2026 University of Chicago China Forum: Rewiring Global Business - China, the U.S. and the Next Growth Map

Founded in 2015, the University of Chicago China Forum has been bringing together students, scholars, and industry leaders to explore the most cutting-edge China-U.S. topics, foster cross-cultural dialogue, and promote deeper mutual understanding and collaboration.

The theme for the 2026 China Forum will be "Rewriting Global Business - China, the US, and the Next Growth Map”, exploring topics in AI, Clean Energy, Consumer Retail, Macroeconomy, Healthcare, and Capital Markets.

Join us to hear from leaders spanning academia, industry, finance, and public service, whose expertise and influence are shaping the future of business, technology, and policy across the two most influential economies of the world. Gain cutting edge insights on these critical topics and network with other students, alumni, executives, and investors.

Also see a demo and interact with LinkerBot’s O6/L6/L20/L30 high-degree-of-freedom hand products with activities such as gesture-mimicking challenges and interactive grasping demos.

Please visit our website for more details: https://www.uchicagochinaforum.com/

Speaker Highlights:

• Madhav Rajan - Dean of University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chief Global Strategist at University of Chicago
• Henry Shen - Managing Director, Systematic Active Equity at BlackRock
• Randall Kroszner - Norman R. Bobbins Professor of Economics at Booth, former Governor of the Federal Reserve System, Chair of the committee on Supervision and Regulation of Banking Institutions and the committee on Consumer and Community Affairs​​​​​
• ​​Tom Bartlebaugh - Head of Retail at Miniso USA
• Alex Wolf – Global Head of Macro and Fixed Income Strategy, JPM Private Bank

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