Theming on “finance promoting high-quality development while maintaining stability”, the 2022 Tsinghua PBCSF Global Finance Forum will be held from April 15 to 17.

The 2022 Forum focuses on the new thinking, new trends, new practices, and new dynamics of the development of global finance, and seeks to address pressing issues from the perspectives of “China and the world”, “reform and policies”, and “academics and practices”. 

Founded as Graduate School of the People’s Bank of China in 1981, PBC School of Finance was incorporated into Tsinghua University in 2012. 2022 marks Tsinghua PBCSF’s 41th birthday, and 10th anniversary since its merger into Tsinghua University. 

The “Opening Ceremony & Tsinghua PBCSF Alumni Development Forum” was held on the morning of April 16th, presided over by Senior Associate Dean GU Liangfei.

WANG Xiqin, the President of Tsinghua University, ZHANG Xiaohui, Dean of Tsinghua PBCSF made the opening speeches. 

ZHOU Xiaochuan, Former Governor, People’s Bank of China made the keynote speech. LIAO Min, the Vice Minister of the Office of the Central Commission for Finance and Economy and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance; made the opening remarks.

The book launching ceremony of Tsinghua PBCSF 2012-2022 was held. The book is a detailed introduction to the 10-year journey of Tsinghua PBCSF, and also a reflection of the financial development in China of the decade.

WU Xiaoling, Founding Dean of Tsinghua PBCSF, sent her video messages. Andrew Karolyi, the Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, and global partner of Tsinghua PBCSF, delivered a video speech. BAI Chong-EN, Dean of School of Economics and Management made his remarks, followed by the speeches from LIAO Li, faculty representative and Executive Associate Dean, Tsinghua PBCSF; student representative ZHANG Yixuan, and alumni representatives LI Maolin and Dang Yanbao.

The 3-day event composes of 7 plenary sessions, with topics covering “2022 China Financial Policy Report”, “the Development of Green Finance under Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Goals”, “Infrastructure Construction and REITs Practices”, “Global Economic Governance, Financial Opening-up and Financial Cooperation”, “Impact of Population Aging on Economy and Finance”, “Digital Economy and Institutional Innovations”, and “Finance Promoting Technological Innovation and Technological Development”. The forum also includes 2 evening sessions - “Night of Culture Creativity Finance”, and “Brand・Driving the Future”.

The 2022 Tsinghua PBCSF Global Finance Forum is hosted by Tsinghua University, organized by Tsinghua PBCSF, Institute for National Governance and Global Governance, co-organized by Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR), and Tsinghua University Institute for Fintech Research (THUIFR), and Bank of China as strategic partner.

As a renowned high-level forum, Tsinghua PBCSF Global Finance Forum, in its 8th year, attracts broad attentions from the financial industry, academia and media worldwide. The forum is hosted offline, and reported and livestreamed worldwide by over 80 media including Tsinghua Financial Review, www.weiyangx.com, official media platform PBCSF Online, special media partner xinhuanet, among others. The forum also adopts VR livestreaming for the first time, to provide the audience a panoramic and three-dimensional view of this grand forum.