Events

Marcus Wallenberg - After the Vote: Radical Change or Business as Usual?

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2016 00:00 Google Calendar Outlook/Apple Calendar

Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, HKU Centennial Campus

Speaker(s): Marcus Wallenberg, Michael Spence, Zhiwu Chen, Victor K Fung

Abstract

The American voters have spoken. What will a new direction for globalization, economics and trade look like during a Trump administration?

Asia Global Institute held its inaugural Global Thinkers event on the 2016 US Presidential Election, where internationally-renowned experts addressed economic, trade, and business concerns raised by the dawn of a Trump presidency.

Discussions covered:

Economic and trade priorities of a post-Obama administration
Inequality in a globalizing economy
U.S. policy for a post-Brexit EU
The future of U.S.-China ties

About the Speaker(s)

Marcus Wallenberg

Member, Asia Global Institute

Mr Marcus Wallenberg is a member of Asia Global Institute's Advisory Board. Since 2005, he has been Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB,) a North European financial group for 400,000 corporate customers, and five million private customers. SEB has local presence in the Nordic and Baltic countries and in Germany.

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Michael Spence

Advisory Board Chairman, Asia Global Institute

Professor Michael Spence is Advisory Board Chairman of Asia Global Institute and he is a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and a world authority on growth in developing countries and on the convergence between advanced and developing economies.

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Zhiwu Chen

Chair Professor of Finance, the University of Hong Kong

Professor Zhiwu Chen is Chair Professor of Finance and Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Development at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

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Victor K Fung

Chairman, Asia Global Institute

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Videos

Introduction and Welcome Remarks: Zhiwu Chen, AGI Director
Keynote Address: Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and AGI Academic Council Chairman
Panel discussion moderated by: Zhiwu Chen, AGI Director
Question and Answer Session with the Audience