Trade and technology
The intensifying strategic competition between China and the US for dominance in the industries of the future may force a bifurcation of technology standards and shifts in global value chains. This competition is also giving rise to techno-nationalist policies that will impact trade, innovation, competitiveness and the world economy at large.
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Stephen Olson
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Nathan Picarsic
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Co-Founder, Horizon Advisory
Emily de la Bruyère
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Founder, Horizon Advisory
Areas of expertise
China
International organizations
Nicholas R. Lardy
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Tianlei Huang
Research Fellow and China Program Coordinator, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Douglas B. Fuller
Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong
Alan Dupont
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and CEO, Cognoscenti Group
Areas of expertise
International relations
Geopolitics
China and East-Asia
Nina Xiang
Founder, China Money Network
Arjun Gargeyas
Master in Public Policy Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
William Reinsch
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Emily Benson
Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Claire Brunel
Associate Professor, School of International Service
Tom Zylkin
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Richmond
Alex Capri
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and lecturer, NUS Business School
Areas of expertise
Technology and trade
Global value chains
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Daniel Trefler
J. Douglas and Ruth Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the Rotman School of Management
Henry Storey
Senior Analyst - Asia, Dragoman
Philip Stevens
Executive Director, Geneva Network
Jennifer Brant
Executive Director, Innovation Council and CEO and Founder, Innovation Insights
Andrea Durkin
Former Principal of Sparkplug, LLC and creator of Consensus Learning, LLC
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Jeremy Mark
Senior Fellow , Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center
Wolfgang Lehmacher
Operating Partner, Industrial Innovation Partners, Anchor Group
Leigh Wedell
COO and Co-Founder, Basilinna; Senior Fellow, Paulson Institute
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
China market access and expansion
Sustainability
Nis Grünberg
Lead Analyst, MERICS
François Chimits
Analyst, MERICS
Max Song
Chief Executive Officer, Carbonbase
Rebecca Arcesati
Lead Analyst, MERICS
Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau
Head of Program, MERICS
Rob York
Director, Regional Affairs, Pacific Forum
Akhil Ramesh
Senior Fellow, Pacific Forum
Mark A. Cohen
Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
Areas of expertise
Chinese technology
Intellectual property
Law and technology
Kati Suominen
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Trade and technology
Sustainable trade
Trade facilitation
Ivana Karásková
China Analyst, Association for International Affairs (AMO)
Neha Mishra
Assistant Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute
Pranay Kotasthane
Deputy Director, The Takshashila Institution
Luke Patey
Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
Philip C. Rogers
PhD candidate in political science, University of California, Berkeley
Areas of expertise
Chinese political economy
Corporate law
Joshua P. Meltzer
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Technology and trade
US-China trade
Deborah Elms
Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation
Kieran Thompson
Sector Manager, Defence Advanced Manufacturing and Technology, Dragoman
Caroline Freund
Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness, The World Bank Group
Christine McDaniel
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
Leslie Griffin
Principal, Allinea LLC
Ed Gerwin
President, Trade Guru LLC
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
International trade law
International trade and federal relations
Anne Kim
Editor, Washington Monthly, and Author of Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection
Tim Trainer
Principal, Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center, P.C., and Galaxy Systems, Inc.
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, CSIS