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MingDe Forum® 2026 Annual Meeting

Global Rebalancing:Power, Rules, and Innovation

November 14 · New York — November 15 · Vancouver — November 21 · Montreal

The twelfth MingDe Forum brings alumni and guests together in three cities to examine, in the AI era, the shifting balance of power, rules and innovation. Program details are published here first, then on the WeChat official account.

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MingDe Forum® 2026

Preparations are under way with the joint organising team; this page is updated as each item is confirmed.

The AI Era: four sub-forum themes

Alongside the traditional macro outlook, the 2026 sessions focus on four AI-era themes.

  1. Theme 1

    Global Competition and Cooperation

    Theme brief to follow.

  2. Theme 2

    Development and Applications

    Theme brief to follow.

  3. Theme 3

    Venture and Investment Opportunities

    Theme brief to follow.

  4. Theme 4

    Humanistic Care

    Theme brief to follow.

Three cities, three sessions

  1. Main venue

    New York

    Sat, November 14

    Venue
    The Forum at Columbia University (planned)
    Organiser
    RUC North America Alumni Association
    Agenda
    Published in October

  2. Regional session

    Vancouver

    Sun, November 15

    Venue
    To be announced
    Organiser
    To be announced
    Agenda
    Published in October

  3. Regional session

    Montreal

    Sat, November 21

    Venue
    To be announced
    Organiser
    To be announced
    Agenda
    Published in October

Speakers

University leaders, scholars and guest speakers for each city will be announced as they are confirmed.

Registration

Registration opens in October 2026 on this site. Follow the WeChat official account「RUC北美校友会」or write to us to be notified.

Contact us

Co-hosting alumni associations

Alumni associations of other universities co-hosting the New York session will be listed here as they join.

Interested in co-hosting? Write to ruc_naaa@ruc.edu.cn

MingDe Lecture

MingDe Lecture No. 3

The third MingDe Lecture will be held in New York alongside the annual meeting; the speaker and date will be announced once confirmed.

About the MingDe Lecture series →

Past editions 2015–2025

Eleven annual meetings since the Forum's 2015 debut in New York — themes, venues and university delegations by year.

All past annual meetings →

Page last updated 2026-09-03. Items marked “to be announced” are pending confirmation by the organising team.