Zoom Webinar – Belt and Road Initiative in Africa Conference
Panel 1: Debt Sustainability (24th February 2021 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT)
Welcome Remarks:
Prof. Victor Ramraj (Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria, Canada)
Prof. Po Jen Yap (Director, Centre for Comparative and Public Law, HKU)
Keynote Address:
Prof. Deborah Brautigam (Director, China-Africa Research Initiative, John Hopkins University)
- Prof. Ching Kwan Lee (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
- Prof. Deborah Brautigam (Johns Hopkins University)
- Prof. Stephen Harder (New York University Shanghai)
- Prof. Gu Bin (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Panel 2: Transparency and Good Governance (25th February 2021 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM HKT)
- Prof. Muna Ndulo (Cornell University)
- Prof. Larry C. Backer (The Pennsylvania State University)
- Bady Baldé (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Norway)
- Prof. Yves Tiberghien (University of British Columbia)
- Ngozi S. Nwoko (University of Victoria, Canada)
Panel 3: Dispute Resolution (26th February 2021 09:30 AM – 11:15 AM HKT)
- Prof. William P. Alford (Harvard University)
- Dr. Mariel Dimsey (CMS Hasche Sigle, Hong Kong LLP)
- Prof. Heng Wang (University of New South Wales)
- Prof. Won Kidane (Seattle University)
- Dr. Weixia Gu (The University of Hong Kong)
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Ying Xia (Co-convener of BRI Conference, HKU)