With the theme,“My China Story”, this activity also is to celebrate the 35th anniversary of China Daily, as well as build a platform for sharing and communication between Chinese and overseas experts, bloggers and readers.

Guests to address the meeting: 

Harvey Dzodin is a senior adviser to Tsinghua University and former director and vice-president of ABC Television in New York.

• China Daily, happy birthday with 35 candles.
• My first encounter with China Daily.
• Being a freelance columnist.
• In 2051, 35 years from now, what will China Daily look like?

John Ross is a Senior Fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China.

• Starting with China Research in 1992 and finally made maiden visit in 2005
• Why the economic reform succeeded in China?
• The research center of economics will move eastward to China

Margit Molna is the Chief China Economist at OECD.

How to tell Chinese stories to foreign readers?

• Use different benchmarks when evaluating China’s economic performance.
• Even China’s own benchmarks are changing.
• Creating new regulations and institutional frameworks.
• China is diverse.

Colin Speakman is an economist and Director of China Programs at CAPA.

• I first starting reading China Daily during visits to China from 2003.
• I started writing for China Daily in 2008.
• I got heavily involved in that blog from 2014, and have contributed over 500 blogs to date.
• I have got involved in a spin off from China Daily WeChat Communities with a few English Language.
• China Daily has developed amazingly over its thirty five years.

Phoebe Sudargo is the Journalist with China.org.cn

• Current image about China.
• New way of representing China.
• Challenge for Chinese journalists. 

Anastasia Sukhoretskaya is a senior blogger with China daily and intern journalist with International Talent magazine.

• My trip with China Daily last year.
• Blog competition.
• The magazine I'm writing for and our project with this magazine.
• How writing for China Daily can benefit your future career as a writer and not only.

Jessica Davis, China Radio International's web news team.

• Writing a good news story is much like cooking.
• My experiences in China.
• Utilizing my journalism skills as well as my MBA in marketing to work with China Radio International's web news team.

Sava Hassan is a Canadian Egyptian author, poet and educator.  

• The impact of China Daily on my perception of Chinese people.
• Constructive observations for reaching out a wide range of expats.

Lazius Kaye, Founder of Buzz Cloud, a business startup pioneer in China.

• Starting up in September, 2015, Buzz cloud, a Global community connecting creatives with businesses and professionals.
• Booming development for the participants and creatives.
• Keeping adaptable with full energy for the beginners.

Lydia Stolle is a commentator with China.org.cn

• As an exchange student I enjoy certain prerogatives.
• I want every journalist to be able to write about whatever she or he prefers in order to thrive for truth.
• China has become my second home.