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David Gosset is a global affairs and international relations expert who is director of the Academia Sinica Europaea at CEIBS and the founder of the Euro-China Forum. Gosset also established the New Silk Road Initiative.

Fluent in French, English and Chinese, Gosset lectured at Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, for the top French institution ENA (Ecole Nationale d’Administration), the Davos World Economic Forum Global leadership Program but also for large multinational corporations at the top of the Fortune 500.

Gosset founded the Academia Sinica Europaea, an intellectual interface between Europe and China, and he has also established the Euro-China Forum which creates the conditions for a comprehensive dialogue between the two edges of Eurasia. The former French President Jacques Chirac considers that the Euro-China Forum is “since 2002 a unique platform for exchanges between the European and Chinese civilizations”.
A sinologist, Professor Gosset wrote extensively on China’s transformation and its global impact. His comments have been published in the International New York Times – former International Herald Tribune –, the Huffington Post, Forbes but also in major Asian and Chinese media. Gosset commented for the China Central TV (CCTV), Bloomberg TV, CNN, Russia TV and others. His analyses have been published by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

By a decree signed by the President of the French Republic François Hollande on December 31 2014 Gosset became Knight of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur).
Gosset has also been awarded the “Cross of the Civil Order” by the then King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, for his work with the Academia Sinica Europaea.

Gosset is a Member of the Board of several European Companies and Institutions. In 2013 he has been invited to join the High Advisory Council of the International Cooperation Platform (ICP) under the patronage of Abdullah Gul, the 11th President of the Republic of Turkey.

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Jens is a Partner with Deloitte China, responsible for all our service lines and projects related to Multinational (Western) Clients in China. This role comprises the development and delivery of services covering our Audit, Tax, Financial Advisory and Consulting activities. He covers this responsibility for our French clients and contacts within our Deloitte Asia Pacific Region.

He started his career in 1988 in France and is based in Shanghai since 2002. His previous postings included countries as France, Hungary (1991-1994), the US (1994), Vietnam (1995-1997) and Indonesia (1997-1999). With more then 20 years of Asia working experience, he is an experienced and recognized business advisor and auditor, working with Multinational Companies of all sizes for their inbound projects and strategies. In some cases his also assists larger Chinese Groups for their outbound strategies.

He is frequent speaker on Asia and in particular China matters, within our Deloitte Network, Educational Organizations and Programs and our clients, senior management and their Board’s of Directors.

Jens is German national, calling France is home. Married with 3 children.