More than 300 students, faculty members and alumni attended the inaugural lecture of the Sir Gorden Wu Distinguished Speakers Forum at the University Club on September 28, 2005. In introductory remarks, Dean Glenn Hubbard highlighted Columbia Business School’s recognition of China as a vital region on the world stage. Sir Gordon Wu, founder of Hopewell Holdings, a construction and infrastructure development company with projects throughout China and Southeast Asia, then presented his views on investment opportunities in China and what China’s rise means for the world.