The Norwegian Business Association China (NBA) is pleased to invite you to an insightful seminar that will delve into China's evolving position within the global economy, particularly amidst the renewed trade tensions dubbed "Trade War 2.0."
Under President Trump's renewed "America First" agenda, significant tariffs and protectionist measures aim to reshape global trade dynamics, challenging the decades-long U.S.-led globalization framework. As the United States increasingly steps back from its traditional leadership role in globalization, the spotlight shifts to China—what strategic role will China adopt in this changing global economic landscape?
To help answer this pressing question, we are pleased to host distinguished speakers:
Guoxiong Zhang, Managing Director of Economic Advisory at Deloitte, will address:
- The role of China in the new global economic landscape shaped by both economic and geopolitical forces
- MNCs' localization 3.0 in the China market: in China, for much of the world
- Local companies going global: localize in the foreign market with Chinese characteristics
Kelly K. Chen, DNB Markets' Senior Economist specializing on the Chinese economy. will guide you through
- The outlook for the Chinese economy.
- How will Trump 2.0 shake up the global economic outlook?
- Will the Fed be faced with difficult choices ahead, and what is the outlook for the dollar?
Date: 10 June 2025
Venue: 5F, Andaz Hotel, 88 Songshan Road, Huangpu, Shanghai
5层,上海新天地安仕达酒店上海市黄浦区嵩山路88号
Agenda:
17:30 - 18:00 Registration
18:00 - 19:30 Presentations & Q&A
19:30 - 21:00 Summer BBQ
Join us for this compelling session to get equipped with strategic insights for multinational companies localizing in China and to engage with professionals for the latest industry perspectives. An interactive Q&A session will follow the presentations, offering attendees the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers and delve deeper into the topics discussed. After the seminar, stay for our Summer BBQ event, providing an excellent opportunity for further networking and interaction.
Speakers
Guoxiong
Zhang
Managing Director of Deloitte China | Economic Advisory
Dr Zhang Guoxiong is the Managing Director of Deloitte China's Economic Advisory Service. He has rich economic research experience in academia, international institutions and business consulting, and has provided macroeconomic and strategic advice to the C-level executives of more than 100 multinational companies, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies. At Deloitte China, Dr. Zhang provides macroeconomic and policy advice to senior executives of foreign and local companies, and helps multinational companies localize in the Chinese market and Chinese companies expand their global business.
Previously, Dr Zhang was Shanghai Director and China Research Head of The Economist Corporate Network. Before joining The Economist Group, Dr Zhang was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and a Visiting Scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. During his doctoral studies, Dr Zhang also worked as a summer intern economist at the Asian Development Bank. Dr Zhang has directed and led a number of national research projects, and his research papers have been presented at several international academic and policy conferences, and some of them have been published in top academic journals. Dr Zhang taught macroeconomics and finance at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Zhang Guoxiong graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Ph.D. in Economics and a Master's degree in Statistics. Dr Zhang also holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Zhejiang University.
Kelly Chen
Senior Economist at DNB
Kelly joined DNB Markets' Macro Research team in January 2020, as an Economist specialising on the Chinese economy. Kelly came from a position as Senior Adviser in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy where she worked with oil and gas market analysis. Prior to this she covered the Norwegian E&P sector for Nordea Markets equity research (2011-2014). Kelly holds an M.Sc.Economics and a B.Sc.Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
