Agenda

Day 1: November 17, 2025 Venue: The Fullerton, 3 Ocean Drive, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

8:45am

Breakfast and Registration
9:30am

Circles for Peace
9.40am

Opening
9:50am

Co-Organizer Speech
10:00am

Ambassador Address
10:10am

High-Level Conversation: Power, Partnership, and the Next Order

Eminent speakers examine the unraveling of the multilateral, rules-based system and the divergent visions shaping global trade and governance. They explore the drivers of volatility and discuss how economies can navigate disruption to rebuild trust and cooperation in a fractured world.
11:00am

Nixon Dialogue
11:10am

Spotlight on Youth: Building Peaceful Futures

This signature session provides a platform for young changemakers to share their hopes and visions. On behalf of the next generation, they will look at how jobs and careers are being impacted by automation, technology, and rising unemployment, among other global challenges.
11:30am

Generation in Transition: An International Perspective
11:40am

Break
12:00pm

AI Keynote
12:10pm

Tech Superpowers: Ethics, Equity, and the New Social Contract

This panel examines how leaders can shape the ethical and equitable application of emerging technologies. They will debate the role of innovation to serve humanity’s broadest interests, with a special focus on inclusion, accountability, and building trust in a digitally connected world.
12:55pm

Shaping Tomorrow with AI: Insights from Tech, Medicine, and Scholarship

This masterclass delves into how AI is transforming industries and reshaping our understanding of knowledge, creativity, and human potential. It will highlight innovation, ethics, and cross-border cooperation in ensuring the deeper value of technology.
1:05pm

Lunch
2.30pm

Head of Government Address: The Equation for Humanity
2.45pm

Geopolitics Keynote
2.55pm

Outside the Security Lens: Beyond Tariffs, Politics, and Society

This panel examines how excessive securitization of U.S.-China relations has constrained economics, academia, civil society, and culture. Speakers explore practical strategies for managing and reducing securitization in areas where concerns may be overstated.
3.40pm

Conflict to Cooperation: Security Pursuits and the Path to Peace

This masterclass examines the tension between peace and security in today’s world, assessing the approaches of the U.S. and China. It will also explore whether military and political rivalries can transform into cooperative security frameworks.
3.50pm

Break
4.00pm

From the Ground Up: Strengthening U.S.–China Ties Through People

This conversation features nonprofit leaders who bring unique perspectives on how people-to-people engagement has transformed bilateral relations and influenced global cooperation. Together, they will highlight how grassroots connections build trust, improves lives, and strengthens understanding.
4:30pm

Minds and Media: Rethinking Culture and Soft Power on the World Stage

This panel spotlights how creators, scholars, and nonprofit leaders are changing the way we forge connections across cultures. Whether through platforms like TikTok and RedNote or via academic and artistic collaboration, they are building trust and shaping identities.
5.15pm

Flying Tigers: The Legacy of Courage and Cooperation

This tribute honors the American volunteer pilots who fought alongside their Chinese counterparts. Despite scarce resources, their ingenuity provided vital support to China’s resistance and elevated Allied morale — a lasting testament to their goodwill and resolve.
6.00pm

Closing

Day 2: November 18, 2025 Venue: The Fullerton, 3 Ocean Drive, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

9:00am

Breakfast
9:30am

Plenary: Recap of Day 1

Before participants delve into a full day of roundtable discussions centered on the three circles of AI, geopolitics, and people-to-people relations, they reflect on the first day of plenary outcomes.
9:45am

Bridging Biodiversity: Shared Riches, Shared Responsibility

This short presentation explores the biodiversity of two nations ranked among the world’s top ten for ecological richness. He highlights key similarities in their ecosystems, conservation challenges, and environmental priorities. By examining these common traits, American filmmaker Kyle Obermann illustrates how shared natural wealth can foster both symbolic unity and practical collaboration on global environmental initiatives.
9:45am

Masterclass: U.S.-China Biodiversity
10:00am

Parallel Roundtables: Artificial Intelligence

Roundtable 1

Jobs on the Brink: Ageing and Automation in the Workforce

This roundtable examines how the U.S. and China can partner on reskilling, innovation, and inclusive workforce policies to meet the demands of an economy driven by both people and machines. With aging populations shrinking the labor pool and new technologies rapidly transforming industries, automation and demographic shifts are disrupting career paths and reshaping the global workforce at unprecedented speed.

Roundtable 2

Algorithmic Battleground: AI, Influence, and Identity at the Fault Lines

This roundtable focuses on how AI is reshaping U.S.–China relations, intensifying competition and suspicion, rather than collective progress towards peace. Far from a neutral tool, it has become a battleground for technological leadership, data control, and dominance in public trust. The discussion asks who sets the rules and whether cooperation is possible in a field increasingly defined by fractures and rivalry.
Break
11:30am

Parallel Roundtables: Geopolitics

Roundtable 1

Building Business Resilience: Responding to Tariffs and Policy Volatility

This roundtable explores practical strategies for building organizational resilience amid rising tariffs, shifting trade policies, and global economic uncertainty. Participants share experiences, highlight emerging best practices, and provide actionable insights tailored to the challenges of the evolving business landscape. The discussion also considers how companies can adapt with agility while safeguarding long-term growth.

Roundtable 2

Beyond the Middleman: Hong Kong’s Influence in Superpower Rivalry

This roundtable takes a deep dive into how Hong Kong serves not only as a conduit for trade and finance but also as a vital platform for dialogue, mediation, and collaboration. Participants examine how the city’s legal, economic, and institutional distinctiveness influences the strategic calculations of both Washington and Beijing in shaping opportunities for cooperation while also presenting new challenges.
Luncheon
2:00pm

Parallel Roundtables: People-to-People

Roundtable 1

Trust Under Siege: Restoring Confidence in a Distracted World

This roundtable assesses the misinformation, polarization, and digital noise that have eroded trust within and across communities. It also looks at how dialogue, education, and culture can rebuild confidence and foster stronger human connections. Participants consider practical strategies for fostering understanding across divides and highlight examples where trust has been successfully restored.

Roundtable 2

Culture in Motion: Harmonies of Art, Music, and Design

This roundtable features pioneering artists from across the global community, exploring the dynamic nature of collaboration in reshaping people-to-people relations during a time of global change. Through real-world projects and cross-border partnerships, they demonstrate how civic engagement builds understanding, strengthens societies, and drives the growth of economies.
Break
3:30pm

Plenary: Policy Recommendations

This final session of the Forum brings together all participants to reflect together on the two days of discussions and ideas. This will form the basis for the action points they recommend to both governments, as well as non-governmental stakeholders.
6:00pm

Closing Dinner

Roundtables are open to all participants with no prior registration required. The Chatham House Rule will apply.