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THE YALE INITIATIVE OF ASIAN AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
2008 CONFERENCE PROGRAM AGENDA (as of 9/24/08)
Day 1
Saturday, November 15
9.30-10.30 Keynote Address by
Jerome Cohen, NYU School of Law
10.30-10.45 Tea Break
10.45-12.15 Panel Discussion I ¨ Trade and Investment in Emerging Markets of Asia,
covering the implications of the spill over effect of the US recession on Asia,
securities valuation and regulation in Asian markets, and China¡s post-Olympics
economic prospect.
With:
Howard Shen, MD of Emperor Investment Management,Former VP of CICC
Nayan Chanda, Editor of YaleGlobal and former Editor-at-large of Far Eastern
Economic Review
Victor Gao, Senior VP of China National Offshore Oil Corporation
12.15-14.30 Lunch Break
14.30-16.30 Panel Discussion II ¨ Legal Reform in Asia, covering the role of conflicting
values, regional laws, global standards, and identifying critical societal concerns
such as product safety protections, environmental policies, and fair employment
With:
Jeffrey Prescott, Deputy Director of the China Law Center at Yale Law School
Alice Young, Chair of Asian Pacific Practice at Kaye Scholer LLP
Young Joon Kim, Partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
18.00-21.00 Reception and Welcome Dinner
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Tel: +1 (203) 479-2738
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Day 2
Sunday, November 16
9.30-10.30 Keynote Address by
Wenzhong Zhou, PRC Ambassador to the United States
10.30-10.45 Tea Break
10.45-12.15 Panel Discussion III ¨ Roadmap for Corporate Asia, covering the shifting rules
of commerce in Asia, implications for multinationals¡ business strategies in
emerging markets, and the current realities of the divide between international
norm and regional cultural standards.
With:
Jack Perkowski, Chairman and CEO of ASIMCO
Hainz Haller, Executive VP of Dow Chemical Asia
Minh A. Luong, Int¡l Affairs Fellow at the Yale Center for Int¡l and Area Studies
12.15-14.30 Lunch Break
14.30-16.30 Panel Discussion IV ¨ International Security and Regional Stability, covering
the military build-up of regional powers, international cooperation on counterterrorism, the role and implications of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and
Mainland China-Taiwan tensions
With:
James Lilley, Former US Ambassador to the People¡s Republic of China
Derek J. Mitchell, Asia Security Program Director at the Center for Strategic and
Int¡l Studies
Robert Sutter, China Division Director at the Department of State¡s Bureau of
Intelligence and Research
16.30-16.45 Tea Break
16.45-18.15 Closing Ceremony and Keynote Address TBA