Co-hosted by Yale Club of Beijing, Yale International Alliance (YIA) and Yale Center Beijing

Event Time

Monday, October 27, 2025
Registration 
6:30 pm-7:00 pm
Talk and Q&A
7:00 pm-8:30 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. If you encounter any payment issues, please attach a screenshot that identifies the issue. 

Ticket: RMB 30

*The registration fee 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 English.

Note: Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Event

Join Yale alumni worldwide on October 27 for an inspiring conversation with Mohan Munasinghe, Former Vice Chair of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and April Hu ’84, Chair of Yale International Alliance, on how artificial intelligence and other breakthrough technologies are reshaping our path toward a sustainable future.

During the event, you’ll learn how the sustainomics framework—first launched at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit—offers practical and integrated solutions to global challenges such as climate change and inclusive growth. You'll also discover how the balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) approach and digital innovation can accelerate progress toward the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). And you will hear about how China and other nations are leading the way toward an eco-civilization built on science, technology, and shared prosperity.

The Speaker

Mohan Munasinghe
Former Vice Chair, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
2007 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Mohan Munasinghe is the Former Vice Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and winner of the 2021 Blue Planet Prize. A leading advocate for sustainable development and responsible education, he introduced the sustainomics transdisciplinary framework at the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and has since made major contributions to advancing balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) worldwide. He also serves as Global Chief Adviser to the Ecological Development Union International (EDUI) and International Adviser to the Academic Committee of Responsible Management Education in China.

He is a Visiting Professor at Peking University and the United Nations University in Tokyo, and has also taught at Yale University (2004-2005) and the University of Manchester. He founded the Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) and has authored over 120 books and 400 journal articles on all aspects of sustainability.

The Moderator

April Hu '84
Chair, Yale International Alliance

April Hu is a social enterprise entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in Asia. Drawing on her family’s legacy of school building, as well as her background in science and business, she is committed to democratizing access to education and stewarding planetary health. She holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford University.