The IFF held its 16th Academic Conference in Beijing on May 23, 2021. It was a closed-door meeting. Former Deputy Minister of Environment Zhou Jian delivered a keynote speech at the conference. Zhou introduced the evolution of the concept of carbon neutrality and the development of China’s dual carbon goals.
The 15th IFF Academic Conference was held at Beijing Jiaotong University on April 10, 2021. Wang Yiming, vice-chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, member of the CPPCC National Committee and former deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, introduced the highlights of the development plan for the 14th Five-year-plan period (2021-25). His introduction focused on China's internal and external environment, the dual circulation economy model and reforms for high-quality development.
The IFF organized an International Women’s Day special event on leadership building on March 6, 2021. Prof. Fang Xin, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Presidium and a renowned scholar of science and technology policy and management in China delivered a keynote speech. Dozens of women scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and investors participated in the event and discussed the importance of women’s leadership building for China's development.
The closed-door conference was held on February 7, 2021, soon after the new US administration took office. Zhou Mingwei, former President of China International Publishing Group delivered the keynote speech on the international situation ahead for the new US administration, and focused on analyzing similarities and differences between the two US administrations and the economic and diplomatic challenges ahead for the world's two biggest economies.
The IFF invited Fu Chengyu, former Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp and a member of the 12th Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, to deliver a keynote speech at the closed-door 12th IFF Academic Conference on November 29, 2020. Themed “To Win the Future”, Fu emphasized on ways to manage the current situation and forecast the future.
