David Gosset

Born in Paris on May 23, 1970, David Gosset is the chairman of DG2CI, an international consulting and communication firm. A board member of several European companies and institutions with involvement in education, management, and industry, he advises companies on international development. In 2021, he established the China-Europe-America Global Initiative.

Honors

David Gosset was awarded the "Cross of the Civil Order" in 2005 by the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, for his work with the Academia Sinica Europaea^[1]^[2]

By a presidential decree on Dec 31 2014 he was nominated Knight of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur).^[3]

In September 2015 he received the Friendship Award from the Tianjin Municipality.^[4]

In June 2021, following the proposition of the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, the Italian President Sergio Mattarella conferred to David Gosset the honor of Knight in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana.^[5]

Activities

International relation and intercultural communication

In 2002, with the objective of deepening exchanges between Europe and China, he established the Europe-China Forum. The late French President Jacques Chirac (1932-2019) wrote that the Europe-China Forum established by David Gosset has, since 2002, been “a unique platform for exchanges between European and Chinese civilizations”.

In 2015, he created the New Silk Road Initiative, which aims to study and support the “One Belt, One Road” strategy.

In 2021, he established the China-Europe-America Global Initiative.

Acedemic experience

As a Sinologist, Professor Gosset wrote extensively on China’s transformation and its global impact.^[6]

He studies the notion of the "Chinese Renaissance".^[7] In his approach of China (中国 - ZHONG GUO) he insists on the importance of the notion of centrality 中-(ZHONG): "Zhong -- 中, or centrality -- is one of the most ancient and common Chinese characters and, in an analogy which sheds a light on China's global modus operandi, its polysemy in the Chinese historical and cultural context mirrors three important measures of centrality in the field of graph theory".^[8]

Teaching Experiences

Fluent in French, English, and Chinese, Gosset lectured at Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C., for the French institution Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and for large multinational corporations at the top of the Fortune 500 list. ^[9] ^[10]

Publications

Limited Views on The Chinese Renaissance (《中华复兴管窥》), Shanghai Translation Publishing House, September 2018
China and the World: The Long March Towards a Community of Shared Future for Mankind, edited by David Gosset, il Mulino Publishing House, 2020
Inspiring Tianjin（《灵感·天津》or Tianjin en perspective(s)), Tianjin Renmin Press, November 2020
China and the World: The Long March Towards a Community of Shared Future for Mankind, Volume 2 The Role of Business, Società editrice il Mulino, 2021
China and the World: The Long March Towards a Community of Shared Future for Mankind, Volume 3 Culture, Ideas and Arts, Società editrice il Mulino, December 2022
Inspiring Shanxi（《灵感·山西》or Shanxi en perspective(s)), New Star Press, Shanxi Education Press, 2023
Inspiring Shanghai (《灵感·上海》or Shanghai en perspective(s)), Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2024
Inspiring Greater Bay Area（《灵感·大湾区》), is currently in development and is expected to be published in 2025, along with a documentary and report.

References

^ "CEIBS MBA Info Session - Navigating Global Disorder, What It Means For Your Career " on CEIBS, Septembre 10 2016
^ "Prof. David Gosset" Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, international Cooperation Plateform.
^ "CEIBS’ David Gosset Knighted by France | CEIBS ", www.ceibs.edu (consulted August 9, 2018)
^ "David Gosset Receives Tianjin Friendship Award", on CEIBS, July 17, 2017.
^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". quirinale.it. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
^ His comments have been published in the International New York Times – formerly International Herald Tribune –, the Huffington Post, Forbes, and major Asian and Chinese print media outlets. Gosset commented for the China Global Television Network (CGTN, formerly CCTV), Bloomberg TV, CNN, Russia TV, France 24, Phoenix TV, and other televised media outlets. His analyses have also been published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Sino-Western Relations In A World of Change : Toward a Mutually Transformative Co-existence, huffingtonpost.com, June 9, 2016.
^ The Chinese Renaissance and the Making of a New World, huffingtonpost.com, November 28, 2012.
^ Chinese Centralities, on huffingtonpost.com, April 22, 2012.
^ Andrew Moody, A major gap in understanding, chinadaily.com.cn, April 5, 2013: "At CEIBS, where he gives lectures in Chinese."
^ "高大伟简介".

[1] "CEIBS MBA Info Session - Navigating Global Disorder, What It Means For Your Career " on CEIBS, Septembre 10 2016

[2] "Prof. David Gosset" Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, international Cooperation Plateform.

[3] "CEIBS’ David Gosset Knighted by France | CEIBS ", www.ceibs.edu (consulted August 9, 2018)

[4] "David Gosset Receives Tianjin Friendship Award", on CEIBS, July 17, 2017.

[5] "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". quirinale.it. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2022-10-26.

[6] His comments have been published in the International New York Times – formerly International Herald Tribune –, the Huffington Post, Forbes, and major Asian and Chinese print media outlets. Gosset commented for the China Global Television Network (CGTN, formerly CCTV), Bloomberg TV, CNN, Russia TV, France 24, Phoenix TV, and other televised media outlets. His analyses have also been published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Sino-Western Relations In A World of Change : Toward a Mutually Transformative Co-existence, huffingtonpost.com, June 9, 2016.

[7] The Chinese Renaissance and the Making of a New World, huffingtonpost.com, November 28, 2012.

[8] Chinese Centralities, on huffingtonpost.com, April 22, 2012.

[9] Andrew Moody, A major gap in understanding, chinadaily.com.cn, April 5, 2013: "At CEIBS, where he gives lectures in Chinese."

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