On the evening of March 23, the fourth session of Siwei Forum of School of Management, UCAS was held in Wenjin International Hotel, Beijing. Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO of Alcoa Inc. was invited to give a lecture on “China Growth Model Shift”, indicating the formal launching of Alcoa Foundation – School of Management Donation Project.
The forum was hosted by Prof. Zhao Hong, the vice dean of School of Management. Prof. Cheng Siwei, Dean of School of Management and a well-known economist, was also present at the forum. Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld was conferred the certificate of “International Advisor” before he started his lecture. Other guests attending this event include Mr. Chen Jinya, Vice President, Alcoa & President, Alcoa Asia Pacific; Mr. Daniel Cruise, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, Alcoa; and Ms. Huang Shauna, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Alcoa Asia Pacific.
Left to right：Daniel Cruise，Cheng Siwei，Klaus Kleinfeld，Zhao Hong，Chen Jinya
Then from a perspective of aluminum industry, Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld gave a very interesting and practical speech on the topic of “China Growth Model Shift”. During the speech, he showed his personal concern on the negative environmental impact of China’s traditional industrial development model, and high compliment to China’s attempt on growth model shift and industrial transformation and upgrading that were stressed in the “Twelfth Five-year Plan”. Based on the real life stories and data from the aluminum industry, Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld demonstrated the positive environmental influence and strategic importance of wide usage of aluminum products in all areas of our social life.
After his speech, Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld had a high level strategic dialogue with Prof. Cheng Siwei on a series of issues concerning China’s growth model shift and Alcoa’s role in this process. At the same time, he also gave detailed answers to the questions from other attending scholars and students.
Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations with an approximate asset of $460 million. It was founded 60 years ago and has invested more than $570 million since 1952. At the beginning of 2013, Alcoa Foundation decided to donate $70,000 to School of Management, UCAS for educational activities on sustainable development, new energy and technology innovation.
