The University of Georgia' s Dean Rusk Center-International, Comparative and Graduate Legal Studies and the School of Law will sponsor a two-day conference on US-China trade. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Trade and Security, UGA School of Public and International Affairs, Georgia Department of Economic Development, and Georgia China Alliance
The conference is divided into two days and held at two venues:
Day 1 (April 14,2005) - Focus on investment issues and challenges in the area of services and market access. ( Sheraton Midtown Atlanta at Colony Square)
Day 2 (April 15,2005)- Focus on agriculture, textiles, intellectual property and export controls. (UGA School of Law, Auditorium B, Athens, Georgia)
The extensive guest list covers experts traveling to Georgia from Washington D.C to Beijing, China. Ted Kassinger, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce will be giving the keynote address for Day 1. Honorable Max Cleland, Member of Ex-Im Bank, Board of Directors will join the lunch reception on the Day 2. Professor Che Pizhao, Vice Dean of Tsinghua University School of Law will fly from Beijing to attend this event as one of the panelist. Wang Zhongnan - First Secretary of the Embassy of People�s Republic of China in Washington D.C will be addressing investment issues in China.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005, Sheraton Colony Square Atlanta, GA
12:30 p.m. Luncheon (Ballroom South) Welcome: C. Donald Johnson, Director, Dean Rusk Center, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA Chris Clark, Deputy Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Atlanta, GA Sen. Sam Zamarripa, Chairman, Georgia China Alliance, Atlanta, GA Keynote Address: Theodore Kassinger, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
2:00 p.m. Investment Panel (Atlanta Room) Malcolm Riddell, RiddellTseng Investment Bank, Beijing, China H. Stephen Harris, Jr., Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA Che Pizhao, Vice Dean and Professor, Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, China Wang Zhongnan, First Secretary, Economic & Commercial Office, People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Wei Hu, Troutman Sanders, Atlanta, GA 3:30 p.m.. Break
3:45 p.m.. Services and Market Access Panel Zhong Chuanshui, First Secretary, Economic and Commercial Office, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C. Robert Cassidy, former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China; Collier Shannon Scott, Washington, D.C. David Weller, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China, Washington, D.C. Che Pizhao, Vice Dean and Professor, Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, China Moderator: Guanming Fang, Arnall Golden Gregory, Atlanta, GA
5:15 p.m. Reception (Atlanta Foyer) Sponsored by UBS Financial Services Inc.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2005, UGA School of Law, Auditorium Room B Athens, GA
9:00 a.m. Welcome Dean Rebecca Hanner White, UGA School of Law C. Donald Johnson, Director, Dean Rusk Center
Agriculture Panel Kenneth J. Roberts, Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. Scott Rozelle, Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Davis Michael F. D'Addabbo, Allenberg Cotton, Memphis, TN Zhao Baoquing, First Secretary (Commercial), Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Robert Shulstad, Assistant Dean, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Athens, GA 10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Textiles Panel Brenda Jacobs, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Washington, D.C. William Gillon, Counsel for National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN James Leonard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Moderator: C. Donald Johnson, Director, Dean Rusk Center 12 noon Break for Lunch
1:00 p.m. The Honorable Max Cleland, Member, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
1:30 p.m. Intellectual Property Panel Stephen M. Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C. Zhang Wie, King and Wood, Beijing, China Peter K. Yu, Associate Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, MI Moderator: Paul Heald, Allen Post Professor of Law, UGA School of Law, Athens, GA 3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Export Control Panel Evan Medeiros, RAND Corporation, Washington, D.C. Li Genxin, Secretary General, China Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Beijing, China Carol A. Kalinoski, Immediate past chair of interagency Operating Committee on Export Policy, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Gary Bertsch, University Professor of Public and International Affairs; Director, UGA Center for International Trade and Security, Athens, GA
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