Journal
A journal of our journey. Notes from CEO dinners and annual summits, reflections from members across policy, tech, film, and finance, and the ongoing work of understanding a relationship that too often gets flattened into headlines
CINGS x Height LLC
Sensitive topics were shared in this Chatham House gathering with institutional political intelligence firm, Height, LLC. CINGS members gathered in a midtown Manhattan board room over red wine and San Pellegrino to listen to Height's forward outlook while sharing their own views from life inside the Great Firewall.
CINGS Crypto Market Discussion
Overlooking Central Park on a member's amenity terrace, a small group of CINGS crypto investors, entrepreneurs, and the uninitiated gathered to exchange ideas and anecdotes. There, the members expressed their bullishness (or bearishness) and bonded over Chubby Skewers and new ideas.
CINGS Summer Picnic
We had an absolutely amazing time at our summer picnic, with a turnout of 20+ people coming together over music, great conversation, and Rosa's mouth-watering homemade zongzi. The afternoon was filled with laughter as we decorated care bags for Heart of Dinner, caught up with old friends we haven't seen in a while, and enjoyed some incredibly refreshing drinks courtesy of the founder of Herb Nook Lab.
CINGS: Navigating AI, Supply Chains, and Strategic Risk with Paul Triolo
On May 26, members of The Serica Initiative community joined an intimate CEO Dinner conversation featuring technology policy expert Paul Triolo,It All Begins Here
Impact Without Borders: Notes from the 2026 CINGS Annual Summit
53 CINGS members, including 20 new members of the 2026 cohort, recently gathered in Connecticut for our CINGS 2026 Annual Summit. It was our largest turnout to date. But the number that mattered more was how many conversations kept going long after the formal sessions ended, spilling into coffee-fueled group chats that stayed abuzz well into late-night KTV.
The summit's theme was Impact Without Borders: Fostering U.S.-China Partnerships for Progress. Across four sessions covering AI policy, cross-border business and media, healthcare investment, and the preservation of cultural heritage, one question kept resurfacing: how do we read each other accurately, build trust, and drive impact when the dominant narrative on both sides rewards enmity?
CINGS New Asian Filmmakers Collective Screening & Talk
On April 13, we hosted “Evolution: From DV to AI Filmmaking” in collaboration with the New Asian Filmmakers Collective (NAFC), co-presented with CINGS.
CINGS x Serica CEO Dinner Series: Ganesh V. Iyer
The Serica Initiative recently hosted another installment of its CEO Dinner Series, welcoming Ganesh V. Iyer, U.S. CEO of NIO.
CINGS (China Institute Next Gen x Serica) had the chance to interview Ganesh and to speak about the future of the autonomous economy.