Introduction

Lujiazui Forum 2010 appropriately convenes at a time during the post-crisis era that is full of both opportunities and challenges. Government officials, financial institution principals, business leaders, scholars and intellectuals of all countries are anxiously anticipating the global recovery and subsequent growth. The Forum will initiate discussions on such topics and further explore the potential changes and developments in the economy and financial world during the post-crisis era. The scale of the recent global financial crisis was so unprecedented that it has inevitably created new economic patterns and resulted in unavoidable tasks of world financial system reform. In addition, issues beyond the restoration of economic growth, such as accelerating the shifts in economic structure and growth patterns, are also of top priority on China’s agenda. What will be the future trend in China and the rest of the world for 2010?  Will the international monetary system be reshuffled under the principles of fairness and innovation? In what direction will the global financial regulatory system reform be heading?  What path should China follow for its capital markets development and industrial restructuring?  How can Shanghai, as the world’s largest harbor and an emerging international shipping center, lead the innovation race in shipping finance and achieve significant breakthrough success? What will it take for finance to guide the world into a low-carbon age? What must Shanghai focus on to seize opportunities in the post-crisis era and exemplify its role as a world-leading financial center? We look forward to sharing opinions and discussing ideas on such questions and more, and embracing our financial future together.

About Lujiazui Forum
Lujiazui Forum was initiated in December 2007, against the backdrop of a rapidly growing Chinese financial market and its increasing impact on the world economy, as an annual high-level global platform for influential government officials, world financial leaders and outstanding scholars to discuss and foster international financial cooperation and further financial reform and market opening in China. Named after the financial district of Shanghai, China’s financial capital, the Forum also symbolizes Shanghai’s vision of becoming a leading international financial center.