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Reconnecting Asia: Launch

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
CSIS Headquarters, 2nd Floor Conference Center
CSIS Brzezinski Institute on Geostrategy and Simon Chair in Political Economy will host an event to mark the launch of a new initiative:

 

Reconnecting Asia

 

A geoeconomic contest is underway to shape Asia’s future. Regional powers are putting forward ambitious plans for building roads, railways, and other hard infrastructure across the region. Reconnecting Asia is the first effort to track these game-changing developments at the project level. Join us for the launch of this groundbreaking initiative and the unveiling of an interactive map, original database, and expert analysis.

Featuring a conversation with
Zbigniew K. Brzezinski
CSIS Counselor and Trustee
John J. Hamre
CSIS President and CEO
Featuring an expert panel with
Aaron Bielenberg
Expert Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company Author, Financing change: How to mobilize private-sector financing for sustainable infrastructure
Elizabeth Wishnick
Professor of Political Science, Montclair State University Author, China’s Risk: Oil, Water, Food and Regional Security
Johannes Linn
Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution and Former Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
Wade Shepard
Author, Ghost Cities of China and Contributor, Forbes
Matthew Goodman (Moderator)
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS
Website presentation by
Jonathan E. Hillman
Fellow, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS

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John J. Hamre
CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership
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