Attendees are responsible for booking their own rooms at the New York Hilton Midtown. Room reservations made by Thursday, May 23, 2019 will be eligible for the group rate of $399.00 plus applicable taxes and fees for single or double occupancy. The negotiated group rate is based on availability and applies to reservations for Sunday, June 9, 2019 through Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
Attendees are responsible for booking their own rooms at the New York Hilton Midtown. Room reservations made by Thursday, May 23, 2019 will be eligible for the group rate of $399.00 plus applicable taxes and fees for single or double occupancy. The negotiated group rate is based on availability and applies to reservations for Sunday, June 9, 2019 through Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
Should businesses expect to rethink Chinese sourcing strategies? Will Chinese firms face similar pressures?
Chaired by Senior Practice Lead Rebecca Park
This panel discussion explores the drivers of decoupling in China, US, Europe and western-aligned states elsewhere. What kind of practical implications will this bring?
- Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG, Chairman, China Schroders
- Sherry Madera, Chair, The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA)
- Dr Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham HouseÂ
- Gregor Irwin, Chief Economist and Director of Global Group, GC
- Chaired by Stephen Adams, Senior Director, GC
This wide-ranging in-conversation is structured in two parts: the debate in the US on China, the consensus amongst policymakers in what they want to achieve, and prospects for disruption or miscalculation - or new accommodation; and the Biden administration’s inflation worries.
- Chaired by Peter Mandelson, Chairman, GC
This panel discussion focuses on the political and economic consequences of China’s growing alienation from Europe, with special attention to the French Presidency of the Council of the EU.
- Joerg Wuttke, President, Eurochambres in China
- Françoise Nicolas, Head of Asia Centre, IFRI
- Chaired by Tom White, Director and Head of European Union, GC
This panel discussion focuses on making sense of the ‘uneven’ decoupling in supply chains. How will this trend evolve moving forward and what are the implications for corporates, investors and policymakers?
- Frank Heemskerk, Secretary General, European Round Table for Industry
- Hiroshi Matsuura, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United Kingdom, Japanese Embassy
- Dr Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham House
- Chaired by Stephen Adams, Senior Director, GC
This panel discussion asks whether the dictum, ‘America innovates and Europe regulates’ still holds? Or will distrust in Big Tech and growing Chinese competition increase the chances of transatlantic consensus?
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- Rana Foroohar, Global Business Analyst and Deputy Editor, the Financial Times
- Elizabeth Denham CBE, Former UK Information Commissioner and International Advisor, Baker McKenzie
- Benedict Evans, Independent Tech Analyst
- Chaired by Conan D'Arcy, Senior Practice Lead, Technology, Media and Telecoms, GCÂ
This in-conversation focuses on the strategic challenges for Malaysia at the intersection of US and China strategic interests. How can Malaysia, a founding member of ASEAN and host to the first East Asia Summit, preserve autonomy in its policy considerations and the risk this could fray.
- Chaired by Andrew Yeo, Practice Lead, Asia and Head of Singapore Office, GC
Corporates in China today operate within the geopolitical context of increasingly fraying US-China ties. Domestically, a new regulatory cycle focused on achieving a host of policy goals has also begun to take shape. How is the private sector in China reacting to these developments and what are the implications for international corporates, investors and policymakers?
- Liu Zhen, COO, Chi Forest Holdings
- Patrick Zhong, Founding Managing Partner, M31 Capital
- Chaired by Peter Mandelson, Chairman, GC
This panel discussion explores whether standard-setting organisations will become the next geopolitical battleground as China, the US, and Europe all vie to set the technical standards for the next wave of emerging technologies.
- Emily Taylor, CEO, Oxford Information Labs
- Jamie Susskind, Barrister and Author
-Â Richard Spearman, Senior External Affairs Advisor for Security and Resilience, Vodafone
- Chaired by Jon Garvie, Practice Lead, International Policy, GCÂ
Global Counsel works with companies and investors across a wide range of sectors to anticipate the ways in which politics, regulation and public policymaking create both risk and opportunity – and to develop and implement strategies to meet these challenges.
From high-level in-conversations and policy webinars, to large scale conferences, our events draw from a network of government, industry, academia and civil society to foster debate and discussion.
