On October 13, 2021, a dialogue for the business community organized by the China Forum in collaboration with The European House - Ambrosetti, a leading European think tank, was held in Shanghai. The event convened members of the Ambrosetti Community China Chapter and top management of international companies in energy, industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, law and other sectors. The dialogue was moderated by Roberto Donà, Professor at International Business School Suzhou at XJTLU, with Eric Li, Vice Chairman of the China Forum, and Michele Geraci, former Under-Secretary of State for the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, as guest speakers. Mattia Marino, CEO of Ambrosetti in China, delivered a speech at the event.

The discussants explored how international companies operating in China can gain deeper insights into the country’s economic policies and development strategies to better integrate into its growth and strive for common prosperity together. In response to the concerns of the international business community about the market environment in China, the speakers presented in-depth policy interpretation on a wide spectrum of areas such as market regulation, income distribution, and financial liberalization in the macro context of China’s political and economic systems and its 14th Five-Year Plan.

Operating since 1965, The European House - Ambrosetti is a management consulting firm and has been named the no. 1 think tank in Italy. Headquartered in Milan, the group has set up subsidiaries in China, Europe and the rest of the world. The annual Ambrosetti Forum brings together heads of state, ministers, entrepreneurs and academics from across the globe and is now one of the world’s most important high-level gatherings. In 1999, the Ambrosetti Community was established. In 2019, the Community launched its China Chapter.