Join an online roundtable\, “After Meng Wanzhou: Roundtable on Canada/US -China Relations\,” which will feature discussions from China studies and p ublic policy specialists. We will investigate questions regarding the Meng Wanzhou case and its implications on Canada-US-China relations. What have w e learned\, what has changed\, what can we expect (or fear) in the future?< /p>
Moderator: Dr. Kai Ostwald
Panelists:
Moderator Bio:
Dr. Kai Ostwald is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Globa l Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of Brit ish Columbia. He is also Director of the Institute of Asian Research and th e Centre for Southeast Asian Research (CSEAR). His work is broadly on devel opment\, public policy\, and ethnic politics. His focus is strongly on Sout heast Asia\, especially Malaysia\, Singapore\, Indonesia\, and Myanmar.
Panelist Bios:
Dr. Pitman Potter is Professor Emeritus of Law and Director of Chinese Legal Studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law\, Director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Resear ch. He is an internationally acclaimed scholar of Law in the People’s Repub lic of China and Taiwan. Professor Potter also served as a Chinese business law consultant for Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (formerly Ladner Downs) from 1995 to 2017. He also practiced as a Chartered Arbitrator handling trade an d investment disputes involving China. Professor Potter served on the Board s of Directors of several public institutions\, including the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada where he is currently a Distinguished Fellow and the C anada-China Business Council where he is currently Senior Advisor.
Dr. Kristen Hopewell is Canada Research Chair in Global Poli
cy in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of B
ritish Columbia. Her research specializes in international trade\, global g
overnance\, industrial policy and development\, with a focus on emerging po
wers. Prior to entering academia\, she worked as a trade official for the C
anadian government and as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley.
Susan Gregson is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific
Foundation of Canada. She served in the Canadian public service with distin
ction for 35 years\, occupying several senior executive positions. Between
2013 and 2016\, she was Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific at Globa
l Affairs Canada. Her most noteworthy assignments were as Deputy High Commi
ssioner in London\, Consul General of Canada in Shanghai and Minister-Couns
ellor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. She holds a B.A. in anthropology
from the University of British Columbia and was Canada-China Scholar at Nan
kai University and at Fudan University.
Senator Yuen Pau Woo< /strong> is appointed to the Senate of Canada. Senator Woo has worked on pu blic policy issues related to Canada’s relations with Asian countries for m ore than 30 years. From 2005-2014\, he was President and CEO of the Asia Pa cific Foundation of Canada\, where he continues to serve as Distinguished E ast Asia Fellow. He is also Senior Fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Grad uate School of Business\, and at the School of Public Policy and Global Aff airs at the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Trilatera l Commission and on the board of the Vancouver Academy of Music.