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, Fran?ois     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 Alcal¨¢, 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