According to Dr. Zhao Xiao, "Churches, and only churches, are Americans' Center; they are the very core that binds Americans together."
A prominent Chinese economist, Dr. Zhao Xiao was commissioned by his government to study the success of the American economy. He concluded that a moral foundation allowed the economy to flourish, argued that China's economy would benefit from the spread of the Christian faith, and embraced Christianity himself. He continues to be a respected scholar and government advisor, speaking openly about the influence of Christianity on economics.
Zhao Xiao is a Professor at the Department of International Business and Economics at the School of Economics and Management at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. In addition, he teaches at the Management School of the University of Science and Technology, Beijing.
Zhao has pioneered the studies of market economy and ethics in China, and his "The real story behind Chinese economic growth" was approved as required reading for State Council economist conference by former Premier Zhu Rongji.
Dr. Xiao will be the first non-English speaking faculty member for the upcoming Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit this August. He will lean on a gifted translator to share his thoughts on the relationship between morality and a market economy, the state of the Church in China, and the challenges of leadership as a Christian in a secular Communist country.
In its 15th year, the Global Leadership Summit has gained attention throughout the world as one of the premier Christian leadership conferences. In addition to Dr. Xiao, the speaker line up for the August 5th and 6th Summit includes best-selling author, Jim Collins, former Chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Welch, winning coach of the 2007 Superbowl, Tony Dungy, Terri Kelly president and CEO of W.L. Gore & Associates makers of Goretex products, Blake Mycoskie, founder and :chief shoe giver” of Tom’s Shoes and many others. To learn more about the summit go to http://www.willowcreek.com/events/leadership/2010/
