The NextForum is the highlight of the year and part of an annual event series that brings together the best minds in civil society development and frontline workers in China, in order to engage the British society about the exciting stories happening there. Last year's NextForum ran five sessions with different topics of focus, in Oxford University (6th February), School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London, 7th February), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE, 8thFebruary, as LSE China Development Forum), Cambridge University (9th February) and Oxford University (10th February).
Session I: Oxford University:
Date: 6th February 2014
Topic: Charity Development and Citizen initiative in China
主题:公益机构发展:商业手段推动中国教育进步
Guest Speaker: Chong (Allan) Wu, the CEO of Adream Foundation (See Forbes Link)
主讲人:吴冲,真爱梦想基金会秘书长(参见《南风窗》访谈)
Session II, SOAS (University of London):
Date: 7th February 2014
Topics: Social Development and Civil Society⋅ Dialogue between UK and China
主题:社会发展和公民社会:中英对话
Guest Speakers: Chong (Allan) Wu, Dr.Tim Pringle, Sam Geall, Erika Helms
对话人:吴冲(真爱梦想基金会秘书长),Tim Pringle (SOAS劳动力、社会运动和发展学者),Sam Geall(环境网站“中外对话”执行主编),Erika Helms(LinkChina 管理总监)
Moderated by: Thomas Zhang (FT Chinese)
主持人:张劼(FT中文网资深编辑)
Session III, LSE (China Development Forum)
Date: 8th February 2014
Topics: Rebalancing China
主题:找寻新平衡
Guest Speakers: Over 20 preeminent guest Speakers. See the list here
主讲:超过20名国内外一流学者,名单在此
Session IV, Cambridge University
Date: 9th February 2014
Topics: The Chinese Dream and the Practical Road
主题:践行者——中国梦和现实路
Guest Speakers: Prof. He Weifang, Prof. Tong Zhiwei, Prof. Zheng Gongcheng, Mr. Allan (Chong) Wu
主讲:贺卫方(北大法学院教授),童之伟(华东政法大学宪法学教授),郑功成(中国人民大学教授),吴冲(真爱梦想基金会秘书长)
Moderated by: Thomas Zhang (FT Chinese)
主持人:张劼(FT中文网资深编辑)
Session V, Oxford University
Date: 10th February 2014
Topics: The legal infrastructure for a civil society
主题:公民社会的法律结构
Guest Speakers: Prof. He Weifang, Prof. Tong Zhiwei, Prof. Zheng Gongcheng
主讲:贺卫方(北大法学院教授),童之伟(华东政法大学宪法学教授),郑功成(中国人民大学教授)