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• Understanding International Trade in the Trump Era

  • When
    27 Sep 2018
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    11:30 AM - 1:15 PM (UTC-07:00)
  • Location
    3200 N Central Avenue, Suite 1125, Phoenix, AZ 85012
  • Spaces left
    14

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  Amb (ret.) Doug Hartwick and 
  Mr. Glenn Hamer

   

  Amb (ret.) Doug Hartwick	Glenn Hamer

  
  

  Thursday September 27, 2018
  11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
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  Arizona Chamber of Commerce
  3200 N Central Avenue, Suite 1125, Phoenix, AZ 85012

  You're invited to attend out next topical discussion event titled, Understanding International Trade in the Trump Era: Are trade wars and weaponizing tariffs good or bad for the American economy?  This lunchtime discussion will feature presentations by Ambassador (ret.) Doug Hartwick, part-time State Department Senior Inspector and Team Leader in the Office of the Inspector General, and Mr. Glenn Hamer, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

  Talking points:

  • Why are Multilateral Trade Agreements and the WTO under Assault?
    
  • Understanding Agriculture, dispute settlement mechanisms and Intellectual Property
    
  • Trade, tariffs and National security
    
  •  Wither NAFTA 2.0?
    
  • Understanding China’s role in American’s Trade Picture
    
  • Where is Arizona in all of this?

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• Calculated Risks: Safeguarding the World’s Largest Aerospace Company in a Globalized Business Environment

  • When
    02 Oct 2018
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    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (UTC-07:00)
  • Location
    Gainey Ranch Golf Club at 7600 E Gainey Club Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

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  David Komendat

  
  

  SCHEDULE:
  Cocktail Reception: 6:00 p.m.
  Dinner: 6:45 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
  Program begins: 7:30 p.m.

  VENUE: 
  Gainey Ranch Golf Club 
  7600 E Gainey Club Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

  REGISTRATION: 
  Early-Bird Registration: $55
  Early-Bird Registration (non-members): $70

  After September 28, 2018
  Standard Registration: $65
  Standard Registration (non-members): $80

  Thank you to PCFR Member Jeremy Rodrigues for introducing us to Mr. Komendat.
  

  Join us for a dinner discussion with David Komendat, vice president and chief security officer for The Boeing Company, who will be discussing his role in safeguarding the world’s largest aerospace company. Dave is responsible for the protection of Boeing’s people, property, and information around the globe. He also serves as president of the International Security Management Association and is on the board of directors at the International Security Foundation and Hostage US. He is a recent recipient of the FBI Director’s Award for Exceptional Public Service.
  

  Discussion Points:
  

  • Geopolitical risk and the impact of global events on U.S. corporations operating abroad
    
  • Boeing’s growing international business and the challenges associated with operating in non-permissive environments
    
  • Crisis Management: how Boeing safeguards its employees and critical assets in fast-pace, challenging scenarios
    
  • Emerging trends: securing Boeing’s global supply chain, the impact of industrial espionage and insider threats in the aerospace industry, and the confluence of cyber and physical security
    
  • Boeing’s role in the Arizona economy
    

  
  

  
  

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• How China’s Exponential Technological Disruption and Infrastructure Investment is Driving a Radical Transformation of the Future

  • When
    25 Oct 2018
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Gainey Ranch Golf Club at 7600 E Gainey Club Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

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  With  Nicholas V. Chen

  SCHEDULE:
  

  Cocktail Reception 6:00 pm
  Dinner 6:45-7:20 pm
  Program begins 7:30 pm

  Join us for dinner as we discuss the impact of China’s ongoing technological  and infrastructure investments with Mr. Nicholas V. Chen. 

  Nicholas V. Chen is a managing partner of the Pamir Law Group (www.pamirlaw.com), an international law/business consulting firm based in Asia with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei. He is a 45-year China veteran who is a practical, street-smart client resource who designs, builds and protects sustainable businesses in Greater China. He has represented many international companies in China and supported the creation of many combined international China businesses operating abroad.

  Born in NYC, Mr. Chen’s ancestral home is Jiangsu, Suzhou. He is a descendant of a scholar-literati family and is the fourth generation in his family to cross the Pacific for education/work. He earned his BA at Yale University (1979) and his JD from NYU School of Law (1982).

  Topics of Discussion: 

  1. Lessons Learned/Case Studies: How China’s Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”) is Transforming Global Infrastructure and Connectivity to Empower Indigenous/International Entrepreneurs to Create Jobs, Transfer Technology and Generate Wealth and Change the Future of Economic Development
     
  2. “Inside the Firewall: Chinese Private Entrepreneurs are Driving Exponential Technological Disruption that Will Transform Future Global Ecosystems and Business Dynamics”
     

  
  

  
  

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