The Bellwether Series: China
Asian finance: Credit where it’s due

The Economist Events' third annual finance forum The Bellwether Series 2013: China will take place on December 6th 2013 in Beijing.

Asian Finance: Credit where it's due
While financial systems in Asia-Pacific have been resilient, the task ahead for the region's economies is to evolve and diversify, which is different from growth.The Bellwether Series 2013: China will explore the following issues and what they mean for China's future. Critical issues to be examined include:

• The global financial landscape: Implications, threats and opportunities for China
• Economy debate: Can China revive and reform its economy? 
• Paying for China's elderly: What role can China's enterprise annuities play in diversifying coverage and deepening China's financial markets? 
• Paying for China's cities: Do China's subnational governments need a bigger share of China's revenues or should the central government shoulder a bigger share of the spending responsibilities?

Speakers include:

• Peng Wensheng, Chief Economist, China International Capital Corporation
• Murtaza Syed, Resident Representative, China, International Monetary Fund
• Keith Wade, Chief Economist and Strategist, Schroders
• Zane Wang, Chief Executive Officer, China Risk Finance
• Joe Zhang, Author, Inside China's Shadow Banking: The Next Subprime Crisis, Chairman, Slow Bull Capital
• Liu Yannan, Chairman, Yooli Lending Network
• Frank Chen, Head of Research, China, CBRE
• Tom Miller, Managing Editor, China Economic Quarterly, GaveKal Dragonomics
• Martin Ding, President, E-House China Holdings, Advisor, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, The People's Republic of China
  
• Hu Yuwei, China Representative, Asia Insurance and Pensions, BBVA Group
• Stuart Leckie, Chairman, Stirling Finance Limited