Who

When

As a delegate, you will be joined by students and scholars from universities across the United States. In addition to Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill delegates, students from from more than 30 schools, including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, NYU-Shanghai, and Tsinghua have joined us in the past.

Due to limited availability, participation in the Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit is selective. We invite successful applicants to join the Summit free-of-charge*. As a delegate, you will also have access to an exclusive CLS alumni network.

We have a number of exciting special guests lined up for 2019, including:

David Wertime
Senior editor at Foreign Policy and Research Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Contemporary China
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Matt Turpin 
Senior Advisor for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce

Benjamin Creutzfeldt
Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS

Micheal C. Davis
Professor of Law and International Affairs at Jindal Global University and a Senior Fellow at the Liu Institute for Asian Studies at Notre Dame University.

Kecheng Fang 
Doctoral candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

Melanie Manion 
Vor Broker Family Professor of Political Science at Duke University

Ginny Kamsky 
Founder, chairman, and CEO of Kamsky Associates Inc.
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Lina Benabdallah 
Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University

.. and more to come

*Participation in the 2019 Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit is free. However, delegates will be responsible for their own transportation to/from North Carolina and some select meals

Start: Friday March 22nd 2019 Afternoon
End: Sunday, March 24, 2019 Afternoon

The three-day conference will consist of keynotes, seminars, networking, and social events throughout the day. You will have the opportunity to learn from the best minds in East-West relations, and also get the opportunity to interact with them in an intimate setting throughout the Summit. Detailed day-to-day agenda will be released at a later date.

Where

The Summit will take place at various locations on the Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Throughout the conference, you will also have the opportunity to explore the campuses and its surrounding areas.

You may arrange your own accommodation, but delegates have the opportunity to stay at our sponsor hotel at a discounted rate. There will be also be a morning and evening shuttle to/from the Summit venue from the sponsor hotel.

How

Delegates will be responsible for their own transportation to/from the Summit on March 22nd and March 24th. We have made the Summit completely free to attend, however we do not cover delegates' air fare and transportation to/from the airport.

*Duke-Kunshan University Students have the opportunity to receive institutional sponsorship for air fare and accommodation. Please contact us for full details.. 

2019 Summit Agenda

This agenda is subject to change. The finalized agenda will be confirmed in March, and accepted delegates will receive all relevant information via email.

March 22, 2019: Carolina Club (UNC Alumni Hall)/Millenium Hotel Meeting room

• 4:30 - 5:30 pm: Conference check-in
• 5:30 - 5:45 pm: Opening remarks by CLS Directors
• 5:45 - 7:00 pm: Reception dinner with delegates, speakers, and honored guests
• 7:00 - 8:00 pm: Opening Keynote (Jude Blanchette)
• 8:00 - 8:15 pm: Conference Announcements

March 23, 2019: Paul M. Gross Hall, Duke University

• 7:45 am: Bus pickup from Millenium and UNC to Duke’s Gross Hall
• 8:30 - 9:00 am: Check-in & Breakfast [Energy Initiative Central Atrium]
• 9:00 - 10:00 am: **Keynote 2 [Matt Turpin]
• 10:00 - 11:30 am: Seminar 1
• 11:30 - 12:30 pm: Reception Lunch with Delegates, Speakers and Exhibitors
• 12:30 - 1:50 pm: Seminar 2
• 1:50 - 2:00 pm: Coffee Break
• 2:00 - 2:45 pm Exhibition fair
• 2:45 - 3:50 pm: Seminar 3
• 3:50 - 4:00 pm: Coffee Break
• 4:00 - 5:00 pm:  **Keynote 3 [Virginia A. Kamsky]
• 5:00 - 5:15 pm: Conference Announcements
• 5:15 pm: Bus to optional group dinner
• 5:45 - 7:30 pm: Group dinner at [] (*dinner not covered by CLS - Delegates pay on their own)

March 24, 2019: Kenan Flagler Business School, Univesity of North Carolina

• 8:30 am: Bus pickup from Millenium and Duke to UNC [Koury Hall]
• 9:00 - 10:00 am: Check-in and breakfast
• 10:00 - 11:00 am: **Keynote 4: [David Wertime]
• 11:00 - 11:15 am: Coffee break
• 11:15 - 12:15 pm: **Keynote 5: [Jessica Teets]
• 12:15 - 12:30 pm: Coffee break
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm: Reflection Session [McColl Building]
• 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Closing remarks, Pictures and Conference wrap-up
• 2:30 pm: Post-Conference lunch on Franklin St. for delegates still in the area (*lunch not covered by CLS - Delegates pay on their own)​​