The two-day Lujiazui Forum 2024 opened on June 19 with government officials, financial leaders, scholars and even Nobel-prize winners convening in Shanghai to examine pressing financial matters around the world. What is the focus of this year's forum? What role does finance play in mitigating such challenges like climate change and an aging population? And what opportunities can Shanghai, as a top international financial hub, offer to the rest of the world and further consolidate its global competitiveness? 

Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Rodrigo Zeidan, professor of Practice of Economics and Finance from New York University Shanghai; Wang Dan, chief economist at Hang Seng Bank (China); and John Gong, professor of Economics from the University of International Business & Economics.