Co-hosted by Yale Club of Beijing and Yale Center Beijing.
Event Time
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Registration
6:30 pm-7:00 pm
Discussion and Q&A
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Location
Yale Center Beijing
36th Floor Tower B of IFC Building 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue Chaoyang District, Beijing (Yong'anli Subway Station, Exit C)
Registration and Fees
Registration
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Walk-ins will not be accepted.
LANGUAGE
The language of the event will be Chinese.
Note: Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
The Event
Panels on education often approach the topic from the perspectives of parents, principals, teachers, or founders of educational companies. However, this event hosted at Yale Center Beijing will primarily focus on the students' point of view, inviting current Yale students and incoming students who graduated from public high schools, prestigious international schools, and American high schools, along with a Yale parent and a vice president from a renowned high school, to discuss fundamental questions such as what is the essence of education and what is a suitable education for teenagers, and to share their experiences of their journey to Yale University.
Speakers
Sally Shan MBA '97
Managing Director and Head of China, HarbourVest Partners
Sally Shan is Managing Director and Head of China for HarbourVest Partners. Sally joined HarbourVest in 2012, focusing on building and enhancing relationships with institutional investors and general partners in China. Sally joined the firm from JPMorgan Securities Asia Pacific, where she served as managing director and Head of Technology Investment Banking since 2006. Prior to that, Sally spent ten years at Lehman Brothers’ Global Technology Investment Banking group in the Silicon Valley and New York. Earlier in her career, Sally worked at private equity firm ASIMCO, focused on direct investments in China.
Sally received a BA in Economics from Renmin University in Beijing in 1992 and an MBA from Yale School of Management in 1997. Sally is a member of the Aspen Institute China Fellowship.
Shiny Wang
Vice Principal, Tsinghua International School Daoxiang Lake
Shi (Shiny) Wang serves as the Vice Principal at Tsinghua International School Daoxiang Lake. He was a former member of the International Advisory Committee of the College Board, Winner of “Outstanding Contribution Award” from the United States Department of States (Education USA), Special Advisor to the United States Department of States (Education USA), and co-founder of ChinaICAC. Shiny has published articles on China's international education in major media outlets including the New York Times, and the author of a best seller on college counseling in Chinese.
Annabel Lee '25
Annabel is a rising junior studying Cognitive Science, with a focus on decision making, at Yale. Before Yale, Annabel attended Groton School, MA, and the International School of Beijing. She is currently a board member of the Yale Venture Club and treasurer of Maison, a fashion club at Yale. In her free time, Annabel can be found watching Korean dramas and learning how to dance.
Amelia Lee '26
Amelia Lee, a rising sophomore at Yale, plans on majoring in environmental studies and urban studies. She attended Groton School (Massachusetts) and ISB (Beijing) prior to Yale. At Yale, she is involved in environmental activism as part of the New Haven Climate Movement and Yale Student Environmental Coalition. In her free time, she likes to play tennis and embroider gifts for friends and family. She's currently learning how to play the guitar.
Sean Chang '27
Graduating from Tianjin Juilliard Pre-College (2019-2023) and Keystone Academy Beijing (2015-2023), Sean Chang will join Yale College as part of the class of 2027 this fall. He studied piano under the tutelage of Professors Huiqiao Bao, Alvin Zhu, as well as Wenbin Jin (MM ’08, AD '15), and is interested in chamber music. Besides music, Sean intends to explore history and the social sciences at Yale.
Alice Cui '27
A graduate of the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China in 2023 and president of the 35th Student Union, Alice Cui will be attending Yale College as an undergraduate this fall. She is passionate about astronomy, basketball, music, and wildlife. During high school she carried out research projects on the impact of Starlink satellites on astronomical observations and jointly invited the National Science Data Centers to hold the 2022 summer public cloud lecture. She also helped launch the first girls' basketball league.
The Moderator
Helen Sun MAM '13
President, Yale Club of Beijing
Chairperson, Zhongguancun Technology Entrepreneurs Association's Metaverse and Innovation Industries Committee
Helen Sun currently serves as the Chairperson of the Zhongguancun Technology Entrepreneurs Association's Metaverse and Innovation Industries Committee. She is responsible for the operation of the science and technology industrial parks, the operation of the venture capital funds, the operation of the metaverse and innovation industry alliances, and the operation of the digital industry technology platforms. Helen also serves as president of the Yale Club of Beijing. She worked for Baidu and Huawei and its subsidiaries for many years, where she was responsible for strategy, industry research, product & operation, and procedure & quality.
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