Co-hosted by Yale Club of Beijing, Cambridge Alumni Club of China and Yale Center Beijing

Event Time

Saturday, June 28, 2025 

Registration
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Presentation, Discussion and Q&A
3:00 pm - 5:00 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
Please click “HERE” to register.

Please send an email to yalecenterbeijing@yale.edu if there are any problems.

Ticket: RMB 60 for Yale and Cambridge alumni; RMB 80 for regular admission.

*The registration fee for the event is non-refundable. Unless due to a force majeure reason, Yale Center Beijing will not refund any part of the registration fee if a participant fails to attend the event.

Walk-ins will not be accepted.

The language of the event will be Chinese. 

The Event

China is currently undergoing a pivotal phase of economic restructuring and industrial upgrading. While emerging industries are thriving, traditional sectors are rapidly transforming and financial markets are experiencing profound changes. Amid this complex and dynamic landscape, how can we identify the underlying patterns of development? How can we seize new opportunities while navigating the challenges posed by the current economic and financial climate?

On June 28, Jian Gao, a renowned economist and former Executive Vice President of the China Development Bank, will speak at Yale Center Beijing, sharing insights into the fundamental logic and key features of the innovation-driven economy, as well as the evolution of postmodern finance. This lecture will help Yale alumni and friends deepen their understanding of current macroeconomic trends and the changing contours of global financial markets.

The Speaker

Jian Gao
Economist
Former Executive Vice President, China Development Bank

Jian Gao is a senior economist, pioneer of China’s debt capital market, and former Executive Vice President of the China Development Bank. During his tenure at CDB from 1998 to 2012, he made great contributions to the bank's investment, financing, and Go-Globe business. He earned a Doctorate in Finance from the Institute of Financial Science under the Ministry of Finance and completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Economics at Harvard University in 1998. He was also a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Economics at Harvard University from January 2013 to December 2014.