Time:7:30pm-9:00pm, Oct21(Thurs)(Beijing Time)

Topic:International Monetary System and Its Prospect

Venue:Online via Tencent(Voov) Meeting(286 526 197)

Speaker:Zhixiang Zhang, Independent Director of the Board of Directors of the JP Morgan Chase Bank (China); Former Executive Director of International Monetary Fund(IMF); Academic Committee member ofthe International Monetary Institute(IMI), RUC

Speaker Bio:

Prof. Zhixiang Zhang became the Academic Committee member of the International Monetary Institute(IMI), RUC since 2009. Concurrently Prof. Zhang became an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of the JP Morgan Chase Bank (China) since 2017. Prof. Zhang was a Senior Advisor on international affairs and Director of international exchange program of the School of Finance, the Renmin University from 2002 to 2009.

Prof. Zhixiang Zhang worked at the International Monetary Fund(IMF) as an Executive Director from 1996 to 1999 and at the Asian Development Bank as a Director General from 1999 to 2002. He was a deputy Director General and Director General of the International Department of the People’s Bank of China which is China’s central bank from 1985 to 1996. At the present, Mr. Zhang focuses his attention on issues of international monetary system, financial risks and internationalization of Chinese currency, Renminbi.

往期回顾

第一讲

主讲人:

李清昊

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主题:

Opportunities in China’s WealthTech and FinTech Industries

第二讲

主讲人:

夏乐

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主题:

BigData and Media Sentiments

第三讲

主讲人:

罗平

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主题:

AI Document Intelligence

第四讲

主讲人:

范希文

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主题:

Investing in A Challenging Environment

第五讲

主讲人:

莫秀根

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主题:

The Development of Digital Financial Inclusion in China

第六讲

主讲人:

王卫

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主题:

On Offshore Chinese USD Bonds as an Important Funding Channel

第七讲

主讲人：

盛海诺

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主题：Does the Music Stop?--The Evolution of China FinTech

全英文金融科技系列讲座

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