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Agenda

10:00–10:10 a.m.
Globalization: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics; Chazen Institute Faculty Director

10:10–11:00 a.m.
Has Globalization Come to an End?

A discussion and debate on the state of globalization and the challenges and opportunities amidst current global events.

  • Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate, University Professor, and Founder and President of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), Columbia University
  • Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor Emeritus of Asset Management, Columbia Business School
  • Moderator: Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics; Chazen Institute Faculty Director

11:00–11:40 a.m.
The Future of Globalization: Remarkable Opportunities, Endless Risks

Extrapolations on the future of globalization and its implications for business. How will global business need to pivot to meet the challenges and opportunities of globalization in the future?

  • Marie Ffolkes ’01, CEO, TriMark USA
  • Filippo de Vecchi ’95, Managing Director, Advent International
  • Lulu Chow Wang ’83, CEO, Tupelo Capital Management
  • Moderator: Laurent Ganem ’86 , Founder and CEO, G-Square Healthcare Private Equity LLP

11:40–11:55 a.m.
Research Spotlight: The Return to Protectionism

After more than a half-century of leading efforts to lower international trade barriers, the United States enacted several waves of tariff increases on specific products and countries in 2018 and 2019. Will the Biden administration reverse the trend? And what does this mean for developing countries such as Vietnam?

  • Amit Khandelwal, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of Global Business and Chazen Senior Scholar, Columbia Business School
  • Dawn Kissi ’21, Knight-Bagehot Fellow, Columbia Business School; Co-Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Emerging Market Media

11:55 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Keynote Address: Globalization and Great Power Politics

Ambassador Zoellick will shed light on the tension  between globalization as a phenomenon (which remains active) and the governance of globalization, which is fragmenting. He'll also discuss the tension between Great Power Competition and transnational cooperation. 

  • Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank Group, US Trade Representative, and Deputy Secretary of State
  • Moderator: Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics; Chazen Institute Faculty Director

12:35–1:10 p.m.
Keynote Interview: The Global Search for Opportunity

A spotlight on where the opportunities and disruptions of globalization reside across industries and geographies in the coming years.

  • Henry Kravis, Co-founder, Co-chairman, and Co-chief executive officer of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company (KKR)
  • Moderator: Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics; Chazen Institute Faculty Director

1:10–1:15 p.m.
Wrap-up

Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics; Chazen Institute Faculty Director