The 15th London Business School China Business Forum
Rewiring Globalisation: Reconnecting China and the World in a Fragmented Era
MAY 23 2026
2026年5月23日
Welcome to London Business School
China Business Forum 2026
🗓️ Date: May 23, 2026
📍 Location: London Business School, North Building, Nuffield Hall
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
💼 Attire: Business casual
🎟️ What's included in your ticket: Access to panel discussions + networking session + food & beverage + exclusive LBS swag!
Hosts
Hear why industry leaders are joining us
Ralph Rogers
British Council, Regional Head of China, Geographic Directorate
Andrew Weir
Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Chairman
A Showcase of Confirmed Speakers
（Not an Exclusive List)
Welcome Address and Keynote Presentation
Dean Sergei Guriev
London Business School, Dean
Macroeconomy: Anchoring Uncertainty: China-Europe Ties
Dr. Xuxin Mao
Bank of China London Branch, Head of Research
Athanasios Vamvakidis
Bank of America, Global Head of G10 FX Strategy
Yabing Wu
Deel, Senior Partnerships Manager, UKI
AI&Data: Bridging the Gap between Tech and Regulation
Richard Portes
London Business School, Professor of Economics
Phoebe Zhou
HSBC, Head of Emerging Payments, Europe
Carl Szantyr
Blockstone Capital, Founder and Managing Partner
Eva Zhang
Alipay UK, CEO
Jasmine Baker - Moderator
London & Partners, Trade Manager
Infrastructure & Energy Supply Chain: Building Resilience in a Fragmenting World
Steven Smale
INTO Global, Co-Founder & Chief Global Market Initiatives Officer
Sherry Fu
The University of Manchester, Managing Director, China
Helen Weir
Department for Education, Project Officer – Families Priority Projects Team
Ralph Rogers
British Council, Regional Head of China, Geographic Directorate
Coco Ren - Moderator
Chair, CBF 2025
Executive MBA Candidate, London Business School
Two-Way Growth: Navigating Brand Expansion Between Europe and China
Jean-Yves Lu - Keynote Speaker
Epermarket, Founder and CEO
Gonzalo Matamala Ortiz
Frutura Asia, General Manager
Isabel Li
XL Consulting, Founder
IMA, Head of China
Chris Ferguson
JD. COM, Marketing Director
Sheeni Shi - Moderator
FMCG marketing expert
Capital Flows: New Paradigms in Cross-border M&A
Henry Sanderson
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Author & Journalist
Chunxing Lin
MG Motor UK Limited, Deputy Head of Aftersales UK & EU
Daisy Wang
Deloitte Digital, Manager
Christy Wang - Moderator
Winsight Global LLC, Founder and CEO
Beyond Borders: Rewiring Global Pharma Innovation
Yuan Gao
N0S.Tech, Founder & CIO
Angela Huyue Zhang
University of Southern California, Professor of Law
Martin Schwarzmann
OC&C Strategy Consultants, Partner, AI Lead
Alan Shen
ByteDance Enterprise Partnership & Solution, Director
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Shuoyuan Ma - Moderator
Strategy&, Associate Consultant, Strategy& Deals
Jojo Miao - Moderator
Masters in Management, London Business School
2026 Forum Topics
Panel I.
Macroeconomy:
Re-Anchoring China-Europe Ties
Panel II.
AI&Data:
Bridging the Gap between Tech and Regulation
Panel III.
Infrastructure & Energy Supply Chain:
Building Resilience in a Fragmenting World
Panel IV.
Two-Way Growth:
Navigating Brand Expansion Between Europe and China
Panel V.
Capital Flows:
New Paradigms in Cross-border M&A
Panel VI.
Beyond Borders:
Rewiring Global Pharma Innovation