Join us for an engaging conversation with Mark Cohen, the first Senior Tech Fellow at Asia Society Northern California and the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, DC. Audience members will have the chance to hear about the standing of the West Coast in the U.S.-China bilateral relationship, and the importance of state-level interactions internationally.

This program is private, off-the-record, complimentary for Asia Society Northern California Board, Advisory Council, Groundbreaker and Innovator Member Event members, and not open to the press. Lunch will be served. Registration and confirmation of registration is required. Event location in Seattle will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours before the event.

If you are interested in joining the event, sign up to become a member here. Any inquires can be directed to: [email protected].

This program is a part of our Seeking Truth Through Facts U.S.-China Program Series, which focuses on new strategic frameworks for the bilateral relationship, plurilateral relationships, rebalancing trade, national security, technology, and climate change; as well as the global impact of the political and economic landscape. Check out our series and conference recaps from the last five years here.  

AGENDA

Date: Tuesday, October 8 2024 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pacific  

Board, Advisory Council, Groundbreaker and Innovator Members Event.

• 11:00 a.m.  Event Registration and Networking 
• 11:30 a.m. Event and Q&A Discussion, lunch will be served 
• 12:45 p.m.     Networking 
• 1:00 p.m.       Event Concludes

Location: Seattle

Your participation will be confirmed via email 1 week before the program begins.

SPEAKER BIOS

Mark Cohen currently serves as the first Senior Tech Fellow at Asia Society Northern California and the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, DC. Mark was most recently Director of the Asia Intellectual Property and Technology Project at Berkeley Law (2016-2023). He is also a non-resident fellow at several universities and think tanks, including UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, George Mason University Law School and the National Bureau of Asian Research. Prior to joining  Asia Society, Mark had a distinguished career in the U.S. government. He received the “Meritorious Honor Award”, the highest award in the US civil service, from President Donald Trump for his work on technology transfer issues involving China. He established the first office of the US Patent and Trademark Office in China and thereby launched the USPTO IP Attaché program.  He invited China and Korea to join the “IP-5” consisting of the five largest patent, trademark and design offices in the world, and he established Track II IP dialogues under the US Chamber of Commerce with China as well as India. Mark was an exchange student in Chinese at Nanyang University (Singapore). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chinese Studies from SUNY Albany, a Master’s degree in Chinese Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University. He formerly taught at Fordham University in China and Renmin University in Beijing and served as General Counsel to a mid-sized European pharmaceutical company. He has been named an “IP Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal, a “Diplomat of the Year” by PhRMA, and a “Top 300 Global IP Strategist” by Intellectual Asset Management magazine. He has testified frequently before Congress and published widely on IP, antitrust and technology issues.