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Hybrid Event
Among the Braves: Hong Kong’s Struggle for Democracy
Friday, November 10, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM
Furman Hall Room 120 and Zoom (245 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012)
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Featuring:
Shibani Mahtani, International Investigative Correspondent, Washington Post
Timothy McLaughlin, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
Co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) of New York University School of Law
Live Webinar
Industrial Policy, National Security, and Globalization
Friday, November 3, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET)
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Summary
Featuring:
Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Petros C. Mavroidis, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Member, Institut de Droit International
Han-koo Yeo, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Former Trade Minister, Republic of Korea
Moderator: Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University
Main Organizer: APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business and the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University
Hybrid Event
The Paradox of Chinese AI Regulation: Too Little and Too Much?
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Vanderbilt Hall 216 (NYU ID Holders Only) and Zoom
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Featuring: Angela Zhang, Global Professor of Law, New York University
Moderator: Benedict Kingsbury, Murry and Ida Becker Professor of Law; Vice Dean of Global Programs; Director, Institute for International Law, New York University School of Law
Note: In-person attendance was limited to NYU ID holders. Others were welcome to join on Zoom.
Co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) and the Guarini Institute For Global Legal Studies of New York University School of Law
In-Person Event
Law & Political Economy in China's New Era
Monday, October 2, 2023 | 12:10 – 1:10 PM (ET)
Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102A (435 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027)
Featuring: Tami Groswald Ozery, Assistant Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Note: This event was open to the public. Registration was required for the general public and CU students, faculty, and staff not affiliated with Columbia Law School to access Jerome Greene Hall.
Co-sponsored by the Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Hybrid Event
Keeping At It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 6:00 PM (ET)
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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Featuring: Christine Harper, Member, Bloomberg’s Editorial Board; Co-author of Paul Volcker’s 2018 memoir, Keeping at It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government
Introductory remarks: William R. Rhodes, President and CEO, William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, LLC
Co-sponsored by The Korea Society
Hybrid Event
The Political Economy of Palm Oil: Poverty, Protests, and Politicization
Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
NYU Wagner - Mulberry Conference Room (295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, 10012)
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Featuring: Yu-leng Khor, Senior Economist, Segi Enam Advisors
Moderator: Sreyneath Poole Carson, Program Coordinator, New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN)
Co-sponsored by NYSEAN and NYU Wagner
Hybrid Event
Asian Development Bank's Outlook for Developing Asia
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
International Affairs Building Room 407, 420 W. 118th St., New York, NY 10027, or Zoom
Featuring: Albert Park, Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
Co-sponsored by Economic and Political Development Concentration; MPA in Development Practice; International Finance and Economic Policy Concentration; Center for Development Economics and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs; Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Hybrid Event
Business and Human Rights: A Japan-based NGO’s Perspective
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 1:15 – 2:15 PM
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Featuring: Kazuko Ito, Founder and Vice President, Human Rights Now
Moderator: Bruce Aronson, Senior Advisor, Japan Center, U.S.-Asia Law Institute; Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law
Co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) of New York University School of Law
Hybrid Event
Mandatory Bargaining with a Minority Union? The Law of Collective Bargaining in Japan & the US
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 1:15 – 2:15 PM
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Featuring:
Hiroya Nakakubo, Professor of Law, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law
Alan Hyde, Professor of Law and Sidney Reitman Scholar, Rutgers Law School
Moderator: Bruce Aronson, Senior Advisor, Japan Center, U.S.-Asia Law Institute; Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law
Co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) of New York University School of Law
Hybrid Event
Daring to Struggle: China's Global Ambitions under Xi Jinping
Monday, March 6, 2023 | 6:00 – 7:30 PM
International Affairs Building Room 918, 420 W. 118th St., New York, NY 10027
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Featuring: Bates Gill, Executive Director, Center for China Analysis, Asia Society
Moderator: Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scientist, China and Indo-Pacific Studies division, CNA, on leave from Montclair State University in 2022, Senior Research Scholar, WEAI, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute; China and the World Program; Columbia Global Centers | Beijing, Columbia University
In-Person Event
Japan's New Security Strategy and the Changing Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
Monday, March 6, 2023 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM
International Affairs Building Room 1501, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027
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Featuring: Sheila A. Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator: Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science; Senior Research Scholar and Director, Japan Research Program, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Main Organizer: Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI), Columbia University
Outreach Partners: ASC; Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
In-Person Event
The Connections World: The Future of Asian Capitalism
Monday, March 6, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
International Affairs Building Room 1512, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027
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Featuring:
Simon Commander, Managing Partner, Altura Partners; Visiting Professor of Economics, IE Business School in Madrid
Saul Estrin, Emeritus Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy; Founding Head, Department of Management, London School of Economics
Moderator: Jan Svejnar, Director, Center on Global Economy and Governance; Professor, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Center on Global Economy and Governance; China and the World Program; Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Greater China Initiative, Columbia University
Webinar Event
“Villagers in the City”: Chinese Migrant Youth Amidst Urbanization
Friday, March 3, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Featuring: Shuang Lu, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Central Florida
Moderator: Qin Gao, Professor and Director of China Center for Social Policy, Columbia School of Social Work
Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute; China Center for Social Policy, Columbia Global Centers | Beijing, Columbia University