Brown China Summit 2026: Interwoven Pasts and Converging Futures
布朗中国峰会2026: 往昔交织，未来共赴
Summit of 2026
Friday March 13th
Saturday March 14th
Location: Stephen Robert ‘62 Hall
Healthcare
Trade
Diplomacy
Urbanization
Media
Energy
Healthcare Trade Diplomacy Urbanization Media Energy
Day 1 (March 13)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Keynote Remarks: The Future of US-China Diplomacy: A Talk with Jonathan D. Fritz
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Media Lens Panel: Producing Chineseness: From Ne Zha to the Future of Chinese Cinema
Ying Zhu, Adjunct Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Columbia University and Founder of Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images.
Jinying Li,Assistant Professor of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University and co-writer of Big Fish & Begonia (Dayu Haitang)
Xiaoyu Chen,Award-winning director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and producer of the film Gone with the Boat.
Renewable Energy Panel: Eternal Energy: China’s Investment in Renewables
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Dr. Gang He. Associate Professor of Energy, Climate, and Society at Baruch University
Dr. Feng Lin, Associate Professor of Engineering, Brown University
Dr. Hengrui (Henry) Liu, Postdoctoral Scholar, Tufts University
Robert Bouwens, Head of Global Sales at Siemens Energy
Deborah Seligsohn: Associate at the Center for the Study of Contemporary China at the University of Pennsylvania
Day 2 (March 14)
Opening Remarks and Keynote Speech: China at the Nexus: Iran, Tariffs, and the US Trade War — A Talk with Zongyuan Zoe Liu
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Pharmaceutical Panel: From Lab to Market: The U.S.-China Partnership in Pharma, Biotech, and Transnational Healthcare Careers
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Paul Zhang, MBA, Partner @ Bluestar BioAdvisors, LLC
Dr. Weiyong Sun, MD, PhD, MBA, Chief Business Officer @ Hansoh Pharma
Dahai Guo, MBA, Chairman & CEO @ Zennova Pharmaceuticals
Brian Yang, Editorial Contributor @ STAT News, Boston Globe
Catered Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Urbanization Panel: Urban Renewal and Decay: City Planning, Transnational Capital, and Sustainable Development in the U.S. and China
Dr. Tarry Hum, Professor, Chair of the Department of Urban Studies at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY)
Bing Wang, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, Faculty Co-Chair at Harvard Real Estate Executive Programs
Yan Song, Professor at UNC Chapel Hill, Director of Program on Chinese Cities
Tinchuck Ng, Co-Founder and Managing Principal of The Taloquence Group, Lecturer at MIT