Speaking
Our team of globally recognized China economic and trade policy experts speak regularly at major investor and corporate conferences.
LATEST & UPCOMING EVENTS
Institute for Defense Analyses – 2026 Annual Forum
September 8, 2026, Washington, DC
Speaker: Leland Miller with Chris Slevin
Classified session on “U.S.-China Advanced Technology Competition.”
2026 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
September 2, 2026, Washington, DC
Speaker: Leland Miller
“US-China Advanced Technology Competition: How We Got Here & Where We’re Going”
Techint Global Conference 2026
August 27, 2026, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keynote Speaker: Leland Miller
“China Shock: The U.S. Experience and Lessons for Argentina”
Hearing: Senate Special Committee on Aging
June 17, 2026, Washington, D.C.
Location: SH-216
Witness: Leland Miller
“Testimony: Counting the Cost: Communist China’s Toll on Older Americans’ Health, Finances, and Security”
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce/AmCham China ‘China Business Conference 2026’
May 12, 2026, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Macro Weakness, Micro Strength, & Lots of Exports: China’s Economy & Implications for Western CEOs”
U.S. Commerce Department Private Roundtable with Indian Pharma CEOs
May 5, 2026, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Proposing a U.S.-India Bilateral Pharma Supply Chain Mapping Exercise”
44th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference
April 9, 2026, Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Speaker: Leland Miller
“US-China Rivalry and the Future of Global Monetary Leadership”
Princeton/RAND/DARPA Workshop: “Assessing Government’s Role in Shaping Private Investment Capital Allocation”
April 3, 2026, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Market Incentives vs. Strategic Allocations: The Case for a New National Security Framework”
Hudson Institute Event On China’s Economy
March 30, 2026, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s Economic Slowdown: Risks, Realities, and Strategic Implications”
GIC Annual Summit 2026: “The Dollar and Continued US Exceptionalism”
February 9, 2026, La Jolla, California
Speaker: Leland Miller, with Chris Waller & Catherine Mann
“Assessing Dollar Primacy in an Age of Disruption”
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The U.S.-China Trade War Is Dead. Long Live the Supply Chain War.
November 2025
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Second Cold War: Where Supplies Chains are the Front Line
November 2025
Congressional Hearing: “Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in China”
July 13, 2023
PAST SPEAKING EVENTS
Washington International Trade Association: Fall 2025
November 14, 2025, Washington, DC
Speaker: Dr. Derek Scissors
“The Role of USMCA in Great Power Competition”
Mauldin Inner Circle: Markets & Geopolitics (By invitation only)
November 10, 2025, New York, NY
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
“The U.S.-China Trade & Tech War: Outlook for 2026”
Capitol Hill – Asia Society Technology Policy Conference 2025
November 5, 2025, Washington, DC
Keynote Speaker: Leland Miller
“Creating Data-driven Government Institutions on Technology”
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F3: Future of Freight Festival 2025
October 20, 2025, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Keynote Speaker: Leland Miller
“Deconstructing China’s Economy & the US-China Trade War: A Conversation with Leland Miller”
International Institute of Finance (IIF) – Annual Meeting 2025
October 14-17, 2025, Washington, DC
Keynote Speaker: Leland Miller
“Stability or Stand-off? The Future of U.S.-China Relations”
Aspen Security Group – 2025 Conference
July 18-21, 2025, Aspen, Colorado
Speakers: Leland Miller, with Larry Summers & Michael Froman
“Where U.S. Economic Strategy Towards China Should be Headed”
Reindustrialize Summit 2025
July 16-17, 2025, Detroit, Michigan
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Rethinking Reindustrialization: Understanding the China Challenge”
Venture Capital Fund Annual Meeting
July 15, 2025, Detroit, Michigan
Speaker: Leland Miller
“A Roadmap for U.S. Reindustrialization”
World 50 Corporate Network: China Beige Book Presentation Series
June 24, 2025
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Reciprocal Tariffs, Technology Controls & China: Where Is This All Headed?”
Wolfe Global Macro Asset Manager Luncheon
April 24, 2025, New York City
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
“Trump Tariffs & Outlook for a U.S.-China Deal”
Wolfe Global Macro Asset Manager Event
December 2, 2024, New York City
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
“How China’s Preparing for the Trump Offensive”
Bank of America Institutional Dinner
October 30, 2024, New York City
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
“Trade War Prospects & China’s Economy in 2025″
MACROCHINA: A USCBC Discussion with Leland Miller
October 8 at 8:30 pm US ET / October 9 at 8:30 am China Time | Virtual via Zoom
Speaker: Leland Miller
Fireside Chat with Leland Miller: “Assessing China’s Economy into Q4 2024 & Where U.S.-China Policy is Headed in 2025”
https://www.uschina.org/events/macrochina-discussion-china-beige-books-leland-miller-0
DNB FICC Investor Conference
September 26, 2024, New York City
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
“China Macro Outlook: Stimulus Impact and the Economy Heading into 2025″
2024 National Association of Business Economists (NABE) Annual Meeting
September 30, 2024, Nashville, TN – The Hyatt Grand
Speaker: Leland Miller
Fireside Chat with Leland Miller: “Where U.S.-China Policy is Headed in 2025 Under Trump or Harris”
36th Annual Marine Money Week
June 24, 2024, New York City
Fireside Chat with Shehzad Qazi: “China’s 2024 Economy and the New U.S.-China Trade War”
U.S.-China Business Council: Board of Directors Briefing
June 13, 2024
Speaker: Leland Miller
“The True State of China’s Economy in June 2024”
General Motors: Annual Trends & Foresight Conference 2024- Future of Globalization Panel
June 7, 2024
Panelist: Leland Miller (with AMB Susan Schwab, Inu Manak)
“Fact or Fiction on U.S.-China Decoupling: Assessing Key Trends for 2025”
National Business Economic Issues Council (NBEIC) – 181st Meeting
May 6-8, 2024, Wichita, KS
Speaker: Shehzad H. Qazi
“China’s 2024 Rebound Prospects & Macro Headwind”
2024 International Institute of Finance (IIF) Global Outlook Forum
April 17, 2024, Washington, DC – The Willard Intercontinental Hotel
Speaker: Leland Miller
“What Private Data Say About China’s Economy in 2024”
Federal Reserve/GIC Conference: 2-Day Summit on Climate, Currency & Central Banking
February 14-15, 2024, University of the Bahamas, Nassau
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Will They or Won’t They? What CBB Data Say About the Prospect of Big(ger?) Stimulus in 2024”
National Business Economic Issues Council (NBEIC) – Spring Meeting
February 6-8, 2024, Miami, FL
Speaker: Leland Miller
“First, Do No Harm: How Not to Predict the Chinese Economy”
World 50 Event: China Beige Book Presentation Series
January 23 , 2024
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Will Stimulus Jumpstart China’s 2024 Economy?: The Story From CBB’s Latest Credit Data”
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: China Event for CEOs
January 9, 2024, Washington, DC
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Where China’s Economy is Headed in 2024”
41st Annual Monetary & Trade Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
December 11, 2023, Philadelphia. PA
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s Economy in an Era of Demographic Challenges”
Stone X Natural Resources Day
December 7, 2023 New York, NY
Panelist: Shehzad H. Qazi
“Macroeconomic Outlook and Panel Discussion – The Hangover from 2023”
Stone X Natural Resources Day
December 7, 2023 New York, NY
Panelist: Shehzad H. Qazi
“China – Back from the Brink”
Hudson Institute: How the US Should Respond to China’s Challenge to US Geoeconomic Leadership
November 28, 2023, Washington, DC
Panelist: Leland Miller
https://www.hudson.org/events/how-us-should-respond-chinas-challenge-us-geoeconomic-leadership
Marine Money’s 24th Annual Ship Finance Forum NYC
November 16, 2023, New York City
Fireside Chat with Leland Miller: How to View China’s Economy Heading Into 2024
F3: Future of Freight Festival 2023
November 7-9, 2023, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Keynote: Leland Miller
“China’s Economy & the Future of US-China Relations: A Conversation with Leland Miller”
65th NABE Annual Meeting
October 8-10, 2023, Dallas, Texas
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Forecast 2024: Economic and Political Outlook for China”
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
September 28, 2023, Indianapolis, IN
Speaker: Shehzad H. Qazi
“China: Risk of Economic Collapse and Conflict With the US”
FPA’s World Leadership Forum
September 21, 2023, New York, NY
Panelist: Shehzad H. Qazi
“Is China’s Economy on the Verge of Collapse?”
U.S. & China: The Economic Challenge
July 21, 2023, Dartmouth University (Osher Lecture Series)
Moderator: Shehzad H. Qazi
Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in China
July 13, 2023
Testimony: Shehzad H. Qazi
“U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party”
Bank of England Conference: Global Economy 2023
NBEIC Symposium
May 18-19, 2023, London, UK
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China: Deciphering the 2023 post-Covid-Zero Recovery”
Central Bank of Ireland Conference: Digitilization Across Borders
May 15-16, 2023, Dublin, Ireland
Speaker: Leland Miller
“The Evolution of Payment Systems in China: From E-Wallets to the Digital Yuan”
“Ukraine: One Year Later: Outlook on Asia”
Global Interdependence Center Annual Symposium
April 20-21, 2023, Sarasota, FL
Panelist: Leland Miller
“How Russia Looks to China, One Year Later”
Presentation to Harvard Clubs of Latin America (12 countries)
April 12, 2023
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Demystifying China’s 2023 Economy: What’s the Prognosis for Growth, Stimulus, Consumption & Commodities?”
Alexander Hamilton Society: Third Annual Security & Strategy Seminar
March 31 – April 2, 2023, Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA
Speaker: Leland Miller
“U.S. Economic Competition with China: Where We Go From Here”
Federal Reserve/GIC Conference: “Digital Money, Decentralized Finance & the Puzzle of Crypto”
February 10, 2023, La Jolla, CA
Panelist: Leland Miller
“Session IV: Productivity in the Age of Crypto”
US-China Business Council “Forecast 2023”
Annual USCBC Members Conference
Feb 7-8, 2023; Washington, DC
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Where is China’s Economy Heading Post-Covid Zero?”
World 50 Event: China Beige Book Presentation Series
January 24 , 2023
Speaker: Leland Miller
“How to Time China’s 2023 Rebound”
Private Fund Annual Meeting
December 15, 2022; Columbus, OH
Speaker: Leland Miller
“VC Investing in Chinese Companies: What to Expect in 2023 & Beyond”
Markets Group: Accessing the China Market – Commodities Futures and Options
November 30, 2022, New York, NY
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
“China’s Macro Environment & Commodities Outlook for 2023”
Private Fortune 500 CEO Roundtable
November 9, 2022, Washington, DC
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s Economy in 2023 & Mapping Out the Endgame for Covid Zero Policy”
Freightwaves: Future of Freight Summit 2022
November 1, 2022, Chattanooga, TN
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Understanding a Changing China: A Fireside Chat with Leland Miller”
Grant’s Conference at the Plaza 2022
Sponsored by Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
October 18, 2022, Plaza Hotel, New York, New York
Speaker: Leland Miller
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US Chamber: Member Event on China’s Economy
September 29, 2022, Washington, DC
Speakers: Leland Miller & Derek Scissors
“China’s Economy & What the Future Holds for U.S. Businesses”
Speech to Alexander Hamilton Society
September 14, 2022, The Yale Club of New York City
Speaker: Leland Miller
“American Investment in China: A Look Forward”
The Conference Board: 2022 Conference on Inflation
September 13, 2022, New York City
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Deglobalization & Inflation: Contrasting Views From the Fed & PBoC”
USCC Congressional Hearing: China’s Zero-COVID Policy: Economic & Supply Chain Impact
August 3, 2022
Speaker: Shehzad H. Qazi
Rocky Mountain Economic Summit 2022
Sponsored by Bronze Buffalo Club & GIC
July 14-15, 2022, Victor, Idaho / Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Panelist: Leland Miller
“Growth & Inflation Outlook for US, China & Global Economy”
Banque de France–GIC: 2022 Global Trends Conference
May 20, 2022, The Louvre, Paris, France
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s Monetary Policy: Understanding the Party’s New Playbook”
General Motors (GM) Trends & Foresight Conference 2022
May 6, 2022, Detroit, MI
Speaker: Leland Miller
“US-China Relations: The Year Ahead”
U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Q1 Members Briefing
April 28, 2022
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s Economy: A Look at China Beige Book’s New Q1 data”
SupChina Conference: The Future of China Due Diligence
April 27, 2022
Panelist: Leland Miller
“Why the China Watching Industry is Irreparably Broken”
GIC/USF Geopolitical Developments Conference 2022
April 27, 2022, Sarasota, Florida
Panelist: Leland Miller
“What does Russia’s Invasion Mean for the US-China Relationship?”
World 50 Event: China Beige Book Presentation Series
April 12 , 2022
Speaker: Leland Miller
“A Look Inside China Beige Book’s New Q1-22 Data”
CFA Toronto Annual Spring Pension Conference
April 12 , 2022
Speaker: Leland Miller
“Getting Ahead of China’s Regulatory & Policy Crackdowns in 2022-23”
Bradesco Bank/Brazil-China Business Council Roundtable
March 7, 2022
Keynote Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s Economy & What’s Next for Key Commodities”
IRF Forum: China Beige Book Presentation
March 2, 2022
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China Policy Easing in ’22? A Look Inside China Beige Book’s Latest Credit Data”
Vail Symposium 2022
January 29, 2022
Speaker: Leland Miller
“China’s New Stimulus Playbook: How Markets Missed the Big Throttle Down of 2021”
Presentation to Bank of England & UK Government Monetary & Regulatory Authorities
January 12, 2022
Leland Miller – Presentation
“Demystifying China’s Monetary Policy Pivot 2021-23”
US-China Business Council: Where is China’s Economy & Policy Headed in 2022?
Thursday, January 20, 2022
A Discussion with China Beige Book CEO Leland Miller
Hudson Institute
January 4, 2022
Where China’s Economy is Headed: A Discussion w/Leland Miller & Thomas J. Duesterberg
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Rosenberg Research Forum
Dec 8, 2021
Fireside Chat: Leland Miller Interviewed by CEO David Rosenberg
Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2021
Nov 16-19, 2021
Singapore
CBB’s Leland Miller Co-hosting China Panel
AmChamChina: What is the Future of the Chinese Economy?
Nov 11, 2021
Speaker: Shehzad Qazi
Standard Chartered-Bloomberg Conference
Oct 27, 2021
Panelist: Leland Miller
“China: What Investors Should Expect in 2022”
Hudson Institute
Oct 14, 2021
“Evergrande and the Chinese Economy”
CBB’s Leland Miller Interviewed by Hudson Senior Fellow John Lee
Independent Research Forum (IRF) Event
Oct 7, 2021
Leland Miller Talk: The Paradigm Shift in China’s Economic Policymaking
World50 Conference
October 5, 2021
“China‘s Economic Future With Leland Miller: A World 50 Event”
63rd Annual NABE Conference
September 28, 2021, Arlington, VA
“China: Risk or Opportunity?”
CFA Society of NY
Sept 15, 2021
“Chinese Wealth Management Products, Safe as Cash?”
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CSIS Event
Aug 17, 2021
“Chinese Capital Market Linkages and Portfolio Investment Flows Roundtable”
Demystifying China’s Economy: The Latest Data
March 25, 2021, National Committee of US-China Relations (NCUSCR)
NCUSCR President Steve Orlins Interview of China Beige Book CEO Leland Miller
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US-China Semiconductor Wars: What to Expect in 2021
March 23, 2021, Independent Research Forum (IRF)
Real Vision Interview with Leland Miller
March 3, 2021
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US-China: Important Issues for Investors in 2021
February 24, 2021, CSTR Group
US-China Semiconductor Battles & Where Policy is Heading
December 2, 2020, Credit Suisse 24th Annual Technology Conference
Keynote Speaker: Leland Miller
Doubling Down on China, Inc.: An Initial Analysis of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan
November 12, 2020, CSIS Executive Conference
Speaker: Leland Miller
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Trump, Trade, Tensions & China’s Economy: Assessing Risk in the Run-up to the 2020 US Election
September 28, 2020, Independent Research Forum (IRF)
Speaker: Leland Miller
Geopolitics: How the Rise of China Changes the M&A Game
September 17, 2020, M&A Community Webinar
Private Roundtable with Leland Miller on Trump, Trade & Semiconductors Policy
September 11, 2020, Global Interdependence Center
US-China Relations in the Run-up to the 2020 Election
September 10, 2020, Global Interdependence Center
Panel: Leland Miller, Michael Drury
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US-China Relations: Getting Worse Before Getting Better or Just Getting Worse?
June 19, 2020, International Institute of Finance (IIF) – Speaking Series
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Fireside Chat with Leland Miller on US-China Technology Competition
June 18, 2020, American Investment Council (Private Equity Association)
Trump, Xi, and the Economy: The Future of US-China Economic Competition
June 9, 2020, Atlantic Council
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Atlanta Fed: 2020 Financial Markets Conference
May 17 – 19, 2020, Center for Financial Innovation and Stability, Atlanta, GA
The Economic Future of China with Leland Miller
May 8, 2020
Commonfund Forum 2020 – An Insider’s Guide to the Chinese Economy
April 15, 2020, Virtual Program
Real Vision Interview with Leland Miller
April 6, 2020, Virtual Program
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High Level Roundtable Series on China
February 10, 2020, Council on Foreign Relations, NY
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
President’s Club Dinner with Leland Miller: “China’s Economy Amidst the Trade War”
December 4, 2019, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, IL
Real Vision Interview with Leland Miller
November 26, 2019
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Screening & Dicussion: “American Factory”
Experts Panel with the Award-winning Film-makers & Leland Miller
November 7, 2019, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY
Horasis: China Conference 2019
October 28-29, 2019, Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Conference Board Panel: “Window on China’s Economy”
October 23, 2019, New York, NY
Hedgeye Conference 2019
October 17, 2019
Bloomberg Intelligence & China Beige Book: Metals & China Outlook Seminar
June 24, 2019, Bloomberg HQ, New York
The Investment Institute – Spring Investment Forum
May 20-21, 2019, The St. Regis, Atlanta, GA
Business Council Members Attending May 2019 Meeting
May 16-17, 2019, Washington, DC
Strategic Investment Conference 2019
May 13-16, 2019, Mauldin Economics, The Omni Hotel, Dallas, TX
U.S. Chamber of Commerce – China Conference 2019
April 30-May 1, 2019, Chamber HQ, Washington, D.C.
The China Business Conference
Apr 30, 2019, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington DC
Cumberland Advisors Conference: Financial Markets and the Economy 2019
Apr 11, 2019, University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL
2019 Fletcher Political Risk Conference
March 8, 2019, Tufts University, Boston, MA
The Conference Board: Government Relations Executive Council Conference
Inside China’s Economy & the U.S.-China Trade War, New York, NY
March 5, 2019
What would a U.S.-China Trade War Mean for Latin America?
April 13, 2018, Atlantic Council, Washington, DC
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Cumberland Advisor’s Conference/Second Annual Financial Literacy Day
April 5, 2018, Sarasota, FL
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Annual Institutional Clients Conference
March 26-27, 2018, Global Forest Partners, Key Biscayne, FL
Wells Fargo Endowments & Foundations Annual Luncheon
November, 2017, New York, NY
2nd Annual Evidence-Based Investing Conference
October, 2017, Ritholtz Wealth Management, New York, NY
Golub Capital Dinner Keynote Speaker
September, 2017, NMS Conference, New York, NY
China’s Zero-Covid Policy Economic Impact, Supply Chain Disruptions, And the Future Of Chinese Growth
August 3, 2022, US-China Economic & Security Review Commission Hearing
Testimony: Shehzad H. Qazi
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Dangerous Partners: Big Tech and Beijing: Limits are Overdue in the US-China Technology Relationship
March 4, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Testimony: Derek Scissors
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China’s Quest for Capital: Motivations, Methods, and Implications: A Deep Dive into China’s Shadow Banking Trends 2016-20
January 23, 2020, US-China Economic & Security Review Commission Hearing
Testimony: Leland Miller
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Protecting the Rule of Law and Advanced Technology
January 23, 2020, US-China Economic & Security Review Commission Hearing
Testimony: Derek Scissors
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On US-China: Winning the Economic Competition: Staying Ahead of a Slipping, Skittish China
December 16, 2020, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearing
Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Testimony: Derek Scissors
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Perspectives on Reform of the CFIUS Review Process
April 26, 2018, Statement before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Testimony: Dr. Derek Scissors
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Evaluating CFIUS: Challenges Posed by a Global Economy
April 26, 2018, Statement before the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade
Testimony: Dr. Derek Scissors
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OUR SPEAKERS
Leland Miller
Chief Executive Officer
A leading authority on China’s economy and financial system, Mr. Miller is a frequent keynote speaker at high-profile asset management and Fortune 500 conferences. He appears regularly on media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg TV & Radio, and CNN, and his work is featured in major national publications that include the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and TIME. Leland was appointed Commissioner to the Congressional U.S.-China Commission by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for a two-year term in 2024.
“Leland Miller is one of Wall
Street’s brightest China minds”
BUSINESS INSIDER
Dr. Derek Scissors
Chief Economist
One of the world’s leading experts on China’s trade and investment flows, Dr. Scissors is a well-known voice at major investment and policy forums as well as a familiar face on Capitol Hill, where he regularly provides testimony in front of the United States Congress. He is a frequent commentator on Bloomberg TV & Radio, CNBC, and Fox Business and his articles appear often in major national publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron’s, and Foreign Affairs.
“Derek Scissors is the world’s foremost expert on the Chinese (state) corporate sector.”
Shehzad Qazi
Managing Director
A prolific writer and speaker, Mr. Qazi oversees China Beige Book’s thought leadership and engagement efforts. He regularly leads seminars with policymakers and presents at research conferences. Shehzad is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV & Radio, and CNN and speaks regularly at investor conferences. His articles have appeared in Barron’s, Foreign Policy, and Huffington Post among other publications.
“Shehzad Qazi is a top China expert.”
CNBC