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Yuwa Hedrick-Wong is an independent economist and business strategist, writer and advisor. He was educated at Trent University, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in Canada, where he received his Ph.D. During his career, he has lived and worked in Europe, sub-Sahara Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia-Pacific before returning to Canada in 2011. Today he lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

Yuwa is the Managing Director of Sharelook Global Intelligence, where he works with AI technologists to create business intelligence research tools that leverage AI's unmatched speed and reach guided by deep human expertise. He is also an economic advisor to Southern Capital Group, based in Singapore. For twenty years, he was the Global Economic Advisor to Mastercard Inc. and Chair of the Academic Advisory Council at MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth.

Over the years, he has held numerous academic appointments including the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Fudan University School of Management, and the University of British Columbia in Canada. He has written extensively for global media, and was recently the Chief Economics Commentator for Forbes Asia.

He is the author of several books, including Inclusive Growth: the global challenges of social inequality and financial inclusion and a Mastercard series of four books on consumer demographic trends in Asia. He has spoken at numerous academic institutions, global business and investment conferences and has conducted economic briefings for the boards and leadership groups of multinational organizations around the world. Today Yuwa continues to write and advise on global geo-economics. Yuwa's entire career has been dedicated to the objective of helping business leaders and investors better understand the complexity and uncertainty of global economic developments as the world accelerates its shift towards a multi-polar economy.

  • "Yuwa was outstanding. I heard from a couple of folks that he was the best economist we've ever had (and that's saying something!). What worked was his clarity and distinct point of view. I can guarantee you, we will have him again soon!"   Program Director — New York
  • "Yuwa combines a disciplined economist's appreciation for rigorous analysis with a consummate communicator's knack for delivering a message that is both memorable and actionable. He is undoubtedly one of the leading pundits on Asian economic development and business strategy."   President of AT&T China
  • "On behalf of the [participants] I would like to sincerely thank you for a superb delivery and an enlightening presentation. Everybody was impressed by your ability to link various complex issues together and still come up with an "easy to understand" explanation. You addressed all the topics relevant to the strategic board". Director for Asia Pacific — DSM Nutritional Products

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