Vision & Mission
願景與使命
TorchLight Foundation is a non-profit organization and was founded in 2016 in Hong Kong and New York. The vision of TorchLight Foundation is to promote a deeper understanding of the U.S. and China, and communication and collaboration between the two countries from educational perspectives.
火炬基金會是一個非營利機構，於2016年在香港及紐約成立。火炬基金會的願景是從教育角度促進中美兩國更深層次的理解、交流與合作。
TorchLight Foundation participates in and organizes two programs: 'TorchLight China Internship Program' and 'U.S. - China Relations Conference'.
火炬基金會每年度參與並籌辦兩項活動：「火炬基金會中國實習項目」及「哥倫比亞大學中美關係峰會」。
TorchLight China Internship Program
火炬基金會中國實習項目
The TorchLight China Internship Program will be held annually from the summer of 2019. The program serves outstanding students studying at universities in the U.S. and industry-leading institutions in Greater China. A pilot Program has been successfully held in the summer of 2018.
火炬基金會中國實習項目將自2019年起的每年夏天舉辦。項目將為在美國高校的優秀大學生及中國各行業領先的企業提供服務。火炬基金會中國實習項目試點項目在2018年成功舉辦。
Columbia U.S. - China Relations Conference
哥倫比亞大學中美關係峰會
TorchLight Foundation initiated the first U.S. - China Relations Conference at Columbia University in 2017. The Conference is organized by students. In the previous two Conferences, over 50 high-profile speakers from policy-making, business, and academic world were invited to discuss most important issues concerning U.S. - China Relations, and the Conference has recorded over 600 participants.
火炬基金會於2017年在哥倫比亞大學發起第一屆哥倫比亞大學中美關係峰會。基金會與哥倫比亞大學合作，峰會由大學學生主辦，在兩屆論壇共邀請超過50位政治、商業以及學術界的演講嘉賓，一同討論中美兩國的重要議題，累計參與人數超過600人。
Past speakers include: Jeffrey Sachs, Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General; Rober Kopech, Former Vice President of World Bank; Pedro Nueno, Founder and Dean (Europe) of China Europe International Business School; Lanlan Zhang, CEO of CICC Securities (US) and Ebrahim Rahbari, Global Economist of Citigroup.
歷屆嘉賓包括：聯合國秘書長（三任）特別顧問Jeffrey Sachs、世界銀行前副行長 Robert Kopech、中歐國際商學院創始人兼歐方院長Pedro Nueno、中金證券（美國）CEO張嵐嵐、花旗集團全球經濟學家Ebrahim Rahbari等。