[Invitation] Yale US-China Forum, See You There
Becoming an Advisor to the Yale US-China Forum
What an honour! The day before yesterday I received a notice — I've been invited to join the Advisory Board of the "Yale US-China Forum".
Yale University · US-China Forum
The Yale US-China Forum (YUCF), founded in 2011, is one of the most influential student-run forums in North America.
For more than a decade, the forum has been held at Yale University, connecting scholars, entrepreneurs, investors and young leaders from China, the US and around the world. Over these years, more than 200 prominent figures from academia and industry in China, the US and beyond have spoken there, including Yale's president, Nobel laureates, diplomats, business leaders, policymakers and academic leaders.
The forum offers the younger generation a truly unique space:
in an open, rational environment,
to discuss the most important questions facing China, the US and the global landscape.
2026 Theme: Gathering Momentum, Sustaining Renewal
The theme, Gathering Momentum, Sustaining Renewal, borrows the idea of "生生不息" (endless renewal of life) from the I Ching.
In an era of accelerating change and deep uncertainty, the forum hopes to explore:
How can societies and institutions keep renewing themselves?
How are responsibility and mission handed on from one generation to the next?
How do today's decisions shape the world the next generation will inherit?
In an academic setting like Yale, with its tradition of long-term thinking, these conversations feel especially meaningful.
Core Topics
AI and Technology
How artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, capital and social structures
Healthcare and Biotech
Breakthroughs in the life sciences and the future of healthcare systems
The Science and Business of Longevity
The impact of AI and biotechnology on healthspan
The role of long-term capital in life-science innovation
How to rethink health, wealth and legacy
Business and Investment
Corporate and capital strategy amid global uncertainty
Family Legacy and Long-Term Capital
Business growth, family governance and passing wealth across generations
Yale Venture Day
The finals of the North American startup incubation challenge, plus startup showcases.
Who should come?
This is a platform that connects ideas, industry and the next generation of leaders. We invite:
Business and Industry
Founders / CEOs
Industry investors
People at the frontier of technology
Capital and Investment
Heads of family offices
Heads of financial institutions
Allocators of long-term capital
Academia and Public Affairs
Scholars
Policy researchers
Leaders of civil-society organisations
Next-Generation Leaders
Entrepreneurs
Startup founders
Young people who think long-term about global issues
When people from different backgrounds come together, the conversations tend to get really interesting.
The real value of a platform
In today's world, US-China relations, global technology, capital flows and social structures are all changing fast. Many questions have no simple answers — and the more that is true, the more we need platforms for sustained dialogue.
What the Yale US–China Forum has meant over the past fifteen years is exactly this: letting people from different backgrounds discuss long-term questions seriously, in a rational environment.
That's also why I'm happy to be part of it.
If you're interested in taking part,
please get in touch with me.
April 11–12, 2026
Yale University · New Haven
I look forward to seeing some familiar friends at Yale.
Past Speakers (selected)
Academia and Ideas
James Heckman — Nobel laureate in economics, professor at the University of Chicago
Peter Salovey — President of Yale University
Stephen Roach — Senior Fellow at Yale University, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia
Odd Arne Westad — Professor of the history of international relations at Yale University
Slavoj Žižek — renowned contemporary philosopher
Government and Diplomacy
Winston Lord — former US Ambassador to China
Robert D. Hormats — former US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Jin Liqun — founding President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Victor Gao — Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization
Investment and Business Leaders
Jim Rogers — co-founder of the Quantum Fund, global investor
Alan Patricof — founder of Apax Partners, venture capital pioneer
Stephen Schwarzman — founder and CEO of Blackstone
Henry Tang — Hong Kong political and business leader
Technology and Innovation
Daniel C. Esty — Yale professor, former Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the State of Connecticut
Robin Ren — former head of Tesla Asia-Pacific
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Howard Forman — professor at Yale School of Medicine
Marvin Chun — professor of psychology and neuroscience at Yale University
Media and Public Thought
Howell Raines — former Executive Editor of The New York Times
Holden Thorp — Editor-in-Chief of Science
Sport and Social Impact
Hui Ruoqi — Chinese Olympic champion and public figure