Executive Roundtable Series
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About
Asia Society Northern California hosts private Executive Roundtables every month with industry leaders in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Program topics are around headline news, business analysis, and critical issues coming out of Asia. Launched in September 2017, these monthly briefings have grown in popularity to generate wait-lists. Most events are off-the-record to encourage open debate and discussion.
Join
To attend, please join our Groundbreaker Membership, Innovator Membership, or become a Corporate Partner.
Recent Speakers
Ambassador Terry Branstad, Former U.S. Ambassador to China
David Barboza, New York Times
Ambassador Scot Marciel, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar
Danny Russel, Asia Society Policy Institute
Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry, Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Keith Bradsher, New York Times
Kai-Fu Lee, Former President of Google China
Wendy Cutler, Asia Society Policy Institute
Steven Ciobo, Australia's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
Barbara Finamore, The Natural Resources Defense Council
Dr. Hui Cheng, Head of Robotics & AI at JD.com
Dr. William Perry, Stanford University
Bonnie Glaser, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Shlomi Kofman, Consul General of Israel
Arthur Kroeber, GaveKal Dragonomics
Richard McGregor, Financial Times
Dr. Weijian Shan, PAG Group
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist
Attendees
Industry leaders, senior business executives, Asia watchers, academics, economists, analysts, and more.
Past Executive Roundtables
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on December 13 with Israel's Consul General, Shlomi Kofman, on Israel's role in Asia.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on November 7 with the Honorable Kevin Rudd on the future directions of the ongoing US-China trade war and the risks of general economic decoupling.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on October 30 with Howard Chao and Benjamin Fanger of ShoreVest on recent trade policy trends affecting the China debt crisis.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable with Huawei's Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Joy Tan and Vice President of Industry Relations, Scott Jamar on September 10.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable with Marjorie Yang and Dee Poon on women's empowerment and gender equality in the business world on August 19.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on December 10 with Kevin Rudd on the post-US-election outcome and the issues facing the US-China bilateral relationship.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on November 17 with Don Emmerson, who gave a book talk on Chinese and Southeast Asian relations.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on July 14 with Daniel Markey, who discussed Chinese Policy in Eurasia.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on June 10 with Wendy Cutler, who addressed the future of Asia’s trading landscape.
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Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on June 3 with Ambassador Terry Branstad, who gave a briefing on U.S.-China relations