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World Leadership Forum The U.S. And China: Taking Stock And Looking Ahead.
This year's World Leadership Forum that will focus on the topic of U.S.-China relations.
When:
September 28, 2017 8:00am to 5:00pm
Where
The Foreign Policy Association is proud to announce the 17th annual World Leadership Forum.
Hosted by the Foreign Policy Association, the World Leadership Forum is one of the foremost public forums on global affairs. Over the years, heads of government and state, executives, investors and policy makers, have participated to discuss and exchange views on global trends and issues that shape business and foreign policy agendas.
This year’s World Leadership Forum will focus on the topic of U.S.-China relations.
8:30 am Registration (Morning Session: PwC, 300 Madison Avenue)
8:55 am Welcome Remarks by: Brendan Dougher
New York Metro Market Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
9:00-9.55 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Moderated by: Neil Dhar
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Marc Chandler
Senior Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman
Alex Dryden
Global Market Analyst, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Abby Joseph Cohen
Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs
10:00-10.55 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: TAKING STOCK AND LOOKING AHEAD
Moderated by: Sarwar Kashmeri
Fellow, Foreign Policy Association, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Norwich University
Orville Schell
Director, Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations
Bonnie Glaser
Senior Advisor for Asia, Director of China Power Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Yukon Huang
Asia Program Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Susan Shirk
Chair of the 21st Century China Center and Research Professor, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy; Fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
11:00-11:55 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: CHINA’S NEW OUTBOUND ECONOMIC POLICY
Moderated by: Amb. (Ret.) R. Nicholas Burns
Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Evan Medeiros
Eurasia Asia Team Head, Eurasia Group & USG; Fmr. special assistant to the president and senior director for Asian affairs at the White House's National Security Council
Elizabeth Economy
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow & Director for Asia Studies, CFR
Daniel Rosen
Founding Partner, Rhodium Group; Senior Associate and Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Luncheon Program
12:30-2:30pm Lunch and Keynote Address: Harvard Hall, 35 W 44th Street
Ambassador Zhang Qiyue
Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York
Ruchir Sharma
Chief Global Strategist, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Afternoon Session: PwC, 300 Madison Avenue
3:00-3:55 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: WORD FROM WALL STREET
Moderated by: Julien Courbe
Partner, Financial Services Advisory Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Dr. Richard W. Peach
Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Ellen Zentner
Chief U.S. Economist, Morgan Stanley
Michelle Meyer
Head of U.S. Economics, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
4:00-4:55 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: REASSESSING AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE WORLD
Moderated by: Joshua Keating
Staff Writer, Foreign Policy Analyst, Slate
Aaron L. Friedberg
Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Jonathan Alter
Author, Reporter, Columnist, and TV Analyst
Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Cost:
Non-member $75
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