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AmCham China

The American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China (AmCham China) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose membership comprises 4,000 individuals from 900 companies operating across China. The Chamber’s nationwide mission is to help American companies succeed in China through advocacy, information, networking, and business support services. In addition to our headquarters in Beijing, AmCham China serves Tianjin, Central China, and Northeast China through our Chapters in Tianjin, Dalian, Shenyang, and Wuhan. Across the five offices, AmCham China has more than 30 working groups, and holds more than 150 events each year.

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AmCham China's Policy+ program is pleased to invite Ms. Agatha Kratz, who heads the China corporate advisory team at Rhodium Group, and share her insights on the latest policy dynamic in China, the economic outlook of the country, and how long will China stick with the 'zero-COVID' policy in trade-off overall economic growth and other social development issues.

Event Details:

Event format: online
Time & Date: 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, October 28
Language: English
Contact: Jenny Chen (jchen@amchamchina.org)

Agenda

October 28, 2022

Main Schedule

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Welcome remark

Michael Hart

3:35 PM - 4:05 PM

Keynote speech

Agatha Kratz

4:05 PM - 4:30 PM

Q&A and discussion

Agatha Kratz

Michael Hart

Speakers

Agatha Kratz

Director of Rhodium Group

Michael Hart

President at AmCham China

Agatha Kratz is a Director at Rhodium Group.

She heads Rhodium’s China corporate advisory team, as well as Rhodium’s research on European Union-China relations and China’s economic statecraft. She also contributes to Rhodium work on China’s global investment, industrial policy and technology aspirations.

Agatha is a non-resident Adjunct Fellow of the Reconnecting Asia Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies under the Simon Chair in Political Economy. She holds a Ph.D. from King’s College London, on China’s railway diplomacy. Her previous positions include Associate Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Editor-in-Chief of its quarterly journal China Analysis, Assistant Editor for Gavekal-Dragonomics’ China Economic Quarterly, and Junior Fellow at Asia Centre in Paris

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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Event Details

Agenda

October 28, 2022

Main Schedule

Speakers

Agatha Kratz

Michael Hart

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Free for all Chairman's Circle Members and Policy+ Subscribers