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Join Asia Society Northern California for an off-the-record Executive Roundtable discussion with Isaac Stone Fish, author of America Second and founder and CEO of the research firm Strategy Risks. This private event is for Board, Innovator, and Groundbreaker Members and will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Pacific in Silicon Valley. Lunch will be served.

The discussion will be moderated by Ambassador Frank Lavin, Asia Society Northern California Board Member, Trustee of The Asia Foundation, and CEO and Founder of Export Now. The event will focus on Isaac's recently published book America Second. The provocative book describes Beijing's influence in the United States -- with a special focus on business leadership and Hollywood -- and how to push back without being McCarthyist or racist.

This Executive Roundtable Program is a special benefit for our Board, Groundbreaker, and Innovator Members. Learn more and become a member today: https://asiasociety.org/northern-california/join-our-community.

Space is limited. 

Venue address in Silicon Valley will be confirmed upon RSVP confirmation.

AGENDA

Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Pacific 

• 12:00 p.m.  Event Registration and Networking
• 12:30 p.m.  Event and Q&A Discussion, lunch will be served
• 01:45 p.m.  Networking
• 02:00 p.m.  Event ends 

Location: Venue address in Silicon Valley will be confirmed upon RSVP confirmation. We will send you the venue location via Eventbrite* 1 week before the program begins.

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All guests must show ID and proof of vaccination before entry, and are encouraged to bring a mask.

SPEAKER BIOS

Isaac Stone Fish is the founder and CEO of the research firm Strategy Risks, which quantifies corporate exposure to China, and helps firms understand and reduce their China risk. He is also a Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist, a contributor to CBSN, an adjunct at NYU's Center for Global Affairs, a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a columnist on China risk at Barron's. Previously he served as Foreign Policy Magazine's Asia Editor: he managed coverage of the region, and wrote about the politics, economics, and international affairs of China, Japan, and North Korea.

A fluent Mandarin speaker and formerly a Beijing correspondent for Newsweek, Stone Fish spent seven years living in China prior to joining Foreign Policy. He has traveled widely in the region and in the country, visiting every Chinese province, autonomous region, and municipality. He was also formerly a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, and a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund.

Frank Lavin has 30 years of experience helping companies succeed in Asia, through leadership roles in banking, marketing, and diplomacy. In government, Frank served as Ambassador to Singapore and Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade. In the latter role, he was lead trade negotiator for both China and India and was the senior policy official, responsible for commercial policy, export promotion and trade negotiations.
 
Frank currently serves as Chairman of Export Now, a company that supports U.S. brands in China e-commerce. Frank previously served in senior finance and management positions in Hong Kong and Singapore with Citibank, Bank of America, and Edelman. Frank is the co-author of “Export Now” (Wiley).
 
Frank earned a B.S. from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; an M.S. in Chinese Language from Georgetown University; an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University; and an M.B.A. in Finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
 
Frank is a contributor to Forbes, writing on topics from U.S.-Asia relations to international business practices.