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SUMMARY:16th Annual Global Business Conference
DESCRIPTION: \n\nIn cooperation with Drexel University’s LeBow College of
  Business\,\nthe World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia presents the 1
 6th\nAnnual Global Business Conference: The Global Economy - Agile or\nFra
 gile? Navigating for Success in 2019.\n\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS The Twin Engines 
 of Prosperity - Innovation and\nExports Dr. Kris Singh\, _President and CE
 O\, Holtec International_\n\nHear Dr. Kris Singh’s perspectives on the t
 win engines of prosperity\n- innovation and exports - to power the region
 ’s economy based on\nHoltec International’s experience.\n\nBased in Ca
 mden\, New Jersey\, Holtec international connects globally\nand prospers l
 ocally. With nine major operation centers in seven\ncountries on five cont
 inents\, Dr. Kris Singh\, Founder\, President and\nCEO of Holtec Internati
 onal has been an economic generator for our\nregion. The new Singh Center 
 at the University of Pennsylvania focuses\non innovation and is a hub for 
 scientists and researchers\, integrating\nstate-of-the-art nanofabrication
  and nanocharacterization equipment to\ndefine new frontiers in nanotechno
 logy.\n\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS The U.S. and China - Relationship at a Crossroads
 \nCraig Allen\, _President\, U.S. - China Business Council_\n\nThe United 
 States and China are the world’s two largest economies\,\nat 19 and 13 t
 rillion dollars respectively. China is the world’s\nlargest manufacturin
 g economy and trading country. Yet\, our systems\ncould not be more differ
 ent.\n\n• Is China’s “socialist market economy with Chinese\ncharact
 eristics” compatible with World Trade Organization (WTO)\nnorms and regu
 lations? • Is China’s “socialist market economy\nwith Chinese charac
 teristics” a viable model to sustain robust\neconomic growth in China fo
 r the foreseeable future? • How will we\nmanage increased economic\, tec
 hnological and strategic rivalry as\nChina continues to grow more rapidly 
 than the United States? How do we\ndefend America’s interests and manage
  the inevitable conflict? •\nWhat are the implications for our trade rel
 ationship and the road\nahead for U.S. companies doing business in China?\
 n\n2019 OUTLOOK: THE END OF EASY Kei Sasaki\, CFA\, _Regional Chief\nInves
 tment Officer\, Northeast\, Wells Fargo Private Bank_\n\nThe end of easy d
 oes not mean the end of cycle. Rather\, it means that\nconditions that hav
 e proven reliable throughout this extended and\naging recovery are shiftin
 g. While new trends can introduce more\nvolatility and uncertainty\, they 
 can also introduce new opportunities\,\nin the U.S. and offshore. We will 
 explore these opportunities\nalongside the emerging risks\, and look beyon
 d the horizon to seismic\ntrends that are being shaped by global themes an
 d how we might best\nposition against them.\n\nKey discussion topics:\n\n
 • 2019 Outlook: what to expect as we move further into this aging\nrecov
 ery • Navigating Volatility: managing risks\, finding\nopportunities •
  Focus Themes: China’s rise\, demographics dynamics\,\nthe next recessio
 n\n\nPANEL DISCUSSION: A VIEW FROM THE TOP FROM AMERICA’S KEY TRADING\nP
 ARTNERS Martha Bárcena Coqui\, _Ambassador of Mexico to the US_\n 
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LOCATION:Behrakis Grand Hall\, 32nd and Chestnut Streets\, Philadelphia\, P
 A 19104
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