IPDS Supports GIFT’s Global Dialogue: “Beyond Involution and Overcapacity”

The Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS) is pleased to support the Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT) as a Global Dialogue Partner for its upcoming virtual conference, “Beyond Involution and Overcapacity: Can China and Other Economies Escape the Inherent Trap of Capitalism?”

The keynote address is delivered by Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs (Economics Professor, Columbia University), followed by two panel discussions:

• Panel 1 — Industrial Miracles, Involution, and Overcapacity: A Uniquely Chinese Growth Model or an Intrinsic Part of Global Capitalism? With Prof. Bert Hofman (Former Director, East Asian Institute, NUS; Former World Bank Director, China), Prof. Shenglin Ben (Founding Dean, Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University), Prof. Warwick Powell (Chairman, Smart Trade Networks; Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology), Dr. Lili Wang (Associate Professor, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute, United Nations University), and Chandran Nair (Founder & CEO, Global Institute For Tomorrow).
• Panel 2 — The Future of “High-Quality Development” for China and the World: Breaking the Involution Cycle, the Crisis of Producing for Overconsumption Driven by Under-pricing. With Prof. David Daokui Li (Director, Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking, Tsinghua University), Prof. Naoko Ishii (Director, Center for Global Commons, University of Tokyo), Prof. Santosh Mehrotra (Former Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University), and Teymoor Nabili (Journalist and Broadcaster — BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, CNBC, Channel NewsAsia).

Date: Thursday, 5 November 2026
Time: 4:45 PM Hong Kong Time (approx. 1:45 PM Pakistan Standard Time)
Platform: Zoom · Free registration
Register: tinyurl.com/GIFTInvolution