Harvard University, April 2023

Speaking

George Chen is a practitioner–scholar specialising in the interplay between technology and policy. He’s also an expert in the strategic triangle between the US, China, and Taiwan, and related geopolitical impacts on the Indo-Pacific region. A native of Shanghai who now calls Hong Kong his home, George has been working on and living through all major political changes in Hong Kong since the early 2000s. He’s been also an expert on Taiwan politics and a witness of several major elections in Taiwan over the past decade.

With his more than 20 years experience in covering the full Greater China region, from Beijing to Shanghai, Hong Kong to Taipei, and to Macau, George has been a frequent speaker on current affairs and regulatory matters for public audience as well as in closed-door meetings with senior executives, corporate boards, diplomats, and policymakers across the Indo-Pacific region. George is also an author and editor of several books about business and politics in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and growing US-China competitions in the aspects of technology and digital trade.

George has written for the South China Morning Post, Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Foreign Policy (magazine), and The Bund (Shanghai), among many local and international media outlets. He’s often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Associated Press, Bloomberg and other media outlets on technology and policy related issues. George has also appeared on the BBC, NBC, Al Jazeera, CNA (Singapore), Xinhua (China), and TVB (Hong Kong) for interviews and commentaries.

George’s recent talks included the following topics: 

Emerging Technologies and Regulations

  • Policymaking for digital economy

  • Social media and its impact on civil society, elections, and democracy

  • AI and ethics

  • Opportunities and challenges in the making of the metaverse

US-China Relations

  • US-China relations in the context of technology and cross-border trade

  • Making sense of supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region

  • Why Taiwan matters

Strategic Communications

  • Differences in business culture between China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

  • TEDx-style storytelling about a person, a company, or a new product launch

  • Dealing with regulatory responses

AmCham Shanghai, November 2022

Meta (Facebook) Hong Kong Office, June 2022

Selected Invited Talks:

  • Digital Psychology Conference at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, 2023)

  • Central Asia media and influencer workshop organised by the National Fund for Support and Development of National Mass Media (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2023)

  • Central Asian Forum on Security and Cooperation (Astana, Kazakhstan, 2023)

  • Harvard College China Forum (Cambridge, MA, 2023)

  • AmCham’s “Onward Hong Kong” series (Hong Kong, 2023)

  • Metaverse for Education, A Symposium on Future Technologies (Hong Kong, 2023)

  • Fireside Chat with John Tsang: The Future of Education (Hong Kong, 2022)

  • The 5th China International Import Expo (Shanghai, 2022)

  • AmCham Tech & Innovation Conference (Shanghai, 2022)

  • DFA Design for Asia Awards (Hong Kong, 2022)

  • The 28th ifva Awards (Hong Kong, 2022)

  • HKU Innovation for Sustainability (Hong Kong, 2022)

  • Social Media and Civic Engagement (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2022)

  • The 6th Central Asia Internet Governance Forum (Astana, Kazakhstan, 2022)

  • Digital Literacy Summit Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2022)

  • HKCSS Executive Leadership Development Program (Hong Kong, 2021)

  • CityU Seminar on Tech for Good — Social Media and You (Hong Kong, 2021)

  • Art Basel Hong Kong (Hong Kong, 2021)

Contact George for speaking opportunities or media interviews here.