As the Opening of the 7th Hongqiao International Economic Forum is approaching, political leaders, business elites and university scholars around the world will gather together to have in-depth exchanges around the theme “High-Standard Opening up for Universally Beneficial and Inclusive Economic Globalization”. Before the Opening Ceremony, a warming-up GALA will be organized by the Hongqiao Forum Secretariat to promote the extensive communication among guests from all circles. Guests List II is as follows:

(In the order of the initials of names and confirmation sequence.)

Anastasia Nesvetailova

Director of Macroeconomic and Development Policy Branch

UNCTAD

Arkebe Oqubay

Former Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia

British Academy Global Professor, SOAS University of London

Cecilia Ugaz Estrada

Deputy to the Director General and the Managing Director, UNIDO

Christopher Thomas

Founder and Chairman of Integrated Insights Ltd., Board Member of the Atlantic Council

Edward Kwakwa

Assistant Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Gong Ke

Past President, World Federation of Engineering Organizations

Huang Qifan

Academic Advisor to China Finance 40 Forum (CF40)

Executive Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy

Jorge Fainstein Day Gastrell

Director of the Capacity Building and Training

Directorate, INTERPOL

Head of the INTERPOL Global Academy

Li Keqiang

Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering,

Professor at School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University

Li Zhong

Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, Chief Engineer at the CNOOC Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Marco Kamiya

Representative for Indonesia and Timor Leste, UNIDO

Michele Geraci

Honorary Professor, Peking University; Former Undersecretary

of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development

Ning Gaoning

Former Chairman of Sinochem Holdings Corporation Ltd.

Chair of Sustainability Working Group, APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)

Niu Dongxiao

Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, 

Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of North China Electric Power University

Nobuya Haraguchi

Chief, Industrial Policy Research Unit, UNIDO

Peter Kagwanja

President of Africa Policy Institute

Rudy Belliardi

Assistant Secretary of IEC/TC 65 (Industrial-process measurement, control and automation)

Sokheng KONG

Counsellor of Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the WTO and other IOs (Economy and Trade) in Geneva, 

Coordinator of G77 and China (Geneva)

Stephen Kargbo

Representative and Head of UNIDO Regional Office

Wang Lincong

Vice President of China-Africa Institute

Wang Peng

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at North China Electric Power University and the Executive Dean of the National Energy Development Strategy Research Institute

Wang Rongming

President of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Wang Xingping

Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Southeast University

Wang Yong

Vice Dean, Institute of New Structural Economics, 

Peking University

Xiao Liye

Director of the Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Director of Energy Storage Technology Research Department, Institute of Electrical Engineering of CAS

Yao Shenhong

Director, Division of Strategic Planning and South-South Cooperation, UNIDO

Yu Miaojie

President of Liaoning University

Zhang Jianwei

Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering；

Professor, University of Hamburg, Germany

Zhang Yuyan

Academician of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Dean of School of International Politics and Economics,

University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS)

Zheng Yongnian

Dean of School of Public Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Director of The Institute for International Affairs, Qianhai

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Anna Van Acker

Senior Vice President of MSD & President of MSD in China

Brice-Audren RICHE

Group CEO of Lesaffre

Daniel Shih

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, PepsiCo APAC& GCR

Frank Xu

Rio Tinto China CEO

Huang Bin

Chairman of AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical (China) Co., Ltd.,

Vice President of AstraZeneca China, Head of Corporate Affairs & Market Access

Kun Qian

Senior Vice President of Qualcomm

Liu Chang

Vice President of Cargill Greater China

Maurice Louis-Dreyfus

Member of the Supervisory Board and Strategy Committee of Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V.

Olivier Delaméa

Savencia Group CEO

Ren Deqi

Chairman, Bank of Communications

Vincent BOINAY

President of L’Oréal North Asia and CEO of L’Oréal China

Wang Chunying

President of the Export-Import Bank of China

Ye Huiqing

COFCO Corporation Vice President

YK Wang

BHP China President

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ALAN JOHN BOUGEN

Comvita Co-founder

Alice Xu

Vice President of HEMA, PR&Communication and BIS, Boston Scientific China

Andrea Fasola

Dolce&Gabbana Asia-Pacific President and CEO

ANDY YIFENG WANG

Emerson Electric (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. / President of China

Anming Gong

Executive Vice President Elekta & President Elekta Region China

Betty Wu

Micron Technology, China Country Manager, CVP Assembly and Test DRAM Operations

Cao Yang

Baker Hughes Vice President and President of Baker Hughes China

Charlotte Lu

Deloitte China Eastern Region Managing Partner

CHEN YING

VP Core Diagnostics, Abbott and Chairman of China Management Committe

CHOI SEUNG SIK

EVP of Samsung Electronics, CEO of Samsung Electronics China

Cindy Ruan

Vice President, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, IKEA China

Danny Xu

President of Melaleuca China

Frank Gu

General Manager of GIA Nanjing Mining Equipment Co., Ltd.

Haruhiko Aritomo

General Manager for East Asia of Sumitomo Corporation；

CEO of Sumitomo Corporation China Group

Jeffrey Que

Pfizer China Vice President-Policy & Public Affairs

Judith Fran Marks

Chair，President and CEO，Otis Worldwide Corporation

Li WANG

M. D. & Ph.D., Lilly Corporate Senior Vice President, Head of Lilly China Drug Development & Medical Affairs Center

Li Ye

Merck Asia Pacific Policy lead

Liu Ling

Chief Region Leader, Philips Greater China

Member of the Royal Philips Executive Committee

LU DANNY TAN

Vice President of Liwayway (China) Co., Ltd.

Ma Chuan

Member of FORVIA's Global Executive Committee, President of Faurecia China

Michael Jiang

Zespri Group Limited President- Greater China

Michael Jiang

Vice Chairman, Head of Clients and Markets, KPMG China

NIU YUXIN

Managing Vice President, Wilmar International Limited

Eric Pan

Intuitive Surgical-Fosun Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Chief Executive Officer

Patricia Xia

Managing Partner of EY China Central

Shen Guoliang

Vice President of Aptiv's Connector Systems Business Unit and General Manager of Asia Pacific

SONG HYUN JONG

SK hynix President

Steven James Flynn

Baxter kidney care, head of APAC

Toru Yamasaki

Blackmores Group Deputy CEO and Chief Strategy Officer

Weiming Xiang 

Vice President, GE Aerospace

President, GE Aerospace Greater China

Wu Yanyan

BMW Group Vice President, Government and External Affairs, Greater China

Xu Xin

Chairman, GE Energy Investment (China) Co., Ltd.

Yang Yumin

Vice President, BD, Commercial & Government Affairs, ConocoPhillips China

Yao Zhenguo

Global Senior Vice President and CEO Hub China, Siemens Energy

Zhang Yihao

President & CEO, GE Healthcare China

Zhao Bingdi

Executive President of Panasonic Corporation of China

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Li Pengcheng

Executive Director of China Mengniu Group

Liu Chunxi

Excecutive President of Yili Group

Niu Gang

Dashang Group General Secretary of Party Committee

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dashang Group

Shao Yuping

General Manager of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co., LTD.

Tong Jisheng

Secretary of the CPC Committee, Chairman of the Board of Orient International (Holding) Co. Ltd.

Xia Wendi

President,China National Machinery Industry International Co., Ltd

Xu Ziying

Bright Food (Group) Co., Ltd. Vice Secretary of the Party Committee, President

Please register for details at Hongqiao Forum on the CIIE APP.

The opening ceremony of the 7th China International Import Expo and the Hongqiao Forum (main forum) will be held on the morning of November 5th. Looking forward to seeing you in the GALA before the opening ceremony.

(The above list is subject to the actual guests present.)

Further reading:

Hongqiao International Economic Forum (hereinafter referred to as HQF) is held in tandem with the China International Import Expo (CIIE). Under the theme of "High-Standard Opening up for Universally Beneficial and Inclusive Economic Globalization", the 7th HQF features the main forum (the opening ceremony of the CIIE and HQF), and 19 parallel sessions under "1+4" sections, i.e. the Press Release and International Symposium on World Openness Report 2024 and parallel sessions under Opening-up for Development, Opening-up for Cooperation, Opening-up for Innovation and Opening-up for Sharing. Meanwhile, closed meetings, including roundtables for foreign-funded enterprises and promotional activities related to "Invest in China", will be organized at the 7th HQF.

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Introduction to CIIE & HQF GALA

The 7th China International Import Expo & Hongqiao International Economic Forum Gala (CIIE&HQF GALA) will continue to be held before the opening ceremony, further enhancing the quality of services provided.

Facilitate networking and meetings. The Hongqiao Forum Secretariat will promptly release guest information to support mutual networking.

Enhance media interaction. Mainstream media will be invited to the event for scheduled interviews and spontaneous on-site interviews with high-profile guests, to enhance visibility. Photography services will also be provided.

Launch the function of message reservation. The information system of the Hongqiao Forum is optimized and upgraded. This system integrates such functions as registration, information inquiry, and guest interaction. It is now operational within the Hongqiao Forum module of the "Import Expo" App and applet.