#  2017 Speakers and Discussants 

 



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  [### \[Speakers\] 1. Welcoming and Keynote Speaker: Michael Puett 

 ](/people/michael-puett)Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Speaker

Panel: "Chinese Philosophy "

Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History, EALC

 

 

 Michael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. He is the recipient of a Harvard College... 

 

 

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   [### \[Speakers\] 2. Closing Lecture: Theodore C. Bestor

 ](/people/theodore-c-bestor)Closing Lecture: "Washoku Beyond Japan: Culinary Heritage and Global Food Culture"

Director of the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and Reischauer Professor of Social Anthropology

 

 

 Theodore C. Bestor is the Director of the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and Reischauer Professor of Social Anthropology at Harvard University. He is a specialist on contemporary Japanese society and culture; much of his research focuses on... 

 

 

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   [### William C. Kirby

 ](/people/william-c-kirby-0)Panel: "Geopolitics of Development in East Asia"

T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration

 

 

 William C. Kirby is Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University. He is a University Distinguished Service Professor. Professor Kirby serves as Chairman of... 

 

 

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