The Confucius Institute at the University of Delaware is in partnership with the National Committee on United-States-China Relations to present the 2015 China Town Hall program.
The program will feature a live webcast panel discussion with Robert Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton; Sheldon Day, Mayor, Thomasville, Alabama; Daniel Rosen, Founding Partner, Rhodium Group; and Stephen Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
The panel will discuss Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. The webcast will be followed by local presentations at venues across the country by on-site China specialists addressing topics of interest to the local community. Each program will be co-sponsored by the National Committee and a local host. CHINA Town Hall is generously underwritten by the Starr Foundation.
Local keynote features Dr. Dennis O’Brien, President & CEO of InfoVest, Inc., former President & CEO of China Monitor, Inc., and Chief Advisor to PRC Macro, Inc. (headquartered in Beijing), a leading economist on China’s economy, Chief Advisor to China’s State Information Center (SIC), the most prestigious economic “think tank” in China.
The program will start at 6:00 pm with local keynote speaker Dr. Dennis O’Brien. National webcast will start at 7:00pm. On the day of the webcast, questions for the webcast panelists will be taken via Twitter by using the hashtag #CTH15. Watch the China Town Hall live webcast on: http://livestream.com/accounts/15425177/events/4391175
In addition to taking questions for the panelists during the live program, you may also submit your questions between now and October 5 at http://goo.gl/forms/LhMKzkZc9D.
Please mark your calendar:
Date: Monday, October 5, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Gore Hall 205 on the University of Delaware campus.
Subject: Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States
Direction and parking instruction see here: http://maps.rdms.udel.edu/map/index.php?id=NC36
Light refreshments will be served. The event is FREE to the public.