- Registration / Preliminary vote 
- Opening Remarks – Steven Lynch, Managing Director, British Chamber of Commerce in China 
- Introduction to the speakers, topic and debate rules 
- Round 1: Each speaker has 4 minutes to present their argument 
- Round 2: Rebuttal – opposing team disputes opposing the argument 
- Round 3: Questions from the audience 
- Closing Remarks 
- Votes are counted and the winner decided 
- Networking