Event Details

We'd like to invite you to join this town hall exclusively for Chairman's Circle members.


This is a two-part event. To kick off, we will have Brunswick share their insights, backed with their China Sentiment survey result, and focus on two main themes:


  • Key issues to look for coming from the Two Sessions.
  • Trump's China Policy & China's Response: Key developments and a look ahead on what is likely to come next.


There will be a QA session before we move towards the second part of the event, which we'd like to use to review what we have achieved in 2024 and discuss the focus and priorities for the Chairman's Circle group in 2025 to ensure our engagement and to better support you. Together with Michael, our new Chair, Alvin Liu will also be there to share his insights from their recent visit in DC.


Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Time: 3:00 PM to 6 PM (Reception starts at 2:30PM)

Format: In-Person

Location: Beijing


Note:

  1. There is NO online participation for this event.
  2. Please note that due to the venue's seating limitations, we can only accommodate 1 person from each company to join in person (seniority will be considered).
  3. This event will be in English.
  4. AmCham Contact: Ming Chiang (mchiang@amchamchina.org)

Agenda

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Registration
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Opening Remark
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Part I: Briefing & Discussion
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
End of Part I
4:05 PM - 5:00 PM
Part II: Chairman's Circle Planning Session
2025 Priority & Focus Planning
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking
Cocktail reception to kick off the weekend!

Speakers

  • Michael Hart (President at AmCham China)

    Michael Hart

    President at AmCham China

    Michael Hart is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China based in Beijing. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in Asia, including nineteen years in mainland China.

    As President, Michael oversees all advocacy, programs, partnerships, and insights provided by the Chamber to support the business growth of nearly 900 foreign corporations operating in China, including most of the U.S. Fortune 500. The chamber’s advocacy includes the impressive American Business in China White Paper and Business Climate Survey each published annually as well as numerous interactions with both the US and Chinese governments on behalf of our members.

    Prior to joining AmCham China, Michael spent most of his career in commercial real estate in Taipei, Shanghai and Tianjin including almost 20 years for a NYSE listed property services firm. He started in the research division briefing real estate owners, occupiers and investors on transactions and macro trends, he then opened, built, and led a branch office for the company in one of China’s largest Tier 1.5 cities for over a decade. Following this, Michael opened a private consulting and investment firm that among other projects invested in quick service restaurants.

    In addition to this work, Michael was a long-term AmCham member and served on the Tianjin chapter’s Executive Committee for nearly 15 years including several terms as the local Chairman.

    Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on finance and banking from the University of Missouri-Columbia in the U.S. He is a fluent speaker of mandarin Chinese. Michael was born and raised near Kansas City, Missouri.

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  • Alvin Liu (Chair at AmCham China, President of Boeing China)

    Alvin Liu

    Chair at AmCham China, President of Boeing China

    Alvin Q. Liu was named president of Boeing China in September 2023. He serves as Boeing’s senior in-country executive, leading company-wide activities and supporting the development and implementation of Boeing’s China strategy. Liu is also responsible for leading government and community engagement, supporting new business and industrial partnerships, and expanding Boeing’s relationships with stakeholders in China. He reports to Dr. Brendan Nelson AO, president of Boeing Global.

    Liu joined Boeing in 2022 as executive vice president of Government Operations, Boeing China and was responsible for building and strengthening partnerships with government stakeholders in China.

    Previously, Liu had two decades of senior leadership experience with Ford Motor Company, serving as vice chairman of the company’s Greater China Operations and vice president of Ford International Market Group. Liu previously also held leadership roles at Chrysler Corporation and DaimlerChrysler AG.

    Liu earned his master’s degree in International Relations and his Juris Doctor from Marquette University in the United States.

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  • St. John Moore (Partner and Head of Beijing at Brunswick Group)

    St. John Moore

    Partner and Head of Beijing at Brunswick Group

    St. John provides counsel to Chinese and foreign companies on matters related to public affairs, issue and crisis management, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, and long-term corporate reputation management.

    He works closely with clients managing risk associated with their operations in China.

    He has been based in Beijing since 1999 and through that time has worked with a wide variety of foreign companies operating in China and Chinese companies building global operations.

    St. John joined Brunswick in 2008 following seven years at APCO Worldwide in Beijing where he advised foreign multinationals on investment, public affairs, government engagement, and corporate communications issues across China.

    St. John is Chairman Emeritus of the British Chamber of Commerce in China and served as Chairman of the Chamber from 2019 to 2021. He continues to sit on the Executive Committee and be actively engaged in cross border matters.

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  • Peter Zysk (Partner, Insight Asia-Pacific Lead, Beijing at Brunswick Group)

    Peter Zysk

    Partner, Insight Asia-Pacific Lead, Beijing at Brunswick Group

    Combining the science of data and the art of communications, Peter leads Brunswick Insight in Asia, where he has helped to establish and build the opinion research and analytics practice in the region from the ground up.

    An authority on creating powerful communications programs rooted in data and insight, Peter is also a founding member of the Brunswick Insight team in the US. He employs a wide variety of research methodologies, opinion research, and analytics capabilities to advise multinational companies on their positioning in Asia and Chinese companies on their international expansion strategies and positioning.

    By examining critical issues facing China in light of research and analysis on interconnecting global markets, Peter is able to offer stakeholders a clear picture of the world around them. Building on a foundation of evidence-based data and relevant insight, Peter takes a rigorous, intellectual approach to communications strategy, ensuring his advisory work keeps pace with accelerating global change and increasingly complex global issues. His focused interest in international public opinion of China, and of Chinese public opinion of businesses operating in the country, informs the much sought-after commentary he provides for international and Chinese companies.

    Peter has bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Asian Studies from Gonzaga University, and a master’s degree in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service.

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