Shanghai Forum 2012 Holds Preparation Meeting

On the morning of May 5, 2012, the second Shanghai Forum 2012 preparation meeting was held at Guanghua Tower. President of Fudan University Yang Yuliang and President of the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies Professor Park In-kook were in attendance, and the meeting was presided over by Lin Shangli, Vice-President of Fudan University.
At the meeting, Professor Zhang Yi, Executive Vice-Secretary-General of Shanghai Forum 2012, introduced Shanghai Forum 2012’s overall preparation status. Xiao Sijian, Director of the Office of Public Relations, announced the current progress of media collaboration, followed by the leaders of the 10 panels on the status of preparation and development of each of their respective panels, including main topics, the numbers of guests and VIPs, etc. President Yang Yuliang, President Park In-kook, and the leaders of relevant departments were briefed on these reports.

Yang Yuliang indicated that Shanghai Forum 2012 preparation work is advancing smoothly. Each sub-forum has already conducted in-depth inquiry and research through preview session roundtables, ensuring a high level of quality and greater innovation compared to previous years. He stressed that since Shanghai Forum will consider strategic questions of both global and regional importance, it will touch directly on current issues we are facing today; since it is founded on advanced scientific research, we must also move towards the common masses.Park In-kook believes we are currently at a historical moment in the transformation of Asia’s political, economic, and social order. This is a crucial hour, and Shanghai Forum should provide suggestions and ideas on the problems and challenges we will face during the transformation.As scheduled, Shanghai Forum 2012 will be held from May 26 to May 28. The theme of this year’s Shanghai Forum is "Strategy for the 2011-2020." Shanghai Forum is hosted by Fudan University, with support from the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies’ International Economic Forum. With “Concentrating on Asia, Focusing on Hot Issues, Congregating Elites, Promoting Interactions, Enhancing Cooperation and Seeking Consensus" as its stated mission, Shanghai Forum will be devoted to forging a platform for 3-way mutual engagement and exchange between academic, political, and business spheres, inviting leaders and elites from all circles to launch dialogue and cooperation. The Forum will strive to carry out extensive, multidimensional, and thorough research on today’s significant issues of global economics and the international situation in order to provide comprehensive, progressive advice for Asia’s economy, politics, society, and culture. So far, Shanghai Forum has successfully held 6 annual sessions, attended by a total of 1,800 persons from both home and abroad.