Global South Modernization Forum

Global South Modernization Forum

Working Together to Advance Modernization: A Shared Vision and the Path to Development

Schedule

9:00-12:00

Main Forum

1. Releasing the World Modernization Development Report and the Chinese Modernization Development Report

2. Announcement of the “Award for Research & Practice in Global Development” winners

2.H.E. Mr. Stephen Jackson, the UN Resident Coordinator in China, reads the message of the UN Secretary- General H.E. Mr. António Guterres

3. Release of the “Top 10 Buzzwords in Global South Modernization Research of 2025” (English title to be determined)

4. Joint launch of the “Global South Modernization Research Academic Network” by think tank representatives from China and abroad, along with the “Global South Modernization Research AcademicInitiative” (English titles to be determined)

5. Speeches by experts and scholars

(1) Eddie Maloka, Chair of the Degrees Committee, University of Cape Town, South Africa

(2) Pablo Vommaro, Executive Secretary, Latin American Council of Social Sciences

(3) Justin Yifu Lin, Honorary Dean and Boya Chair Professor, Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University

(4) José Antonio Ocampo, Professor, Columbia University; former UN UnderSecretary-General

(5) Sudheendra Kulkarni, Founder, New South Asian Forum; former advisor to the Prime Minister of India

(6) Zheng Yongnian, Presidential Chair Professor and Dean, School of Public Policy and Governance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

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