BEIJING – Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading global public relations agencies, has been appointed Official PR Partner for Economist Conferences’ The Bellwether Series: China, to be held in Shanghai on 23 June. This will be the second year Weber Shandwick will provide PR and media relations services in China for Economist Conferences. Now in its second year, The Bellwether Series will launch a region-wide dialogue on the post-crisis shape of finance, and debate the financial innovations and models of the future.   “We are delighted to once again be partnering with Weber Shandwick, this time in launching the China edition of our finance forum, The Bellwether Series. With the expert guidance of their highly professional team we look forward to launching a  PR programme that brings the day’s discussions to a wider audience outside of the event,” said Catherine Tong, Event Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific of The Economist Group.