著名美国经济学家，清华经管学院副教授，中国经济研究者，Patrick Chovanec，将在8月底9月初访问上海和北京（友情转发活动公告）...

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著名美国经济学家，清华经管学院副教授，中国经济研究者，Patrick Chovanec，将在8月底9月初访问上海和北京。以下是他的一系列公开交流活动（来自他本人的WordPress博客-已被墙），有兴趣的可以参加。

北京的活动是沃顿商学院北京俱乐部举办的，9月1日周六下午，将由财新网记者对Patrick进行炉边访谈，主题涉及中国经济的快速发展等。

Speaking Events in Shanghai andBeijing

AUGUST 25, 2012

I’m going to be speaking at several events over the next week, to which readers are welcome to register and attend.

On Thursday, August 30, I will giving two talks in Shanghai. Starting at 4:00pm, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion sponsored by the European Union Chamber of Commerce on“China’s Consumption Challenge: Rebalancing China’s Growth.”My fellow panelists will be Fred Hu, former head of Goldman Sachs in China and the founder and chairman of Primavera Capital, and Arthur Kroeber, founder of Dragonomics. The event will take place at the Grand Ballroom of the Le Royal Meridien Hotel, Shanghai, and there is a charge of RMB 400 for members and RMB 500 for non-members. You can find further details and register to attendby clicking here.

Starting at 7:30pm that same evening (Thursday, August 30), I will give a separate talk hosted by the Hopkins China Forum and Young China Watchers, on the topic“Is the China Growth Story Finished?” The event will take place at The Wooden Box, 9 Qinghai Lu (just to the south of Nanjing West Road) 青海路 9 号, 近南京西路, 地铁二号线南京西路站. For details and to RSVP, please emaileditor@shanghai-review.orgoryoungchinawatchers@gmail.com. I’ll try to cover somewhat different ground than the EU panel.

On Saturday, September 1, I’ll be back in Beijing where at 4:00pm I’ll be talking to the Wharton Club of Beijing in what is being called a “Fireside Chat” on“The Future of China’s Economy in Uncertain Times.” The event will take place at the Fairmont Hotel, 8 Yong An Dong Li, Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, Chaoyang District, Beijing (tel: +86 10 8511 7777), and is open to non-Wharton alumni. There is a charge of RMB 150 for club members and RMB 300 for non-members. You can registerby clicking here.

About Patrick Chovanec:

Patrick Robert Chovanec(born February 14, 1970) is an Associate Professor of Practice atTsinghua University's School of Economics and Management inBeijing, China. A former political aide to seniorRepublican Partyleaders in the U.S., he is a frequent and influential commentator on China's economy, US-China relations, and other global issues in both the international and Chinese media. China'sGlobal Timesnamed him one of the 10 foreigners who had the most influence on China in 2009.^[1]His blog was named by theWall Street Journalas one of "The Best Economics Blogs" for 2010.^[2]

For more:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Chovanec