2023 Program

8:30 am Opening Remarks

• Drake University President Marty Martin

8:45 am China Hand Roundtable Discussion

• Paul Haenle, Maurice R. Greenberg Director's Chair at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Steven Jiang, Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN International
• Houze Song, Fellow at MacroPolo, Paulson Institute
• Sean Stein, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai)
• Moderated by David Skidmore, Drake University Professor of Political Science

10:20 am U.S.-China Trade Relations: Evolution, Current Landscape, Future Challenges

• Greyson Mann, Government Affairs Manager, U.S.-China Business Council
• Bobby Richey, Former Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing

11:20 am Navigating National Security and Defense with China

• Lieutenant General Larry Nicholson (Retired), Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

12:15 pm Armchair Discussion on U.S. Diplomacy in China

• Sean Stein, Chairman of the Board of Governors of AmCham Shanghai
• Bobby Richey, Former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Beijing
• Moderated by Steve Churchill, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Embassy in Beijing