Tuesday, October 20th 10:30am-12pm BMO Shanghai Branch 20/FL, IFC Phase 2, 8 Century Ave, Pudong, Shanghai
- Moderator:Weldon Epp, Consul General, Canadian Consulate of Shanghai
- Panelist:Stefan Dembinski, COO, China Xintiandi
- Panelist:Dr. Harvey Chen, Chairman and CEO of First Light Academy of Finance and Management
- Panelist:Carl Breau, General Manager, Saimen
- Panelist:Ronald Ball, Founder and Chairman of EHC-Global
Notes on Panel Content/ Themes:
- Industrial production and exports
- Consumption and GDP growth
- Which part of what we see in data reported is helpful in understanding the new normal in slowing growth?
- Which part of the economy is actually slowing? A shift to more domestic focus in consumption and locally?
- We are seeing a shift in re-investment in productivity and increase in costs- shift in quality growth
- Service side: political leaders are putting emphasis on quantity over quality
- Are we seeing that shift towards quality growth? What are panelists seeing in their own sectors?
- What is real and what is not from the economic slowdown? Is a slowdown necessarily a bad thing?
- Urbanization: touting it as a macro trend to drive long term stable growth and consumption-based
