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2008 Global Forum Schedule
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| Monday, February 25 |
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3:00pm-4:30pm
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Introduction
to the Week
- Steve
Gardner (Baylor University)
- Film: "China on the
Rise"
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Tuesday,
February 26 |
| 5:00pm |
Student
Research on China
- Chair,
Xin Wang (Honors College)
- Parker Short
(Business School) Guanxi
and Its Changing Implications for Foreign Businesses in China
- Scott Strickland
(Honors College) West
meets East: Negotiation and Bargaining at Chinese Marketplaces
- Diane Nelson (Honors
College) 798: The
Emerging Urban Art Districts in China
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6:00pm
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Youth Culture
in China -- A Student Panel
- Chair,
Xin Wang (Honors College and Asian
Studies)
- Travis
Hobbs (International
Studies)
- Chang
Lu (Economics)
- Feng
Shu (Economics)
- Dary
Stone (Business)
- Fangfang
Zhang (International
Journalism)
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7:00pm
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Business as
Mission in China
- Chair,
Joseph McKinney (Baylor University)
- Dwight Nordstrom
(Chairman of Pacific Resources International,
via videoconference from Beijing)
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Wednesday,
February 27 |
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7:00pm
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Global
Business Forum
Opening
Banquet
Registration
is
required here
- Welcome:
Dean Terry Maness (Baylor University)
- Chair:
Stephen Gardner (Baylor University)
- Pianist:
Mr. Fenix Man
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Wing Thye
Woo (U. California Davis and Brookings
Institution)
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Thursday,
February 28 |
| 8:00am-9:20am |
Chinese
Relations with the Developing World
- Chair, Van Pham (Baylor
University)
- Joshua
Eisenman (American Foreign Policy Council)
- Mauricio Mesquita Moreira
(Inter-American Development Bank)
- Aigul
Toxanova (Economic Research Institute
of the Kazakh Ministry of Economics and Budget Planning) and Gabdigapar
S. Seitkassimov (Kazakh University of
Economics, Finance, and International Trade)
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| 9:30am-10:50am |
Chinese
Economic Performance and Policy
- Chair, Stephen Gardner (Baylor
University)
- Gary
Jefferson (Brandeis University)
- Larry Xianghong Wu (NewMarket
Technology)
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| 11:00am-12:20pm |
Relations
with the U.S. and Europe
- Chair, Joseph McKinney (Baylor
University)
- Penelope
Prime (Mercer University and China Research
Center)
- Wolfgang Klenner (Ruhr
University, Bochum, Germany)
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| 12:30pm-2:00pm |
Luncheon
Registration
is
required here
- Welcome:
Dean Terry Maness (Baylor University)
- Chair:
Stephen Gardner (Baylor University)
- Lan Xue (Tsinghua
University, Harvard Kennedy School,
Brookings Institution)
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| 2:00pm-3:20pm |
Technology
Entrepreneurship and Foreign Direct Investment
- Chair, Greg Leman (Baylor
University)
- Haiyang Li (Rice
University)
- Pat
Horner (E5
Systems)
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| 3:30pm-4:50pm |
Company
Experiences
- Chair, Les Palich (Baylor
University)
- W.
Anthony Stewart (Jones Day and China Task
Force of the Dallas Chamber)
- Ted Li (Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Association)
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Friday,
February 29 |
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3:00pm-4:30pm
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Film
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"Made
in China," chronicling the efforts of Nokia
Corporation to monitor and evaluate the ethical conduct of its
subcontractors in China.
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