Shanghai International Studies University is committed to the exchange between disciplines, in which languages and communication play a pivot role, to allow for a look outside the box, and to find common grounds for research and training.

Speakers
CHAI Mingjiong   Vice President, CIUTI; Director, Shanghai Committee for MTI Education, China
DONG Heli   Director, T & I Division, Foreign Affairs Office, Shanghai municipal People’s Government, China
FAN Yong   Founder, Asia Institute of Art and Finance, China
Forstner, Martin     University of Mainz, Former Secretary-general, CIUTI
FINK-HOOIJER, Florika     Director-General, DG-Interpretation, European Commission
GAO Jianqing     Vice-President, iFLY TEKAI Research Institute, China
JOST, Lea     Post-doctoral fellow, Neurology Faculty, Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
KONG Haili     Chairman, Modern Languages Department, Swarthmore College, USA
Lee-Jahnke, Hannelore     Co-Chair, Interdisciplinary Research Center, GIIT, SISU
Li, Zhengren     Chief, Interpretation Service, United Nations Office at Geneva
MAO Jun     CEO, Shanghai Venture; Shanghai Language Service Center for Cultural Trade, China
MASSEY, Gary     Director, IUED Institute of Translation and Interpreting, Zurich University of Applied Sciences，Switzerland
MASSION, François     Director, D.O.G. Dokumentation ohne Grenzen GmbH, Germany
Morard, Bernard     Dean, Faculty of Economic & Social Sciences, University of Geneva
VERBEKE, Dirk     Director, Televic Education NV, Belgium
VALERO GARCES, Carmen     Director, Faculty of Modern Linguistics, University of Alcalá, Spain
YANG Yingbo    President, Linguitronics Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
Zhang, Ailing     Dean, GIIT, Co-Chair, Interdisciplinary Research Center, GIIT, SISU
Zhang, Xiaoling     Director, China Policy Institute, Nottingham, UK