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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Daniel Trefler
J. Douglas and Ruth Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the Rotman School of Management
Stephen Olson
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Douglas B. Fuller
Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong
Michael Mudd
Digital trade economist, and founder and Managing Partner, Asia Policy Partners LLC (APP)
Alan Dupont
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and CEO, Cognoscenti Group
Areas of expertise
International relations
Geopolitics
China and East-Asia
Nis Grünberg
Lead Analyst, MERICS
François Chimits
Analyst, MERICS
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
Nina Xiang
Founder, China Money Network
Arjun Gargeyas
International Innovation Corps Fellow, University of Chicago
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Henry Storey
Senior Analyst - Asia, Dragoman
Philip Stevens
Executive Director, Geneva Network
Jennifer Brant
Executive Director, Innovation Council and CEO and Founder, Innovation Insights
Jeremy Mark
Senior Fellow , Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center
Emily de la Bruyère
Senior fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Founder, Horizon Advisory
Areas of expertise
China
International organizations
Wolfgang Lehmacher
Operating Partner, Industrial Innovation Partners, Anchor Group
Andrea Durkin
Former Principal of Sparkplug, LLC and creator of Consensus Learning, LLC
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Leigh Wedell
COO and Co-Founder, Basilinna; Senior Fellow, Paulson Institute
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
China market access and expansion
Sustainability
Marko Papic
Partner and Chief Strategist, Clocktower Group
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics
Macroeconomics
Investments and markets
Akhil Ramesh
Senior Fellow, Pacific Forum
Rob York
Director, Regional Affairs, Pacific Forum
Kati Suominen
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group
Areas of expertise
Digital trade
Trade and technology
Sustainable trade
Trade facilitation
Akhmad Bayhaqi
Senior Analyst, APEC Policy Support Unit
Ivana Karásková
China Analyst, Association for International Affairs (AMO)
Pranay Kotasthane
Deputy Director, The Takshashila Institution
Luke Patey
Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
Mark A. Cohen
Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
Areas of expertise
Chinese technology
Intellectual property
Law and technology
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
Neha Mishra
Assistant Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute
Deborah Elms
Founder and Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre
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
Tim Trainer
Principal, Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center, P.C., and Galaxy Systems, Inc.
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, CSIS