Application for the Host of Roundtables of Shanghai Forum 2021 Officially Opens Up

Shanghai Forum 2021 will be held on October 29-31, 2021. The application for roundtables officially opens up to universities, think tanks, governments and enterprises all over the world.

I: About Shanghai Forum

i. Introduction

Shanghai Forum is one of the most influential international forums held in Shanghai, and is exclusively named after Shanghai at present. Founded in 2005, hosted by Fudan University, the Forum has been successfully held 15 times. With the mission of concentrating on Asia, focusing on hot issues, congregating elites, promoting interaction, enhancing cooperation and seeking consensus, the Forum focuses on Civilization in the Post-pandemic Era: Development, Governance and Security.

Shanghai Forum holds an annual conference in Shanghai every year. The forum invites the best brains such as political dignitaries, distinguished scholars and elites from different circles to deliver speeches on the important issues in Asia and China.

ii. Theme for 2021

Recovery and Resilience: Asia's Role in a Sustainable Future

iii. Date: October 29-31, 2021

II: The Application Requirements

i. Applicants qualification

Applicants should be persons in charge of research institutes, think tanks, enterprises, media or government institutes with significant academic or social resources and influence in relevant fields.

ii. Application Guide

1.Duration: The duration of every roundtable is 3.5 hours (i.e. half a day).

2.Form: The roundtables are planned to be held offline if the situation allows. The form may need to be adjusted according to the pandemic situation in October.

3. Topic: The forum emphasizes interdisciplinary discussions. The roundtable application needs to be closely integrated with the general theme “Recovery and Resilience: Asia's Role in a Sustainable Future”, to focus on hot issues, and to conduct interdisciplinary and multi-angle discussions. Based on the characteristics and research strengths of your affiliation, please choose one of the following three directions or the special topic, and draw a roundtable theme:

1)Scientific and Technological Innovation (including but not limited to topics such as industrial Internet, artificial intelligence, communication technology, biological medicine, green energy and other major key technologies, especially focusing on original innovation and industrial revolution, as well as related issues of social governance and ethics of science and technology)

2)Economics and Finance (including but not limited to topics related to the controversy of globalization, global economic recovery, international industrial pattern, world financial development, platform economy and governance, China’s ‘Dual Circulation’ strategy, RCEP and regional development, the impact of new technology on the polarization of wealth)

3)Global Governance (including but not limited to topics related to the transformation of the international system, geopolitics, climate change, environment, transformation and development of education, and non-traditional security challenges such as global public health emergency and cyber security)

4)Special Topic: Future Cities and New Driving Forces of Regional Development (based on the development of Megalopolis such as Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo, thinking about how Asia leads the world in the construction of future smart cities and the cultivation of new driving forces of regional development)

4. Chair: Each roundtable will have one chair or two co-chairs. The Chair (or co-chair) is generally the convener of the roundtable, served or invited by the applicant. According to the requirements of Shanghai Forum Organization Committee, the chairs are responsible for the following issues:

1) Nominate speakers. After the approval of the organizing committee, the chair will cooperate with the organizing committee to pre-invite the speakers before the delivery of an official invitation letter by the Organizing Committee.

2) Determine the format of the meeting and design the agenda

3) Collect papers/abstracts

4) Prepare and participate in Shanghai Forum 2021 Preparation Meetings

5) Submit a policy research report

5. Contact Person: Contact person should be designated by the chair /co-chair or the applicant. The contact person is expected to assist the chair and to cooperate with Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee.

Responsibilities:

1) Assisting the chair with the preparatory work

2) Meeting arrangement and preparation

3) Coordinating among the chair, the organizing committee and speakers.

4) Assisting in the preparation of conference materials as required by the Organizing Committee

Requirements:

1) Study or work in China, residence in Shanghai preferred

2) Ability to communicate fluently in both Chinese and English

3) Strong sense of responsibility and strong coordination skills

6. Speakers: The applicant shall draw up a list of speakers in accordance with the requirements of the Application Form of Shanghai Forum 2021 (Annex 1), and cooperate with the organizing committee to promote the invitation work after being approved.

Speakers are expected to be influential in the relative fields and have the characteristics of diversity and internationalization:

1) Diversity: the institutions to which the guest speakers belong, including universities, research institutions, think tanks, enterprises, government departments, international organizations or the media, etc. should vary.

2) Internationalization: the nationalities of speakers or speakers’ affiliations are expected to be diversified. The number of speakers outside China should account for at least 50% of the total.

Number of Speakers: Each roundtable can invite no more than 10 speakers (including the Chair). Of which:

1) No more than 5 from outside China

2) No more than 5 from China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), including 1-2 from Shanghai

iii. Expense:

The forum will bear the relevant conference costs according to our rules and standards. The specific details will be notified to the applicant after your application is approved.

iv. Priority will be given to those who could (Please indicate in the application email):

1. Publish research reports or policy advisory reports for the first time at Shanghai Forum

2. Assist Shanghai Forum in inviting appropriate keynote speakers for the opening and closing ceremonies, such as national politicians, academic authorities (such as Nobel laureates), renowned business leaders, etc.

3. Cover the costs associated with the roundtable; or introduce high-quality cooperation institutions and projects, or to provide financial support for Shanghai Forum, etc.

4. Co-host the roundtable with internationally renowned institutions

III: How to apply

If you are interested in organizing roundtables of Shanghai Forum, please download and fill out the Application Form for Shanghai Forum 2021 and send it back to the email address: shanghaiforum@fudan.edu.cnbefore April12, 2021. The result will be announced after a responsible process of selection.

Shanghai Forum Organizer: Fudan Development Institute

Address: Think Tank Building, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai, China

Contact Information: Ms. Zhang 86-21-65642354

Ms. Deng 86-21-55664590

E-mail：shanghaiforum@fudan.edu.cn

Website：www.shanghaiforum.fudan.edu.cn

Thank you for your attention and participation! Please contact the organizing committee if there is any problem.

Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee

March 17, 2021