HLS China Law Association, 2024 China Law Symposium

HLS China Law Association (student organization) presents:

2024 China Law Symposium

Longevity: Building Resilient Bridges

Panels:

Monday, February 5, 2024

12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Looking Out: China and International Development

Speakers:
Natalie Litchtenstein
Inaugural General Counsel, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Matthew Erie
Associate Professor Modern Chinese Studies, Oxford University

Tsitsi Musasike
Professor of Global Development Policy, Boston University

Matt Ferchen
Professor of Global Development Policy, Boston University

Moderator: Michael Yip
Co-Executive Director, Young China Watchers

6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): Deals, Litigation, and the Future of Commerce with China

Speakers:
Jern-Fei Ng
King’s Counsel & Arbitrator, Duxton Hill Chambers 7BR

Miranda So
Co-Head, Asia Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Li Ji
Professor of U.S.-China Business and Law, University of California Irvine

Andrew Foster
Head of Asia Pacific International Competition, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Moderator: Michael Yip
Co-executive Director, Young China Watchers

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Chinese Diaspora and the Law

Speakers:
Evelyn Hu-Dehart
Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Brown University

Gabriel Jack Chin
Professor of Law, University of California Davis School of Law

William Lee
Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Darr LLP

Moderator: Michael Tian
J.D. Candidate ’25, Harvard Law School

6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): AI and Law in China’s Tech Landscape

Speakers:
Angela Huyue Zhang
Director of Centre for Chinese Law, University of Hong Kong

Guo Rui
Professor of Law and Director at the Center for Social Responsibility and Governance, Institute of Law and Technology, Remin University of China
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School

Kwan Yee Ng
Senior Program Manager, Concordia AI

Sihao Huang
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Oxford

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Intellectual Property in China and Cross-Border Transactions

Speakers:
Ron Xu
Co-Founding Partner, Sphere Logic Partners

Moderator: Christopher McLaurin
J.D. Candidate ’24, Harvard Law School

6:15-7:15PM (Dinner): Building Resilient Bridges

Speakers:
Guo Li
Dean, Peking University Law School

William Alford
Director, East Asian Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School

Moderator: Casey Wong
J.D. Candidate ’25, Harvard Law School

7:15-9:15PM: Lunar New Year Social

Sponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies, the Harvard Asia Law Society, the Harvard International Law Journal, the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, and the Harvard Law and International Development Society.