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Organizer
Organizer
Organizer: Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC),
Contact Person: Henry Snaza
Event Details
Event Details

In recent years, leading economies in the Indo-Pacific concluded two major plurilateral trade agreements that exclude the United States. The Biden administration has expressed a desire to reverse this trend by re-engaging with multilateral institutions and bolstering economic engagement in this critical region. However, the domestic political environment makes neither U.S. accession to an existing trade agreement nor the launch of new talks likely in the near term. This two-part event will feature speakers from business, government and academia who will discuss the administration's trade and economic priorities in the Indo-Pacific and ways the U.S. can achieve its objectives when the usual tools for writing the rules of trade in the region are not at hand.


Event Date and Time

Day 1 - June 30, 10:00am - 11:00am ET

Day 2 - July 1, 11:00am - 12:00pm ET


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Agenda
Agenda
  • Day 1

    June 30, 2021

  • Day 2

    July 1, 2021

  • 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

    Welcome and Program Overview

    Welcome and Program Overview

    Richard Cantor (Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s)

    Richard Cantor

    Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s

    10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

    Opening Remarks

    Opening Remarks

    Richard Cantor (Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s)

    Richard Cantor

    Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s

    Rick Larsen (U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02))

    Rick Larsen

    U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02)

    10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

    Panel discussion: U.S. Priorities in the Indo-Pacific: digital governance

    Panel discussion: U.S. Priorities in the Indo-Pacific: digital governance

    Susan Aaronson (Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at George Washington University)

    Susan Aaronson

    Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at George Washington University

    Peter Cowhey (Former Dean University of California San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy)

    Peter Cowhey

    Former Dean University of California San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy

    Matthew P. Goodman (Senior Vice President for Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy at Center for Strategic & International Studies)

    Matthew P. Goodman

    Senior Vice President for Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy at Center for Strategic & International Studies

  • 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

    Welcome and Program Overview

    Welcome and Program Overview

    Richard Cantor (Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s)

    Richard Cantor

    Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s

    11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

    View from the Administration

    View from the Administration

    Facilitated by Richard Cantor

    11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

    Panel discussion: U.S. Priorities in the Indo-Pacific: Inclusive Trade

    Panel discussion: U.S. Priorities in the Indo-Pacific: Inclusive Trade

    Devry Boughner Vorwerk (CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies)

    Devry Boughner Vorwerk

    CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies

    Eric Biel (Senior Advisor at Fair Labor Association)

    Eric Biel

    Senior Advisor at Fair Labor Association

Speakers
Speakers
  • Susan Aaronson (Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at George Washington University)

    Susan Aaronson

    Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at George Washington University

  • Edward Alden (Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations)

    Edward Alden

    Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations

  • Eric Biel (Senior Advisor at Fair Labor Association)

    Eric Biel

    Senior Advisor at Fair Labor Association

  • Richard Cantor (Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s)

    Richard Cantor

    Chair US-PECC, PECC co-chair, and Chief Credit Officer, Moody’s

  • Peter Cowhey (Former Dean University of California San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy)

    Peter Cowhey

    Former Dean University of California San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy

  • Matthew P. Goodman (Senior Vice President for Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy at Center for Strategic & International Studies)

    Matthew P. Goodman

    Senior Vice President for Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy at Center for Strategic & International Studies

  • Rick Larsen (U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02))

    Rick Larsen

    U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02)

  • Kurt Tong (Partner at The Asia Group LLC)

    Kurt Tong

    Partner at The Asia Group LLC

  • Devry Boughner Vorwerk (CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies)

    Devry Boughner Vorwerk

    CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies

Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors and Partners