic Development: the Asian Experiences

2014 Lecture | October 31, 2014

Professor Yun-han Chu
Simon S C Tay

Professor Simon S.C. Tay (戴尚志教授)

Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Associate Professor, National University of Singapore

Democracy and Economic Development: the Asian Experiences

2014 Lecture | October 31, 2014

Dr. Soogil Young (楊秀吉博士)

Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute
Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Korea

Democracy and Economic Development: the Asian Experiences

2014 Lecture | October 31, 2014

Soogil Young
Frank Ning

Mr. Frank Ning (寧高寧先生)

Chairman, COFCO Corporation

Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Meet the New Normal and Internet-Plus Economy

2015 Lecture | October 30, 2015

Dr. Chalongphob Sussangkarn

Distinguished Fellow
Thailand Development Research Institute

East Asia Economic Stability at Bay: The Role of International Cooperation
2016 Lecture | November 14, 2016
Chalongphob Sussangkarn
Lord Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint

Lord Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint (葛霖先生)

Former UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Former HSBC Group Chairman

Shifting Geopolitics Plus Rising Risks Equals Looming Financial Crisis?
2017 10th Anniversary Luncheon | December 1, 2017

Professor Chan Heng Chee (陳慶珠教授)

Chairman, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities,
Singapore University of Technology and Design Ambassador-at-Large, Singapore's Foreign Ministry

The United States and Asia: The New Geo-Politics and Geo-Economics
2018 Lecture | November 19, 2018
Heng Chee CHAN
Past Lecture Speakers

Ms. Gigi Chao(趙式芝女士)

Executive Vice Chairman, Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Limited

Hong Kong’s Next 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 Lecture | November 22, 2021

Dr. Adrian Cheng(鄭志剛博士

Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, New World Development Company Limited

Hong Kong’s Next 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 Lecture | November 22, 2021

Past Lecture Speakers
Past Lecture Speakers

Mr. David Liao(廖宜建先生

Co-Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, HSBC

Hong Kong’s Next 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 Lecture | November 22, 2021

Ms. Dee Poon(潘楚頴女士

Managing Director, Brands and Distribution, Esquel Group

Hong Kong’s Next 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 Lecture | November 22, 2021

Past Lecture Speakers
Ms. Joey Wat

Ms. Joey Wat(屈翠容女士

CEO, Yum China Holdings, Inc.

China: in the eyes of an HKU Graduate & Fortune 500 CEO

2023 Lecture | February 20, 2023