We wanted to let friends of the Georgetown Club know about an event being held in Beijing by Georgetown Law Asia. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to beijingevent [at] law.georgetown.edu
Global Georgetown Forum: Insights on Critical Issues of International Law & The New Obama Administration
October 9, 2009
Legation Quarter
Ch’ien Men 23 – No. 23 Qian Men Dong Da Jie
Dong Cheng District, Beijing, PRC
RSVP to: Beijingevent@law.georgetown.edu
Schedule Below:
Welcome Remarks – 10 a.m. (Coffee/registration at 9 a.m., Beijing Center for the Arts)
Panel: Critical Global Health Law & Policy Issues: a Focus on China-10:15-11:45 a.m.
Chair: LAWRENCE O. GOSTIN, Linda D. and Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law; Faculty Director, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown Law
WANG CHENGUANG , Professor of Law, Tsinghua University
WINSTON ZEE, L’81, L’84, Head, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry Group for Greater China, Baker & McKenzie
DING NINGNING, Senior Research Fellow, Development Research Center of the State Council
CHRISTINA HO, Fellow, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, Georgetown Law
Art Exhibition Tour: Special Tour of the Beijing Green Arts Project’s “ Shan Shui: What is Missing?” 11:45-12:30 p.m.
Participating Artists: MAYA LIN, WANG JIANWEI, ZHOU WEI
Luncheon and Conversation: A Window on Washington – the 1st Months of the Obama
Administration -12:30-2:00 p.m – Ristorante Sadler, Legation Quarter
T. ALEXANDER ALEINIKOFF, Dean, Georgetown Law & Former Chair, Obama Immigration Transition Team
Panel: Critical Issues in International Trade Law and Relations: Antitrust, International Trade
and Investment Regulations, WTO – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Chair: DR. JAMES V. FEINERMAN, Professor of Law & Co-Director, Georgetown Law-Asia
DR. YANG GUOHUA, Deputy Director General, Treaty & Law Department, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
SUSAN NING, Partner & Head, International Trade & Investment Group, King & Wood
ZHANG YUQING, L’86, Former Director General, Treaty & Law Department, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC)
Panel: Insights on U.S.-China Relations–Obama’s 1st Year & Beyond – 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Moderator: WENDY COLLINS PERDUE, Professor & Associate Dean, Georgetown Law
ROBERT GOLDBERG, Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy, Beijing
JOHN HOLDEN, Former President, Nat’l Comm. on U.S.-China Relations; Managing Director, Hill and Knowlton China; Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Chair Emeritus, Amer. Chamber of Commerce in China
AMB. WANG YUSHENG, Senior Fellow, China Association for International Friendly Contact
Jazz Reception on the Lawn – The Beijing Big Band – 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Special Thanks to Event Sponsors: King & Wood, Handel Lee, Scott Liu & Associates, the Asian Law Alumni Advisory Board & the Georgetown University Alumni Association