Moderator 
Robert Blocker 
The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music and Professor of Piano, Yale School of Music 

Panelists 
Gao Jianjin 
President, Institute of Music Education, Central Conservatory of Music 

Klaus Heymann 
Chairman, Naxos Group of Companies 

Wang Cizhao 
President, Central Conservatory of Music 

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The Speaker

Kaiser Kuo is director of international communications at Baidu, China's leading search engine. He's also the host of the Sinica Podcast, a weekly discussion of current affairs in China, which has run since April 2010. He is a former journalist and rock musician, and speaks frequently on topics related to China. Born in the U.S., he first came to China in 1981 and has lived continuously in Beijing since 1996.

“The How of Happiness: A Journey of Self Discovery and Search for Meaning” hosted by Project KickStart, a scholarship program helping students in their first year of college in Beijing.

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Yale SOM alumni and current students gathered at the Yale Center Beijing on December 27, 2014, for a year-end discussion that focused on topics in leadership and entrepreneurship. View photos.

Introduction:
James Levinsohn 
Director, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs; Charles W. Goodyear Professor in Global Affairs & Professor of Economics and Management, Yale School of Management 

Panelists:
Stephen Roach 
Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs; Senior Lecturer, Yale School of Management; Former Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia 

Zhang Lei, Yale ’02 MBA, ’02 M.A. 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hillhouse Capital Management 

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The Event
Ambassador Baucus will share his views on U.S.-China relations and engage in a dialog with the audience.