Thursday 16 July 2020
16:00
Zak Dychtwald, Founder of Young China Group & author
In discussion with Duncan Clark OBE, about Young China in a post-Covid world: consumer, competitor, collaborator
In this event, Duncan Clark OBE, Chairman of BDA China and author of Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built will be interviewing author, founder, and cultural conduit, Zak Dychtwald. Zak will discuss what this generation wants and how they see a post-Covid world. Consumption, innovation competition, and government will all be discussed, as well as a lively Q&A.
Zak is the author of critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World and founder of market insights firm, Young China Group. A 30-year old Columbia University graduate and fluent Mandarin speaker, Zak has spoken to audiences on six continents as a cultural conduit about the global impact of China’s youth. Past clients include Google’s Next Billion Users, Colgate, and Schroders Bank. Zak has been invited to share his expertise for audiences at the Aspen Ideas Festival and The Wall Street Journal CEO Summit.
Zak is the author of critically acclaimed Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World and founder of market insights firm, Young China Group. A 30-year old Columbia University graduate and fluent Mandarin speaker, Zak has spoken to audiences on six continents as a cultural conduit about the global impact of China’s youth. Past clients include Google’s Next Billion Users, Colgate, and Schroders Bank. Zak has been invited to share his expertise for audiences at the Aspen Ideas Festival and The Wall Street Journal CEO Summit.
