Laurence J. Brahm has many strings to his bow. The American is an international lawyer, author and award-winning documentary filmmaker, a senior international fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, founding director of the Himalayan Consensus Institute, and co-chair of the Silk Spice Road Dialogues convened by the United Nations Development Programme. In 2019, Brahm received the Chinese Government Friendship Award for his contributions to promoting traditional Chinese culture at global stage.