Fireside Chat with Yuanhua Wen and Zhiwu Chen
Thursday, November 1, 2012
4:30-6:00 PM

International Room
Sterling Memorial Library
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

"China's Transformation: The New Promise and Peril of Growth"

What does the future hold for China's growth as the global markets slowly recover and the political winds change? Theory meets practice as economic strategist Zhiwu Chen and banking expert Yuanhua Wen discuss the tough questions concerning China's unprecedented place in the world.

About Zhiwu Chen
Professor Zhiwu Chen is an expert on finance theory, securities valuation, emerging markets, and China's economy and capital markets. Dr. Chen started his career by publishing research papers in top economics and finance journals on topics related to financial markets and theories of asset pricing. Around 2001, Dr. Chen began to expand his research focus by going beyond mature markets and investigating market development and institution-building issues in the context of China's transition process and other emerging markets. What institutions are necessary for markets to develop? Why is finance important for society? How does financial development affect social structure and individual freedom? His work has been featured in newspapers and magazines in the United States, Hong Kong, China and other countries. He is a frequent contributor to media publications in China on topics of economic policy, market development and legal reform.

About Yuanhua Wen
Wen is currently a Yale University World Fellow based in New Haven, Connecticut. In China, Wen is the deputy president of the China Construction Bank (CCB) Tianjin Branch where he manages the Corporate Banking, International Trade Finance, Information Technology and Research and Product Development departments. Responsible for over 6,000 employees, Wen led restructuring efforts that resulted in increased competitiveness and market share for the CCB. Previously, Wen worked for China CITIC Bank and Central Huijin Company Ltd., a shareholder of the "Big Four" Chinese banks. He took part in the financial restructuring of International Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest commercial bank in China, and successfully helped ICBC develop a modern corporate governance structure.

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