COMPLETED EVENTS ̶
2011
March 30, 2011
Indian Roots, American Soil: A Look at
Indian Companies in the U.S. Economy.
This event was presented jointly by GBD and the
Confederation of Indian Industry and sponsored by Steptoe & Johnson LLP
The keynote speaker was Ambassador Meera
Shankar from the Embassy of India.
The business presenters were James Kovalski,
Welspun Tubular; Chuck Caprariello, Ranbaxy;
Matha Bejar, Wipro Technologies; and David Riggan,
Essar Minerals America. Ambassador Susan Esserman
from Steptoe & Johnson was the moderator of the business panel.
GBD
February 24, 2011
Rational Tenacity: Why The U.S. and Colombia Should Finish The
Deal
This event was sponsored by the American Pork Export
Trading Company, Citigroup, Miller & Chevalier Chartered, and the
National Pork Producers Council.
The speakers were:
Angela Ellard
House Committee on Ways and Means
Stephen Donehoo
McLarty Associates
Nick Giordano
National Pork Producers Council
Laura Lane
Citigroup
GBD
COMPLETED EVENTS —
2010
January 14, 2010
CONGRESS, "BUY AMERICAN," AND THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET - AN
UPDATE
This event, held on the afternoon of the 14th at the
National Press Club in Washington, included presentations from:
Jayson Myers
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Linda Menghetti
ECAT (Emergency Committee for American Tracde
Mark Meyer
Metalfit, Inc.
Matthew Nolan
(Arent Fox) for
The Canadian American Business Council
GBD
February 17, 2010
Nationalism, (Innovation), and The
U.S.-China Business Relationship
The speakers at this session were Charles
Freeman from the Center for Strategic and International
Studies, John Neuffer of ITI (Information Technology
Industry Council), Frank Vargo of NAM and John
Frisbie of the U.S.-China Business Council.
Ann-Marie Padgett of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers served
as the moderator for this session.
GBD
February 24, 2010
VALUING (US) GLOBAL INVESTMENT: A
Framework Discussion for FDI Policies from BITS to Taxes
The speakers at this event, which was held at the
National Press Club in Washington, were:
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Scott Miller
Procter & Gamble
Linda Menghetti
ECAT
Emergency Committee for American Trade
&
Alan Wm. Wolff
Dewey & LeBoeuf
GBD
March 22, 2010
Refracted UP A LEVEL IN ASIA:
Improving the Business and Investment Environment in the Asia Pacific
Region.
Jointly sponsored by the Global Business Dialogue and
the Embassy of the Japan, this luncheon symposium began with an address
by IBM Vice President and Christopher Padilla and continued with a
panel of experts from the United States and Japan.
The panelists at this session were:
WASHIO Tomoharu, Japan Economic
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Murray Hiebert, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Monica Whaley, National Center for APEC,
HAMAMOTO Shotaro, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto
University, and
Amb. Alan P. Larson, Covington and Burling
Materials from the this session are available at:
Chirstopher Padilla's keynote address March 22, 2010.
The GBD Notebooks for
April 1, 2010, and
April 14, 2010.
And at in the TTALK Quotes for
April 23 and
April 25, 2010.
GBD
May 12, 2010
GETTING SANCTIONS RIGHT: Perspectives
on the Iran Sanctions Legislation
Held at the National Press Club in Washington, this
session was moderated by Meredith Broadbent and included presentations
from:
William Reinsch
National Foreign Trade Council
L. Charles Landgraf
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Christopher Wenk
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
&
Catherine Robinson
National Association of Manufacturers
GBD
May 13, 2010
MOVING FORWARD: A Luncheon Discussion
of EU Trade Policy with
Hiddo Houben
Delegation of European Union
This was an off-the-record luncheon in the GBD
Patrons and Sponsors series.
GBD
June 29, 2010
"Before You Go..." A
GBD Patrons and Sponsors Lunch for
ELIZABETH WARD
Minister-Counselor at
The Australian Embassy
Held at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington.
GBD
July 22, 2010
THE STUFF OF COMPETITIVENESS: Part I of the
GBD Series on Raw Materials and Trade
This event, held at the National Press Club in
Washington, focused particularly on the issue or rare earths. The
panelists were:
Seppo Nurmi
Delegation of the European Union
James Bacchus
Greenberg Traurig
Terence Stewart
Stewart & Stewart
&
Charles Blum
International Advisory Services Group
GBD
July 27, 2010
THE TREASURE HUNT: Part II in the GBD
Series on Raw Materials and Trade
This event, held at the National Press Club, focused
on the global scramble for raw materials, across a broad range of
commodities, and with a particular emphasis on China. The speakers
were
Don Brasher
Global Trade Information Services
Theodore H. Moran
Georgetown University
&
Derek Scissors
The Heritage Foundation
GBD
September 14, 2010
FRAYED NERVERS ON THE SIDELINES: U.S. Business
and the Lost Opportunities of Other Countries' FTAs
Held at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, this event
included presentations from:
Laura Lane
Citigroup
Donald B. Cameron, Jr.
Troutman Sanders
Frank Vargo
National Association of Manufacturers
Nick Giordano
National Pork Producers Council
with
John Murphy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Moderator
GBD
October 5, 2010
FTAs AND THE INVISIBLE HAND: Perspectives on
Trade Policy and National Aspirations in Australia, Korea, the EU and
...
This event was hosted jointly by the Global Business
Dialogue and the Korea Economic Institute and sponsored by Miller &
Chevalier. It was held in the KEI conference room in Washington.
The speakers were:
Cathy Raper
Embassy of Australia
Raymond Ahearn
Congressional Research Service
at the Library of Congress
Troy Stangarone
Korea Economic Institute
with
Jay Eizenstat
Miller & Chevalier
Moderator
GBD
October 6, 2010
The Raw Materials Challenge in Europe
and the United States: Can Cooperation Help?
This was a joint project between GBD and the
TransAtlantic Busisness Dialogue and held at CSIS in Washington.
The speakers were:
Jeffries Briginshaw
TABD Brussels
Dr. Walter Schaub
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jeffrey A. Green
J.A. Green & Company
GBD
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