Featured Contributors
The Chair is building a roster of featured contributors with extensive academic, business and political backgrounds to boost our in-depth analysis of geopolitics, geoeconomics, global trade and investment, public diplomacy initiatives and the transition to a multipolar world.
Einar Tangen
Senior Fellow Taihe Institute, Founder, Asia Narratives, Economic and Political Affairs Commentator, Senior Fellow, Center for International Business Ethics, University of International Business and Economics, Chairman, China Cities Bluebook Consulting. Einar is known as “Mister Media” in China, because he is the most widely known commentator on international media in China making over 700 appearances a year in China, Middle East, Europe, United Sates, Turkey, Singapore and many many other localities.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehtangen
Dr. Josef Gregory Mahoney
Dr. Josef Gregory Mahoney is Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University (ECNU/华东师范大学). He is one of China’s most-recognised international key opinion leaders, he has more 200 publications and appears frequently on global broadcasts (650+), including CGTN, CCTV, BBC, RT International and TRT World, and is a regular contributor to China Radio International’s The Beijing Hour and RTHK’s Backchat (Hong Kong). He is a regular contributor to South China Morning Post and Beijing Review, among others.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josef-gregory-mahoney-95481615/
Hussein Askary
Dr. Hussein Askary is the deputy chair of Belt & Road Initiative Executive Group for Sweden (BRIX) 中国一带一路倡议瑞典执行小组 a non-profit association that was formed by the organisers, speakers, and participants at a BRI seminar held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 30th, 2018. BRIX is dedicated to sharing knowledge about the BRI and its economic and strategic significance for Europe and Sweden.
The BRIX members include entrepreneurs, economists and strategic experts, with a wide range of expertise in Swedish and Chinese economic affairs. Their common conclusion is that the BRI is significant not only for a good economic and political relationship between China and Sweden, but fundamentally beneficial for economic development and peace among all nations. BRIX is a new model to apply for promoting BRI in Europe.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussein-askary-51b7bb96
Geoff Raby
Geoff Raby was Australia’s ambassador to China (2007–11); ambassador to APEC (2003–05); and ambassador to the World Trade Organization (1998–2001). Since leaving government service he has been a regular columnist on China and Eurasia for The Australian Financial Review, travel writer and a non-executive, independent company director. His last book was China’s Grand Strategy (MUP, 2020). Raby was awarded the Order of Australia in 2019 for services to Australia–China relations and international trade.
https://www.mup.com.au/authors/geoff-raby
Warwick Powell
Prof. Powell is a widely quoted and interviewed expert on international affairs, trade and political economy and China and international political economy. Amongst his many interests Warwick is a frequent contributor on industry and community development, innovation and finance, regional development and public policy impact analysis.
Prof. Powell is also an active businessman with interests in economic digitalisation & 4th Industrial Revolution, decentralised or distributed ledger technologies, blockchain, digital assets design and implementation, blockchain-enabled supply chain integration and the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/warwickpowell
Laszlo Montgomery
Southern California-based Laszlo Montgomery is the creator and presenter of the China History Podcast. Montgomery began studying Mandarin and Chinese history in 1979 at the University of Illinois. For twenty-five years, he has worked for China consumer product manufacturers, helping them build market shares in the U.S.
Part of his China career brought him to Hong Kong for nine years beginning in 1989. Usually the sole Westerner in the Chinese company, Montgomery learned early on the benefits and importance of building bridges and appreciating the good things about China and Chinese culture.
After receiving inspiration from the early pioneers of the history podcasting genre, Montgomery launched the China History Podcast in June 2010. From his home in Los Angeles, California, he produces a steady flow of podcast episodes that introduce topics from Chinese history covering the most ancient and mythical times to the present day.
Now over 900 shows have been designed as an educational Chinese history and English proficiency curricula.
Laszlo will also be joining Young Minds as an adjunct professor of History and China Business Studies.
Mario Cavolo
Mario Cavolo has lived in China for 25 years. He is an author of three published books along with countless media articles on China and a regular media contributor to China's national media outlets. Mario was recently appointed as a Strategic Advisor to Lehman Bush Shanghai and has been a Non-resident Senior Fellow with the Center for China and Globalization. Working with CCTV, Mario has hosted several documentary series highlighting China's rich history and culture and contemporary society.
https://substack.com/@mariocavolo