Energy as a Pillar for the Global Majority’s Future: Prof. Rana Mitter Reflects on China’s BRI at 12 Years

HONG KONG, 10 July 2025 - Prof. Rana Mitter (ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School) delivered an insightful keynote session critically analysing the effect and success of the BRI and provided his views on how up-and-coming global players such as India and China should cooperate to proceed to the next stage of development. The conference also featured panels of internationally renowned business advisors, professors, and thought leaders: Panel 1 | From Vision to Reality: Taking Stock of the Belt and Road Initiative • Prof. Yong Wang (Deputy Dean, Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University) • Mustafa Hyder Sayed (Executive Director, Pakistan-China Institute) • Prof. Efem Ubi (Director of Studies, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs) • Moderator - Chandran Nair (Founder and CEO of GIFT) Panel 2 | Charting the Future Path: What's Next for the BRI? • Mukhtar Malik Hussain (Former HSBC Group General Manager and Regional Head of Belt & Road Initiative for HSBC Asia Pacific • Hussein Askary (Founding Board Member and Vice-President of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden) • Dr. Zeying Wu (Research Assistant Professor at Lingnan University, Hong Kong) • Moderator - Ali Borhani (Managing Director of 3Sixty Strategic Advisors Ltd, and Co-Founder & Co-Host of BRI Dialogues) This conference was supported by marketing partners including @gift-ed, TMRW, Dr. Ian Chew (Greenie Web), Ali Borhani (3Sixty Strategic Advisors, @bridialogues1185, al-Sabah Programme) Mustafa Hyder Sayed (@pakistanchinainstitute8019), Sichuan Haihui Poverty Alleviation Center, Nelson Yip (@cnhkcultureexchange9375) - For more information on this conference, programme, and speakers, please visit: https://conference.global-inst.com/part-1-programme-one-belt-one-road-whats-next-in-the-new-multi-polar-world-order - To view sessions from our most recent conference "China's Technological Advancement" on 10 Jan 2025: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOif1pAxzQwmy_WYFPmWtret6mfT3yxpG - Subscribe to our channel for more content: ‪@GlobalInstituteForTomorrow - Subscribe to our newsletter to receive exclusive updates via email for our future events and programmes: https://global-inst.com/newsletters-form/ - Check out our website, and get in touch: https://global-inst.com/ - #apec #china #chinanews #geopolitics #chinarelations #xijinping #politics #politicalnews #international #internationalnews #foreignpolicy #internationalrelations #africa #globalsouth #ASEAN #asiapacific #europe #currentaffairs #china2050 #internationaltrade #madeinchina #technology #technologynews #hongkong #america #northamerica #usa #bri #beltroadinitiative #ranamitter