Executive Roundtable Series with Danny Russel

Danny Russel seeks to provide actionable advisement and recommendations for China and host countries on the structure and implementation of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects that incorporate environmental, social, and governance safeguards in alignment with international standards

Navigating The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - Early Preview

Danny Russel seeks to provide actionable advisement and recommendations for China and host countries on the structure and implementation of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects that incorporate environmental, social, and governance safeguards in alignment with international standards. Through conducting research and in consultation with experts and practitioners, recommendations and advice will be developed that will help ensure that these projects are sustainable, engender tong-term shared prosperity, and generate mutually beneficial development outcomes. 

Agenda

11:00 - 11:30 AM    Registration

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM      Event and Q&A Discussion

RSVP: Please email James Gale at JGale@asiasociety.org if you are interested in attending.  For more about our President's Circle membership, please email Palarp Jumpasut at PJumpasut@asiasociety.org.  

About Danny Russel

Danny Russel is Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). Previously he served as a Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow with ASPI for a one year term. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service at the U.S. Department of State, he most recently served as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary on July 12, 2013, Mr. Russel served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Asian Affairs. During his tenure there, he helped formulate President Obama’s strategic rebalance to the Asia Pacific region, including efforts to strengthen alliances, deepen U.S. engagement with multilateral organizations, and expand cooperation with emerging powers in the region.

Prior to joining the NSC in January of 2009, he served as Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs and had assignments as U.S. Consul General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan (2005-2008); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands (2002-2005); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus (1999-2002); Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering (1997-99); Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1995-96); Political Section Unit Chief at U.S. Embassy Seoul, Republic of Korea (1992-95); Political Advisor to the Permanent Representative to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Pickering (1989-92); Vice Consul in Osaka and Branch Office Manager in Nagoya, Japan (1987-89); and Assistant to the Ambassador to Japan, former Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (1985-87).

Asia Society Northern California hosts private Executive Roundtable Briefings with industry leaders every month in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Program topics are around headline news, business analysis, and critical issues coming out of Asia. These monthly briefings, launched in September 2017, have grown in popularity to generate wait-lists quickly. Most events are off-the-record to encourage open debate and discussion.