Speaker
James Chau
President, China-United States Exchange Foundation; UN Goodwill Ambassador

James Chau is President of the China-United States Exchange Foundation. A longtime advocate for public health and development, Mr. Chau became the inaugural UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador in China in 2009 and was appointed World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals in 2016. Mr. Chau’s career in international broadcasting includes anchoring the main English-language news at China Central Television in Beijing and guest presenting for BBC World News. He has interviewed leading public figures, including Nobel laureates Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Muhammad Yunus, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. Mr. Chau completed his executive education at Harvard Kennedy School, serves as a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association, and sits on the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council.

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